Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
QUARANTINE LESS STRICT
Louisiana State Board Issues Order Modify
ing Local Regulations
FOUR DEATHS IN NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY
sixty New Cases Reported, Making n
Total of six Hundred and sixteen
Archbishop ChappeIIe Passes
Crisis.

| NEW ORLEANS. La, Aug S-FoIowing
is the correct record Of the yellow fever
situation:
| Total cases to date ........................6i SIS
Deatns II
| New sub-foci II
IOtal sub-toci
| These figures vary slightly from those
| that have been sent out lately, but are the
| official record which was today corrected
| to date.
| The large number of new cases and sub
| foci is surprising, but no attempt is being
made to account for II. OF the new sub
| foci, three are uptown and the remainder
! downtown. Two dead men were found in
a shanty in the woods and 1t was found
that they had died OF yellow fever. They
were Italians who had died from lack OF
attention. The State Board of Health to-
| day took up the question Of enforcing a
sensible system Of quarantines in the state
and in accordance with the state law. The
| board decided to call on the governor for
the militia to protect travel through such
parishes which have imposed drastic quar-
| antines.
Archbishop Chappele passed the crisis
| in his Illness today and is now regarded as
on the road to recovery. One new case OF
fever developed on Elizabeth plantation
in 1berville parish. where an Italian died
about two weeks ago.
order by state Board.
II the present chaotic condition of quar-
antine in Louisiana is not speedily terml-
! mated. in obedience to a proclamation is
| sued today, the State Board of Health has
announced its intention of Immediately in
voking the civil powers, and that failing,
|
the militia and restore and maintain order
The proclamation resulted from the letters
| sent yesterday by the governor to Presi-
dent Souchon. The proclamation prohibits
| any town, parish or village from refusing
admission to certificate not over twenty
| four hours old, or to persons from an in
| fected locality, who has spent six days in
a detention camp and been discharged with
a marine hospital certificate Interference
| with the passage of steamboats, or trains
is forbidden, unless they violate legal
quarantine regulations. No mail, freight
or express matter shall, under the procla-
nation, be refused from infected terri
tories, provided it is carried in cars which
have been fumgated by the marine hos
pital service. All persons who disregard
these regulations, under the semblance Of
boards of health. or mass meetings. are
|
to answer in the courts. 1t is announced
that no more illegal restraints on travel
or commerce will be tolerated.
| MOdinea OnerOus Regulation.
1t is understood that the action taken
by the Board OF Health has the full SYM
pathy OF Governor Blanchard and a
result, at least in Louisiana, there will
be a modification Of the present onerous
quarantine. Because of the large number
of cases reported, the fever situation did
not have so favorable an aspect today,
but IL Is expected the increase is the re-
suit of the investigation OF a number of
suspicious cases of sickness some OF which
the health authorities were unable to in
quire into yesterday. The inspectors of the
marine hospital service spent much of the
day in inspection and these showed an
increase in the number OF cases from noon
to o'clock. The federal authorities have
determined to treat every case presenting
any symptoms of yellow fever as actually
yellow fever, preferring to take no risk
of failing through want of vigilance. DIR.
White said If he knew of every case of
fever at present in the city well every
case that had existed that he would feel
that the disease would be stamped out in
thirty days. His policy. therefore, is to
locate every possible focus of infection,
so that precaution may be taken to pre-
vent additional infection.
Funds Now in Sight
Practically all doubt of the raising OF
the fund of $4,000 desired by the govern
ment was removed today when both the
state and the city moved TO assist the
citizens of New Orleans. Governor Blanch-
ard, whom Chairman Janvier of the citi-
zens' committee had asked to advance $780,
900, wired Mr.. Janvier that he would make
the loan as soon as he heard from a suf-
hcient number of members of the legisla-
ture If they will support an appropriation
of S100,OOO,- Affirmative answers are being
received. In addition to this action of the
governor, the city took steps to swell the
fund. In addition to $4,000 originally in
the hands of the committee, SEQ 900 is in
sight.
Surgeon White put in-a hard half days
work here and in the afternoon took a
train for Lafayette, La, to attend a con-
| ference of various health boards in that
portion of the state with view of securing
K an amelioration of quarantine regulations.
Dr. White expects that by tomorrow night
all the additional health officers which
: the government has ordered to New Or
3 leans will be here and ready to begin work
1t is considered not improbable that the
marine hospital service Will open a supply
|
; and medical supplies may be furnished TO
! those who are in distress
VIII Clean City Today.
Wednesday is the day set for the general
4 street cleaning movement. There will be
0 pretty general suspension of business,
9 all of the merchants volunteering to lend
! their carts and wagons and employees to as
0 sist In the work
Mayor Behrman said that the city hall
D would be closed during the day. Mean
{ while the city is arranging to continue the
q large force OF special men it put to work
q Monday during the rest of the week.
s The difficulties the authorities encounter
. in getting at concealed cases was illustrated
0 today when Police Oficer Gregson was
perhaps fatally injured while trying to
break into house where there was known
to be a case OF yellow fever. Gregson was
called on TO assist the authorities. So stub
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