The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-29
Men of Science Protesting
 Confidence. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM Plague Remains an Italian
 Infection. Forces in the Crescent City are Co- operating Hopefully, With no Thought of Failure h Their
 Determined Fight.
So CAUSE FOR ALARM

New Orleans, July 2S-Although the unofijcial reports made public today showed a larger number of deaths than yesterday, when there were only two, and the appearance of a number of new cases, the men of science who are war ring against the yellow fever plague ended the days labor confident that the situation was still well in hand and with no immediate prospect of becom- ing alarming. Todays official report of yesterdays progress of the disease showed that the entire section above Canal Stret was free from a single new case and that the fever was only spreading in the poorest habttations of the down town section. wpth new cases isolated except in the heart of the French market quarter.
 The health authorities continue to hold also that the plague remains an Italian infection, all but two of the twenty-six cases being of that nation ality. 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 popu- iation, many of them not long residents of the United States and therefore un-. acclimated. For several years past the planters of Louisiana have been re- placing negroes with Italian labor and there has been a steady flow of immi- grants from Sicily and other parts Of Italy to Louisiana. Many of these im- migrants have remained in the city, finding employment in the peddling of fruit or in the work of unloading ves- sels at the fruit wharves. 1t was among these that the fever appeared first and to their lack of acclimization and the inadequacy of'their treatment has been largely due the heavy nor hA onf visitation of the scourgo. Todays deaths have been principally of Italians. In two or more instances in the past two days deaths have been reported or persons who were only reported the day previously as having taken the fever. These have been concealed cases wnicn the energy of the official inspectors witn the assistance or the itafian socieues has disclosed.
 The first death in the emergency hos pitaI occurred today. The hospital was opened yesterday with thirteen cases and that number was added to today. Into the hospital are being cent the worst cases of unfortunates found without comfort or medical at- tendance in their homes. It Is there- Tore expected that the mortality in this Institution will be unusually high. In order to remove any impression that may be existent in the public mind that all the cases of yellow fever are not being reported, the city board made this announcement today:
 Up to now cases reported to the city board as suspicious and occurring in the infected locality yellow fever whilst cases reported as suspicious Tn other localities were Investigated prior to report to the State Board. In future, however, all cases reported as suspicious to the city board will be in- yestigated before being reported to the State board, irrespective of locality. A number of the cases reported today were above Canal Street. One under observation is that of a nurse who had rendered heroic service In nursing the unfortunates In the heart of the infect ed French Market district. During her employment she was bitten by mosqui- toes and apparently has contracted the disease The other cases have also been traced to the original infection and the authorities today said that they had not yet received reports of any cases that were not thus traceable, as was that reported from Tampa. Fla. and those reported at several points in the Louisiana parishes.
 The State Board of Health met today and finally ordered quarantine of the State against the city That action became absolutely necessary in order to protect all the points in the State outside of New Orleans from being quarantined by Alabama. Texas and Mississippi Three parishes and one town in another parish were granted communication with New Orleans. They are contiguous to the city, many of their people do business here and they would suffer more harm by be- ing cut off from the city than by hay ing the three States put up the bars against them.
 This Is the proclamation issued oy the State Board:
 State Boards Proclamation.
 "Resolved, That the State of Louts- iana be, and hereby Is, ouarantined against the city of New Orleans and other infected localities in the State, viz. Bunkie, Port Barrow, near Don- nldsonville: Elizabeth Plantation. in lberviIIe Parish; vicinity of Fort St Philip. Diamond plantation; in St. = es Parish, and Bowie. in La Four
 'arish, but.
 calities adjacent to the city Of
 Orleans which shall apply to the
 Board of Health for communica-
 with that city shall be allowed to
 |. but shall be quarantined against
 balance of the State.
 ocaiities which have thus far ap-
 for open communication with the
 of New Orleans and have been
 ted same. are St- Idmmany fdrlSn,
 Bernard Parish. Plaauemine Par
 Jefferson Parish and the town of
 mond and Ponchatoula In Tangi-
 Parish"
 order to bring the Louisiana State
 of Health through its members
 close and immediate touch with
 portion of the State the follow
 vas adopted:
 esolved That the district medical
 .ctors (members of the State
 of HeaIth) are l~reby delegat-
 the State Board of Health to
 supervision and direction over all
 of yellow fever which may occur
 cir respective districts and 10 is-
 III necessary instructions to local
 officials as we'll as to the civil
 )rities."
 functions have been issued to cit
 generally to report promptly any
 of Italians who move into new
 lborhoods There Is no desire to
 zrsh in the treatment of these up-
 mates, but 1t Is not considered
 to permit them to move about the