Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-29
Only Five Deaths Yesterday Against Thir-
teen the Day Before.
THREE CASES DISCOVERED IN MISSISSIPPI
Several New Cases Reported from the
Country Districts-Humor of
Outbreak at
Matches.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. s.-Yeliow fever
emaining under treatment

Remaining under treatment. l9l
One Of the deaths is Sister Mary Engel-
besta of the Convent of Perpetual Adora-
tion. and her case was not reported until
death. II is the first from that institution
though there have been several in that
neighborhood.
There was nothing startling in the news
from the country.
Reports from the country tonight are:
Patterson six cases; Eighth ward of JEFF
ferson parish, one case; Shrewsbury, one
death; Kenner. four cases; Hanson City,
two cases and one death; Donaldsonville.
one case (this is a new development and
is traced to Port Barrow, across the
bayou; Port Barrow, one case; st. Rose,
! three cases; Pecan Grove. one case; Good
Hope plantation, one death; Waveland
plantation. south OF Patterson, six cases;
Bellsein plantation previously called Deli
zen), west of Patterson, four cases; Gulf
port reports one new case and Mississippi
City none
Natchez makes no report of new cases,
the people deciding to await the arrival of
an expert before accepting the statement
that there was yellow fever there. Esca-
| tawpa, near Mlsslssippin Point, reports four
cases.
! DIR. Devron, in charge Of Leevllle, in
report on the situation there says
1 found things worse than Dr. Stark
could have seen them few days before.
! The people were in a panic. They had no
| medicine, no doctor and they were tiying
from too much experimenting with ,pffer..
! the population of 500 people is sick tn are
| distracted and many are on the verge OF
| lunacy from fright and grief.
| Confidence has been restored among them
since Dr. Devron's arrival and he now has
two assistants and half a dozen nurses.
situation Under Control.
| Though New Orleans is now in the midst
Of a period usually critical in yellow fever
epidemics there is no indication that the
federal authorities are to lose their grip
on the situation. Monday always shows an
increase over Sunday in the number of
cases, because the Sabbath is a good deal
of holiday for the inspecting forces, but
today's record was regarded confirming
| the opinions expressed a week ago that
there is little chance that the disease will
get away from those who are fighting IT
so stubbornly. The weather this morning
was unseasonsbly cool, following a hot
spell on Sunday but 1t was not followed by
heavy mortality.
Three Cases I'm Mississippi.
Unusual interest attaches TO the develop
ments in connection with the discovery OF
the fever at Gulfport Governor Varda-
man some time ago issued a proclamation
in which he announced that there would be
proceedings against doctors in Mississippi
who suppressed the existence of yellow
fever there. The case of Mrs. Collins
which resulted in the acknowledgment by
Gulfport physicians of infection there is
taken to indicate that yellow fever was
present at Gulfport some weeks ago. Mrs
! lo0i
Wednesday evening. She was taken i'll or
the train on her way over Dr. lie Bouef
president OF the New Orleans Medical So
ciety, was called on Tuesday and saw a
once that Mrs. Collins wss suffering witt
yellow fever.
DR.. Wasdin was ordered to investigate
The result was the turning up of three
cases of yellow fever in the territory II
which Mrs. Collins lived. AS a result o.
l the discovery of the cases at Gulfpor
and Mississippi City numbers OF doctor
here who have patients on the Mississippi
coast are now advising their return to th
city, where in the event of illness they ma!
be sure of perfect treatment.
Row in Arkansas Board.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug 8.-Fou
members Of the State Board of Health TO
day mailed Governor Davis their resigna
4 ! tions on account OF the friction that ha
arisen between the board and the stat
: administration and Governor Davis actio
= yesterday in assuming full charge OF tn
quarantine situation. The governor CAV
orders that special permits of the boar
. issued to Louisiana persons be disregarde
= and that no more charges be made 10
/ health certificates.
d Quarantine Against Mississippi.
II "a, II,
; Health received notice today OF the dis
y covery of four cases Of yellow fever q
!. Escatawpa, Miss, across the river fror
L Moss Point and about forty miles south
Il west of Mobile On account of this in
Is formation and the development Of feve
n at Natchez, Miss, the board held a mee
ing this afternoon and authorized the II
8 stitutlon of quarantine against the who
l. of the counties of Jackson, Harrison, Har