The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-08-10
Sixty Persons Stricken With the
Dread Yellow Fever in New
Orleans Tuesday.
A TOTAL UP TO DATE OF 625.
The Increase Tuesday Was the Result
Of the Investigation Of a Number
OF Suspicious Cases.
Federal Authorities Have Determined
To. Treat Every Case Presenting
symptoms Of Yellow Fever az
Actual Yellow Fever.

New Orleans. Aug. 9.-Omcial re.
port to 6 D. m. Tuesday: New cases,
so. total to date. C25; deaths. 4: total
80 date. III; new sub-foci. II. totai
te date. ia
New Orleans. Aug. 9--If the present
chaotic condition OF quarantine mat.
tiers In Louisiana Is not speedily ter.
minated In obedience TO a proclama.
ton issued Tuesday. the state board
OF health has announced It's intention
Of Immediately invoking the civil pow
ers and. that falling OF asking Gov.
Blanchard to call ont the militia and
restore and maintain order The proc
lamation resulted from the letters
sent Monday BY the governor 10 Presi-
dent Souchon. The proclamation pro.
hibits any town. parish or village from
refusing admission TO a person from
non-infected locality holding a
health certificate not over "a hours old
OF 20 q person from an infected locali-
" who has spent six days In a deten-
ton camp and been discharged with a
marine hospital certificate. Interfer-
ence with the passage OF steamboats,
or trains Is forbidden unless they VIC
late legal quarantine regulations. No
mail, freight or express matter shall,
under the proclamation. be refused
from infected localities provided Il Is
carried In cars which have been fumi-
gated by the marine hospital service.
All persons who disregard these regu-
lations. whether under the semblance
of boards OF health or mass meetings.
are warned that they are liable
60 answer In the courts. II Is announc-
ed that no more illegal restrictions on
travel or commerce will be tolerated.
inspectors Are Busy.
Because OF the large number OF
cases reported the fever situation did
not have so favorable an aspect Tues.
day. but Il Is explained that the In
crease Is the result OF the investiga-
ton of a number OF suspicious cases
OF sickness. some Of which the health
authorities were unable to inquire in
to Monday. The inspectors OF the ma
rine hospital service spent much OF
tue Jay III lutiI lnNtHliNdAlph anu
their reports showed an increase In
the number OF cases from noon 10 3
O'Clock. The federal authorities have
determined to treat every case pre-
senting any symptoms of yellow fe-
yer as actually yellow fever, prefer
ring to take no risk of falling through
want OF vigilance. DR. White said II
he knew of every case of fever at pres
ent In the city as we'll as every case
that had existed he would feel that the
disease could be stamped out In 30
days. His policy therefore Is to lo-
cate every possible focus Of infection
so that every precaution may be ia
ken TO prevent additional infection.
Practically all doubt Of the raising
OF the fund OF quarter of million
desired by the government was re-
moved Tuesday when both the state
and city moved 10 assist the citizens
of New Orleans. Gov. Blanchard,
whom Chairman Janvier. of the citi-
zens' committee. had asked TO advance
s100.0 900, wired Mr.. Janvier that he
would make the loan as soon as he
heard from sufficient number OF
members OF the legislature II they Will
support an appropriation OF 100000
Affirmative answers are being re-
eeived.