Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-06

mere was q NhlII IN the AIT ooay
and Wild Geese Were Seen Flying
southward. a Good Sign that Cooler
Weather Is Approaching.
New Orleans, Oct. Sup to noon to-
day there were 1e new cases OF yellow
fever and 2 deaths.
New Orleans, Oct. 5-There was a
chill in the air today and tAe weather
was clear while reports from the coun-
try that wild geese were seen flying
southwark was taken to mean Jhat
cooler weather is not far behind for
a large portion of Louisiana There
were no developments of Importance
in the fever situation, the early re-
ports being encouraging, with every
PROBABILITY that the present week will
show the largest measure Of improve
ment since tn efeyer was first an
nounced.
The New Orleans death rate for Au-
gust was: Whites, 26.86; negroes,
27.91; total PLY, and for September,
whites, 1857; negroes, 27.77; total
2I26, which is declared to be the low
est death rate for any southern city
with one exception.
The decline of the fever is shown
in the fact that in August 535 whites
died, while in September with larg-
er population there were only $40.
Tle deaths from yellow fever in Au
gust were PIT against Ill in Septem-
ber. In the two months sixteen ne
groes died of the fever.
Jefferson parish, st. Mary parish in
which Patterson is located, and La
FOurche parish, in which Leeville is
Is situated, are the only parishes now
in which there is any serious infection
Additional nurses have been sent to
Patterson and further medical help
: is to be forwarded for the last rally
against the disease there.
Deaths are rare in the town, and the
disease is light in character In Jer-
ferson, Kenrer and contiguous terri
tory are steadily being freed of disease,
the Barataria district presided over
Oy Dr. Richard has no more sickness
and the principal nests of infection
are at Grand Isle, the country Dr.
Shanty was looking after and the
WildswOod plantation. An emergen-
cy hospital has been located there
and it is thought that the disease will
be Immediately controlled.
In the fever parishes in the state
in which there IS infection the cases
are sporadic.
In the city the cases under treat
ment have now fallen under the lowest
figure since the fever started. Yester-
day there were 1874 eases, OF these
only about thirty are above Canal
street, con- mprising more lan half the
city. The originally infected dis
trict there has been but one new case
in five days. All the new foci in the
preceding "A hours were in the ninth
ward, the exetreme lower limits of the
city.
Reporting on the situation at Baton
Rouge. Dr. Corput says that this city
presents a striking example of wnat
can be done by an efficient mosquito
fight in southern cities AS soon as
the fever appeared here Baton Rouge
started a mosquito crusade with the
result that when case developed here
there were scarcely any stegomyia in
the town and there has been practical
ly no spread of the disease The re
suit shows that yellow fever cases
can be introduced into any community
without danger If the proper precau-
tions have been taken to destroy the
transmitting agency.
So great has been the improvement
at Tallulan and the surrounding coun-
try that Dr. Gustine, two nurses and
two Sisters of Charity left here to-
day. Tallulah refugees who fed sever
al weeks ago are preparing to return
to their homes.
Seyenty-five thousand cards are now
being printed and will be distributed
this week among the householders of
the city giving them instructions as
to the char&cer of work it is proposed
to do on Oct. Is and 15, the days Sc
lected for the final clean up. 1t is
expected to burn $4,000 pounds of sui
pnur on the two days.
By personal solicitation an effort is
to be made to have President Roose-
velt extend his visit here a few hours
In order that he may attend the ban
quet which the citizens of Louisiana
have been preparing to give him,
The committee on arrangements has
decided to send President Sanders, of
the Progressive Union, and City Attor-
ney Gilmore to Washington to see the
president and to assure nim that the
situation will be so much improved by
the 26tn that there will be absolutely
no danger in his staying over night
In the city OF New Orleans.
No New Cases at Natchez.
Natchez, Miss, Oct. 5.-The official
report issued this evening shows no
, new cases and five discharged, two OF