Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-20
NO LONGER DANGER.
Believed Epidemic Of Yellow Fever
Not Possible.
TYPE r STILL MILD
Party ofgtalIans Arriving at New
Orlear Prevented by shotgun
squads From Sol, urnins
at Several Points.

New Orleans, Aug. i9.-Summlng
up results OF campaign against yellow
fever to Saturday. DR.. Beverly Warner
said the opinion Of the health officers
was that while the fever was not un-
der control. the chances are there is no
longer danger OF a serious epidemic.
Dr. Warner added II was Dr. Whites
opinion that II Il had not been for the
splendid volunteer work which has been
done by citizens In screening and taxi
ing other precautions recommended BY
the local health authorities New Or
leans at this time would probably have
been IN the throes OF an epidemic as
devastating as some OF those OF pre-
yious years. with conditions as they
were Saturday the feeling among all
those ofiioially Ia charge Of the fight
was one o. high hope. Death percent
age continues 10 decrease. Each day
shows "A large number Of patients dis
charged. The tendency is stili toward
milder type Of sickness rather than
toward one more yirulent. The large
number Of new cases testifies TO the
zeal with which physicians are report
ing cases within their practice. They
turned In thirty-nine Of the sixty-two
cases OF Friday
a party OF forty-seyen Italians
reached the city over the Mississippi
Valley railroad. when they arrived at
the union station they were detained
and a report Of their presence there
teiephoned TO Federal headquarters.
The Italians said they had been chased
out OF towns in the vicinity Of Baton
Rouge. az some az the point OF shot
guns. They tried 10 leave the train az
different points on the way down. but
were prevented from doing so. As
there Is no sickness among them they
were permitted 10 scatter over the city.
Doctors AT Rayne. La. disagreed as
TO the second case that appeared there.
some Of them holding II was malaria
There r. no doubt as 10 the first case.
The infection al Rayne caused some
alarm In Texas and quarantine lines OF
that state are being frightened.
Dr. Jtark reported that much OF the
fever az Leeville. La. T. dengue, but
there are some cases OF yellow fever
though Of a mild type. Victims are
Austrians and Italians. Leeville Is an
oyster fishing point and has been con-
Etantiy In communication with New
Orleans.
That fact that Alabama has issued
an order prohibiting passage Of
through passengers from infected
points into that state has caused some
annoyance here. as IL threatens 10 add
90 the difficulties OF the railroads.
Another evidence Of the extreme
quarantine Is given By Vicksburg
which has now put an embargo on all
freight from Louisiana. Quarantine OF
Mississippi towns against the gulf
coast In that state bars all soldiers
whom Governor Vardaman sent from
time 20 time TO do service on. the coast
from maintaining quarantine against
Louisiana. The case az Starkville.
Miss Is that Of a soldier who had
been on quarantine duty on the coast
Up TO noon Saturday there were six
teen new cases and two deaths. Fed
ersl authorities say every day oppor-
tunitles for controlling the fever are
improving.