Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-01

New Orleans, August 31.-There
was little change in the yellow fever
situation today, the early report show
ing the usual number OF new cases
and four deaths One of the deaths
represented another instance of Ital-
ian concealment. The coroner was
called to view the body of an Italian
who had died without medical atten.
ton, his observation being necessary
before a burial certificate can be is.
sued under the law The coroner
found that the man was a victim OF
yellow fever. The majority of the
cases reported today were down town.
The upper section of the city continues
to escape general infection.
Showers continued today.
Growth of Confidence.
The steady growth of confidence
that though much work is still to be
done, the crisis has been passed is
shown in the tone of the stock mar
hGI anu JuG lSCOFCIy 1lOllI IIG SIulA1E
of six weeks ago 1t was a small
sized panic on the exchange which
first attracted attention to the health
conditions here. Prior to the time here
had been a somewhat remarkable ad.
vance in stocks, but rumors of the ex.
istence of fever caused a raid and
many gilt-edged stocks Jumped badly
With indications that all danger of a
serious epidemic is over a buoyant
feeling has replaced the depression
and many of the securities have reach.
ed their former figures. New Or.
leans railways, common, which went to
&c, sold yesterday at 361a, within z
points of it's highest price. Whitney
Central bank, which went to sos, has
recovered to 36712. Peoples bank
which tumbIed to 125, is selling at 145
All the other stocks show similar ad
vances A share of the new stocB
exchange sold today for $4,000 the
highest price recorded.
Financiers believe that with the fina.
eradication of the fever there will be
a great boom here in every line of in.
dustry. With only four deaths in the
preceding "a hours, SEPTEMBER, the
worst month in fever epidemics, is
approaching without apprehension.
Neglect to Report Cases.
Occasional instances still occur, OF
neglect to report cases, two deaths
of that character being reported in
the past three days, but generally the
physicians are living up to their agree.
ment with the federal authorities. Yes
terday the screened ambulance was
summoned for an Italian down with
the fever. When it reached the house
the patient had mysteriously disap
peared.
DR. White and the doctors made an
inspection of the new emergency hos.
pital today The work of reconstruc
tion and equipment is rapidly nearing
completion, and it is expected that the
hospital will be ready to receive pa
tients on Monday. 1t will have ac
commodations for 100.
There has never been that many III
a single day at the old inirmarS.
With growing confidence in the
mosquito theory in the country dI3
tricts, New Orleans freight is coming
more freely, but the quarantine agains
intercours ehas not jabated.
With new cases reported at botl
Mississippi City and Gulport, both o
those towns are completely locked up
Mississippi Towns Isolated.
vicksburg and Natchez have beer
entirely isolated, The exodus from
Natchez has stopAed and ftw have lef
Vtcksburg, but people have made prep
arations at both cities to get away i
there is any bromise of a spread o
the diaese.
st. FrancisFine, La, has sent re
quest to New Orleans to send New Or
leans drummiers there, promising to car
ry on mail order business hereafter
Bolton, Miss, has passed an ordi
nance providing that every one mus
be off the streets at p. m., and tha
no non 1resideni who enters the tow
shall fbe permitted to remain owe
night. Lafayt~~,. La, is indignan
over an attempt to run a screened ca
through that town.
DIR. White today issued an orde
which virtually provides for compul
sorry fumigation. He proposes to SCI
that every house and every room il
the city is disinfected.. AS usual, a
| this season of the year, hundreds 0
homes are. unoccupied, owoing to tn
absence of residents. These are t,
| be entered and put through a cours
of disinfecting treatment at once
DR.. White has also issued an OF
| der to his officers to reinspect infect
I ed foci after the occurrence of tn
first cases, in order that possible see
l ondary cases might be discovered an,
J properly treated. This reinspection i
of such Importance that it has beer
! decided to alter and extend it to in
| clude the fifteenth to the thirtietl
day after the injecting case. TIL
result is expected to be the elimina
l tion of large nuIober of foei
c;&ua+ion ~ pans-eoIa Ella