Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-03
0FFeIALS HAVE THE
SITUATION IN HAND
spcrts Claim They Are Gain
ing q Victory Over Fever.
pLAnug YIELDING TO SCIENCE

20 ouarantlne Against the Crescent
cliy--tfealth Authorities Believe
rhsy Have Fever Under Control.
Now Orleans, La, August 2.-Little
&.1knge characterized the yellow fever
Ination today. OF the Ave new fOci
1nsioned in the Official report OF the
tlfy board OF health In the preceding
hours. only three are above Canal
HlfeeL In widely separated districts
IN dare traceable TO the original zone
o. Infection.
Today's reports of conyalescents IL
especially encouraging and 1t is becom.
fng evident that with careful treatment
tho present visitation OF the fever will
he shorn OF many Of It's terrors.
Reports from the bedsldes OF those
other than Italians were to the effect
that the disease was steadily yielding
10 treatment.
The announcement by DR.. Tabor OF
d quarantine against the whole state
Of Louisiana promises 10 again throw
4raffic on the west side OF the river out
ol Joint. Under this order no one
can enter the state OF Texas coming
fg0m This city without trSt having gone
into q camp OF detention for ak days.
Tue effect will be- to prevent practical.
u MI passenger traffic hence to Tex
ae The hope here Is that Dr. Tabor
viii not still further extend his rostrie.
.<tlonA 30 AS TO include freight
Thousands OF circulars are Ia be sent
4hrough the south by The business men
~ Now Orleans containing an cmphat.
Ii declaration by DR. J. IL white. OF
the Marine hospital service that
er8iEht cannot carry yellow fever In
feeeion. Dr. White has written the let.
~ to President Kohnke, Of the board
cf trade. DR. White says;
There Is no possible way In which
4ellow fever may be transmitted other
than by the mosquito and freight can.
ned under any circumstances be In.
Ieeted In this way. but only In 80 far
rs Il might become the residence ot
m Infected mosquito. much less thu
Infected mosquito. whose presence ia
business and manufacturing establish
lnehta would. In the nature of things
~ very remote contingency,
Captain Frederick singer. OF the
eseN Orleans naval station has no ap
pseAanRion az case Of fever On the
reservation. Last June he oiled all
cioterna and pools, screened all the
CHARTERS and practically wiped out all
mosquitoes a
Rev. DT. DeSN Warner has called
attention 90 the fact that his agents
are meeting with some opposition on
the part Of householders TO ollng and
screeninG Il IL proposed to make pub
lic the names Of al who refuse to fall
aR line With the campaign AgAins, the
moaquito
A number 81 tenders ot assistance
iron nurses aud doctors In other parts
n g The country have been received
"a while acknowledging the spirit In
Shlch thcac ofcr, are made the au
thOritlss ANNOUNCE that there 10 not
yct enough s,Au,,, 60 Keep the pres,
eat hhurses and tor,urs employed. A
larNe nnmber ot physicians here have
not had = single ca, ~ yellow fever
"a their practice
/. TAs Italians Nhu torwot permA
nent organization on SUNDAY have
op9aed headquartcrs IN The hear, Of
the originally infected district 40 are
nlfeeay Investigating aud fulnnrr ~
eaeae sfor relief lmmunes hG,s been
ArpoiRted TO vial, the stricken di,,..,.
Ant report tAs number % sick and "a,
nunn6Rr IN distress
.k TerSs new oAses ard 1ur death fro,u
river Were reported up 10 uoou tods,
The state board % hral,h hAs issues
PROCLAMATION 20 az nun cipA and
parish boards 60 recoxa,ts health OF
ncsais % the marine hospiiai seryies
hsa not 70 quarantine trelgsI OF en-
spse matter.
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