Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-11
NOT eoNflNiD 70 ITALIANS
Many Cases Now Being Rcpotted
From Other Sections Than THAT of
the Original MiIdness Of
the Disease One of the Ml,ioatintg
Features Of the Epidemic. {


NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 10. AOf.
fetal report at 6 y. H.:
New cases, GS. ~
Total cases to date, III.
Deaths, .
Total deaths to date, 1874
Now sub foci 81.
fetal sub foci. l5l.
The situation does not look SO good
in the face of such n steady augncn-
laticn in the number OF now cases ami
new sub foci. They seem To he pom
ping up all over town and the discOur
aging feature OF to,lay's report is that
only ID of the siXty-eight names are
those of Italians Quite number OF
new cases appear to be sccondardy in.
lection in sub foci.
An exceedingly ugly infection was
lncar,hcd in ST. Charles parish today
by DR. Corrupt, of the marine hospital
service.
with the death rate remaining lower
than in previous visitations OF yellow
fever, the feeling among health officers
today continued hopeful. Although
the present visitation Of yellow fever
has been prevalcnt long enough III
resume violent type, the fever is APP
larently less malignant than il was
when il first appeared Doctors now
believe if the first eases had been talk
en- hold of ut once, and subjected to
proper treatment, the total deaths
would have been much smaller than
has been now recorded
Many Cases Mild.
Many cases which have been report
ed lately, except among Italians. arc
mild in character and readily respond
to treatment. However, even though
the conditions present n favorable as
pect, the physicians realize that two
months or more remain during which
The disease may have to be combat
ted.
DIR. White today said that while
the work of thorough organization Of
his forces is rapidly crystallizins. he
will not be able to make an announces
mcnt OF the details of the organization
until Sunday. One of the details. It
Is said. involves inspection, not only
of every house, but Of every room in
New Orleans.
DR.. White today said that he had
had less interference from politicians.
i'll New Orleans than he had ever met
with before in similar instances. lie
had talked over the situation with
Mayor Bchrman. and the mayor had
assured him that the marine hospital
forces could count on having free
hand in fighting the yellow fever
In order that no unnecessary risks
be taken ii was announced today by
Surgeon White. in charge of arrange
ments, that the funeral of Archbishop
Chappcllc, on Saturday at . O'Clock in
the morning, will he private.
DIR. White said it was a fact accept
oil by the scientists that yellow fcvce
| could not be transmitted by n corpse.
but it is thought that there would he
some element of danger in attracting
to the cathedral an immense asscmb-
lagc Of people from all parts of the
city. The cathedral is situated in the
originally infected quarter within a
stones throw OF the French market
and there has been yellow fever on all
sides Of the church. Not all the mos
quitoos below Canal street have been
destroyed, and the mingling of people
from infected regions with those from
non-infccted quarters might result III
wider diffusion of the disease.
During the day Cardinal Gibbons
trleeiaphcd his condolences end ,Hcs
stees came from all parts of the world.
Beavers Was Killed by Ramey.