Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-02
EXPECTED INCREASE
Of Yellow Fever Cases Appear in New
Orleans, on Tuesday.

New Orleans, August l.-To1iy wit
messed an increase in the number of
IL aths from yellow fever, a fact that
was not unexpected in view of the high
t,.mfcratule that has prevailed the
past two days. There WAS, h1"ryrr.
the usual large prepondcrancc of Ital-
i'm NAMES III the list both Of new cases
ana deaths.
In spit" Of the increased mortality,
the II, alth authorities exhibit no con-
c,rI over tn" SituItiuu. coutending that
Wit! the accumulation of cases there
must i'' expected an ircre.gS" in fatal
tiles to lHaintt:ii tn" average death
rat" uf the fever. 1t is still poggiFl" to
trace all the new cases that are APP
pearirG to the uriEim2l center. Mean
time tine health authorities ana citi-
Zc3s ~" IN liking arrangements to give
the results of their observations of the
crmttrs outside Of tn" original district.
The scientists have declared that the
fcmrl. StrnDsia can only receive Tn"
poison Of i yellow t,Ncr patient int"
her system during tilr ii:+t three days
Illness ANA that shr is unable to com
1nunirat" it until ~ or T. DAYS tn, r.
after. In. say from II to % days. il VIII
become evident whether or not there
is to br Il "Droad from amy of the out
lying centcrS and the health authorities
will by In" beginning of next week, in
Guide in their daily tables besides the
appearance Of new centers, the disap-
iadranCr uf existing centerS from
which there has b.t.u no secondary in
frctiun. On the results of these obser-
Nations they will be able to determine
whether. as they hope now, they can
control the disease and ultimately sub
due it.
An ordinance WAS introduced in the
city council. tonight, providing that all
vacant lots and other places where wa
ter stands for more than six hours,
shall be filled to the grade required by
the city engineers surrey.
President Souchon Of the State
Board Of Health. Who is in thorough
sympathy with the effort to secure a
relaxation OF the subordinate quaran-
tines in Louisiana. today. issued Il
proclamation on behalf of the State
Board of Health t. all the parishes and
municipal health officers. He announces
that he has accepted and recommends
the acccptanC" of subordinate officers
OF the Marine hospital health ccrtifi-
Gates to through passengers from
| northern points transferred in screened
coaches in New Orleans. He declares
that passengers from New Orleans af-
ter detention of five days. in he ma
rine hospital service camps, who are
given certificates Of free plrtiuue
| should be admitted without detention
| into all parishes and towns of Lcuisi-
ana.
pr. White of the marine hospital ser
vice. spent most Of the day on the gull
coast in an effort to get Il site for a de
tention camp on the Louisville Il Nash
! vile road.
| Major G. II. Ellis of the United Fruit
Co. is expected here. tomorrow. when il
is believed that III" Fruit Co. will max.
an announcement rs to its plans After
it became apparent that the fever was
here and that rigid rules would he reour.
| cd for all fruit ships. Mr.. Ellis went Il
the head offices OF tho company in Eostot
| for consultation with the officials there.
He has stopped mt Mobile on his WAY
home. and it is expected that he vii
make arrangements there for 1T least til,
temporary transfer Of all the fruit steam
ers owned by the company
Some sensational statements have Con,
lout through private letters and in Specia
ldisIatches. giving the impression that tn,
full extent of the situation here is no
lbeng made public. That is stated To b
in NJ sense 4 fact. Every doctor is unde
La pledge TO report all cases immediatel,