Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-29
FEVER's FIFTH WEEK.
Many Of the Cases Are Of the Light.
est Type of Disease.

New orleans. Aug. 2S.-The afth
week against yellow fever began with
continuance Of favorable conditions
and with reason for the hope that the
crisis Is passed. In fact there are only
i9s cases under treatment and many
OF them Of the lightest character. This
Is especially significant. In the thirty
one cases % Sunday. only five are Ital-
ians AID there are only three cases re-
ported from the originally infected
Italian quarters. The authorities felt
when the sickness was practically
stamped cut of this distric, r. would be
comparatively easy 10 control II else
where. ard there l. encouragement
therefore in Sundays report. the fatal
tiles continuing largely among the
foreign element
Surgeon Gulteras went to Patterson
and Surgeon Corput started on a tour
of the surrounding country. Surgeon
won Ezdorf has gone 10 Leeville. from
which place Information continues
vague owing 20 is isolation.
Mondays reports bring adyices OF
general quarantine against Natchez. an
Mississippi towns cutting on commun-
nioation with that city. which is not
difficult IN view Of the fact that Il IL
not on the main line OF railroad. vi
dalia. La. which Is on the opposite side
Of the river has suspended ferry COM
munication. Many Natchez people are
anxious TO leave. but they have no
means OF setting out of town. IBERIA
parish. through which the Southern
Pacific runs. has a fresh fright and
wants to cut on all passenger com
munication with the rest of the state
The railroad Is disposed 10 obey the
regulation. assuming that as Iberia
will suffer most an early abrogation OF
It viii be asked.
Alexandria is free Of fever and ad-
vices from there say all signs indicate
an early frost Tree leaves have been
falling FOR several days and Wild
geese have been passing over the city
bound south.
Reports OF low temperatures come
from various points In the southwest
ern section OF the state. The weather
here was unseasonably cool Monday
morning
Rev. DR. Warner announced that
preparations are being completed for
the disinfection Of every church and
meeting place At New Orleans during
the current week DR.. Warmers own
church. Trinity already has been
treated.
Dr. Juan Guiteras continues his
series OF lectrues here. speaking nearly
every night He devotes the daylight
hours 20 a study OF fever con litlons
10 has been announced here since his
arrival that Dr. Guiteras has been
made dean OF the University OF Ha-
yana.
President Kohnke % the city board
Of health corrected a statement attrib-
uted TO him In the press. DR. Kohnke
stated what he said was that the last
case might not be reached before frost.
because OF concealment or other SINH
lar reasons. but that the fever Is al
ready controlled and the date OF the
last case Is not OF as great importance
as a winning fgnt for control DR..
Kohnke said the great damage by yell
low fever 20 New Orleans was not so
much the death rate. for Il has been
shown this year that Il IL not the dead
IS disease OF ancient times but TO the
city's commerce. resulting from tho
panir In outside communities
Twenty-Five new cases and i've
deaths was yellow fever record up to
noon Monday