New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
ARCHBISHOP A VICTIM.
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secondary origin. and indicates the progress of
the disease. despite heroic efforts The quick
response of President Roosevelt. directing Sur
geon General Wyman to take hold of the fever
situation here. has given a certain confidence
locally. Business and financial circles showed
the buoyant effect to-day i'm the brief Sat
urday trading hours. Though plans have
been formulated, the local authorities believe
that the federal government will assume COM
mand and battle with the epidemic\as it now
exists in this city with sporadic cases in this
State and in Mississippi and Alabama.
Dr. J. II. White. of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice went to the new detention camp at
Fontaineb bleau. Miss. to-day. but returned late
tonight. In his absence nothing was done look
ing TO the actual taking over of the New-Oreans
campaign All the citizens committees met to-
day as usual. and pushing forward the work
spending thousands of dollars voluntarily con-
tributed. The great sanitary work will continue
tomorrow. as though Sunday were weekday
The theme of every pulpit will again he the fever
situation and the work of saving the city ana
its 100000 people.
Dr. W. NJ. Brumby. health officer of Houston.
Tex. who has been here quietly making an in
vestigation started home to-day by way of ST.
Iouis being unable TO get into Houston by
direct line.
Tonight ended the second week Of the cpl
demic 1t has been a tragic fourteen days iE the
history of this city, which finally wound up in an
appeal 10 President Roosevelt for the federal
powers to assume command of the entire fever
situation in this city. After fourteen days of
heroic battling against the ever spreading con-
tagion. the official record now shows total of
2 bout five hundred cases and one hundred
deaths The number of infected spots in this
city has also grown to almost one hundred.
showing the persistent spread of the disease.
There have been thirty cases Of fever reported
In Louisiana. Mississippi and Alabama up to
date One new case was reported a planta-
ton near Amesville to-day.
Yellow fever tonight. for the first time In
this epidemic. interfered with the transmission
of the United States mails across the continent,
and Washington postal authorities were in
formed of this. Acting on instructions from
president Hartman. of the Hartman system OF
railroads, Z. b. Gushing, general superintendent
of the Louisiana and Texas divisions of the
Southern Pacific. wired the Postoffice Depart
fanent Washington that beginning tonight
tthe Southern Pacific must refuse TO take out
mails for Texas and California points, because
iouarantineS i'm Louisiana had tied up the en-
itire system east of the Texas line. Not a wheel
lis moving this system tonight, SO far as
through passenger trains are concerned.
Iberia Parish slapped on the rigid clamps to-
day and has armed men on her borders to stop
all passenger trains. The Southern Pacific to-
day forced engine and mail through all
quarantine lines. but il the last and the
towns all along the line were informed that until
they became reasona BILE in their quarantine re-
strictions they need not expect any mail Green
Vile, Miss, still insists that no mails from New
Orleans shall enter there that have not been
fumigated Postmaster Woodward to-day again
refused fumgate mails, the United States
Marine Hospital service avs il is nonsense.
Alexandria, La, has capped the climax of all
quarantine efforts by putting up the ban against
telephone and telegraph companies, refusing to
allow ges to be received in that town from
New-Orleans. either by telegraph or telephone.
a
lectures VIII be delivered throughout New-Or-
leans. instructing the people how combat the
MOSQUITO pest Monday Tuesday and Wednes-
day will be devoted by all citizens to cleaning
the city Places of business I'm both the whole
sale and retail sections have agreed to close
their doors and allow all employees to join in the
crusade.
sissipp nothing developed to-day. The
rest and Imprisonment of the master and crew
Of the Mississippi patrol boat Tipsy has excited
Governor Vardaman. and he is on the way to
Gulfport tonight. where he win probably as
sumo personal command of the situation;
The trouble Lake Borgne between Mis-
sissippi Guards and the Louisiana Naval
Brigade is believed to have ended So encour-
aging the conditions to-day that Governor
Blanchard sent orders to- Commander Bostick
10 withdraw part Of his force In his telegram
TO Commander Bostick the Governor said:
If the Mississippi patrol boat Grace be prop
erly in the service Of the United States Hospital
Bureau you cannot seize her. Am not fighting
The federal government. Am expecting adviceS
from DR.. Wasdin and Secretary Shaw.
Dr. Wasdin advised to-day that the Missis-
sippi boats were not exceeding their rights, and
Secretary Shaw's telegram, indicating that the
government would have full charge of the
quarantine between Louisiana and Mississippi,
was taken to mean that Louisiana's rights would
be fully protected by the Marine Hospital Ser
vice and the Treasury Department.
The Southern Pacific Railway is still having
trouble in handling the United States mail 1t
has used an engine and freight to go
through Calcasieu. but finds the method OF
handling troublesome and expensive. The de-
cision Of Iberia parish east Of Calcasieu, put
up her bars against everything, added TO the
difficulties of the road
MEMPHIS ENTIRELY BOTTLED UP