Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-14
REJOICING over THE
SMALL DEATH RATE
New Orleans People Believe
They Control Situation.
OUTSIDE TOWNS GALL FOR AID

OUTSIDE TOWNS GALL FOR AID
The Federal ard State Authorities
Are Doing All in Their Power to
Help Rural communItIes-steamer
Resumes trips.
New Orleans, Sept. 13.-Showers
and sunshine In the day time with
cooler nights continue here but con-
trary to expectations there Is no re-
sultipg increase in the mortality which,
In the past. has been heavy under such
adverse meteorological conditions.
There was little change in the
yellow fever situation today. DR.. War.
ner is lmpresSing upon the people the
necessity OF guarding against indif'
ference.
TT Is true" said DR.. Warner, today,
that owing to the lectures OF DIR.
Kohnke, the doubling Thomases, like
the mosquitoes. have grown less, but
one doubling Thomas or one infested
mosquito can do great damage We
have not stopped It entirely The
greatest ianger to my mind Is the fail.
ure OF physicians to recognize yellow
fever and therefore say that every
citizen might promptly to report sick.
ness whether II Is In his own home or
In his neighbours. II will do no harm,
ard 1t may save many lives"
The theaters are TO open here at the
end OF the week. Both have stock com.
panies. A third, the GreeDwall, may
open a week later. II the Texas au
thorities will permit companies from
hero to enter that state and play the
Texas circuit. Manager Greenwall to-
day wrote the Texas authorities on the
subject
Excellent Effect Of Death Rate.
The clean score In the matter OF
deaths In the preceding "a hours has
had a moat excellent AFFECT on the
people Of New Orleans. and in such
evidence that the fever Ia under con-
troll to respond 10 the appeal OF DIR.
White to exert themselves TO the ut.
most In the war against the mosquito.
1t Is felt by the authorities not to be
matter of great difficulty to stamp
out the fever. II the people will faith.
fully follow instructions now that the
malignant character OF the disease has
disappeared,
Appeals continue TO come 10 the gov.
ernor and the state board OF health
from the country for assistance. Lee.
vile has been In need OF help and
Governor Blanchard Is to send money
there while the wholesale merchants
here hav contributed q carload Of pro.
visions. TalluIah Il In the throes OF
dependency but DR.. ChaSsaiEnac and
stan Of nurses are scheduled 20
reach there today and II Ia believed
that the town thereafter will again
take heart.
People contlnne 10 leave Lake Prov.
idenoe. and the authorities are making
no effort 70 detain them because the
fewer Number Of people who remain
In the town the sooner win the dis.
ease BE- checked for want OF material.
-Four new cases 81 fever have ap-
pearei at lAFOurche crossing. where
there was fever about ain weeks ago.
but the settlement Is completely isolAt
ed AMI Il Is thought tina, the disease
can d. prevented from spreading. The
Patterson situation Ia still serious and
the community Is completely out OF
funds-
TIE steamor FFanlS n. HAyne leaves
today for the river points. This Is the
nrSt boat u leave for that section
since the fever nrsi Appeared. People
in TIE country tributary TO TIE o..a
ehita river have ben shut OF from
NeS OglcAns Tor neaSy seven weeks
ana are IN sore need II provisions an Z
nsrchandiss Reccaay they arp@al
ed % booal merchants and The board
Of trstc toy relief and the starting O.
the Hayne Is the resul. The steam
81 via be permitted TO ilseharge and
rcccsye irs,ght 9nSSg sstA rVgula,ior.
a. tOoal health boards my inpose