The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-26
YELLOW SCOURGE
KILLS 81; 50llL.L. Il.
Two Additional Deaths
From Fever Yesterday
In New Orleans.
OVER $50 CASES
UP TO THIS TIME.
Every Precaution Being Taken toc
Stamp Disease Out and Ply
sicians Declare They Are
Satisfied With the Out ~
look Official Statement
Of Progress Of Fever.
YELLoW FEvER ElN NEW.

(By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, July 25.--There has
been no material change In the fever
situation day. Two more deaths were
reported !,
Tonight, In response to the request
OF the State Board Of Health, the City
suspicious and actual causes OF yellow
fever and deaths and the figures az is-
sued by the State Board show: @
Between July 18th and July 21st there
were about 100 cases, suspicious and pos :
6 Tive, and twenty deaths. Since then
there have been fIfty-four cases and
Z twelve deaths up to the 24th, making, all
told, 154 cases and thIrty.tWo deaths.
To-day there were two Deaths making
athrty:four to date. There are about
fifty cases under treatment.
&s Or. George B. Young, United States
marine hospital service. has been as
signed TO take charge OF the inspection
OF trains. to CO. o-operate with the States
and localities which have Instituted
quarantines, and he will make his head
quarters In jackson. Miss,
To Prevent Spread.
Physicians arcareporting promptly all
cases OF fever, and immediate steps are
that the prospects Of restricting the In
fection are considered bright. The emer-
gcncy hospital. on Dumane Street, was
equipped to-day and placed in charge of
DR.. Hamilton p. Jones, who had charge
OF the isolation hospital In, 1897. He has
ms his assistant DR.. l.. J. FACET, q noted
yellow fever authority and a man con-
versant with the Italian characteristics.
Tho advisory board Of the City Board
OF Health began active work to-day. and
It will have immediate charge OF the
work of ferrcttng out the new foci Of
Infection and carrying out the sanitation
and isolation. should any develop. It
will also have general supervision over
the campaign OF education and the clean
ing OF the city. screening OF cisterns and
houses, etc Surgeon White and Surgeon
Guitcras, OF the Marine Hospital service.
have completed all plans for the cstao-
IIshment of the detention camps along
the different railroad trunk lines, and
have selected the physicians IN charge.
who have already selected their stans.
The equipment Is on the way. day
was spent in trips TO different locations
to locate sits for the detention camps
Quarantine Against City.
In view OF the complications outside t 9
and inside auarantines, the State board
will tomorrow quarantine the state
against the city Of New Orleans and
such territory in the immediate vicinity
Of New Orleans which desires to main
tain open communication with the city.
This will result In relieving the quarnn-
tines which Mississippi has placed against
the whole State, and which pr. Tabor,
OF Texas. threatened. Dr.. = x. Ross'
who was left here By DIR. TIA Dor to report
to him on the developments, left for
Houston tonight we'll pleased with the
outlook and tho local authorities and
expressing confidence that they would
s do all that could be done.
Licutenant- Colonel Mausc United States
army, has sent his report to Lieutenant
General Chnffee as to the soldiers at
Jackson barracks md tomorrow Will
inspect Fort st. Phlllpp. He sees no rea-
son to remove the troops.