The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-27
SLOWLY BUT SURELY YELLOW
 FEVER IS BEING CONQUERED


 rainfall; but. with the public warned that hard work is still before them and that If they do that work well the op ( timistic predictions made during t, week will be realized. the Federal xs'. thorities believe that September. Ill see the practical passing of the 1T.
 Increase Not slgnincar
 An increase in deaths ove,sle past few days was recorded in 'e report of the past twenty-four hours. but was regarded as without significance. most of the victims being among the foreign classes and two of the deaths having occurred yesterday too late to be in- cluded in the report of that day. Dur ing the eight days from August 27 to September 3, 1878. the deaths totaled 521, indicating the virulency which the disease attained at this season, and the relatively small number now Is respon- sible for an increasing buoyant feeling. The new emergency hospital in McDon- ough School No. IS will be completed by the end of next week. The ideas which entered into the construction and equipment of the model institution at Havana are to be introduced here and Dr. White believes that the accommo- dations will be so excellent that he will be able to attract more patients to the new than to the old infirmary. When 1t is opened no more patients will be sent to the Dumaine Street institution. which will be allowed gradually to pass out of existence.
 The Board of School Directors will make provision elsewhere for the chill dren who attend this school All the schools were to have opened on sep tember 25, but 1t Is announced that the date will be extended to October 2. The school in the heart of originally in fected district. which was attended principally by Italians and other for eigners will not be opened until the fever has entirely disappeared.
 Baton Rouge has been somewhat frightened over q death occurring in Hopevilla. The villa is thirteen miles from the Capital and Governor Blanch- ard received a report that the case was suspicious, notified the State Board of Health and had a doctor sent there. He reported today that the case was not yellow fever. Health Oficer Aucoin of Assumption wired today that there Bayou Boeuf, in his parish. and seven cases at Amelia postofice. immediately across the Bayou. in St. Mary Parish. Released and Discharged.
 Dr. Hamilton Jones, in charge of the Emergency Hospital, today telephored to the Second City Criminal Court that Nicoli Mangi, the Italian prisoner who uSVStOpSI d CASc OA lhC SSAASw In ths dock of that court several days ago and was removed to the hospital. had recovered. Mangi was wanted on a charge of creating a general public disturbance. and brandishing a pistol. but in view of the experience he had gone through the court decided that he was entitled to be discharged Accord tngly Dr. Jones was told to permit him to go his way in peace.
 Frank Dantoni. an Italian. who has continually interfered with the marine hospital authorities in their work. was today made a prisoner in police headz quart ses. IL was charged that he had gone among members of his race and had urged them not to permit the fu- migating corps to enter their residen- ces and in several instances had en- tered houses where sulphur was being burned and thrown vne fumigating pots into closets. crowd of Italians followed Dantoni to the station after his arrest but were not permitted to interfere. The man was locked up. Inspector Whitaker has issued orders that no men are to be parolled who are arrested for interference with the Federal authorities.
 Dr. White today telegraphed Dr. Herbert Jones at Memphis the result of his investigation of the case of Mrs Frank Guercio, the woman i'll with yellow fever, who he believed to have been infected in Memphis. On a report of the marine hospital service to this eeffct. Jackson, Miss, and a number of other towns imposed quar- antine against Memphis. The Mem phis authorities are reported to have expressed indignation over the report, saying that the woman reached there July 27, with other Italians, that all had been kept under observation, that no sickness developed in the house she visited and that she left there two weeks ago and must have contracted the fever on her return here.
 The WOman's Record.
 Dr. White has from the woman the certificate issued to her by Dr. Jones on August 14. to the effect that she had been in no infected point for thir- ty days, having resided with Mrs. Vim cent duercio in Memphis, at 249 North Fourth street, for the thirty days pre- ceding August IA. She left Memphis August IS, reached New Orleans at noon on the 18th, was taken i'll on the 17th and called physician on the 18th. Her case was diagnosed as yellow fever. Mrs. Guercio is still i'll but convalescent. It was on the basis of the fact that she became i'll so soon after arriving here from Memphis that pr. White called the attention of the surgeon general to the case. The wo- man since coming here, according to her statement. has not been in the in- fected district. She is Ill at 22o2 Dau- phine street