New-York tribune., 1905-08-13
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nsew-o-leans Aug. 1.-THE yellow fever sit
nation :. worse in New-Orleans tonight than at
any previous time since the disease broke OUT
Nor only is the number OF new cases reported oy
ths Marine Hospital Service larger than on any
o,hsr 6ay. bur q istgs' nirn1ber or csssss issvs
been held back for further Investigation before
srv orhciaI report IS made on them.
The cases sre scattered from one end Of the
city 70 the other, and the situation may be said
N Be critical The Marine Hospital Corps have
90 vet failed 10 prove they are able 10 handle the
conditions which they have TO meet here. and the
fever is likely TO remain until the frost comes.
On every hand opinion is expressed that the
disease was allowed 70 gain too great a foothold
IN the city before any strenuous effort was made
10 check II.
Another prominent man of this city has fallen
e victim C. E. Schan, OF No. 1000 Royal-st-. in
the heart Of the infected district, Of the most
brilliant editorial writers in the city. was
stricken with the disease Tuesday and died
this morning.
Lnephew of Paul CapdevieIle. eI-Mayor of the
6.y also has the disease and is in a critical
condition DR.. G. NJ Barry. the United States
Marine Hospital physician who was stricken, is
IN critical condition.
Out in the State the situation shows improve
ment Sporadic cases are reported all over the
State. but prompt precautions are being taken 10
prevent their spread. A case at Tallulah Is pro-
nounced 10 Re genuine yellow fever. On the
Godchaux sugar plantations the situation is
steadily growing worse. and there seems to be
M prospect Of any immediate Improvement To-
dsy the disease is scattered all over the city
and the names Of those reported as victims show
fewer Italians The most exclusive residence
portions of the city have now been invaded ana
the fever is gaining a foothold in that section
which furnished much food for the disease IN
ne epidemic in 1897.
Or. White now has his force Thoroughly
organized and is digging up number of cases
which had been kept secret by the physicians
He now has under investigation many concealed
cases. which may result in a number OF the
prominent doctors of New-Orleans spending
several weeks in Jail.
pathetic case Of the results of the quarah-
tine u Mississippi brought to llght thiS
ey>ling. when the body Of Mrs Howard Bun
was brought here from ocean Springs Her
husband is the assistant division freight agent
n the Illinois Central. When the quarantine
was placed on his summer home in Mississippi
he moved into New-Oreans leaving his family
st the sesshore Several days go his wife was
taken very H. He tried 20 break through the
Mississippi quarantine. telling tie guards the
circuEns stancee They laughed at him. Going 10
Inc State Health Office he fell on his knees and
begsed 10 he allowed TO go through. He was
again turned down
Tnen another telegram came that his wife
Mas DIVING i'm the house alone. He made another
attempt 10 break through the lines and was
taken by force and put Oh train back here
Then the came that his wife had died. and
mat The body was lying al ocean Springs Even
ihel Governor Vardaman's deputies would not
allow him 10 pass the lines. and the only way
he able TO have the body buried was 10
bring II into this city.
A. an educational lecture on mosquitoes here
Tonight one woman tainted and had to be car
ried from the room when an infected mosquito
was placed on Exhibition