The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-09
SIXTY new Cases OF
yellow fever SCOURGE
SPREAD OF THE DISEASE IS
NOW ADMITTED TO BE
ALARMING.

No Attempt Being Made to Account for
the Large Number of New Cases and
Sub-FOci-Increase surprising-Arch-
bishop ChappeIIe Passes Crisis and
is Regarded on Road to Recovery
Militia May BE Called Out to Main
tain Proper Observance of Quaran-
tine Rules.
New Orleans, Aug. S.-The spread of
yellow fever is now acknowledged to be
alarming. The seriousness of the situ-
alton is shown in the official report of
the situation up to 6 p. M. to-day,
which follows:
New cases to-day, 60; total cases to
date, 616; deaths to-day, 4 total deaths,
112; new sub-foci to-day, II; total sub
foci, 118. D.. ,,...
The large number of new cases and
sub-foci is surprising, but no attempt
lis being made to account for 1t. Of
the new sub-foci three are uptown and
the balance downtown. Two dead men
were found in shanty in the woods
and it was found that they had died of
yellow fever. They were Italians, who
had died from lack of attention.
Surgeon White, of the marine hespi-
tai service, will take over the forces of
| the city board of health in a few days.
He is awaiting the arrival of officers
detailed by the surgeen-general, t.,.
Archbishop Chappelle passed the cri-s
sis in his illness to-day, and is now re-
gardsd as on the road to recovery, j
One new case of fever developed on.
Elizabeth plantation in Iberville par
ish. where an italian died about two
weeks ago. No other new cases have
developed in the state as far as is
known, except at Patterson, where
| there are now tWenty-six cases, =.
| If the present chaotic condition of
| quarantine matters in the state is not
| speedily terminated, in obedience to a
proclamation issued to-day, the state
board of health has announced it's in
| tention of Immediately invoking the
| civil powers, and, that failing, of ask
ing Governor Blanchard to call out the
militia to restore and maintain order.
| The proclamation resulted fro mthe let
ters sent yesterday by the governor
to President Souchon of the state board
| of health. The proclamation prohibits
| any town, parish or village from re-
| fusing admission to a person from 4
non-infected locality, holding health
certificate not over twenty-four hours
old, or to a person from an infected To-
cality who has spent six days in a de-
tention camp and has been discharged
with marine hospital certificate. In
/ terference with the passage of steam
boats or trains is forbidden unless they
violate legal quarantine regulations.
! No mail, freight or express matter
shall, under the proclamation, be re-
| fused from infected territory, provided
it is carried in cars which have been
funigated by the marine hospital SER
| vice.
1t is understood that the action taken
by the board of health has the full
sympathy of Governor Blanchard.
Because of the large number of cases
reported the fever situation did not
have, so favorable an aspect to-day, but
it is understood that the increase is the
lresult of the investigation of a number
of suspicious cases of sickness, some of
(which the health authorities were ur-
liable to inquire into yesterday.
Practically all doubt of the raising of
the fund of quarter of million dol
liars desired by the government was, re-
fmoved to-day when both the state and
lefty moved to assist the citizens of New
iOrleans.
With the $4,000 originally in the
lhands of the citizens committee $780,
1000 is now in sight.
Surgeon White put in hard days
Iwork here and in the afternoon took a
train for Lafayette, La, to attend a
conference of various health boards in
that section of the state called with a
iView to securing an amelioration of the
quarantine regulations,
The difficulties the authorities en-
counter in trying to get at concealed
leases was illustrated to-day when Po-
lice officer T. e. Gregson was perhaps
fatally injured while trying to break
Into house where there was known to
be a case of yellow fever. Gregson was
tcalled on to assist the authorities, So
stubborn was the opposition of the peo-
Iple at the house that it became neces-
sary to break in with the result that a
Iheavy oaken door fell on Gregson and
Icrushed him. He was. removed to the
hospital.
|
| I'd ~ ",