Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-16
Begins to Yield to Doc
tors Repeated Attacks.
Much More Hopeful View O
Situation at New Orleans.
The Marine Hospital Service Doing 6aIIanl
Work and End Is Near.

New Orleans, Aug. b Official yell
low fever report up 20 s p. m;
New cases 81.
Total to date. 1880.
Deaths, 8.
Total, 112.
Ncy disease centers, 10.
Total to date. 229.
Number of cases under treatment. 3S4.
The days record shows that there is
heoining to be an Improvement in the
situation. With only 81 new cases found
nv the present system. there is every
reason to believe that the progress OF
the disease has been checked and the
eradication is only question of a fe"
weeks.
Of the six deaths. today, only one
was an Italian. Among the others was
J. o. Daspit. Il prominent young law
yer. and PIERRE Aldal, a well-khoWh
musician. an Old-time leader OF the
French Opera orchestra. Aldal' Now
ever, was in destitute circumstances
and buried by the city. He was found
in a dying condition. Only thlrd Oh
the new cases today. are Italians.
The State Board of Health announces
that i'm the state outside of New Or
leans there have been to date ~ cases
and "a deaths.
Thirty-five tons of sulphur, donated
to the Marine HOSPITAL service, today,
will be distributed among the poorer
classes of population for a general fu-
migatiou of premises.
The arrival of DIR. John GuiteraS, the
Cuban yellow fever expert, and his
tour of the scat of the infection. was
the most interesting feature of the yell
low fever situation. today. DIR. Guiteras
left Havana to make an inspection OF
the Gulf cities in connection with the
Cuban quarantine and to offer his as
sistance In the campaign in progress
here.
on his arrival today. DIR. Guiteras
went to TIE offices of the Marine Hos
pital service for an interview with Sur
gcon White. Later in the day he Joined
Drs. Corpul and Richardson, of the
Marine Hospital Service staff for a tour
of the old French market quarter
wher the fever first appeared and
where it has ragged most fiercely.
The situation. today. again shows an
Improvement both as to new cases and
dcaths considering the totals of last
week. and while the Marine Hospital
service officials are unwilling to he
quoted now, they are known to enter
tain most hopeful views. The results
achieved. to date, have met their eX-
pecttionS. Encouragement is especial
iy found III the reduction of new disease
CentcrS.
Many Of the new disease centerS Of
three weeks ago are considered to have
- e.,
ing In their neighborhOod.
A 'lraft for s25, 900 was received, to.
day. at the office of the collector of the
port to be put ut the disposal of the
MdIinc Hospital service, which is bear
ing some proportion of the heavy eX
pcnSc involved in the effort to ciminat.
the fever
Next Sunday has been designated a!
u day IF general disinfcction. DIR. War
ncr issued a statement. today, i'm which
he said that the screening and oilinl
that has been done will kill the las
chance of new broods of mosquitoes
Matching but that the mosquitoes which
were matched before this screening ant
oiing were done are still about the cit,
and il the present crisis are liable t,
become as dangerous as 50 many rat
tlcSnakeS.
y suspicious case Of fever. which ma,
develop into yellow fever. was reported
today. coming from Algiers near which
the naval reservation is located. A Ions
distance from TIL" case which occurred
in Algicrs over three weeks ago and tn,
patient is young girl employed within
tho area Of infection this side of tn
river.