Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-14
FROST APPEARS IN
The FEVER DISTRICT
And Many Sections Declare the
Quarantine Removed.
BATON ROUGE OPENS IT'S DOORS
The Fact that Jack Frost Visited SO
Many Localities Has Caused New
Life to Spring Up All Over Plague
Stricken Sections.

Life to Spring Up All Over Plague
Stricken Sections.
New Orleans, Oct 13.-The weather
conditions are cool today and cold all
! through most of the rest of the state
and except for the fact that nest OF
fever mas been discovered at New IDe-
ria, the whole yellow fever situation
| is cheering.
Eighteen cases are now under treat
ment at New IBERIA and they have all
| been reported within the past two
days, indicating that the disease has
prevailed there for long time.
Failure to discover it before is ex
planned by The fact that the disease is
exceedingly mild.
A light frost was reported in tle
town and vicinity and tis anticipated
that the fever will be speedily wiped
out, although at present Their els soml
excitement and business is. suspended
One of the three new cases at Tallu.
lah, where frost has also been reported
is Miss Mas, a trained nurse, who
went from New Orleans to assist il
nursing the sick.
Franklin, La, where one case has
been diagnosed, is in st. Mary paris1
not far from Patterson, where the dis.
ease has been long prevalent Frank.
lin is the home OF United States Sen,
ator Foster, VINO reached that town
yesterday from his trip to the Philip.
pines. One death has occurred at Pat.
terson, d. F. Bishop, formerly of Kan.
sas, who was inspector of tle West,
ern niOn Telegraph company.
The appearance of frost over a large
section of Louisiana and Mississippi
promises to have immediate results in
removing the quarantines
AS result of it, Baton Rouge to.
day threw open its doors to the world
Several parishes have announced
that communication will be restored
next week. Express companies give
notice that large number of towns
that have been putting difficulties in
the matter of handling express matter
lave removed all restrictions.
The fever in New Orleans is being
rapidly overcome. There are now un.
der treatment only 164 cases and as a
result Of the fact that for the past ten
lays the number of new cases has been
diminishing this number will be large
ly reduced within the next week. The
number Of deaths tnis week will he by
far the lowest for any week since tle
fever started.
Az optimistic view of the situation is
taEca by the president along the Mis-
siss. pi gulf coast. Frost appeared al
many points yesterday, the cases are
being reduced in number and it is an
ticiDated that uninterrupted train ser
vice will shortly be resumed.
Past Assistant Surgeon Berry, who
left here some time ago for GulfpOr
and Sranton, has returned and reports
Improvement in the Gulfport situation
President JanVier has announced
that the subscriptions to the citizens
fund nave been closed. All the money
that is needed to complete the stamp
ing out Of the fever is at han1.
Owing to the existence of ouaran
tines the Tulane football t. am announc
es that there will be no football this
year with the southern universities
Owing to the uncertainty as to wler
the fever would be overcome. it was
to u.
matches
Notice has been given that the first
meeting Of the Louisiana railroad com
mission since the fever started will
take place On Nov. 6. A large amount
of business has piled up before the
commission.
With only two deaths over night and
very few cases reported during the
forenoon there was promise of another
low fever report for today. The
weather remains bright and cool.
DR. White returned today from Mo
bile, where he was engaged in con
ference over quarantine matters. He
said it was his expectation that by next
week there would be a general collapse
of guarantees.
Instead of going to Meridian to meet
DR.. Hunter he decided to return lere
and go tonight or tomorrow to Jack
son, where he will consult with the
Mississippi officials.
Baton Rouge has asked for a resump
ton of train service over the Missis
sippi Valley road and the railroad au
thorities have the matter under consid
GRAFTON.