The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

from yellow fever were recorded to-
day UP to 6 D. m. making a tctal to
date of fortv-two. The number OF
now eases reported yesterday but
complied today is eleven. making all
told to date 1866 There are now nine
teen foci of infection.
The organization Of forces for fight
ing the spread of the infection and
for a carr paign of education and Drac-
tical application of the MOSQUITO ex-
termination plans has been COMPLETED
and besides 100 men put on as extras
to clean cutters by the city. $50 men
are working as part of the system
of sanitation. Citizens clubs are being
organized in wards and these ward
clubs will form precinct clubs and a
canvass from house to house to as
sure the screening Of every cistern
and the oiling of every cess pool ana
water pond. The business men have
provided the funds for this work and
as the people are aroused to the 1eces-
sjtv for action there will be no let up.
Yielding to the sentiment of the COM
uuIiLy the state board of health on
Monday adopted new regulations for
tie Iruit ships. providing that they
should remain six days at sea. between
the last port and New Orleans and re-
uuiring fumigation at port Of depart
ure and fumigation here after the dis
charge Of the cargo. Yesterday the
steamship Anselm of the United Fruit
COMPANY was allowed to come up at
nd a
and according to the ships papers,
she stoured at the quarantine station
exactly forty minutes during which
time her crow of Al men were exam
ined and passed. This aroused the
reoDle to action and this forenoon
MAYOR Rehrman. Attorney General
Gull. Ex-Governor Hurd and Colonel
Charles JanVier waited on President
Souchon. Of the state board OF health.
and insisted that The regulations pe
made immediately effective, regardless
Of the fruit ships at sea or on the way
up The board of health desired to
give these ships an opportunity to
come and then put the new regulations
into effect. Dr.. Souchon after the con-
ference. decided to nut the regula-
tions into immediate effect. and so IN
formd the quarantine office. Later
he summoned the fruit importers to
his office ard explained the matter
to them. Naturally they objected. but
they realized that the sentiment of the
community was such that personal
considerations would not be allowed
to enter into the present emergency.
The DeOpie are convinced that the in
fecrion was brought here by tn" fruit
steamers and if it became necessary to
make regulations so stringent as to
drive them away. in the present feel
ing such regulations would De en-
forced. While handling the present
emergencv some thOught is being
given to the future and on all sides
there is sentiment that nothing shall
stand in the wsv of future immunity
from mosquito fever. as it is called
now. In view of the many Guaran-
tine complications which have arisen.
DIR. SOuchon has called conference
here next SUNDAY of the health ofn-
GERS of Louisiana. Mississippi and
alabama to discuss quarantine regula-
tons and devise a system by which
travellers can be admitted with certifl-
Gates of the marine hospital service.
Surgeon White who is in charge of all
the government work. Will be present
ard participate.
The work of locating the detention
camps is progressing though 1t mas
been slower than at first anticipated.
The residents of Kenrer. fourteen
miles from New Orleans on the Illi-
nois Central railroad objected to the
camp aNG it will be located at Hara-
han. AMI Gravity yards.
The locations of the camps have
been fixef: and supplies are now being
sent to them.
The infection in the original focus
seems to be diving out as fewer new
cases are being reported from there.
which is a hopeful sign. indicating
that the modern methods have been
effective. The work is now to locate
the new foci and treat them in the
same manner
Physicians are now reporting all
cases Of fever whenever there is the
slightest SUSPICION. rigid sanitary rules
are applied with the result that up
to noon there has been no spread of
any case frorn any of these new foci.
Those which are developing are all
-traceable directly to the original focus
in the Italian quarter.
The emergency fnsnital was opened