Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-07-29
CASES.
That Number Of Additional Yellow
Fever Patients.
TWO MORE ARE DEAD
Italians Seem TO BE More Liable
20 Re stricken With the Nal.
ady Than the People Of
Any Other Race.

new cases OF yellow fever Thursda,
was twenty-six; deaths. two: deaths
up TO midnight Thursday night. forty.
four; cases. 2os; total foci. twenty
seven. The apparent increase I'm new
cases Is due 10 discovery and transfer
to emergency hospital OF eleven cases
which had not been previously repor, d.
ed. That institution Is In full blast.
and the screened ambulance which has
been put into service Is busy hauling
the unfortunAtes TO the institution.
The members OF the Italian societies
committee who have been doing mis-
sionary work among their people are
responsible for the discovery OF sew
erai OF these cases.
The rule OF Infection among the
italian element continues. There are
few cases among other nationalltIes
and only two negroes have been found
with ths illness. Yellow fever does not
as rule. attack negroes. this history
OF all epidemics being that they have
a. rule been immune. One OF the me-
sroes reported II a quadroon. Both OF
these men worked In saloons and res
taurants I'm the Italian quarter.
The Increase In the number OF foci.
eight new spots being discovered. IL
also In line with the rule that has pre-
vailed heretofore. In fact there has
not been single exception. Every new
focus II traceable directly TO the orig
inal source OF infection. Thursday
case was discovered In the residence Of
well known citizen. "A maid servant
being taken down with the disease dur
ing the afternoon. An Investigation
developed the fact that her mother
lived In the Italian quarter. and that
she had been in the habit OF visiting
her on Sundays. She had been there
just seventeen days ago and had been
there again last Sunday. Following
up the mosquito theory the girl was
bitten by mosquito I'm the Infected !
house last Sunday and the regular PEE
riod for the incubation of the germ. |
four and half 20 five days was up |
10 Thursday afternoon. She was i'm.
mediately transferred to the emergen-
cy hospital and every precautlon taken |
In the residence.
The work Of sanitation and the cam
paign OF education has been completely /
organized and 500 men are actively M
work. Another branch OF the work has
been organized for ward work I'm the
education campaign. and Rev DR.. Bev-
erly Warner has consnted 20 be super
intendent OF II. The people have fallen
In line with a remarkable spirit OF co.
operation.
The quarantine situation has been
further complicated by the telegram 10
President Souchon from Dr. Mohr. act
ing health officer OF Alabama. that he
would require a seven-day detention In
camp before any travellers would be adj
mitted into Alabama. Texas and Mis-
sissippi have agreed 10 a five days de-
tention. The detention camps are be-
INK rapidly put into shape.
Italians here are prone 10 avoid phy-
sicians and the fever got hold IN the
district before Il became known 20 the
authorities. No precautions were taken
10 destroy the mosquito aud the
scourge spread with such rapidiiy that
out of the cheap and crowded lodging
houses the Italians who could get away
fled la mortal terror some going 10
friends Ia other section of the city.
some by rail to surrounding towns and
some by luggers into settlements along
the coast. The result H. the appearance
Of cases Of fever In various parts 81 the
city, but principally below Canal street
In neighborhoods Of the poorer classes.
Six hundred corner groceries and sn-
looms In New orleans are owned by
Italians and many Of these readily gave
shelter 20 their fear-stricken comrades.
Almost every instance OF "a new focus
outside Of the French Market district
Is that Of an Italian who escaped there
from or OF some one OF different ma
tionalty whose business Is In that sec
tion. There have been ten foci above
Canal street traceable 10 the original.
and one I'm Algiers. The Algiers case
was an American boy. proving fatal.
whose employment was In the district.
No subsequent cases appeared In Al
giers. So far as the health authorities
were able 10 discover no case has thus
far developed from outside Of any ~
TIE outlying infection. and with a very
few exceptions the cases and deaths
have been among the Italians. The rb-
sence u a spread from the outside focl.
those above Canal street aud
Algiers. Is considered TO be due entirely |
TO the fact that the patients have been
perfectly screened and scientifically
treated and premises thoroughly dlsin-
fected after death or recovery.