Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-15

NOT so MANY CASES REPORTED
Many Case. of Sickness Reported
Heretofore Proves to be Malaria and
Decrease in Death Rate is Very En-
courasins-Fewer Cases Reported
Today.

New Orleans, Aug. 15.-New cases in
New Orleans since 81 p. M, Monday
10; total cases to date, 1,031; deaths
today, S; total deaths, Ill. The num-
ber of new cases and deaths UP to noon
today show slight improvement in the
yellow fever situation. New cases
continue to appear from day to day
in the state but there Is no general or
violent spread of the pestilence outside
of the original center of infection. Dr.
Guiteras, the expert, predicted today
that New Orleans would be free from,
infection in forty days.
New Orleans, Aug. 15-Hopefulness
among the general public was mani
tested today over the yellow fever sit
uation from the shrinkage of cases
during the preceding twenty four
hours and the belief is gaining ground
that the 1O5 cases reported from Sat
urday will prove to be the top figures
for the present visitation Of the fever.
AS already pointed out In the Associat-1
ed Press dispatches, all cases Of fever
which bore amy resemblance to yellow
fever were included in last weeks
daily lists, with the result that many
yellow fever cases were subsequently
diagnosed as malaria. Hereafter more
care is to be taken in investigating re-
ports of sickness and with the doctors
cooperating it is expected all yellow
fever cases found will be promptly
turned up, without thes necessity o.
including in the reports fevers Of 9TH
er kinds.
The weather was trifle cooler to-
day, but there is no indication Of a
decided fall in temperature. Sudden
changes in temperature are injurious to
yellow fever patients, alternations from
high to low temperatures generally
having marked effect on the death
rate. With the considerable number
of cases now under treatment more
deaths than have been occurring will
not be surprising, but in the mean
time the situation will continue to be
favorable as long as the deaths are
confined to one section of the city, and
principally to foreigners. who have TAX
en- none of the ordinary sanitary and
hygenic precautions.
At LaFourch Crossing, four miles
from Thibodaux, patient is reported
there with his nurse and family and
oil ,ho xyioif I'm 111ri
have been placed on a screened and
disinfected boat, which has been an
chored in the bayou. Some country
parishes put on tight quarantines and
are now struggling against the heavy
expense involved. In Lafayette a
special tax of 21k mills has been levied
to meet the expense. In Ouchita shot
gun quarantine has been abandoned.
In Iberville parish the health authori-
ties tried the experiment Of the open
door, but as people from Bayou Goul,
an infected point, have been invading
the on-infected localities, the citizens
demanded a more rigorous quarantine
and the health board resigned
OF twelvd cases IN the preceding
twenty-four hours, seven bore Italian
names, two German, two English and
one French. ALI were below Canal
street. Nineteen cases were handled
during the day at the Emergency hos
pital where there have been to date 121
cases. Twenty-seven have been dis
charged, and many of the present pa
tients are convalescent The hospital
authorities say confidence in the treat
ment given in the institution is grow
ing among the foreign races.