Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-14
REJOICING over The
SMALL DEATH RATE
New Orleans People Believe
They Control Situation.
OUTSIDE TOWNS CALL FOR AID
The Federal ard State Authorities
Are Doing All in Their Power to
Help Rural communlties-stesmer
Resumes Trips.

Help Rural communlties-Steamer
Resumes Trips.
New Orleans, Sept. 13.-Showers
and sunshine In the day time with
cooler nights continue here but con-
trary TO expectations there Is no re.
sultiIg Increase In the mortality which.
in the past. has been heavy under such
adverse meteorological conditions.
There was little change In the
yellow fever situation today. DR.. War.
ner is impressing upon the people the
necessity OF guarding against indif.
ference.
1T IL true" said Dr. Warner. today.
that owing to the lectures OF DR..
Kohnke, the doubling ThOmases, like
the mosquitoes. have grown less, but
one doubling Thomas or one infested
mosquito can do great damage. We
have not stopped It entirely. The
greatest LANCER TO my mind Is the fail.
ure OF physicians TO recognize yellow
fever and therefore | say that every
citizen might promptly to report sick
ness whether II Is in his own home or
In his neighbours. II will do no harm,
and It may save many lives"
The theatcrs are TO open here at the
cad OF the week. Both have stock com.
panies A third, the Greenwall, may
open a week later. II the Texas au.
thorities will permit Companies from
here to enter that state and play the
Texas circuit. Manager Greenwall to-
day wrote the Texas authorities on the
subject.
Excellent Effect Of Death Rate.
The clean score in the matter o.
deaths in the preceding "a hours has
had a most excellent affect on the
people OF New Orleans, and in such
evidence that the fever Ia under con.
troll to respond 10 the appeal Of DIR.
White to exert themselves TO the ut.
most in the war against the mosquito.
II Is folt by the authorities not To be
matter OF great difficulty to stamp
out the fever, II the people will faith
fully follow Instructions now that the
malignant character Of the disease has
disappeared.
Appeals continue TO come Ia the gov.
ernor and the state board Of health
from the country for assistance. Lee
VILE has been In need OF help and
Governor Blanchard Is to send money
there while the Wholesale merchants
here hav contributed a carload OF pro
Visions, Tallulah Is In the throes OF
dependency but DIT Chassaignac and
stan Of nurses are scheduled 70
reach there today and II 10 believe
that the town thereafter will again
take heart.
People continue to leave Lake Prov.
idenoe. and the authorities are making
no effort to detain them because the
fewer number OF people who remain
In the town the sooner will the dis
ease be checked for want Of material.
Four new Gases Of fever have ap'
pearei at IAFOurche crossing. where
there was fever about Six weeks ago
but tho settlement Is completely lsolat.
"a AMI Il Is thought THAI the disease
can b. prevented from spreading The
Patterson situation Is still serious and
the community Is completely out OF
funds,
The steamer Frank II Hayne leaves
today for the river points, This Is The
ArS, boat Ia leave for tAAS section
aimee the fever first apP~&HeS. People
IN the country tributary 10 tAe Qua
ehilA river have beer shW od from
New Orleans Tor nearly seven weeks
and are in sore need Of pTovi s6ns an
merchandise. Recently tbcy sPgScal
"a % local merchants AID the SoATd
OF trAae for relief and the starting al
the h,yp~ 10 the result Tue steam
or utu ~ Deruis,ed to discharge and
receive freight uadcS such r'gulatioEs
n Aorsl b nth boards may lmgOse.
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