The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
TWENTY CASES.
That Number of Additional Yellow
Fever Patients.
TWO MORE ARE DEAD
Italians Seem to lie More Liable
to Re Stricken With the Mall
ady Than the People of
Any Other Race.

New Orleans. July 2s-Number Of
new cases of yellow fever Thursday
was twenty-six; deaths two: deaths
up to midnight Thursday night, forty
four: cases, 200, total foci. twenty
seven. The apparent increase in new
cases is due to discovery and transfer
to emergency hospital OF eleven cases
which had not been previously report
ed That institution is in full blast
and the screened ambulance which has
been put into service is busy hauling
the unfortunates to the institution.
The members OF the Italian societies
committee who have been doing mis-
sfonary work among their people are
eral of these cases.
The rule of Infection among the
Italian element continues. There are
few cases among other nationaIities
and only two negroes have been found
with IN" illness. Yellow fever does moi.
AZ rule. attack negroes, this history
Of all epidemics being that they have
as rule been immune. one of the ne
groes reported ~ a aoadroon Both of
these men worked i'm saloons and res
saurants in the Italian quarter.
The increase in the number of foci.
eight new spots being discovered is
also in line with the rule that has pre-
vailed heretofore. In fact there has
not been a single exception. Every new
focus Is trseeab,e directly to the orig
inal source Of infection. Thursday
case was discovered ia the residence OF
well known citizen, maid servant
being taken down with the disease dur
ing the afternoon. An investigation
developed the fact that her mother
lived In the Italian quarter. and that
she had been in the habit of visiting
her on Sundays. She had been there
Just seventeen days ago and had been
there again last Sunday. Following
up the mosquito theory the girl was
bitten by "a mosquito in the infected
house last sunday and the regular pc
riod for the incubation ~ the germ.
four and half 10 I'VE days. was up
To Thursday afternoon. She was inn
mediatsly transferred to the emergen-
ey hospital and every precautfou taken
la the residence.
The work of sanitation and the cam,
paixn OF education has been complete IL
organized and GOO men are actively at
work Another branch of the work bas
been organized for ward work in the
education campaign. and Rev Dr. Rev-
erly Warner has Cu,Isnted TO be- super
intendent Of IL. The people have fallen
I'm line @tth remarkable spirit Of co.
operation
The quarantine situation has been
further complicated by the telegram tn
President Souchon from pr. aohr act
ing health officer af Alabama. that he
would require seven-day detention H.
camp before any travellers would be 4d-
rf1itted into Alabama Texas and Mis-
sissippi have agreed TO q five DAYS de-
tention, TIE detention camps are he-
ing rapidly put into sha Pc.
italians here are prone to avoid rhv-
sicians and the fever got a hold in the
district before IL became known ia he
authorities No precautions we're Ia ken
to destroy the mosquito and the
scourge spread with such rspidity thar
out nj the cheap and crowded lodging
houses the Italians who could get AWAY
fled In mortal terror some going to
friends In other section 81 the city
some by rail to surrounding towns and
some by luxgers into settlements along
the coast, The result is the appearance
OF cases Of fever IN various parts of the
city, bus principally below Canal street
Ia neighborhoods OF the poorer classrs
SLY hundred corner groceries and ga
looms In New Orleans are owned nv
Italians aud many Of these readily gave
shelter To their fear stricken comrades
Almost every instance af q neu focus
outside of the French Market district
IL That Of AN Italian who escA ped there
from or of some one Of = different nA-
tionsiity whose business ~ In that sa.,.
tion. There have been ten foci above
Canal street. traceabls TO the original
and ore IN Algiers The Aiw4.rS cas-.
Was an American boy proving fntaI
whose employment was In the district
No subsequent cases appeared ia Al.
Ei~r~. ~ FAR as the health authorities
acre able TO discover enss mas thus
FAR Developed from outside of any Of
the ositsvtuK Affections. and stth a very
few exceptions the asses and h~aths
have been among the Italians Tie b.
s@nce of spT~sa frorn tee o,ftsfss. gs-sl
notably those above Canal street and
AlgteF@, 10 consid~resf to W. Que entirely
TO tire FACT that the patients hAx. t.e.n
PERFECTLY . F~~asd AID ssteutiue asly
treated ard rF~snises thoroughly df~in-
feetesi after st~ath cy Fss.oyvrs