The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-07
10 END UNJUST GUARANTEES.
sorrByMENT WON'T STAND FOR
SOME FEVER DARRIERs.

,,u,. tn. Mo,lIlto Th,oTy-Sew
O,,e,n, WIN supply Plenty OF Money
prcor,, only Onc.Third as Had as IN
o,hcr EpidenIcs Mgr. Chappclle's Case
rrw ORLEANS, Aug 1.-THE yellow fever
.,,d to-day was twenty eight new cases
~ W., three Of which are In the origina
81 'n,ooted sections, and eight deaths. All
hut one Of the dead are Italians be was
.,uuran who sold to Italians, Arch
bishop Chappelle's illness Ia very serious,
A spirit Of optimism continues. que
n the fact that the week closed with better
,eoord than was expected and the oehe'
that the action OF the Federal Govern
roent in accepting Gov Blanchard's re-
ouest and placing the situation under the
control OF the United States Marine Hos
ni,al Service. will put an end to the quaran-
.,ne wars and encourage and direct the
several sanitary movements already unoer
way here, -,
Under the ordinary rules Of progression
"a evidenced in previous epidemics. the
weck should have closed with hundred
M ses md twenty deaths a day The fact
that the cases are only one-third as many
lad. to the belief that the various pre-
yen,iye measures have at last proved ef-
taotiye These we're begun about ten days
aro and it was stated at the time that the
rssul. could not be realized until the first
ar second week Of August The progress
y; tho disease here has fully confirmed the
MOSQUITO theory of its origin and this has
had A most beneficial effect
The fever has crept along the river front
from the original infected section near
the French Market and out st. Philip
:, roo, the great Italian business thorough
fare of the city. The sporadic cases in
other portions Of the city are easily trace
able 10 this infected section. It has con-
WINGED all doubters' Of the mosquito theory.
Tho citizens sanitary committee, however,
,s still continuing its public lectures on the
subject, dozen or SO being deliver ed
every day so as to instruct all residents
Of the cause of the disease, how 1t il trans
mtted and how to get rid OF it.
The quarantine troubles in the country
districts Of Louisiana and Mississippi are
largely due to the refusal to accept the
MOSQUITO theory and the old belief that ts
snread ia due to some mysterious germ
floating In the air. The acceptance OF tho
mosquito theory by DR.. Hunter, head OF
the Mississippi Health Board. has had an
excellent influence. Jackson. the State
capital adopted the theory some days
ago. The vicksburg physicians arc out
to-day in a card announcing that no sane
person who has investigated the fever can
doubt it's mosquito origin. The good effect
of the spread of this doctrine, which renders
1t unnecessary to fumigate plovs or
quarantine -four, are already begi ming to
be felt
The fact that the fight against the yell
low fever has been committed to
low fever has been committed to the
United States Marine Hospital Service
In New Orleans has had quieting and
beneficial influence on Mississippi and
Texas. Mississippi has no State quar-
antine service and has already turned tho
entire work over to the United States Ma
rine Hospital Service. This now renders
further friction between the two States
impossible. as they are under the same
control. The United States Marine Hos
pital Service whose entire treatment OF
the fever is on the mosquito theory, will not
approve OF the non-intercourse quaran-
tine which has been proclaimed in many
parts OF Louisiana and Mississippi.
Dr. Tabor, the Texas health officer.
declares that the Marine Hospital Service
is the best in the world. The general public
OF Texas has much more confidence in
the new order Of thing 6, and the belief
Is general that there will be an improve
ment within short time. The ex.
IRENE States Rights Democrats led by the
New Orleans Picdyane, do not like the
action taken by the Governor, and while
they acknowledge that Louisiana pub
lie sentiment demands it, they fear
that it is dangerous surrender Of powers
guaranteed 20 the State by the Consti-
tuition.
1t is conceded by all that the action
taken means the passage by Congress OF
q strong Federal quarantine law. con-
vention Of the Southern States was held at
Mobile in 1893. soon after the epidemic Of
1897, and when the quarantine con-
fusion was still very great, for the purpose
delegates from Georgia. Florida ana Mis-
sissippi favored the naturalization OF quar-
antne in Louisiana. but Texas and Ala
bama held out and defeated action.
Since then these States have q tri-State
quarantine treaty. which worked well as
long as there was no fever, but which
went completely to pieces this year when
the fever appeared.
1t will probably be a day or two before
al the arrangements can be made with the
United States Marine Hospital Service
to take charge here, but 1t Is not expected
to make much difference, as Dr. White and
the deputies are already in charge Of the
more important branches Of the service.
The United States and city health authori-
ties have been working together with the
utmost harmony. -
When. Gov. Blanchard's request that
the United States Marine Hospital Service
should take charge here was forwarded
to SUPERINTENDENT Wyman by the Presi-
dent he telegraphed to DR.. White, In charge
OF the United States Marine Hospital Ser.
vice here, to make a detailed estimate Of
what It would cost to crush the fever out.
pr White figured it at 81 900 to $4,000 a
day 1t would require forty experts to
take charge Of the inspection and sanitation
work. There are already six here, and the
daily expense, including the cost Of the de-
tention camp, is s40O to $500. In reply
Dr. Wyman telegraphed to-day to DR..
White, who returned early this morning
from Gulfport, where he went to confer
With Gov. Vardaman and DR.. Wasdin, U, 8.
d. H, s., in charge Of the Mississippi quaran-
tine. as TO the Louisiana Mississippi con-
troversy DR.. Wasdin said that the funds
available to his department for the crush