The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-01
SHOTGUN QUARANTINE
Armed Guards Enforce Restrictions
Against New Orleans.
FUMIeATloN TO KILL MOSQUITOES
Doctors Working On Theory That
Only Insects Carry the Infection
Twenty-one New Cases and Three
More Deaths Reported.

More Deaths Reported.
New Orleans. July 29.-Thc follow
Ing report as to the progress of go 10"
fever in New Orleans is up TO last
night:
New cases. 81. total cases to date.
227: deaths yesterday. 3. deaths since
July l.. A.. new centers, 5; total con
ters. 30.
Although the unofficial reports OF
Yesterday show a larger number OF
yellow fever deaths than Thursday.
when there were only two and the
arpearance Of number OF new cases.
the men Of science VINO are warrlnf
against the yellow fever plague ended
the days labors confident that the
situation was still well In hand. and
with mo- immediate prospects Of be-
coming alarming.
The health authorities continue 70
hold also that the plague remains an
Italian infection. all but two Of the q
cases reported being Of that nation
ality Almost without exception since
the beginning of the fever 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. unaoclimated.
Yesterdays deaths have been prin'
cipally OF Italians In two or more
cases In the last two days deaths
have been reported Of persons who
were only reported the day previously
as having taken the fever. These
have been concealed cases. which the
emergency officers. with the assist
ance Of the surgeons. have disclosed.
Owing 10 the increasing number OF
local guarantees II Is almost impos-
siblo 10 go 20 miles through Missis-
sippi without a health certificate. NOT
only I'm Mississippi but in Louisiana
the shotgun quarantine is again In evil
douce. and there is every indication OF
a revival of the panicky feeling OF
seven or eight years ago. Meanwhile
New Orleans Is settling down with in
creasing faith in the mosquito theory
and except for the quarantine and the
news Of the papers. strangers arriving
would have no evidence of the preya-
lcnre Of any unusual illness.
I'VE are only fumigating TO kill mos
ouitoes." said Dr. !. II. White, Of the
marine hospital service. 81 want To
reassure every business man on THAI
subject. II the business men desire
freight fumieated It will be necessary
for them 10 do it themselves am in
/ full accord with my bureau, which has
given me instructions from Washing
/ ton"
II is believed that the government
will proceed on the theory that only
mosquitoes can carry the infection.
Rev. Beverly Warner general super
intendent of the volunteer work In the
various wards. issued a letter to the
executive officers of each ward asso-
citation asking that daily reports be
submitted 10 him Of what has been
accomplished the preceding day in
+ GLIDING the number al houses visited.
+ OF cessDools treated. cisterns oiled and
screened. and such other details as will
assist the board Of health to an exact
knowledge Of the situation. Large
quantities Of oil have been given by
the oil Companies TO be used in the
disiufection Of cutters and stagnated
pools OF water.