Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-15
SITUATION SHOWS
VERY LITTLE CHANGE
Slight Rise il Number of New
Cases is Discouragl1g
RAILROADS SERVICE is RESUMED
The Lack of Harmony Between the
Citizens and Authorities at Patter
sou, La, Is Responsible for the
Spread Of Disease at that Place. ~

sou, La, Is Responsible for the
Spread Of Disease at that Place. ~
New Orleans, Oct Warmer
weather prevailed here today VITA a
forecast CT SHOWERS to be followed by
colder weatEer tomorrow. Except Tor
the fact that the rise in the cases in
the preceding u nouns. was tanporari-
ly Disappointing there was little
change in the yellow fever situation
and the authorities look for a decline
OF new eases even below the minimum
OF 10 reported three days ago
In the Emergency hospital there are
now only thirty-three cases, and the
force there is being slowly cut down
Throughout the city there are only
167 cases, some of them of the mild
est possible character.
While the report by DR.. Corput of
conditions at Patterson was discour-
aging as showing that the fever could
have been stamped out long ago if
there had been harmony among the
citizens and cooperation with the au-
thorities and that it still exists there
to considerable extent for that rea,
son, the fact that there were only four
cases there yesterday and that light
trost was observable in the town, is
taken as injecting some hope into the
situation. The only two deaths in the
state yesterday outside of New Or.
leans were at Patterson.
DR.. Starke has reported that there
has not been a case at Leesville since
Sept. 29. The total number of cases
that occurred there was 359, with SO
deaths. AT Cote Blanche, in the same
parish, there has been a total of 400
cases and 81 deaths to date.
The Mississippi Valley road has re-
sumed train service as far as Baton
Rouge. superintendent Potterfedl said
that full service over the line between
New Orleans and Memphis would be
put back as soon as the people living
along the route desired AS showing
how the road has suffered, Mr. Port
erfield said that the receipts on the
Baton Rouge division were $4,000 un-
der those Of September last year
The early frost throughout the great
er portion of Louisiana and Mississip-
pi has been great boon to the coun-
ties and municipalities because it has
enabled them to dismiss the forces OF
guards and inspectors which they have
mad to maintain for months Many
of them ran into debt in order to main
tain these agents of quarantine.
President Foster said today that the
New Orleans Railway company was
putting back al the extra cars that had
been removed during the prevalence
OF the fever. He said that was made
necessary by the increasing traffic
which indicated the return of people
who Aad left the city. Owing to the
fact that quarantines prevented it from
maintaining full forces in tae field in
Louisiana. railway and navigation lines
announced that they would not be able
to reach New Orleans before Jan. l
A much better fever report is prom
ised for today than during the preced-
ing "a hours, judged by the noon fig
ures. There was only one death over
night. The federal authorities said
that so many suspicious cases were
cleared up yesterday that there were
few left for investigation today.
Surgeon Richardson was in charge of
headquarters today. Dr.. White is not
expected to return from his Jackson
visit until Sunday.