Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-03
DOCTORS SOMEWHAT PUZZLED.
Are Disposed to Question Whether All
The Cases That Appear Can Prop.
erly be Traced to New Orleans
RIFLES TO PREVENT INFECTION.
Columbus Miss, viii Employ Them
Whole Train Load of Passsn.
gers is Held Up
At New Orleans.

At New Orleans
New cases To noon Aug 3. none;
deaths TO noon Aug. 3, 2. total cases
35S, total deaths 81.
At Ship Island quarantine; Six
known cases, four Of which are conva-
lcscent.
I'm Louisiana outside Of New Orleans
and not including Shreveport. IS scat
tered cases mostly conyalescent
Shreveport. La. one conyalescent.
At Montgomery Ala. one GONZALES
cent.
AT Lumberton, Miss, one GONZALES
cent
At Summerall. Miss, one case.
Notwithstanding the increase In
the number Of deatahs and new cases
aud the admitted spread OF the disease
lu the past Zi-hOurs, the yellow fever
situation as compared with yesterday
s viewed with some assurance The
amelioration of conditions between the
authorities OF Mississippi and Louisi-
ana has done much To improve the
hohpefu feeling and the Immediately
brogliO is now a closed incident Gov.
Nardaman has forwarded definite in
struclions to the gulf coast for a bet
ter Observance OF instructions. with.
however, "a strict maintenance OF the
original quarantine Mississippi has
further releuted TO the extent of per-
hitting the detention camp on the
Louisville q Nashville railroad to be
established ut tontanebeau. where
the camp was located during the fever
of 1897. The camp at ANondale for the
detention OF travellers bound west Will
be abolished az the Texas authorities
insist on everybody being detained at
Echo. on the Texas line AS fast as the
refugees are dismissed az Avondale
they win be taken To Echo and there
turned over to the Texas officers where
they win be held for six days more
There has been a gradual Tightening
Of quarantine lines everywhere with It's
attendant deterrent effects on business
generally Several localities refuse to
accept mail until il has been fumigat-
ed and the prospects are they VIII re-
Ceve no letters or papers for some-
time
Two fresh cases Of fever reached
the ship Island quarantine station In
the gulf Of Mobile bay Yesterday. There
are several other cases on the island.
but all are reported convalescent
one new case developed today az
Alexandria, La.
New Orleans, Aug. 3,--Concealment
until the cases are almost hopeless and
utterly inadequate treatment until they
fan into the hands Of a doctor are
considered az partly responsible for The
heavy mortality among the Italians
who have fallen victims to yellow fe-
YER II Is said Investigations have
shown that heavy food Ike macaroni
and cheese have been taken after the
fever has attacked them. That means
almost certain death
MIX Is the principal diet with al
kalu waters and the juice OF water
melon 20 work on the kidneys. To
allay nausea the doctors prescribe
small pieces OF ice "a be dissolved IN
the mouth Many Of the Italians die
because they do not get this treatment
until too late. Comparatively few out
side Of Italians have been attacked and
some of these exceptions are little the
worse for their illness.
The situation today continued 20 be
viewed with something like optimism
by the officials. The public Is warned
no+ 10 be- alarmed because the number
of cases and deaths are more numerous
than they were "a week ago and the doc
tors are saying that for some time
probably even with the most favor
UnlN IEOklfFNt llltIt VIII DC llth Ahetn
and fatalities But SO long as there is
no infection IN the modern section OF
New orleans. that u.s. the large district
which lies above Canal street the doc.
tors refuse to believe thot there is any
chance of the disease assuming a gen
cral epidemic form.
The excitement In the country dis
trlcts seems 20 have grown more acute
with the discovery OF cases at various
points. I'M this connection the doctors
here are disposed TO question whether
all tho cases that appear can properly
b, traced 10 New Orleans
A whole train load OF passen-
! gers on the Iron Mountain road has
| been held up I'm Concordis parish, re-
moved rom any habtatlon for some
time The passengers have been loud
I'M their toIcgrsphir protests 10 the
r7uro,d commission. declaring that
fhcy have had neither food nor water
y aud that nothing has been done 10 re-
( Hcyc Them from distressing situation.
Efforts are being made 10 move thu
r.u I0uroo. La. with fever on
thrcc slides OF her. has put militia and