Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-08-13
SMALL DEATH RATE
ENCOURAGING SIGN
Authorities Now Believe They
Can Win the Fight.
8 DEATHS AND 1s NEW CASES


August Is Considered the Critical
Notwithstanding Regulations Have
Been Somewhat Relaxed.
New Orleans, August 12.-There
were sixteen new cases of yellow fever
and five deaths reported by board of
health authorities.
New Orleans, August 12.-No mark
ed change was recorded in the yellow
fever situation today and the early
reports received at the marine hospit-
al offices indicated no serious turn
in the number of cases and deaths for
the day. August is critical month
when the fever appears early and the
relatively small number OF deaths in
the first IL days ON the month is re-
garded as justifying Dr. John Gutter
as statement in his interview given
at Mobile that the worst is over and
that the present fever will not be-
come like some of the terrible cpl
denies in the past. 1t is announced
here that the citizens committee fund
has now reached 100000, which, with
the amounts contributed by the city
and state, yields the quarter of a mil
lion, Whic hthe government desired to
be guaranteed before it began work.
All the money needed to carry on
most elaborate campaign of suppress
sion is therefore at hand.
The Venus from Port Limon laden
with fruit came into the river today
from New Orleans, orders were given
for her to go back to sea and to pro-
ceed to Mobile.
Italian Ambassador Meyer des
Planches, who has been keeping in
close touch with the situation here
is encouraging the Italian societies in
the relief work they have undertaken
in the Italian quarters and has for
warded a personal subscription Of
5000. A large number of the poorer
class Of Italians are now being fed
daily at the expense of the societies.
The health Of the naval reservation
continues good and the premise is that
the additional physician whom the
government has ordered to the yard
will have at present little to do. The
station is isolated and there has been
no fever in its vicinity
Physicians Are Optimistic.
In spite of the large number of
cases of fever reported during the
past three or four days hope continues
to run high here. That is due to the
fact that there are practical evidences
that the crusade against the mosqui-
to is telling More than two weeks
have now elapsed since the death or
curing of cases at a number of points
above Canal street, and there has
been no re-appearance of the fever
where those cases existed nor in the
immediate neighborhood. That is TAX
en- to indicate the effectiveness of
screening and disinfection which in
the one instance has prevented stego-
myias from stinging patients during
the first three days of their illness,
and in others has worked the destruc-
ton of the mosquitoes in the infect
ed houses and neighborhoods
The result is more faith In the mos
quito theory. In this connection it is
shown by the officials that while 53
of the 81 new cases officially re-
ported in the preceding "a hours are
in the lower section, there are fewer
than ever before in the originally in
fected district which is still thickly
inhabited. The reason given for this is
that the drastic measures of fumiga-
the federal authorities are rapidly rid
ding the district of mosquitoes.
Relaxation in Quarantine.
A moderate relaxation in quarantine
regulations is recorded. Trains are
again running through Lake Provi-
dence, La, no cases of suspicious fe-
yer being discoverable there or in the
vicinity. Lafayette La, has resoind-
ed its previous action and will recog-
| ME 0ClChCAOn ol1Q 1CclLA CSILl
and receives freight in disinfected
cars. Calcasieu parish will permit
travel between points in that parish,
except Bon Ami, and will take disin-
fected freight from New Orleans.
'Pointe Capee, which at first refused
to handle goods from New Orleans,
ha submitted to education, and will
abide by the regulations of the state
board of health. However, the attemut
| to open the regulations of the state
board of health. However, the attempt
to open a detention camp at F'ontain-
bleau, Miss has been abandoned, and
| the federal doctors and workmen have
left there. A camp nearer New Or
leans may ultimately be located, but
Up to the present, the effor to open
up Mississippi to people from New DR..
leans has failed.
DIR. Waite issued another appeal to-
day to physicians to report suspicious
and actual cases promptly.
Horrible