New-York tribune., 1905-07-26
YELLOW JACK KILLS 81.
NEW-ORLEANS HARD HIT.
More than Hundred and Fifty
Cases Reported.
LBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1puNE.i

New-Orleans. July 25-The city Board of
Health maGe a detailed statement to the State
Board Of Louisiana tonight at midnight, which
shows that the yellow fever situation in New
Orleans is much more serious than has before
been known by any outside the two boards.
This report is TO the effect that up TO July p
more than one hundred bona fide cases Of yellow
fever were found. from which twenty deaths re-
suited.
II shows that between July 2l and q. fifty
four cases Of yellow fever developed in this
city and that there were twelve additional
deaths.
The exact number OF new cases developed to-
day is lp TO the present time. unknown, as the
physicians making the various inspections have
not yet turned i'm their reports. 1t is known.
however, that there We're two deaths in the city
during the day. possibly more. All these cases.
with few exceptions. are confined to the Ital-
tan quarter Of the city, which is not more than
four squares in extent, and, with the exception
of four all the deaths have occurred in that
area The four deaths outside this area have
been traced directly back TO il.
The Board Of Health considers that it has the
situation thoroughly in hand and that it will be
po>sible TO have the various quarantines raised
N.thln the next two weeks.
Every arrangement was completed to-day for
orrow To this hospital every patient who
j. not able to have the necessary precautions
taken against the spread of the disease is TO
le taken. The hospital has been put in charge
Of DR. Il p Jones, who was in charge OF the
isolation hospital in the epidemic of 1897. and
he has as his assistant Dr. L. J. FACET
Although no action has yet been taken tow
ard the renewal of the United States troops at
the barracks here and at Fort ST. Phillip be
low the city. the army officers sent will look
into the condition making careful investiga-
ton. and although they satisfied that there
IS no danger at the present time. they viii re-
main in the city and keep the War Department
ir constant touch with the situation.
Dr. White of the United States Marine Hos
pital Service, arranged to-day for detention
hospitals along the line Of each Of the railroads
out Of this city. and they viii be opened for use
In the morning He is being assisted by DR..
Guiteras the yellow fever expert Of the Marine
Hospital Service.
The entire battle to suppress the disease has
developed into fight against the mosquito To-
cay ordinance was introduced in the City
Council providing that every gutter be covered
and that every cistern should be screened. This
is expected 10 remove much danger of infection.
Tonight New-Orleans is practically cut off
from the outside world. In the morning the
Etate Board of Health will issue an order TO
quarantine the entire State Of Louisiana against
the city OF New-Orleans. This is done TO pre-
vent the State Of Texas from quarantining
against the whole State of Louisiana.
The business Of the various resorts along the
coast in the State Of Mississippi has been entire
~ ruined, as Governor Vardman has refused
their request to be considered a part of the in
fected district
Up to the present time shipments of freight
from New-Orleans are being handled without
delay, and viii be continued. according to pres
ent indications The State Of Texas has quaran-
tined against New-Orleans, and any railroad
traffic originating in this city cannot even pass
across this State