The Washington times., 1905-08-06
GENERAL NYMAN
LOSING No TINE
Will Increase His Force at.
New Orleans.
REVENUE GUTTER SERVICE
Strict Quarantine to Be Maintained
in Waters of Infected
District.
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE

Surgeon General Wyman was engaged
yesterday in arranging TO increase his
force OF physicians and nurses to take
charge of the yellow fever situation in
New Orleans. The expense incident to
the Government taking over the Anan-
cial phase of the Situation win be met
from what is known as the epidemic
fund. which Congress provided a mum.
Der of years ago Secretary Shaw ascer-
tanned yesterday that there is a suf-
fcient fund on hand to meet whatever
expenses may arise. Il is expected.
though, that State and city authorities
Will contribute something.
The Secretary has wired Captain Ross.
Of the Revenue Cutter Service, TO pro
ceed at once to New Orleans TO per-
sonally superlntend the Revenue Cut
ter Service at that point. with view
to maintaining quarantine. Captain
Ross is now making an annual inspec-
tion of the service on the Atlantic
Coast, and yesterday was at Portland.
Me.
The Postofflce Department announced
yesterday that the interruption to the
mall service in the States of Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Texas, on account OF
the enforcement of quarantine regula-
/ tiCns in the fever districts, is confined
to limited areas or districts and TO
| points reached by local railway trains
Mails are not being fumigated at the
PostofIice Department, as the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service
deems this unnecessary as L protective
feature, and declines 10 provide for it.
VIII Maintain Quarantine.
Secretary Shaw of the Treasury. saiG
| yesterday thai the. GoveFnment was
doing all Il could TO prevent the spread
Il the yellow fever which now is p4eVa-
lent in New Orleans. He referred -to-the
fact that Surgeon Generars\v s\vynan was
/ looking after the affair IN person. and
hat the Treasury Department would do
everything in It's power 10 help the peo-
| pie IN the yellow fever district
Secretary Shaw believes that the most
| important thing that the Treasury De
partment can do for. the cities along the
Cuff coast is to have The Revenue Gut
| ters maintain a strict quarantine Be
| lieviag that this IS the light thing to do
| the Secretary said in this regard:
| 7 have ordered Chief Of the Revenue
/ Cutter seI-@lce Ross to proceed at once
/ from Portland, Me. TO New Orleans
] 81 I4e iIlety DC G1DiG IL give MS personal
attertion 70 maintaining strict quaran-
| tine ol the city 1 have ordered hia.
/ TO put into service as many revenue cut
/ ter boats as he may think necessary
/ for the purpose. Mr. Ross is now in
Portland making his annual inspection
/ OF the Revenue Cutter Service along
| the New England coast and we talked
| this matter over before he left the city
about week ago
| I'VE then decided if the situation grew
! any worse from what it was then that ]
! would order him TO New Orleans TO
/ take charge OF the Revenue Cutter
| boats. 1 believe that If we can keep
/ the ships from coming out Of New
| Orleans that we are doing great ser
! vice to the people all along the Gulf
| coast, and viii prevent the spread OF the
| disease
Holding Up the Mails.
/ Postmaster General Corteiyou yester-
| day issued statement in regard to the
effect of yellow fever on the mail serv-