Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-13

Deaths NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Total deaths to date.........................
New sub-fOci -
Total sub-toci doS
Cases under treatment .....................S4O $40
The figures today speak for themselves.
1t was a record day all around. The only
feature of the report that can be taken
as encouraging is that very few of the
cases are above Canal street. DR.. Perkins
chief of the corps of medical inspectors,
reported forty-three of the new cases
These cases are among a large batch to-
day. Only nine of the new foci are above
Canal street
Assistant Surgeon Berry, who was
stricken night before last, is reported as
doing well.
Dr. Tichener, who is at Bon Ami. reports
that the suspicious case reported yesterday
in the detention camp is positive and has
been isolated. The situation at Patterson
is unchanged. There have been two new
cases and no deaths to date.
Surgeon White has received instructions
from Surgeon General Wyman not to allow
any bananas to be shipped out of New Or
leans to any point It was believed yester-
day that this restriction applied only to
localities in the south, but positive informa-
tion was had today that it means the abso-
lutte sitting of the New Orleans fruit trade.
The ground for this order is that the mos
quitoes may get into the banana car, which
cannot be fumigated. Assistant Surgeon
Currle reported for duty today.
situation Regarded Hopeful.
The exertions of the inspector of the ma
rine hospital service, in conjunction with
the voluntary reports of physicians, pro-
duced another large aggregation of new
cases, all classed as yellow fever today The
public, however, having reconciled itself to
the expectation OF a heavy list for some
DAYS TO come was undlsmayed by the re-
port Both lay and scientific opinion still
considers the situation hopeful. 1t is ad-
mitted that not all the cases embraced In
the daily totals of the authorities are ac-
tually yellow fever. Even at the emerg-
ency hospital to which the worst cases go
numbers of them have been finally diagnosed
as malaria or a form of typhoid. All sus'
picious Gases, whatever their nature, that
are turned in by inspectors and doctors
go at once into the yellow fever list, and
there is no correction of the total, II the
careful diagnosis subsequently determines
a case to be other than the prevailing
fever.
DR.. Whites appeals to the physicians hat
a marked effect today. The number oi
doctors who visited the marine hospita
! Offices to make reports of cases was larger
| than at any time since the fever has made
! It's appearance The marine hospital serv
| ice has made so good an impression will
| the manner in which II Is doing its work o
| disinfection, that confidence is being in
vited and the false impression among the
uneducated classes as to the expense anC
risk of reporting cases are being rapidly
| removed
Enforcing Mosquito Ordinance.
! Sufficient time has elapsed for all land
| lords to screen their cisterns and the sub
sidiary citizens organizations are inspect
| ing each ward by precincts and are ar
ranging to prosecute those who hav'
not obeyed the mosquito ordinance. To
day afidavits were made against numbe
of men of high standing in the communit,
for failure to screen. That action is ex
! pected to have a wholesome effect upol
others who have been delinquent.
The United Fruit company's steame
Venus has arrived in the river, but ha
not been permitted to come to New Or
leans. It has not however been ordere,
! 10 Mobile Owing TO the refusal of tn
railroad companies to guarantee deliver
| of the fruit In certain states IL was re
garded advisable that the ship should no
/ be permitted to unload until the fedora
authorities give permission.
Rev. DR. Beverly Warner has designate
the charity organization society to receiv
and disburse money and supplies for tn
relief of the sick and poor people who's
sufferings are due to the present vista
tion.
work on Levees Retarded.
Orders have been received at the Unite
States engineers Office here to prepar
the government fleet for a cruise. TIL
vessels will be thoroughly disinfected an
provided with healthy crews in order I
escape trouble with the quarantines. Thi
is the season of greatest activity in levc
building, due TO the necessity of putin
! all levees in shape before high water, bJ
the state engineers are all bottled u
here and unable 20 go to points wheT
work is in progress. Unless there is
modiAca ton of guarantees in their intel
est a considerable setback will be give
to repair and reconstruction.
One OF today's victims OF the fever
, Carl A. Schaal, an Item reporter. Schaj
covered the down town court beat in II
infected quarter and lived in the vcinit
. His wife was stricken with the fever son
time ago and he assisted in nursing h,
, | back TO health, Later he was himse
stricken He came here from Fort Wayn
Ind, some years ago, and was about
years old.
May Camp in North Carolina.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. IA speci
from Asheville. n. c., says ten official rel
resentatives of the municipality OF Ne
Orleans are in western North Carolil
for the purpose of locating camp sites (
yellow fever refugees. Tents for the
; camps are to be furnished by the feder
: government.
. No yellow Fever In Atlanta.
I ATLANTA, Ca, Aug i2.-Mayor Woo
( ward today received an Inquiry from "a
{ bile regarding the rumored existing
r yellow fever in Atlanta. He has replt
/ vigorously denying the existence OF the al
ease or any suspielon Of Il here.