Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-17
QUARANTINE STATUS.
Il Improves In Some Directions, but
Gets Worse In Others.


New Orleans, Aug. 1.-THE auaran-
the improves in some directions. but
grows worse in others. At Monroe a
conflict arose between some citizens
and the authorities. Citizens. in a
sudden spasm Of alarm. desired to re-
store the shotgun quarantine. Mayor
Forsythe objected and ordered the mi
'itia to hold themselves In readiness.
An appeal was made to the governor,
who said the orders Of the state board
Of health must be obeyed. or soldiers
be modified. The citizens yielded.
Vicksburg has ordered a cargo OF
sugar TO be reloaded and returned to
New Orleans
Shreveport has again opened COM
munication with New Orleans. allow
inig freight to come In that has been
fumigated. Fruit and dry goods are
excepted. President Souchon tele-
graphed congratulations to the Shreve-
port authorities.
The fact that the physicians now as
sisting the marine hospital service are
turning up all existing cases of yellow
fever Is evidenced by an examination
OF the report for Tuesday. OF the six
ty-one cases thirty. or about one half.
were reported by doctors as having
come within their practice. OF the
otf ers Inspector Perkins produced
nineteen cases Of yellow fever and
cases presenting symptoms thereof.
two were returned by ward organiza-
tons, two by the city board of health
five by the emergency hospital and
four by the charity hospital. Any fric-
ton that heretofore existed has passed
away and perfect harmony exists In
the work. The total number of cases
treated at the emergency hospital Is
l26. of which number thirty-six died.
Three cases OF yellow fever have
been taken from the steamship Sap
phire, at quarantine. The vessel is
from Colon. The first case where
refusal of householder to permit
screening Of a patients room. resulted
In Quarantining OF the house. has
occurred in the downtown section of
the city. IL soon was reported to DIR.
White. Fumigating and screening
squads who had been refused permis-
sion to enter appealed 10 Inspector
Whitaker. who ordered policemen on
duty to prevent egress or ingress. An
affidavit will follow.
Two cases OF fever have been found
in an Esplanade avenue saloon. The
victims are Italians. They were i'll.
but apparently seeking TO avoid dis
covery. When. however. they coll
lapsed a telephone message was at
once sent to the emergency hospital
and an ambulance carried them to that
institution. The men said they came
from the country. II was found they
had been at Bayou Sale. on the
Southern Pacific road.
Except that there were spasmodic
showers and somewhat lower temper
ature there was little change In. the
yellow fever situation and the time. ~,
Federal authorities was largely taken
up with routine work. A dozen sus,i-
ctosa'- sas,as -s7,,.aa;as nlt,.-i ~, -.
ton during Tuesday night occupied
the attention of the inspectors. but
with large percentage of recoveries
and a small percentage OF deaths the
whole situation was regarded with
cheerfulness. The only depressing in
huence upon the community is the
serious inroads upon trade which have
been made by the guarantees
Up to noon Wednesday there were
nineteen new cases OF yellow fever and
three deaths.