Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-07


New Orleans, Sept. Sup to noon
today there were seven new cases of
yellow fever reported and five deaths
New Orleans, Sept. 6.-Clear and
cooler weather continues here with lit
tie change in the yellow fever situa-
ton. There is a large daily discharge
of recovered patients and with the
deaths SO few the feeling of hopeful
ness increases daily.
A satisfactory record for the day in
cases and deaths is indicated by the
early reports today.
Owing to the physical impossibility
of completing the screening Of all els
terms with wire by the first of Octo-
ber, the present ordinance is to be
amended extending the date uatil PEI
haps December /. Cheesecloth screens
will serve until them
In connection WITH the matter oil
screening it is announced that the
board of directors has decided to re-
move the cisterns from all the public
school replacing them with filters
furnishing an inexhaustible supply OF
Mississippi river water.
Reports from Country Favorable.
With the exception of Lake PrOvi-
dence and Tallulah, near each other
in North Louisiana, yellow fever re
ports, both from city and country,
appear favorable in character, Local
ly there are many evidences of the
success of the mosquito theory, most
conspicuous of which is the fact that
in the list of new cases tax tle pre-
Gliding twenty-four hours there is not
a single one from the original area
of infection, the "A squares in which
the fever first appeared, though there
are hun Ireds of non.immunes in the
district.
Superhuman work in the matter OF
disinfection and the eradication OF
mosquitoes has been done in this sec.
ton, and while the infection has not
dom from new cases in Iicates that the
disease has been shorn of much OF
its power.
The attempt to postpone moving
day for a month has had to be aban-
doned, House rentals in New Orleans
cover the year from September 80 tel
October /. A large majority of tnem
have been signed and endless cOnfu
sion and litigation would probably fol.
low an attempt to prevent tenants
from changing their abOdes Though
it has been decided that all tenants
shall notify the authorities of their in
tention to move and steps will be TAX.
en- to perform thorough disinfection
at premises where there is a cnange
OF occupants.
In order to reach the poorer classes
Dr. Warner is arranging to hold meet.
ings in the various factories of the
city Proprietors have been asked
to set aside half hour or more in
which an educational meeting may be
held.
The state board of health is to send
further relief to Tallulah and Lake
Providence where there has been Sc.
rioHs rescrudescence of the fever. Dr..
TichenOr has wired that the infection
is thorough in Tallulah, that the fe.
male nurses are needed Tents have
been sent to Lake Providence, but
though needed badly, there is no train
to take them there and the health OF.
ticer, Officer Bernard, has wired DR..
Souchon for help.
The death of Secretary A. l.. Lane
of the fifth district levee board at Tai
lulah, of yellow fever has added to the
alarm in that town. Denial is print.
ed there that there is any fever on
Grand Isle This island is situated
in the gulf in Jefferson parish, and is
popular summer resort 1t was
said that two hundred people from
LeeVille had gone there and spread
the infection, but DR.. Engelbach has
written that no refugees have appear.
ed on the island
One hundred and forty screened cars
have been collected at Chalmette tC
handle the cargo of the United Fruit
company's steamer Limon from Port
Limon, which is on ner way up the
river with 55,108 punches of bananas
the largest cargo ever brought to an
American port The Limon is equipped
with modern refrigerating plant and
comes from section where there has
been no yellow fever this year Ital
ian laborers will pc sent to Chalmette
to discharge her cargo.
The Italian relief committee said to-
day that it has distributed 2,226 ra
tions during the past six days from
its Toulouse street headquarters.
Chairman Patenro announces that
conditions in the original district are
vastly improved, practically all the
panic having subsided. Conditions are
expected to grow constantly better now
that the fever in this district is un
doubtedly on the wane
AtIanta's Patient Dies.
Atlanta, Sept. 6.-John G. Caruthers,
the Pensacola man who developed vel.
low fever the day after he arrived in
atn folr IL fsoixs