The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-08
One Of She New Victims IS Archbjsbep
ChappeIIe.
His Services I'm tine Infex1~d District
Have Reen OF Jncstimabss Service.
His Condition is Scrfous-Marine
Hospital Service Has yot Vet Taken
Charge OF the situation-Dv. White
VIII Probably be Placed ia Charge.

ANc~ Idsess Ou-
Total cases to date, sos
Deaths, 8.
Total deaths, o..
New sub foci, Ct.
The small number. of new cassy Is
counterbalanced by the number of new
foci, which equals half. Of the total
cases reported for the day, showing
that the original point of infection Is
no longer the main. center. OF the
deaths five were i'm the emergency
hospital and three in the original dis
trict. 0na of the today's victim Is
Archbishop Chapelle, whose ease was
reported by DR.. Larue,- his family phy-
sician. Archbishop Chappslle has
spent considerable time in the infected
district and has been Of. inestimable
service in advising the Italians, who
are all Catholics, to heed the instruc-
tions of the authorities. He Is a fluent
ingquist and could mirgle with them.
He, was stricken yesterday morning,
but the diagnosis of the fever was not
confirmed until tonight Tonight he is
reported as being in a serious oondi-
ton. Monsignor Chappeile recently he
turned from Havana, being the apos-
tOlict delegate to that island and In
practical charge of all the affairs of the
Roman Catholic church there
The marine hospital service has not
yet taken control of the situation here.
l'r. White received advices at midnight
last night indicating that he would be
placed in charge, i'm accordance with
the message of the President to Gener-
al Wyman, but SO far as known here
the definite orders have not been re-
ceived- DR.. White went to- GuIfport
and EOintainbleau today To get DIR.
Wasdin, of the marine hospital service,
who is in charge of the Mississippi
quarantine, and Governor Vardman
who went down from Jackson, but did
not return here tonight, as was ex-
pected.
Though there was an increase today
over Yesterday In; the number Of fatal
tiles the fact that the whole yellow
fever situation is 10 DaSs Immediately
TO the control of the federal govern
men has had such an encouraging ef-
feet locally tnat 1t Is felt on all sides
that there has been distinct improve
ncnt over conditions during the last
few days.
The city will continue to exercise
its police authority. ,n corporation
with the federal surgeons: the munic-
iDal authorities and the citizens COM
lnittees are to carry on the campaign
of clearing vi: tho two helath boards
arc to perform many Of their func-
tions in conjunction with the mlrins
hospital service and New Orleans cx-
rects still to be called upon TO fur
,tC.b1 F.r, H. 90 Gx~L
actual handling of the fever 3itEa-
ticn itself is to pass to the direction
| of the government which Is expected
tC send a large number of yellow fever
experts tn work under the supervision
| of DIR. White. rigt6 rules are In lie
made and efficiently carried out in
connection with the scientific treat
| ment OF cases. The federal officers
| make no attempt To conceal the fact
that the situation Is serious. but they
| say IL Is not without hcpe. and that
success is POSSIBLE In spitc-of the head
way the fever has gained particular
| lv in the foreign uesghborhoods below
Canal street.
The fact that the infection i'm the
first. fourth. sixth end seventh munic-
ipal districts. which lie above Canal
street and ccnseduent modern New Or
leans Is relatively small leads to the
hone that yigilant observation Of all
tI@~ts liidL WHtit ufDTo
Greet campaign progresses below. VIII
enable the auth oiities TO keep more
than half CT the city free from serf-
Gus infection. OF the deaths TO date
only f1ve have occurred above Canal
Street. and OF them four wers Italians
who left the infccted neighi.orhood in
| the vicinity of the French market
and the fifth was a merchant who did
business I'm that quarter. OF the
cases. except those most recently re-
ported. ail have recovered or are on
| the way to recovery.
The trouble on Lake Bor0gnc be-
l tween MisSissiDpf guards and the
| Louisiana naval brigade Is consider
/ ed to have ended. So encouraging W .r.s
| the conditions todav that Governor
| Eianchar.: sent orders to Commander
Bostock tn withdraw Dart Of his force
| In his telegram tn Commander Eos.
/ tick the governor sail:
TT tho Mississippi patrol boat
Grace be properly in the service of the