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 CALL FOR AID
The Federal ard State Authorities
Are Doing All in Their Power to
Help Rural communltlss-steam
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-
sulting 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 impressing upon the people the
necessity OF guarding against indlf.
ference
1T is true" said DR.. Warner. today,
that owing to the lectures Of Dr..
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 II entirely. The
greatest LANCER 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 Il is in his own home or
In his neighbours. II will do no harm,
and It 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
here 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 most excellent affect on the
people OF New Orleans, and In such
evidence that the fever Is under con.
troll to respond 70 the appeal OF DR..
White to exert themselves to the ut.
most In the war against the mosquito,
II is folt by the authorities not 70 be
a 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 TO 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 a carload OF pro
visions. Tallulah Is In the throes OF
dependency but DR.. Chassaignac and
stan Of nurses are scheduled 10
reach there today and II 10 believei
that the town thereafter will again
take heart.
People continue to leave Lake Prov,
idenoe, and the authorities are making
no effort to detain them because the |
fewer number OF people who remain
In the town the sooner viii the dis
ease be checked for want OF material, |
Your new cases Of fever have Gp,
pearei at LaFtOurche crossing, where
there was fever about sin weeks ago
bat the settlement Is completely isolat
ed aBi Il Is thought that the disease
can b. prevented from spreading. The
Patterson situation Is still serious and
tho community Is completely out of
funds.
The steamer Frank q. Hayne leaves
today for the river points. This L. the
hrst boat TO leave for thAs section
since the fever hrst appeared. People
In the couussy tributary 10 tbe Qua.
chltA river have been shut OF from
New Orleans for nearly seven weeks,
and are In sore need Of provisions AM
Recently they appeal
"a 10 local merchants and the board
81 trade tor relief ard the starting OF
he Hayne n the resalt The steam.
pr viii be permitted to discharge ana
receive freight under such rrgulatioas
As local health boards mas impose.
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