The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-20
SCIENCE HAS It
BY THE THROAT.
Not Under Control, but
Being Controlled.
WORST MAY BE OVER
1t is Admitted That the Splendid Work
of the New Orleans Citizens in
Cooperating With Health Au-
thorities Has Achieved Won
derfuI Results.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, La, August 10
The official report of the fever situ-
alton in New Orleans to six O'Clock
this afternoon is thus summarized:
New cases. So.
Total cases to date. 1910.
Deaths. 1.
Total deaths to date. 1872.
New foci, II.
Total foci to date. 295.
Cases under treatment, 4O1.
Stunning up results of the campaign
to date DR.. Beverly Warner said to-
day that it was the opinion of the
health authorities that While the fever
is not said to be under control. it is be-
ing controlled and that the chances
are that there is no longer danger Of
Il serious epidemic. DIR. Warner ad-
ded that it was DR.. Whites opinion
that if il had not been for the spien-
did volunteer work which had been
done by the citizens in screening and
oiIing and in taking other precautions
recommended by the local health au-
thoritieS. New Orleans today WOuld
probably be in the thrOes of an cpl
demic as devastating as were some OF
those of previous years ago.
A party of forty-seven Italians mas
reached the city over the MISSISSIPPI
valley Railroad. When they reached
the union station they We're detained
and a report of their presence there
telephoned to central headquarters.
The Italians said that they had been
chased out of the towns east of Baton
Rouge, many of them with shot guns.
J'hey tried to leave the train at dir
ferent points on the way down but
were prevented from doing 50. AS
there was no sickenss among them
they were permitted to scatter oyer
the city.
A Calm Sane People.
DR.. Victor Keene, Health officer of
Indianapolis, who came South to look
over the situation because there is an
element in his city which believes
quarantine should be put ON, left here
today. DR.. Keene said the people of
New Orleans were the sanest and
calmest people found anywhere be-
tween here and Chicago
Beyond the statement that the daily
figures continue to present evidence
that the modern scientific campaign
in progress is controlling yellow fever
the officers in charge of the work had
no comment to make today. Compar-
ed with the yellow fever scourge of
1878, the death list of the present
visitation is low. In 1878 there We're
ninety fatalities d day attire the fever
run as long as the prestn.
Today's heat, following an intense
ly warm night, added little to the
progress of the disease.
Surgeon Berry Receivers.
ESurgeon Berry, of the Maine Hos
pital Service today left his room, re-
covered after ten days from his second
attack Of yelloWfever.
A ease was reported today near
jacksonville, summer resort OF St
Tammany Parish, on the other side
of Lake Ponchartrain. "A positive case
and a suspicious case were reported
at Kenner, 10 miles from New Orleans
in jefferson parish today, with five
dealt
The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road announced today that the new
quarantine order issued by DR.. San
ders of Alabama, would not in any
wise interfere withthroughtra wyyyS
wise interfere with through travel oV-
err that road
The board of trade today sent the
following telegram to Surgeon Gener-
al Wyman:
Simply in the interest of fair play
and honest dealing and because mer-
chants of comparative cities are tell
ing our customers that our goods are
unsafe, we ask you kindly to give
detailed answer to the following:
rs there any risk involv ed in out
side points receiving goods shipped
from New Orleans under the precau-
tionary rules of your service. and IS
it not a fact that goods of any KIND,
per Sc, cannot carry Infection?
Surgeon General Wyman answered.
"Merchandise of any kind per &c
cannot carry infection OF yellow FEVER.
II must barbor infected mosquitoes
TO do SO.''