The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
YELLOW FEVER STRIDES ON.
SIX DEATHS FROM 1T IN NEW
ORLEANS YESTERDAY.

FlStesa New Cases Pound-Restrictien Ions
More -Philadclphia and the
state Of Texas Quarantine Against
New Orleans shevtlle's Invitation.
New ORLEANS, July 7o.-There wore If
teen now cases Of yellow fever and six
deaths from II to-day. The oficial report
for yesterday was seven now cases and four
deaths.
Suspicious cases. Of fever wore reported
from Donaldsonville and Bayou Goula, La.
and two physicians were sent there to
investigate. A rurnor prevails that there
were ten cases In an Italian camp back
of Bay st. Louis, Miss. The United States
Marine Hospital Service will investigate.
Most Of the cases are still confined to the
Italian quarter and nearly all tho siok are
Italians.
The result has been to arouse great
prejudice against New Orleans Italians In
the country districts.
At Bunkie, La. whore an Italian from
New Orleans died Of the fever, all the
refugees have been corralled and are being
kept In camp.
Three luggers from New Orleans laden
with Italians have been refused landing at
the several Mississippi seaport towns, al
though they were ten days out from the
city.
Quarantine restrictions are genera lily
being made more severe, although there
Is no, attempt to interfere with freight.
The requirements now made by the States
Of Mississippi and Texas that all cars must
be fumigated with sulfur before loading
Ia causing delay and expense to shippers.
To-day the louisiana Board Of Health
put into effect its new quarantine system
against fruit vessels from Central Ameri-
can ports, requiring six days quarantine.
Two Of tho vessels which arrived from
Bluefelds and Ceiba refused to submit to
this quarantine and put to sea, and will
probably discharge their cargoes at Mo-
bile.
The work OF stamping out the fever
was thoroughly organised to-day. The
general committee raised $50 900 and the
ward committees from 1900 to $4,000.
Work was begun this morning in the way
OF destroying the stegomyia OF yellow
fever.
Committees and several hundred men
started in screening the cisterns, using
oil on ponds, cutters, DO. 1t Is expected
to have an inspector to every block in the
city.
The United States Marine Hospital Serv-
ice has established detention camps at all
the railroads running from the CITY and Is
also attending to the disinfeoting and
fumigating Of freight cars.
PHILADELPHIA. July 2e.-Rigid qusran-
n, ~. h.
lished by DR.. Henry D. Heller. State quaran-
tine physician at the Marcus Hook station.
Following the news Of the outbreak In Now
Or leans, ell the officials Of this port gave
orders to enforce the stiotest surveillance
over all vessels, regardless Of whore they
were from and especially those hailing
from Panama, India or Southern ports.
DIS. Horning and McCool. who are stationed
at Marcus Hook, were instructed to hold
any vessel should the slightest symptoms
Of yellow fever be found.
DR.. Heller said to-day: II received
telegram from DR.. Soucham. the head Of
the State Quarantine Board Of Lou isiana,
and in 1t he states that the outbreak Is as
bad II not worse than the one that wrought
such havoc in 1879. Precautions that
would bring down to a minimum any posi-
bility Of it spreading must be established
In each State, whether such be situated near
q waterway or not
There are nearly twenty-five vessels OF
all descriptions, principally sohooners.
heading this way from Southern ports and
DR.. Heller has a complete list constantly
before him and he keeps apprised Of their
movements that they may be subjected to
an extra examination before being allowed
to proceed to their docks.
HoUsroN, Tex, July 2s.-Texas was
auarantined against Louisiana to-day by
order OF State Health Officer Taber. Ply
sicians and guards were sent to all points
on tho east State line. People from other
States travelling through Louisiana With
out having stopped will be permitted to
enter.
The action was taken by Dr. Taber after
a Geographic conference with DR.. Soucham
Of New Orleans. Or. Taber had wired:
aUnless Louisiana guarantees against New
Orleans, Texas will quarantine against
Louisiana"
The reply was not satisfactory and the
quarantine was at once proclaimed.
AsHEvILLR, N. c., July 2o.-An invitation
was sent to- day to the Mayor OF New Orleans
by Mayor Barnard inviting all inhabitants
of the yellow fever districts to come to
Asheville, "a secure retreat from the ravages
OF the dread disease Resolutions to this
effect were passed at q special meeting of
the Board Of Trade and Board Of Aids rrnen
this morning.