New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
FEVER NEWS SUPPRESSED.
Holy Mater Breeds Mosquitoes and
Is Banished from Churches.
W-oRLEANs FEVER RECORD.
IRy Telegraph TO The Tribune. !


New-Orleans. Aug. 26.-The biggest sensation
of the yellow fever scare here was sprung to-
day, when all the prominent people of the state
received circular letters from unknown
source, which are expected to bring on inn
mediateIy an investigation by the grand jury as
to now yellow. fever allowed to exist in New
Orleans for two months before any steps We're
taken to check 1t or any public announcement
made of its presence here.
In address last night Or. Joseph Holt.
known all over the world as a yellow fever ex-
pert, and the who drafted and enforced
the quarantine regulations which kept yellow
fever out of New-Orleans for twenty years.
practically charged that the city and State
health officials were cognizant of the presence
of the fever here and did everything possible
to suppress the fact.
DR.. Kohnke, City Health officer learning OF this
address. wrote 10 DR., Holt. demanding an ex-
planaton.
Here. is the letter which DR. Holt sent back:
Dr. Quitlnan Kohnke City Health Officer:
In reply to your note this instant received. L
have this to say: You are evidently trying
bluff game but. whether so or not, you can pop
your whip and wade in for ] make to you
neither apology nor explanation am only sorry
you were not present to hear my speech last
night
You are the creature who said to from
your official chair, when reported an early case
j
JOSEPH HOLT.
Some one got hold of these letters and had
them printed in the form of circular letter.
which is being distributed broadcast through
the city tonight and which has caused intense
excitement among the people of the city. 1t will
almost certainly preciptate the investigation Of
the underlying causes of the presence of fever
in this city. This Investigation the people of
New-Oreans who on the inside have been
endeavoring to suppress until such time as
the fight the fever itself is over.
MAY DEMAND RESERVATIONS.
On the streets tonight it is freely predicted
that the designations of both DR.. Edmond Sou
chon president of the State Board Of Health.
and DIR. Ouitman Kohnke City Health officer.
will be necessary before everything is straight
ened out
For weeks to come there will be no more holy
water in the numerous Catholic churches of
the city DR. Juan Guteras this afternoon paid
a visit to the famous old st. Louis Cathedral.
AS a result of his Investigations it found
that the marble bowls which hold the holy
water were not immune from the propagation
of mosquitoes and that the water in these
bowls was a prolific incubator for the steg-
omyia faciata.
The result OF DR.. Guiteras's investigation was
at once reported to DR.. White. and result
the holy water will either be renewed daily or
there will be none I'm the churches of the city.
It developed to-day that had it not been for
DR. White the cases of yellow fever at Gulf
port would never have been reported Several
days ago yellow fever patient sent from
Gulfport to this city. DR.. White reported this
fact to Surgeon General Wyman who stirred
I'D Surgeon Wasden, who Is in charge along
the Gulf coast. After the stirring UP three new
ca ses were reported at once by DR.. Wasden.
DEATH RATE HIGHER
day than for some time, but the number of
new cases is lower. Dr. White is conf
dent that he has the entire situation fully
der control. and that. although few sporadic
cases may be reported during the month Of Oc-
tober the fever will be stamped out during the
next three weeks
on account of the fever the opening of the
racetracks here has been postponed until about
November L. when both tracks will begin again.
The opening of the public schools has been
postponed until October l. instead of the mid
die of September.
Tomorrow and Monday 10 he general
igatng days for the entire city and mill
ions of mosquitoes will suffer sudden death,
Camp Wyman. on the Southern Pacific. has
been reopened and twenty sick people were sent
there to-day This means that the camp is filled
for seven days more.
The news that the State BOARD of Kentucky
has auarantined against Louisiana has practi-
cally put a stop To the business of the Louis
their through tra61o.