The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
New Orleans Working Hard
to Conine Yellow Jack.
A GENERAL QUARANTINE
While Crescent City Officials Are Not
Alarmed, Outsiders Are Putting
Up the Bars as Precau-
tionary Measure.

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publr at New Orleans Friday showed
a larger number of deaths than Thurs
day, where there were only two and
the appearance Of number of new
cases the men of science who are war
ring against the yellow fever plague
ended the days labors confidest that
the situation was still we'll in hanN
and with no immediate prospect of
becoming alarming.
The health authorities continue to
hold that the plague remains an Ital-
ian Infection, all but two Of the twen-
ty-six cases being Of that nationality.
Almost without exception, since the
beginning Of the fever, those who have
fallen victims to the disease have
been of the poorer classes Of the
population, many Of them not Iona
residents of the United States, and,
therefore, unacclimated. For several
years past the planters of Louisiana
have been replacing negroes with Ital-
ian labor, and there has been steady
flow Of immigration from Sicily and
other parts of Italy to Louisiana.
Many of these immigrants have re-
NAMED in the city, finding employ.
ment in the peddling of fruit or in
the work Of unloading vessels at the
fruit wharves.
Fever Case in Tampa.
The state health officer Of Flor
ida now at Tampa gave out the FOL.
lowing statement Friday:
IAN Italian, whose name is Victor
Vittalo, wno left New Orleans, July 20,
coming from the infected district Of
st. Phillip street, direct by rail to
West Tampa, arriving July %, has de-
veloped a mild case Of yellow fever.
The patient and inmates Of houses
within a. radius Of 300 feet are screen
cd against mosquitoes and are guard
cd and will. bel kept under guard and
daily medical observation and inspec.
ton for tho next three weeks. No
quarantine has been placed on Tampa
Or West Tampa, except the cordoned
district, for none is necessary, as the
case is clearly traceable to New Or
leans as the source Of infection.
JOSEPH Y. PORTER"
Helena Puts Up Bars.
Helena, Ark, Friday morning quar-
antinued against southern cities which
have not declared quarantine against
New Orleans and other infected
points.
Natehez Quarantines.
A rigid quarantine has been es-
tablished 1T Natchez, Miss, against
all points. No one will be allowed
to enter the city except. residents OF
the county.
Memphis Votes Quarantine.
By a vote Of to 3 the executive
council Of Memphis, Tenn, went on
record late Friday as favoring strict
quarantine against New Orleans and
other fever-infected points. Tne quar-
antine will become operative imme-
diately. Inspectors have been ap-
pointed and every railroad train from
the south will be closely canvassed
before arriving in Memphis. Boats
will also be inspected and no person
from fever-infected points will be al
lowed to land in the city limits.
Strict Quarantine at Mobile.
At a meeting Of the committee OF
public health, held in Mobile, Ala,
Friday afternoon, it was decided 20
accept no immeune certificates from
any of the quarantined places, to enter
Mobile city or county. These people
will have to remain in the detention
csmps the same as other people.
Chattanooga in Line.
The quarantine instituted by Act
ing Mayor Dougherty Of Chattanooga
is against New Orleans and other IN
fected districts in the state OF Louis
lana. It was put in full force Friday
and will be rigid.