The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01

IetONelIoS II ID poiio'No
that there are not more than IS cases
under treatment, if that many.
Considerable encouragement is
drawn from the fact that only two new
foci have developed. One of these is
q nurse who attended Il patient at a
hospital and the other is i'll the vicinity
Of AIilnburg, where there has been a
suspicious case recently, but which had
been spirited away before the authori-
ties got hold Of it.
Although there was a considerable
increase in the number of deaths in
the twenty-fOur hours ending at 6
o'clock this evening, the fever Situa-
ton tonight is not regarded as unus-
uaIly alarming Tonight closed the
first week of the campaign since autOp-
Steal investigation disclosed the pre-
Yailing sickness to be yellow fever and
it was the belief of those engaged in
the work of trying to save New Or
leans from an actual epidemic and OF
demonstrating by the slow eradication
of the disease the correctness Of the
mosquito theory that progress had been
made.
There is large addition to the num-
Der of cases prevailing below Canal
street with Il considerable distribution
of new centerS and there have appear
ed during the week q dozen cases
above Canal street, but no reports are
at hand of spread of the disease from
the outlying infection and the new
cases can still be traced to the original
source.
The success OF physicians in pre-
venting serious outbreaks i'll new
neighborhoOds in which the disease
has appeared, is of course taken to
mean that practical results are obtain
ed from the thorough system OF screen
ing which is now iii vogue. so tnor-
oughly has the work been systematic
cd. that as soon as Il case is reported,
representatives of the board, armed
with screens and diSinfectantS are nur-
ried to the house of the sufferer ana
every DrecautiOn is thereafter taken 70
make him or ner immune to the at
tIckS of the stegOmyia.
Meantime good results are showing
from the establishment of emergency
hOsDitaI which is serving to relieve Ger
tain quarters of serious cases ana
thereby enables expeditions disln1ec-
tion OF infected premises.
New Orleans, July 29.-Much nope Is
drawn from comparison OF condlliolls
now and those of 1878, when serious
endemic occurred. The first case to ap-
pear then was brought by ship lanu-
ed near st. Mary'S market. From tnat
center the fever rapidly spread INTO
every part of the city and to the states
of Louisiana and Mississippi, beslues
reaching Memphis and even CAIRO,
Ills. Memphis was then almost depop
uIated, and 1000 lives were swept
away. z
The present fever has now admtteu-
lv been in New Orleans for three weeks
in a severe form, but the spread out
side of the Italian quarter has been 50
slioht that there are not seventy-hVe
cases of the go or more reported. out
side of the original zone of infection.
Dr White announced today tnat
three detention camps, organized 10
Give nprsons who want to leave New
Orleans an opportunity to meet the
quarantine requirements of other
states. were in full operation. The thlrd
to he opened is at Harahan, Where ac-
Communications are provided Tor ten per
sons daily.
The conference of the representa-
+;ros of the health boards OF the va
rious Southern states which Dr. SOU
chon has called to meet here tomorrow
is NOT likely to materialize. DR.. Sou.
cbon has received no acceptances OF
his Invitation. Reports which nave
-been sent out that there is any con
f,ict between the scientific forces WHICH