Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-08
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quarters outside of New Orleans that
all the cases occurring were not made
public. That impression has been en-
tirely unjust, but in order that there
may be perfect confidence throughout
the country that an accurate statisti-
cal statement is being made daily,
DR.. White desires that hereafter these
announcements shall be made under
federal authority.
Report Not FaIsified
In this connection a statement ap-
peared some time ago i'll many news
papers throughout the country that,
although the New Orleans health au-
thorities had announced only total
of fifty deaths, the marine hospital
report had put the figure at more than
200. DR.. White in reply states that no
such statement was ever given out
by his department; that no such num-
Der of deaths had occurred and that
the stories carried daily by the AsEo-
ciated Press were correct.
There was prompt response today
to the appeal of Chairman Janvier of
the citizens committee for additional
the end of raising the $25O,OOO desired
by the government.
Checks poured steadily into the Of
flee of the committee. In addition to
this appeal Mr.. Janvier took steps for
state aid. When Governor Blanchard
came here for conference with DIR.
White and the public officials a few
weeks ago, he said that should the
situation warrant it the state could
be depended on to do it's share toward
furnishing the funds necessary toward
bringing the fight to a successful
finish. Today Mr. Janvier wired the
governor, saying that the emergency
was here and that the states aid had
been pledged to the government to as
sist in raising the money desired.
State to Contribute $4,000
AS the whole state is interested in
the present campaign, it is assumed
that in twenty-four or forty-eight
hours the governor will have all the
backing he desires. and that Lous-
ana's contribution of at least $4,000
will be made.
Unsolicited checks have been sent
here from other parts of the country,
and the fund will be fully subscribed,
it is believed, before it is wanted.
An evidence of the panicky feeling
in the country parishes is in the expert
ence of the Cumberland Telephone COM
pany. AT Arcadia, La, the man in
charge of the office fled when the
fever began to spread. Local head
quarters tried at once 10 fill the posi-
ton, but Arcadia refused to permit a
man to come to work. It declined to
take a man from Meridian. The con-
sequence has been that business has
been suspended.
A similar state of affairs prevails
at Baton Rouge, where a manager has
gone and where rigid quarantine pre-
walls. The Baton Rouge exchange
served much of the surrounding coun-
try, and that section will be without
communication.
The death reported on the Bell plan
tation, in Jefferson parish, opposite
New Orleans, is the fifth that has oc-
Cured there, showing the heavy NOR
tality from the fever where adequate
treatment is not given. Five Italians
fled from New Orleans to this planta-
tion, and one after another has taken
the fever and succumbed.
General Cleanup Begins
DR., Guteras Of the marine hospital
service spent the day I'm southwest
Louisiana, investigating reports OF
suspicious cases.
Eight hundred men started in today
on the general cleaning movement and
this force win be largely added to
tomorrow and on Wednesday, when
there is to be a general suspension OF
business for cleaning purposes,
Vigorous sanitary and preventive
measures are under way in the old |
infected region and fire engines and
steam disinfeeting plants are being |
used in crusade against the mosquito. |