New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
YESTERDAYS FEVER RECORD.
By telegraph to The 11fbune.)


New-Orlesns. Aug. 22.-Among the deaths
which were reported here to-day was that OF
Arthur Hin He was New-York man, and came
here 70 engage in business with wholesale dry
goods house last November. He was III for about
sve days. He leaves a wife and two children
Dr. White expresses himself as very much
ulease5 with the situation in the city Cases are
being reported. and almost all the new ones are
coming from the section Of the city which was
originally infected. All the detention camps are
filed, which indicates that the local business
houses are again sending out their travelling
men into the neighboring States. Six Cinnamon
on their way 10 San Francisco. for deportation
were sent 10 one OF the camps to-day
pr. J E Lindsey. OF the board which has been
trying to secure an international quarantine this
morning in interview placed the blame for
the entrance of the fever into the city on the
Marine Hospital Corps officials. who he says
disregarded all the rules at the various Central
American ports where they We're stationed.
Dr. r p Leach seems 10 have come to the
end OF his string so far as the arsenic treat
rnent as g preventive for yellow fever is con-
cerned. Tomorrow an expose of DR.. Leach viii
be published here, showing half dozen or more
cases OF fever which have occurred among the
devotees OF the arsenic treatment, together with
g telegram from Surgeon General Wyman re-
1lSluE 30 appoint q COMMISSION 10 carry out
the tests desired by DR.. Leach. saying that in
his opinion Dr. Leach is not a man of sufTl-
cient scientific attainments TO be a member OF
such q commission.
What action Dy. Leach viii take. in view OF
the fight which Is being made against him. is
not known. Since ne sprung his theory on the
people OF New-Orieans more than ten million
arsenic tablets have been sold here and one
arsenic plll. factory. which turns out nifty thou
sand day. has been esta blishe6.
The fever situation in The State is still very
olscoursg ging. New cases are reported from
many points. The physicians who We're sent TO
Covlngron, The summer resort, 10 investigate
suspicious cases report that the disease there
Is a bad form Of malaria.
A report from Bayou La Fouche is expected to-
morrow. So bad has the situation at Patterson
become that additional immune nurses were
sent there to-day special train.
The State Board OF Health has calls for more
physicians and nurses than il is able TO supply
Many Of the doctors in the country are unwill-
ing 10 treat yellow fever cases.
The following new cases were reported TO the
State Board Of Health to-day: Fifteen at Pat
1eTsOn, one ar WilsWOod. one at Vaudeville six
az Hanson city. one al Keunock. two at Sarpy
one case and one death at Strosas, one death al
Elizabeth Plantation one case at Port Barrow
one case and one death in 81. Bernard Parish
u this last case the family Of the Italian
gave him q hearty meal OF baked beans on the
crisis day, and he promptly turned over and
died
4 preliminary report was received this even
-1g frOTn the physicians who were sent TO Lees
vile, al the mouth Of Bayou La Fourche They
report sixty-nine genuine cases Of yellow fever
sixty suspicious cases Two deaths have oc-
CURED.