Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-27
ExTERM'NATE MO QUITO
Organization Of Forces For Eighth.
5%the Dread Disease ard 10 Prevent
It's Spread About compIete-New
tli;ReguIations Adcotcd For Fruit
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io,NEW ORLEANS, La, July 26.-Six
ehths from yellcw fever were record
I'd today UP to y. IN. making Il total
fosdatc Of IL.
tfhc number of new cases reported
Yesterday. but compiled today is IL,
making all told to date 1G5.
gThcrc are now 10 foci of infection.
The organization of forces for fight
ing the spread of the infection and TO-,
a,;campaign Of education and practical
application OF the mosquito extermina-
tien plans, has been completed and,
besides 100 men put on as extras to
clean cutters by the city, IS men are
working as part Of the system OF
sanitation Citizens are being organ
lied in wards and these ward clubs
VIII form precinct clubs and n house
toulouse canvas will be made 10 as
sure the screening OF every cistcrn
and the oiling of every ccss-puol ana
water pond.
%'. Business Men Put up Dough.
u The business men have provided tho
! funds for this work. and as the peo
,i!e are aroused to the necessity for
action, there will be no let'>up. #
| Yielding to The sentiment of the
community the State board OF heal Ii
Monday adopted new regulations for
the fruit ships, providing that they
should remain six days at sea. he.
tween the last mort and New Orleans.
and requiring fumigation at the port
of departure and fumigation here after
the discharge of the cargo.
Yesterday the steamship Anselm of
the United Fruit Company, was allow
cd to come up after being al sen four
and half days and, according to the
ships paper, she stopped ut the quar-
| antinc station exactly forty minutes
during which time her crew of II mon
were examined and passed This
| aroused the people to action and this
| forenoon Mayor Bchrnan, ATTORNEY
General Gull. Ex-Governor Heard and
Col Charles Janvic waited ON Prcsi-
dent Souchon, Of the State board Of
health and insisted that the regulations
be made Immediately effective regard
less of the fruit ships at sea on the
/ way up
In Favor of Ships at First.
The beard decided to give the ships
an opportunity to come in and then
put the new regulations. into clfcc.
Dr. Souchon after the conference ID.
oidcd 10 put the regulations into I'M
mediate effect and SO instructed the
quarantine officers. Later he SIM
mnned the fruit importers To his oG;rc
and explained the matter to them.
Naturally. they objected, but they
| raclized shat the sentiment OF the
| community was such that personal
considerations would not he allowed
to enter into the present emergency
The people are convinced tina. The
infection was brought here by the fruit
steamers and if i. became necessary
To make regulations SO stringent rs 10
Grivc them away in the present feel
| iHS SACh lcSululiOilS WOuiU W ell
forced.
Looking to Future.
While handling the present cmcrgcn
cy some Thought is being given to the
future and on all sides there is Il
sentiment that nothing shall stand in
the way of future immunity from mos
quito fever. as it is called now.
In view of the many quarantine com.
plications which have arisen. DR..
Souchon has called conference here
next Sunday of the health officers of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to
discuss quarantine regulations and de-
wise system by which travellers can
he admitted with certificates of TIL.
marine hospital service.
Surgeon White, who is in charge Of
all the government work, will be ask
cd to participate. ~
The work of locating the detention
camps is proceeding, though 1t has
been slower than at first anticipated.
Residents of Kenner. If miles from
New Orleans on the Jlllncis Central