The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
Surgeons Of the Marine Hos
pitaI Service VIII Make
Scientific Fight to Rid
New Orleans of Fever
AMPLE FUNDS ARE
At THEIR DISPOSAL
Archbishop Chapelle, Who Is
Reported Doing Well, Will
Pass Crisis To-Day and
Is Expected to Recover

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 7.-ofhciaI re-
port 10 S p. m:
New cases. 81. total To date, 565-
Deaths. :; total TO date. II3. New sub
focf. 4; total TO date, 81.
With the Marine Hospital Service un-
der the authority Of President Roose-
Welt in complete control. the scientific
fight 10 eradicate yellow fever from
New Orleans before frost. took on fresh
life to-day. and with ample funds, the
best available talent and an army Of
willing workers at his back, DR.. J. H.
White. surgeon in charge, looks for a
successful termination of the struggle.
Dr. White visited the State and City
Boards of Health where he communi-
Gated the news Of the Presidents de-
cision 10 them. Both pledge all the
assistance OF themselves and the forces
under them to DR.. White in his under
taking DR.. White said the transfer of
details would be gradual so that there
nj ght be no interruption Of the work
noU in progress. The shifting of au-
thcrity is expected TO be complete to-
morrow.
1t was announced that the Marine
Hospital Service would take up. rs soon
as the settlement of details would per-
nit the receiving and compiling of
prevailed in some quarters outside Of
New Orleans that all the cases occur
ring We're not made public. That i'm
preston has been entirely unjust, but
I'm order that there may be perfect con-
ideuce throughout the country that an
accurate statistical statement is being
made daily Dr White desires that here
after these announcements shall be
made under Federal authority. In this
connection a statement appeared some
time ago in many newspapers through
out the country that although the New
Orleans health authorities had an
nounced only a total of fifty deaths,
the Marine Hospital report had put
the figure at more than 200. DR.. White.
ia reply states that no such statement
was ever given out by his department.
that no such number of deaths had
occurred and that the figures carried
daily by the Associated Press were
correct. 1E go
MONEY GIVEN FREELY.
There was a prompt response to-day 20
the appeal Of Chairman Janvier of the
citizens committee for additional sub
seriptions to the citizens fund to the
end Of raising S250. .0O0 desired by the Gov
ernment Checks poured steadily into the
Office Of the committee. In addition 10
this appeal JanVier took steps for State
aid. When Governor Blanchard came here
for conference with Dr. White and the
public officials a few weeks ago he said
that should the situation warrant IL the
State could be depended on to do its
share toward furnishing the funds neces-
sary toward bringing the night TO a sue
cessful finish. To-day Janvier wired the
Governor. saying that the emergency was
here and that the States aid had been
pledged to the Government to assist in
raising the money desired.
As the whole State is interested in the
present campaign it is assumed that in
twenty-four TO forty-eight hours the Gov
ernor Will have all the backing he desires
and that Lousiana's s contribution of at
least $4,000 will be made.
Unsolicited checks have been sent here
from ether parts Of the country TO the
fund. which VIII be fully subscribed, it is
believed, before it is wanted.
An evidence Of the panicky feeling in
the county parishes is in the experience
Of the Cumberland Telephone Company.
At Arcadia La the man in charge of
the Office fed when the fever began 10
spread. Local headquarters tried at once
TO hil the position. but Arcadia refused
10 permit a man to come to work. 1t de-
clined 70 take man from Meridian. The
consequence has been that business has
been suspended. A similar state of affairs
ger has gone and where a rigid quaran-
tine prevails. The Baton Rouge exchange
served much Of the surrounding country
and that section will be without com
munication
MORTALITY HIGH.
The death reported on the Bell planta-
tion in JEFFERSON Parish opposite New
Orleans is the fifth that has occurred
there. showing the heavy mortality from
the fever where adequate treatment is
not given. Five Italians fed from New
Orleans 70 this plantation, and one after
another has taken the fever and sue
cumbed The vicinity has been thorough
~ isolated and disinfected and every pre-
caution will be taken to prevent subse-
quent infection by means Of the mosquito.
DR.. Guiteras Of the. Marine Hospital
Service spent the day in Southwest Lou
isIana investigating reports Of suspicious
cases.
Archbishop ChapeHe was reported as
doing well tonight He viii pass the cri-
sis tomorrow.
TIVE large sfoci Of Infection were diseovI
cred to-day outside OF the city by officers
of the Marine Hospital Service. DIR. Cor
put went 10 Diamond Plantation. in ST.
Charles Parish. 10 look into some suspi-
cious cases and found six positye yellow