New-York tribune., 1905-07-30
THE CONTAGION GROWS.
Fleeing Italians Spread Disease an
NezC Quarters.
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Ns0.-1rleans. July 39.-Although the Health
Department is unwilling. officially. 70 make the
arrouncementsit is admitted that yellow fever
has spread into many parts Of the city in which
Il has heretofore been unknown
Ir view ~ Inc fact that The disease is almost
entirely confined TO the poorest classes Of Ital-
iars Uh0 have recently come 10 this city. and
who are absolutely ignorant Of sanitary precau-
tiors The health authorities are having great
difficulty in working among them. These Ital-
fans have become frightened al the unusual
h.Eh death rate and have fed 10 their friends
and fellow counrrymen IN all parts Of The city
This fact alone has resulted in large increase
II he number Of foei which have been reported.
Although the original infected sections have
been carefully guarded. large parties OF Ital-
iHns win their household goods, have fed, not
only 10 every part OF NeE-Orleans, but also 10
the surrounding towns
A case this afternoon was reported 10 the
Health Department where twenty-five Ital-
sans from The very heart Of The infected dis
rnct loaded their goods or an express wagon.
In the middle ~ the night. and fed 10 one OF
the summer resorts on Lake Pontchartrain-
They csmped 0ut on the banks Of the lake and
to-day. before lhey had been there twenty-four
hours. al least seven cases OF fever. which
strongly resembied yellow fever, broke out
among hem.
A cau has been issued 10 all citizens 10 report
L. The Health Department Al once the appear
anee ar Italians IN their section Of the city and
IS result hundreds Of families have been
e1icted from houses which they had secured and
have been sent back TO The district from whence
they come.
The only serious conflict which the Health au-
Ihorities have had to-day with the ignorant
classes with which they have 10 deal came in
The extreme lower part of the city. when about
hfty Italians led from the infected district and
sett-ed in Iot OF abandoned cottages in St
Bernard Parish. just outside The city limits.
The health officer Of -. Bernard learning that
there was several cases among those who had
mace tHis settlement attempted 10 force an
enlranae INTO one of the houses.
BE thrown oUt by the man who mad
leased t-a house 4nd his relatives. He at once
occurred the SFT1 ices - The Sheriff and ponce
o'hters They found mat the house had been
Darrleadel against Them ana they attempted 10
loIce au entrance and riot resulted. Many
snals aeI- fired but beyond the fact that be-
fore They were able To enter the house and make
on exam nation of the suspicious cases the
h-alth officers hact>8lmost all their clothes torn
or ~ th-n1. no damage resulted
TIE most dlsquieting news in the yellow fever
situate on to-day IS the evidence that panic IS in
creas.ng iu the smaller towns of Louisiana ana
Mississippi, and that disposition is growing
<. revive tne disastrous commercial qudraIll4les
of 1897 wlen some II the country towns even
refused ~ receive ice or hardware from New
Orleans
Columbia La. bars all kinds Of merchandise
except hardware. Utica. Miss. VIII not receive
freight ~ amy kind. Osyka- Miss viii take no
frIlt Dr vegetables. and Jackson la. wants no
household articles from NeW-Orleans. Several
towns ln Tennessee and others along the MS
sissippi Valley road in Mississippi refuse 10 al
loV express natter Of any kind 10 be- put on
and Port Gibson viii not take bread or ans :
ming wrapped in burlsp that may De shipped
from this city some of me Texas towns arc
asking that The mails be fImlgated.
Jackson. Miss july 29.-Although Governor
ardarlan has placed Adjutant General Fridge
ia charge ~ the quarantine against LOUISIANA
ne has NOT called out the state militia General
Fridge has been given several officers and pri-
yates of the National Guard 10 aid him IN en-
forcing his orders The general himself Is I'D
charge gf The quarantine along the Gulf coast
aHo fhis embraces the train service The othef
'Ilners and men have been detailed for duty Al
,iler points where refugees may seek 20 enter
s-isslssiprl- These men. while members OF me
national Guard. acting in the capacity OF
quarantine guards and not as miiitiamell-