The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-22
FEVER DEATHS CONTINUE FEW
Only -Four Reported in New Orleans
Yesterday.
MEMS FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY
Only Two New Points of Infection
Were Reportei-Fifty-Six New
thorities Think Ti,at ti,c Greatest
Danger is now Over.

New Orleans, August 19.-Oficial re-
port to 6 p. m.:
New cases, 56.
Total cases to date, 1,34O.
Deaths, t.
Total deaths TO date, 1872.
New foci, IL
Total foci to date, 295.
Cases under treatment, 40l.
This Saturdays record presents
quite contrast when compared with
that of week ago when 105 cases
were reported. 1t has never reached
that figure since, and it is believed
row that the record will stand The
deaths continue few, which indicates
that the patients under treatment are
recovering more generally than here
tOfore.
There was no news Of special impor-
tance from outside the city today, only
two new points of infection being re-
ported, one case at Madisonville i'm st.
Iammany parish, and the other at
kenner in Jefferson parish. The case
at MadisOnville is traced directly to
New Orleans. Patterson reports seven
new cases and no deaths.
Summing results of the campaign to
date, DR.. Beverly Werner said today
that it was the opinion of the health
authorities that while the fever is not
said to be under control, it is being
controlled, and that the chances are
that there is no longer danger of a Sc
riOus epidemic. DR.. Warner added that
II was DR.. Whites opinion that if it
had not been for the splendid volunteer
work which had been done by the citi-
zens in screening and oiling and in
taking other precautions recommended
by the local authorities, New Orleans
today would probably be in thrOes of
an epidemic as devastating as were
some of those of previous years.
party of Al Italians has reached
the city over the Mississippi Valley
road. When they reached the Union
Station they were detained and q re-
port of their presence there telephoned
to central headquarters. The Italians
said that they had been chased out Of
the towns east of Baton Rouge, many
of them with shot guns. They tried
TO leave the train at different points
on the way down, but were prevented
from doing so. AS there was no sick
ness among them they were permitted
to scatter over the city.
DIP. Victor Keane, health officer of
indianapolis, who came south to look
over the situation because there is an
element in his city which believes
quarantine should be put on, left here
today. DR.. Keene said the people Of
New Orleans were the sanest and
calmest people found anywhere be-
tween here and Chicago.
Beyond the statement that the daily
figures continue to present evidence
that the modern scientific campaign is
controlling yellow fever, the officers in
charge of the work had no comment to
make today. Compared with the yel-
low fever scOurge of 1873, the death
list of the present visitation is low. In
1878 there were ninety fatalities day
after the fever had run as long as at
present.
Today's heat, following an intensely
warm night, added little to the prog
ress of the disease.
Surgeon T. D. Berry of the Marine
hospital service today left his room,
recovered, after ten days from his sec
ond attack of yellow fever.
A case was reported today near Mad
isOnville. summer resort of st. Tam
many Parish, on the other side Of Lake
Fonchartrain. A positive case and
suspicious case were reported at Ken
ner, 10 miles from New Orleans in
Jefferson parish. A total Of Is cases
have appeared in Jefferson Parish TO
date, with FIVE deaths.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad
announced today that the quarantine
order issued by DR.. Sanders. Of Ala
bama. would not in any wise interfere
with through travel over that road
The board of trade today sent the
following telegram to Surgeon General
Wyman:
Simply in the interest Of fair play
and honest dealing. and because mer-
, chants of competitive cities are telling
our customers that our goods are un-
safe, we ask you kindly to give detail
ed answer 10 the following: lis there
any risk involved in outside points re-
ceiving goods shipped from New Or
leans under the preca utionary rules Of
your service, and is it not a fact that
goods OF any kind, per se cannot carry
infection
Surgeon General Wyman answered:
Merchandise of any kind per sc
cannot carry infection of yellow fever.
1t must harbor infected mosquitoes to
do So