Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-12

NEW ORLEANS, August 12.-In spite of
the large number of cases of fever reported
during the past three or four days, hope
continues to run high here. 1t Is due to
the fact that there are practical evidences
that the crusade against the mosquito Is
telling. More than two weeks have now
elapsed since the death or curing of cases
at a number of points above Canal street
and there has been no temperance Of the
fever where those existed. nor in
the immediate neighborhood. That Is taken
to Indicate the effectiveness of screening
and disinfection. which tn the one in
Seance has prevented mosquitoes fsom
biting patients within the first three days
OF illness and in the other bias worksd~the
destruction OF all mosquitoes in the in
.fected houses and neighborhoods. The re-
suit Is increased faith In the mosquito
theory. e,,..-:
In this connection II Is shown by the
omcial reports that while fifty-three Of the
eixty-one new cases ofiicially reported in
the preceding twenty-four hours In the
lower section, there are fewer than ever In
the originally infected district which is still
fhickly Inhabited. The reason given for this
70 that the drastic measures Of fumigation
and disinfection instituted by the federal
authorities are rapidly Kidding the district
OF mosquitoes.
A Quarantine Relaxation.
A moderate relaxation In quarantine reg
-nlations is recorded. Trains are again run
ming through Lake Providence, La, no
cases of suspicious fever being discoverable
there or in the vicinity. Lafayette. La
has rescinded its previous action and will
recognize detention and health certificates
and receive freight in disinfected cars
Calcaseu parish will permit travel be-
tween points in that parish. except Bon
Ami and will take disinfected freight from
New Orleans. Pointe Coupee which at
hrst refused to handle goods from New Or
leans. has submitted to education and will
abide by the regulation of the state board
of health.
However. the attempt to open detention
camp at Fontainbleau, Miss has been
abandoned and the federal doctors and
workmen have left there A Camp near
New Orleans may ultimately be located
: but up to the present the effort to open up
hississippi to people from New Orleans has
failed.
Failure to Report a Case.
In connection with the failure to report
cases some action may be taken In the in
stance of sailor who died yesterday In a
lodging house. No report of the existence
OF yellow fever In the place had been made
and when the report of the death was made
1t was to the efrct that the man had sue
cumbed to yellow fever If any one can h.
held responsible for violation of law an ex
ample viii be made in this case
The cases on reserve plantation have
been thoroughly Isolated. There have been
eight altogether, and one death not far
away. There is an additional suspicious
case at Bon Ami, but the feeling of alarm
has passed. At Patterson the situation Ia
Wen IN hand the disease assuming milder
form, now that skilled physicians and
nurses have taken charge OF the sickness
The street cleaning work here continues
and arrangements have been made to keep
the city forces employed Sunday
Home for Trained Nurses.
kingsley house has been put in condition
for trained yellow fever nurses Comforta-
Bile accommodations have been arranged.
All nurses who take yellow fever cases
may go there to rest and sleep, and thus
cease to endanger residences and boarding
houses in which they have been living
Increased confidence IN the ability of
scientists to prevent the spread OF yellow
fever is expected to result from the expert
ence at Bunkie Twenty-Five days have
elapsed since the case was discovered there
and there has been no further Infection
That is attributed TO the fact that the case
was instantly placed In the hands of an ex-
pert from here and all modern precautions
taken TO confine the Infection and destroy
the focus
Gueydan. La, through the abandonment,
of train service. was cut off from food sup
piles, Ice and mail. but the citizens have
partly overcome their troubles by the or.
ganiza ton of a star route service through
which they are again getting letters and
papers. The food supply, however is run
ming low. and they are demanding that
train service shall be resumed
Surgeon General Wyman's Statement
With reference to the request of the
state board of Tennessee that the public
health and marine hospital service aid ir
the maintenance with the quarantine serv
ice. Surgeon General wyman said today
that Surgeon Young with headquarters a
jackson. Miss. is In charge of the marin.
hospital service in that territory, an office
in whom he had perfect confidence, and h,
would be instructed to take such steps al
might be necessary to protect all interests
concerned.