Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
YELLOW FEVER STATUS
Physicians Reporting Many
Cases to Authorities.
HARMONY IN THE WORK
QUARANTINE IMPROVED IN SOME
PLACES, WORSE IN OTHERS.
To Fumigate New Orleans With Sui
phur Sunday-Ofacials Urged to
Hasten Water System.
HARMONY IN THE WORK

NE" oNlIf>ANS. La, August 1G.-The
fact that the physicians are now assisting
the marine hospital service In turning up all
the existing cases OF yellow fever is evil
denced in an examination of the report for
the past twenty-four hours. OF the sixty
TWO cases thirty We're reported by doctors
Us having come within their practice OF
he other thirty-two, Inspector Perkins pro-
duced nineteen cases of yellow fever and
cases presenting symptoms thereof two
were returned by the ward organizations
Two by the city board of health. five by the
emergency hospital and four by the charity
hospital.
Any friction that has heretofore existed
has passed away and perfect harmony
exists in the work The total number of
cases treated in the emergency hospital to
date is 1876 of which number thirty-six
have died. Three cases of yellow fever
have been taken from the steamship Sap
phire at quarantine The vessel was from
Colon.
The first case of the refusal of n house
holder to permit screening of n PATIENTS
room has resulted in the Quarantining of a
house in the downtown section of the city.
AS soon as IT was reported to DR.. White
that the fumigating and screening squads
mad been refused permission TO enter he ap-
pealed to Inspector Whitaker who ordered
policemen on duty to prevent egress or in
Sress. An affidavit will follow.
Ambule nee Cases.
Two ambulance cases of fever have been
found in an Esplanade avenue saloon. The
victims Italians. They were H. but
We're apparently seeking to avoid discov-
cry. When, however they collapsed tel
ephone message was at once sent to the
emergency hospital and the ambulance car
ried them to that institution. The men said
they had come from the country. It was
found they had been at Bayou Sale on the
Southern Pacific road.
Quarantine improves in some directions
and grows worse in others. At Monroe a
conflict arose yesterday between citizens
meeting and the authorities. The citizens
IN a sudden spaSm OF alarm, desired to re-
store the shotgun quarantine. Mayor For
sythe objected and ordered the military to
hold themselves in readiness. Appeal was
made TO the governor, who said that the
orders of the state board of health must be
followed or soldiers would be modified The
citizens yielded. Vicksburg has ordered a
cargo of sugar to be reloaded and re-
turned to New Orleans while Gov Varda-
man and Secretary Hunter have issued a
proclamation paying high compliments to
the marine hospital surgeons, and calling
on county and municipal health boards to
cooperate with them in order to lessen
the difficulties of the travelling public.
Shreveport Quarantine Lifted
Shreveport is again to open communica-
ton with New Orleans. allowing freight
to come in that had been fumigated. Fruit
and dry goods excepted. President
Souchon has teegraphed congratulations TO
the Shreveport authorities. He has also
wired to the Richand parish authorities
asking them to modify their drastic rega-
lations.
At Covington Or. DureIl head of the tu-
Oerculosis slnitarium and a student of IN
sect life. has been making investigations to
discover if the Stegomyia exists there. lie
a toes
and failed to find one. Hundreds of New
Orleans people have gone to CoVington ana
lis vicinity
If the entire city responds to the appeal
Tor sulphur fumi%ation on Sunday it is es-
timated that 500 tons, or 6e"coo pounds.
will he consumed.
New Water System.
In view of the necessity of Kidding the
city of stegomyia in the future meetings are
being held to urge the water and sewerage
board to hasten the work of installing It's
water system, which is intended to supply
the whole city with filtered water and cause
the removal Of al cisterns. A note OF a s.
cord from a Sc!ertiC standpoint Is struck Dy
Prof. Boyer, who was "A member OF the
Cnited States commission to Vera Cruz and
has been leader in the anti-mosquito fight
here.
Prof Reyer declares that under
cumstanCes must New Orleans surrender
her cisterns for potable water furnished
by the water and sewerage system wfnch
is likely to bring at any time an epidemic
Of yellow fever
DR. Guiteras said today that from what
he had seen he regarded the situation as
fayorab BILE He thought the fever could be
controlled though il was always difficult
to stamp II out if it not taken In its
inception. DIR. Guiteras believes that the
marine hospital ought to be left IN charge
after the fever has disa ppeared to conduct
the campaign against the outcroppmg or
the disease next year.