Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-29
NEW ORLEANS GIVEN HOPE BY
STATEMENT OF SURGEON
WHITE.
PLAN is TO WEED
OUT OTHER DISEASE
Report Of Plague Situation Regarded
as Eneouraging-Federal officers
Making Complete Sanitary Census
Of Entire City.
Yellow fever situations
New cases, 10.
Total cases to date, 22s.
Deaths, 8.
Total deaths to date, 229.

New Orleans, Aug. 26.-f all houses
are properly disinfected and screened,
there are reasonable hopes OF a COM
plete cessation Of yellow fever on or
before October /, was the message OF
hope given by Surgeon White to a
meeting that filled st. Paul's Episcopal
church and over which Bishop Sessums
presided. If the citizens will but do
this, the doctor said, they will deserve
the commentator of the civilized
world. DR.. White said the federal
medical officers were now engaged in
making complete sanitary survey OF
the city. 1t was their purpose to
acquire statistics covering every habit
able portion of the municipality. DR..
White appealed for courteous treat
ment and cooperation with his inspect
ors. He said the service was trying to
locate every focus.
To Weed Out Other Disease.
It is anticipated that when the au-
thorities feel that their system is per-
feet there will be an effort to weed
out the cases Of malarial and dengue
fever from actual yellow fever, ana
when that comes to pass the evidence
will be clear of how successful has
been the work of controlling the dis
ease. Gov. Blanchard continues his
efforts to keep the wheels Of trains
moving in louisiana He has put him.
self into communication with railroad
officials wherever there is an Interrupt
ton to service and has ascertained that
the roads are anxious to maintain serv-
ice il permitted to do 80 by the various
communities. President Souchon, Of
the state board, will go to Patterson,
La, to investigate conditions there.
The people of that town would like
the state board to take entire charge
and 1t may do so.
Italians Rebel.
Considerable trouble is had with the
Italian community at Good Hope, La,
near the Mississippi Valley road, a
short distance above New Orleans. An
emergency hospital has been erected,
but the Italians are in rebellion against
1t, and there is not sufficient police
force to compel them to submit to the
regulations DR.. Ehlert left here Fri
day and was Joined by Health Officer
Aucoin, Of Assumption, at Shriever.
They will go to Bayou Boeuf to investi-
gate conditions there. DR.. Chassaignao
Thursday discovered a large number Of
cases at Bayou Boeuf. The focus was
Established through communication be-
tween Bayou Boeuf and Patterson.
Prof. Robert Boyce, OF Liverpool, has
had q conference with DR.. Warner and
has agreed to fill some lecture engage.
ments. He will speak at Temple Sinai
Monday night.
Early Report Encouraging.
The early report of the fever .situa.
ton Friday was encouraging. There
was small report Of new cases and
only one death during the night. That
was the case Of an Italian woman, Mrs
Russo, living in Tchoupitoulas street
She had been Ill for five days, but
called no doctors. Neighbors discov;
cred her in a moribund condition. DR.
White said Friday that he had received
advices from the italian inspectors be.
low Canal street that excitement
among the members Of the race was
'subsiding, that in many cases they
were yielding to appeals not to scat
ter into other sections, and that they
were showing themselves more amen
able to the regulations. This is con.
sidered most hopeful sign.