The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
Mississippi and Florida Now
Have One Case Each
PRECAUTIONS ARE REOOUBLED
Madam Mosquito Is Still Accused of
Being the Cause of All Trouble,
Quarantine Lines Are
frightened.

New Orleans, July 2S.-Although the un-
OFFICIAL reports made public today show
ed larger number of deaths than YES
terday, when there were only two and
the appearance Of number of new cases,
the men of science who are warning
against the yellow fever plague ended
the days labors confident that the situa-
ton was still well in hand, and with no
immediate prospect of becoming alarm
ing. Today's official report of yesterdays
progress of the disease showed that the
entire section above Canal street was free
from a single new case. and that the
fever was only spreading in the poorer
habitations of the downtown section.
with new cases isolated except in the
neart of the French market quarter.
The health authorities continue to hold
also that the plague remains an Italian
infection, all but two or the twenty-six
cases being of that nationality. Almost
without exception since the beginning of
the eover those who have fallen victims
10 the disease have been of the poorer
classes of the population, many of them
not long residents of the United States,
and therefore unacclimated.
Steady Inflow OF Italians.
For several years past, the planters of
Louisiana have been replacing negroes
with Italian labor, and there has been
a steady flow of immigration from Sicily
and other parts of Italy to louisiana
Mary of these immigrants have remained
In the city, finding employment in the
reddling of fruit in the work of un-
<leaeing vessels at the fruit wharves. 1t
was among these that the fever appeared
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and the inadequacy of their treatment has
been largely due to the heavy mortality
that has characterized the present visita-
tion of the scourge.
Todays deaths have been principally
iof Italians. In two or more instances in
/ the past two days deaths have been
reported OF persons WHO werely reported
the day previously as haAsinsg- taken the
fever. These were probably concealed
cases which the energy of the official in
spectors with the assistance OF the Italian
societies has disclosed.
First Death in Hospital.
The first death in the emergency hos
pital occurred today. The hospital was
opened yesterday with thirteen cases and
that number was added to today. Into the
hospital are being sent the worst cases
of unfortunates found without comforts
or medical attendance in their homes.
1t is therefore expected that the NOR
tality in this institution will be unusual
~ high
In order to remove any impression that
NAV be existent in the public mind that
all the cases of yellow fever are not
being reported. the city board made this
announcement today:
.'Irp TO now cases reported to the city
board as suspicious and occurring in the
infected locality, have been reported as
such to the state board, but have been
norted as suspicious in other localities
were Investigated prior to report to the
state board In future, however. all cases
reported as suspicious to the city board.
will be investigated before being reported
to the state board, irrespective of local.
IT,"
Cases Above Canal Street.
A number of the cases reported today
| were above Canal street. One under op-
seryation Is that of nurse VINO nau
rendered heroic service in nursing the
unfortunates In the heart of the infected
French market district. During her en-
ployment she was bitten by mosquitoes
and apparently has contracted the dis
| ease The other cases have also been
| traced to the original infection, and the
authorities today said that they had not
| vet received reports of any cases that
were not thus traceable as was that re-
norted from Tampa, Fla, and those re-
norted at several points in the Louisiana
parishes.
The state board Of health met today and
finally ordered quarantine OF the state
against the city. That action became ap-
solutely necessary in order to protect all
the points in the state outside OF New
Orleans from being quarantined by Ala
bama Texas and Mississippi. Three par
ishes and one town in another parish were
granted communication with New Orleans
They are contiguous to the city, many OF
their people doing business here, ana they
would suffer more harm by being cut
off from the city than having the three
states to put the bars against them.
This Is the proclamation issued by the
state board
Whole State Quarantined.
.Resolved That the state of Louisiana
be and is hereby quarantined against the
city of New Orleans and other infected
| localities in the state. viz: Bunkie, Port
Barros near Donaldsonville, Elizabeth
Plantation in Iberville parish, vicinity OF
| Fort ST. Phillips, Diamond plantation in
| ST Charles parish, and Bowie In La
| fourche parish, but localities adjacent to
the city of New Orleans which shall ap-
ply to the state board of health for COM
| munication with the city shall be allowed
to do So but shall be quarantined against
| the balance of the state.
Localities which have thus far applied
for open Communication with the city Of
| New Orleans and have been granted same.
are ST. Tammany parish, st. Bernard par
ish, Plakuemine parish. Jefferson parish,
and the town of Hammond and Poncha-
toula in Tangipahoa parish"
In order to bring the Louisiana state
board Of health through its members into
close and immediate touch with every
portion OF the state, the following was
adopted:
"Resolved. That the district inspectors
(members of the state board of health
are hereby delegated by the state board
| Of health to have supervision and direc-
ton over all cases of yellow fever which
may occur in their respective districts and
to issue all necessary instructions to local
health officials as well as to the civil au-
thorities."
Instrueted to Report Promptly.
Instructions have been issued to citizens
generally to report promptly any cases
Of Italians who move into neighborhoods
m that fhov NAV be returned to houses