Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-18
Marine Hospital Surgeons Are Encouraged
By Low Death Rate in New Orleans
MANY OF THE NEW CASES MILD
Large Increase In Mortality Predicted
for August Fails to MateriRIiEe
Addresses by DIR.
Gutteras.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. l7.-Oficial report
of yellow fever sitnntlnn to ~ M.


Aside from the fact that the systematic
work Of the federal authorities and the
full compliance by the local physicians
with DR.. Whites request for the report of
every suspicious case again developed a
stout total of new cases OF yellow fever
today, the local situation continues to give
satisfaction. Those who studied the rec
ords Of former years predicted in July
that August would bring a heavy increase
in the mortality, but with more than half
of the month gone by and the daily death
totals not greater, and in some cases lower
than in July, even the most pessimistic OF
the community are beginning to take
cheerful view of the outlook, believing that
there is little danger to be feared from an
attack Of the fever in it's present form.
Even with the present measure Of improve
ment, there has been and there is to be no
relaxation Of the supreme efforts that are
being made to wipe out the fever, the
forces of employees are being steadily aug
mented and every dollar needed to carry
out the plans Of the federal control on its
most elaborate scale is to be available as
It IS needed.
DR.. Brady OF the marine hospital service
went to Waggaman, in jefferson parish, to-
day to look into conditions that threaten
spread Of infection. A number Of people
are III near there with the prevailing sick
ness They refuse to believe it is yellow
fever and are constantly exchanging visits
and refusing to obey the health regulations.
Dr. A. J. MONTE and two male nurses
went to Sarpy today, in which vicinity
there is a considerable number of cases.
The state Board OF Health had dispatch
today from Rayne saying there was a new
case Of fever there. Rayne is in the CEN
ter OF the rice country on the Southern Pa
cifc. DR. Maudestry, in charge of issuing
permits to the detention camps, is still
overwhelmed with applications. One hun
dred and seventy people are now IN the
! three camps undergoing the five and six
day detention. One hundred and eighty
five are on the waiting list.
| DR.. Juan Guteras, OF Havana, made his
| first address here tonight telling of the ex-
! perience in Havana and giving his views
| of the mosquito theory engagements are
! being made to have him speak at various
! points in the city. DR.. White is also filling
! lecture engagements whenever he can get
| away from his desk.
! DR.. r. b. Leach, of Minnesota also made
an address tonight in the ST. Charles hotel
on his arsenization theory. DR.. Leach is
disappointed at the. failure Of the medical
| fraternity to cooperate with him in his
experiments. The doctors here however,
are practically unit in the opinion that
arsenization will render no one immune to
yellow fever, holding that the theory is
not new, that It has been tried and that
it has been unsuccessful. Meantime, thou
sands of people here are daily eating ar
! senic which the doctors assure them can
do them no harm If taken in infiniteslmal
| parts for tonic PURPOSES.