New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
YESTERDAYS FEVER RECORD.
rzv -r,rcRApH 10 TIVE TRIBUNE.

Nev-Orleens aug flowing to the rapid
spread of yellow fever the sugar plantations
DR. Corpetat who has been DIR. Whites right
hand man in this fight has been assigned 70
take charge of the situation in the sugar belt
HIS first day there he was mobbed by infuri-
ated Italians who said he had murdered boy.
He only saved his life by administering 10 him
self hypodermic injection. taking the same
treatment that he had given the boy.
A report came in to-day Of two Italians being
thrown into a Southern Pacific train by a squad
of quarantine guards at Bayou Sale. The two
were brought here and were found unconscious
ir the street. near the depot. and were sent 70
the hospital
Yellow fever seems TO be playing a see-saw
game with New-Orleans One day the record
Is up and the next down, the average remaining
about the same DR.. White thinks all the
cases are not being reported they ought, and
he intends 70 have his own inspectors make
another dragnet canvass Of the entire city in
one day. and a hundred more cases which
have been suppressed may be unearthed.
-The better class OF doctors arc following my
orders" ssid Dr.. White to-day. but there are
:sorae who are not. and short term in prison
issenns 70 be the only argument which will con-
vince them that II yellow is to be stamped
lsDut we must know the cases at once"
I, Incidentally DR.. White had a number of well
s2his questiouL They were let so with severe
iswarnins.
There some physicians Of the old French
school who have serious objections 10 having
Marine Hospital men enter the houses of their
patients and DR.. White has to listen daily TO
% long list Of complaints against these men.
. Although more and more prominent people
isrs daily being stricken with the disease. owing
s*o the increasing number of foci in the uptown
r-rf r6af~
form
The whoIesais fumigatlon of the city is be-
Etnntng 20 have its humorous results. One man
to-day insisted on having all his furniture
moved out OF the house before fumigating and
wss deeply aggrieved when it was not done
DR.. White Is in constant receipt Of claims for
damages Of all kinds, all OF which are referred
10 fictitious claim committee which may re-
port next year.
The situation in the State proves to be a little
worse than heretofore, as the people who have
been stricken have taken precaution 10 pre-
vent the spread Of the disease A number of
cases OF the third infection have already been
reported from some of the plantations.
The State Board Of Health is sending out
physicians and nurses TO the infected portions Of
the State as rapidly they can be secured
They have many volunteers but are selecting
those who are immune DR. Brady left tonight
for Waggaman with two nurses, and DR.. A. J.
Montz and two Italian nurses went to Sarpy
plantation Nurses have also been sent TO St
Johns Parish The situation in that parish up
10 o'clock shows 1S1 cases and 28 deaths.
WILL TEST ARSENIC TREATMENT.
The troubles OF DR.. R. B. Leach are increasing.
There is mixup on the matter all around. He
invited here by citizens to test the arsenic
treatment Then the authorities concluded they
did not want additional yellow fever case or
TO run chances of having one. They tried TO
persuade the Mayor that the climate Of Mime
sofa was more healthy for Dr. Leach, but he
failed TO see il, and remained here.
At this stage Governor Johnson wrote to Gov
ernor Blanchard and bespoke his good Offices in
Ieach's behalf Governor Blanchard wrote to
President Souchon, Of the State board telling
him 10 give DR.. Leach anything in his power.
ISr- Souch1n wrote a letter to DR.. Leach, telling
him that he was at liberty TO go ahead.
A delegation Of physicians then called Dr.
Souchon TO ask him TO persuade the doctor to
give mp his intention. DR.. Souchon was in a
quanoary. In the mean time DR.. Leach has DR..
Eouchon's letter, telling him to go ahead, and
Esys that he will do
While all this was going on Dr. Leach was
sailing gathering which he had called in the
et- Charles Hotel the beauties OF the arsenic
treatment and was punctuating his eloquent
paragraphs by swallowing arsenic pellets.