New-York tribune., 1905-08-02
FEAR SPREADS FEY Err.
FugitiUes Carry Infection to Country
around Ne1c-OrIeans.
NEW-ORLEANS YELLOW FEVER
RECORD.
[sY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE I


New-Orleans, Aug. six more deaths from
yellow fever were Officially reported to-day
Ihere were also forty-two new cases and four
new foci recorded. Ignorant Italians fleeing
from the infected districts of New Orleans to
their countrymen in outlying parishes are eav-
ing behind them a trail OF the dread disease and
are making the work of the health authorities
ten times more difficult than it otherwise would
have been.
With report of almost double the number
Of cases discovered any previous day and
with number OF new foci discovered in the
upper part of the city, the yellow fever situation
shows anything but an encouraging phase. The
health authorities make explanation of the
number of new cases, but say that they still
hopeful of conquering the disease in short
time.
One explanation given for the increase in new
cases is that the Italians have learned that the
health officers working for their benefit and
reporting cases instead of keeping them
hidden.
Actuated solely by fear these Italians fed
from the city in every train and their hiding
places are only known when new cases of fever
discovered
That this is true was shown to-day when six
cases were discovered in PIaquemine Parish,
one hundred miles from the city three in Terri
bone and one in Jefferson Parish. How many
more of these cases will appear within the next
rev days no one knows. as hundreds of Italians
have left the city and are now in hiding Each
party has probably carried the Infection with
them.
Ihe health authorities have promptly taken
charges OF these cases wherever they have ap.
peared throughout the State, but the supply of
physicians is not inexhaustible and IT is diff
cult to treat diseases properly in the outlying
districts
The final step to close up New Orleans against
the West was taken to-day. when Dr. Taber an
nounced that passengers fon the East and North
having to pass through New Orleans could not
continue their journey through Texas without
remaining in a detention camp for at least six
days. This practically puts an end to traffic
the Southern Pacific and Texas and Pacific
The Southern Pacific will hereafter run only
one train between here and San Francisco daily
and all other local trains have been cut off
The action taken by both the health author
tiles of Mississippi and Texas in refusing to re-
gard the health certificates granted by the
United States Marine Corps has caused that or
sanizatfon practically to give UP the work of
trying 10 carry on the detention camps
The Southern Pacific detention camp at Avon
dale has been discontinued. and the one on the
Louisville and Nashville has been cut off for
several days leaving but two Even the health
authorities of many OF the parishes of this
State refusing to regard these certificates
and the president of the State board this after
noon Issued stringent orders TO the PARISH boards
ordering them to regard the federal certificates
The work OF the week in the oiling of cisterns
and cutters all the city was spoiied by
drenching rain, which fell steadily for three
hours this afternoon, and which washed away
all of the oil which had been placed on all the
stagnant water in the city.
The ward organizations not discouraged
and will set to work to do it over again under
the direction of the Rev. Dr. Beverly Warner.
DR.. Warner is much pleased with these organi-
zations. He says that even the poor people are
responding nobly to the demands which are
being made on them. He is having printed half
a million of small cards. which will be dstrib-
uted broadcast the city Tomorrow and
which bear the inscription:
Wear a smile your face and flower in
your buttonhoe."
He is preaching optimism wherever he goes
and is confident that this feeling among the
people will assist them in the carrying out the
work which they have to do.