The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
TERRIFIC STORM
 IN NEW ORLEANS Causes Very Little Interruption
 to Work DEATH LIST AGAIN SMt Plans Are Already We'll Under Wa, for the Establishment of the Per manent Emergency Hos
 pital on River Front.
DEATH LIST AGAIN SMt
OFFICIAL REPORT TO 6 P. M.

New Orleans, September 30.-A terrific rainstorm that temporarily put many streets under water descended on the city today, but as the water was speedily carried off by the drainage machines there was no Interruption of the work of either doctors or inspectors, and the number of new cases again gave satisfac- ton to the authorities.
 The death list was again a source of qualification, pointing unmistakably to the fact that the type of fever is exceed ingly mild. From the beginning of Au- gust the physicians were in state of continual suspense over the possibility that, as in former years, the fever would suddenly develop into a very malignant form Precisely the contrary was true from the end of August to the present time. During the month of August there was a total of 22S deaths. During Sep tember there has been less than half. or a total of Ill., an average of four a day.
 Daily Average of Deaths.
 Normally, when there is no epidemic of yellow fever here the number of deaths daily from all diseases averaged between IS and 20 day. Not unfavorable com parison is now made with the record of 1897. Then the fever appeared first on September 16. being immediately discov- cred because it was brought in when the flight took place from one of the towns on the Mississippi coast where the fever broke out. In that year during the week ending September 20 there were 125 cases of actual yellow fever reported and IT deaths. During the same week this year there were POT cases and 27 deaths It Is not contended that all of the cases that get into the official list this year are genuine fever, whereas in 1897, by reason of the fact that infected houses were immediately quarantined, there were many fewer suspicious cases reported. In that year the fever was increasing at this time, a large proportion of the total deaths occurring in October, while now it Is steadily waning, with a small mor- tality and every promise that 1t will com- pletely disappear before the coming month passes. Today completed the tenth week of the fight against the disease.
 Established Permanent Hospital.
 With the fight practically whipped, con- ferences are now proceeding In connection with the establishment of permanent iso- lation hospital by means of which 1t is hoped to forever avoid any further re- currence of yellow fever in epidemic form. Dr. White has been participant in these discussions. Following the example at Havana the fundamental aim of the pro motors is to secure a site likely to be most free of stegomyia mosquitoes It Is practi- cally decided that this will be on the river front where. because of the com- paratively few residences, this domestic mosquito is infrequently found. Two sites are under consideration, one at the upper and the other at lower limits Advantages in a river site will be found in its ac- possibility to ships which may bring cases here and in the fact that there will be less opposition to the location than if 1t was selected in an inhabited section. It Is promised that there will be ample money to complete the institution before next spring and that the present equip ment of the emergency hospital will suf- flee to furnish 1t.
 Nurses Do Yeoman Work.
 Miss Miner and Miss Dunn, two trained nurses, who were commended by the phy- sicsans for the yeoman work they did. returned from Tallulah today. Miss Miner suffered an attack of fever while there but expects to be completely restored within ten days. They said that tho change of conditions at Tallulah was amazing and that the fever Is now nearly eradicated. Nurses and doctors sent out by the state board are now returning from different parts of the state and within few days practically all of them will be withdrawn.
 With cheese cloth tackled across every window and with the doors locked. cars containing 106 Bohemian oyster shuckers, who are bound for Sulphur, La, passed