The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
THE STRICKEN CITY
BREATHES EASIER.
FEVER CONDITIONS IN NEW Or
LEANS IMPROVING DAILY.
FEWER CASES AND DEATHS
Better Sanitation Will Result from the
City's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at
other Points-Progress of
Cholera In Germany.


fever record up TO six D. m. Tnesday1s
as follows: New cases, 30; total cases,
2.1l1; deaths on Tuesday, 2; cases under
treatment, $50; cases discharged, l,487.
The impression which Mondays unex-
pected leap IN new cases caused gave
way toIa feeling Of intense satisfaction
Tuesday when there Was renewed evil
dence that yellow fever here Is almost
completely under control. Some Of the
physicians are inclined 10 take issue
with the statement that Or. Berge's ar
rest Influenced them 10 more thorough
report Of existing cases, but whatever
the cause, II Is the belief now, among
the federal authorities and the public
at large, that henceforth perfect faith
may be placed In the accuracy Of the
daily figures.
Better Sanitation.
Improved sanitation In all the built
up parts Of the city will be the inevl-
table result OF the passing misfortune.
The federal authorities who have been
here In the thick Of the fight point out
that there Is wide room for H. The sew
eTage and water system which Is now
under construction, Is intended 10 sup
ply population OF 100000, more than
double that OF the city at present. Six,
teen millions OF dollars are being spent
on sewerage, water and drainage.
Commercial Travellers Idle.
While guarantees In Louisiana. Mis-
slsslDpl and Alabama are not seriously
interfering now with freight, they abso-
Iutely prohibit passenger traffic with
out detention. Some towns even refuse
70 recognize detention certificates In
consequence, several thousand CONNER
cial travellers are still idle. and business
Is principally carried on by mail. The
railroads are making preparations TO
handle the cotton crop, and carry cot
tonseed TO the mills No serious handi-
caDrto the movement OF cotton IL APP
pretended.
Many Cases in TalIuIah.
From Tallulah, Madison Parish, La,
Is reported rather serious
state Of affairs. Some 10 or 20
cases OF yellow fever have appeared
there during the past few days. Al
Lane, secretary Of the Fifth Louisiana
district leyee board. died Tuesday, and
several others are critically H. A week
ago DIT. Krauss gave the town a clean
bill OF health, but the fever reappeared
there last Saturday.
Situation in Vicksburg.
Vlcksburg, Miss. Sept. G.--With SIX
new cases Of yellow fever up TO six D. m.
Tuesdays record was the worst since
the disease made It's appearance here.
OF the new cases FIVE are white one OF
them prominent lawyer. They are
widely scattered, almost every section
of the town apparently being Infected
so far there have been no deaths. and
none OF the sick Is seriously Ill
Patient Dies In Atlanta.
Atlanta. Ca. Sept. 81 Atlapta's only
yellow fever cage resulted fatally short
~ AFTER noon Tuesday. The patient.
J. ci carrutbers who arrived from
Pfnsa"oIa last Friday and who was sent
~ ibe detention hospital several miles
from the city died after an attack ~
yellow feger OF a pronounced type No
other caseg have reached here, and none
rs expected. With the vigorous preeau-
IoEs that have been taken 10 exclude
even suspicious cases from outside
points.
Two New Cases Mt Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla. Sept. 1.-TWO new
cases Of yellow fever have developed
here since Monday. These were Mrs.
A. Kitterer, a victim who has been
I'll more than week, but who Is just
now pronounced a yellow fever vic
tim. Tuesday Boykin Jones. promi-
nent broker, was stricken. Physicians
are expecting a large increase in the
number Of new cases on account Of its
being the twelfth day since fever made
its appearance.
Five Deaths Today.
New Orleans, Sept. e,--The yellow
fever situation was not 50 favorable
today, Up TO noon there were FIVE
deaths and seven new cases.