Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-24
MERCURY DROPS IN
THE CRESCENT CITY
Cold Snap Strikes the Yellow
Fever Stricken Section.
MckBURe RAISES QUARANTINE

An Northern Louisiana the Weather
Was Almost Frsezlns-MSny Towns
order the Quarantine Restrictions
Raised.
New Orleans, Oct. 23.-The pre-
.dlcted cold snap struck Louisiana dur.
ihg the hight, sending the temperature
down into the forties over large
portions Of the state. In New Orleans
the temperature fell to 50 degrees.
In northern Louisiana close TO freez-
ing point was reached. The effect is
expected TO be q large addition TO the
number OF towns and parishes would
have ordered the removal Of Quartines.
with the approach Of the wave more
parishes yesterday raised the bars,
among them Assumption and Natc1i'
toches, Vlcksburg has ordered the
liftlng Of restrictions and It Is not i'm.
probable that her example will be fol-
lowed BY many points in Mississippi.
pr. Corrupt Is in 81, Mary and Is work.
ne in the interest OF toe lifting Of quar-.
ntinea in. that section Of the state
me fever ituation In both the city
IA STATE continues to-iAake rapid prog
ess.
Only one death occurred al over
palsiana yesterday. end the number
cases under treatment IN toe city
as now fallen within the hundred
ark.
II r. possible that that tAe sudden
hango OF weather may result in
nrther deaths. 81 which there have
cen none u New Orleans during tAe
bet three days, but generally the
ses now existing are Of the lightesl
,aTacter
President SOuchOn, OF the state
aFd Of health, has taken occasion 70 |
drusa letters 70 Dr. White and Dr. |
1rput expressing on behalf Of the
ard sincere appreciation OF the ser.
&c they nave rendered IN assisting |
eradicate the fever.
There has been such rapid diminu.
Dn Of the cases under treatment at
e Emergency hospital that Il 10 not
nprobahls that that Institution will
finally closed tomorrow. There
ere eight iicharges yesterday and
" six patients remain. Among the
aCharges were the Eve members Of
Be Darlington family whose sad
lkht was brought TO public attention
b the death Of the head Of the family.
me KeaRer hospital has been closed.
only one new case Of fever vas ne
ported AZ Patterson yesterday. and /
ne situation Is 70 much better there
hat ell but one Of the nurses that
were sent 70 that point are 70 retuFn
oms.
There h q rapid improvement o.
~ situation along the gulf coast and
Af pOrt has ordered the CLOSING o.
- hospital. n is liksly that con-
uatcatiOn between New Orleans and
coast WfH b oPcaed Hexi week.
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