Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-12
MANY new CASES OF FEVER
Surgeon White Not Surprised BY Apparent
Spread Of Epidemic.
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION PROCEEDS
Large Increase Accounted for by
More Nearly Complete Reports
Funeral of Archbishop
Chappelle.
,Ew ORLEANS. Aug. n.-omcial report

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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. u.-Oficial report
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The days record is something of an i'm
provement Of the day before, both as to new
cases and new points of infection and is
taken as an encouraging sign. a large ma
jority of the sub-foci are above Canal
street. one Of them being at Carrolton. The
proportion of Italians is much larger than
the day before.
with Surgeon White Of the marine hos
pital service frankly expressing no sur
prise at the increase in the number of new
cases Of fever and expecting that for some
time to come there will be a large quota
brought to light daily the people of New
Orleans have made up their minds to await
in patience the results OF the federal cam
paign which Is now fairly In swing The
life of stegomyia mosquito has not been
definitely ascertained, but the fever had
made so much headway when It was dis
covered and prevailed so generally in the
lower sections of the city since then that
there are doubtless many of the insects
which have escaped the disinfecting cru
sade launched against them and they may
be expected to transmit the disease for
some days longer at least. It is consd-
cred TO have been demonstrated that some
of the physicians have heretofore neglected
to report cases and that has made It diff
cult for the health authorities to maintain
a complete record of all the cases in exist
ence
Campaign of Education.
The campaign OF education and per
suasion, however is beginning to tell and
DR.. White begins to see light ahead from
the apparent willingness of the physicians
to cooperate with him to the extent Of
making known the sickness that occurs in
their private practice.
Up to noon today a dozen fever cases
were reported and owing to the fact that
none Of these were cases turned up by
the official inspectors. but cases submitted
by the doctors themselves. was taken as
an encouraging sign. DIR. White himself
is much pleased with the evidence Of i'm
| provement in the situation He unbosomed
| himself sufficiently to make that plain to-
day, saying:
The manner in which the new cases are
/ being reported shows that our work is
! progressing. as we are getting better or
ganized. Work OF organization takes time,
: but we are very we'll pleased with the
! situation. We find 1t better.
DIR. White was able today to make MS
| first public announcement of his detailed
organiza tion. II took the shape of an as
| signment OF his assistants to each of The
seventeen wards of the city. There are two
medical inspectors assigned TO each of the
larger wards, and one to each of the smaller
wards. Each headquarters is located In
! the central section of the ward and the
| officers in charge will personally employ
! the men whom they need to assist them IN
the campaign Nearly all of DR.. White s
stan has now reached here.
Hospital Surgeon stricken.
An unexpected blow was struck at the
marine hospital stan today when one OF
| the men here who went to assist in the fight
| against the disease was himself stricken.
The victim is Surgeon c. Nj. Berry. DR..
Berry is a Texan by nativity but has lately
been stationed in New York. He was one
of the first to reach New Orleans. and be-
cause he has been through the Cuban cam
paign and had the fever in Texas, he was
considered to be immune and was put in
charge of the work in the originally in
fected area where the fever has ragged most
fercely Dr. Berry has been doing yoeman
| service in the matter of disinfection. He
! was taken i'll yesterday, and today his case
developed into one of yellow fever. In order
that he might have the best of treatment
he was removed late today to the Tourc
inhrmary, where special yellow fever wards
have been provided and where he is ex-
pected speedily to recover.
DR.. White has impressed on his surgeons
who are to do work in the foreign neigh
borhoods, the great virtue of patience
Many OF the Italians and other residents
are unfamiliar with the methods OF tn,
health authorities. and DR.. White is seeking
to treat them with the least possible harsh
ness in order that they may gain confdenc,
I'm what is being done to control the fever
A force of 100 men were engaged toda!
I'm the work of disinfecting in the lowe
section OF the city.
There were eighty-three patients at tn
emergency hospital today. Earlier in tn
campaign, when the number of case
treated there were considerably fewer, tn
death rate was higher, but II has now beel
considerably lessened and daily, patient
are being discharged as cured.
At Patterson there are now som
thirty cases Financial and other assist
ance is said TO be needed. There has bee
considerable spread Of the disease there
the infected areas Today three yello1
fever nurses were sent TO Patterson by tn
state Board OF Health
Governor Blanchard today placed $40 OC
at the disposal of Chairman Janvier Of tn
citizens committee Governor Blanchar
having made arrangements for the loan c
100000. the financial agents Will turn tn
money over as it is needed.
Funeral of Archbishop.
In the presence of congregation c
mourners that partly filled the cathedra
and with some fifty priests participating /
- the services mass was said today for Arch
bishop Chappelle. The interment in IN
e crypt of the cathedral followed Arct
4 | bishop Chappelle was the second head {
the diocese to succumb TO the diseas
=. Bishop Neckare, the fourth bishop OF III
diocese, died Of yellow fever here in 1888.
t Banana shipments stopped.
| CAIRO, Ill, Aug. u.-Secretary Egan
! the Illinois State Board Of Health toda
| announced that Surgeon General Wyman
| the United States navy had ordered the di
( continuance OF banana shipments from Ne
Orleans This Is a relief 10 inhabitants
southern illinois, as the banana trains haN
been worrying them for some tim
Banana trains from Mobile will be admitte
a and messengers can accompany them,
e they hold valid health certificates. d
e | LoveWeu reports that he has establishe