Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-12
FEVER SBCGUMBS TO
MEDICAL SCIENCE
Authorities Say Fight Against
the Plague is Won.
-rRAvEL CONTINUES 70 NcREAsG
a Striking ShrinkasS In New Cases
and Deaths During the Past Week
Has Put New Life Into the Inhabl.
tants Of the Crescent City.


Has Put New Life Into the lnhabl.
tants Of the Crescent City.
New Orleans, Oct. 1.-THE an.
nOmOement by the Marine hospital
service that the work Of lighting mos
Oultoes In which the force Of the gov
eminent have been engaged since Aug.
8 as well as the fumigatlOn Of squares
IN which q case Of fever Appeals will
be permanently discontinued beginning
today, is accepted as q declaration by
the federal forces that the dght waged
against the fever Is about over and
that there will be a steady decline OF
1t until 1t finally disappears with the
frost, II indeed, 1t is not wiped out
D.. somewhat earlier
The cases now appearing are so few
and so mild that very little difficulty Is
experienced in handling them.
Fewer cases now are under treat.
ment than at any time since the begin
ming Of August and there will be a
sweeping reduction Of them from this
zine forward.
With cooler weather probable for this
week, q striking shrlnkage is expect
cd In the weekly total OF both cases
and deaths. A fall In temperature TO-
day followed the cessation Of rain aud
with It's continuance the few remaining
mosquitoes that are infected may be
expected to disappear.
Travel continues to increase. and
New Orleans people are returning to
their homes Ia every direction, while the
hotels and boarding houses report
more strangers here now than at any
time since tle FIRST announcement OF
the presence Of the fever.
While the fever situation is improv.
ing generally throughout the state, the
'eaths in the preceding q hours were
more numerous than usual, numbering
seven, They were, however. scatter.
cd among seven difiereht locahtieL
TIE number Of new cases Is every.
Waere dropping, and no new points OF
infection are reported.
The state board Of health wrote 20
Governor Blanchard requesting him TO
issue q proclamation Withdrawing the
proclamation Of quarantine against the
PCrts to the south of New Orleans,
which went into eject May /, The
board asks that an exception be made
IS 10 Colon and points on the isthmua
Of Panama. Vessels from Colon will
be fumigated at the mouth Of the river,
but not detained. The governors
proclamation will Be effective Nov. /.
and viii remove all restrictions against
maritime traffic.
Cooler Weather Promised.
With q promise Of colder weather
tomorrow and throughout the state, n,
creased improvement n ne yellow few
eT situation Is looked Tor both IN the
matter o. the reduction ~ cases and IN
sthe removal o. 0uarantineA
Tue United States weather bureau
seodHy issReI ItS hrst extensive frost
warning for the uorthern portion e TIE
west gulf secti0H- There arV prodie-
tons Os frost In northwestern AFtAR.
saS and the northern portion q west
Teas. while Il Is predicted that eold.
6F weather vas reached 10 tha sell
rcuaGl wednesday. VITA q tambie 10
ths temperaiure and frost Il nsiEabor.
ing states, q IL believed that L0uialana
points viii become moro ausauabis 10
ths auErgatioa % PTeaidsut Souehul q
tha state board 10 lift their restrieiioas.
An iniUnetion eans br0uEhf T6uteF'
4ag ~ . EToeey kasPeF agaim the
marine Hospital service 70 pEavcut Ga
infection On The ETUund that - stock
wUaid - damaEs9 uaa ~ tried today
10 Wpnt ever aHtl tomorr0u. al u0u
that ~. W'hltF has ogdsret q auaPea
aioa q f4mlEarioa. SEcspt Weese asati
90 fsfcr eEiHt. @ nay 30 - trlr9 81 e.
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