The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-28
SITUATION AT
 NEW ORLEANS Fewer New Cases, But
 Deaths Increase. ATTRIBUTED TO WEATHER Quiet Day Among Health
 Authorities. Principal News Outside Crescent City Was Announcement of Six Fever Patients at Natchex-Contro-
 versy Develops.

New Orleans. La, Aug. 27-Follow- ing Is the official record to 6 D. m. Sun day:
 New cases. s1; total cases to date, l. 74S; deaths today. IS; total deaths to date, 255; new foci, 12; total foci to date, 402; cases under treatment, 1sy.
 The record shows the smallest num- ber of new cases since August 6, and the largest number of deaths on any day since the fever made its appear ance. The unusual number of deaths is attributed in a measure to the change in the weather, last night be- ing cool and pleasant. in great contrast to the weather of the preceding week. Three well known merchants are among the new cases. Only two names that can be traced to Italian origin are among the thirty-one. Of the deaths, eight are Italians. Two died in the charity hospital and two in the emer- gency All but two of the deaths were down town.
 This was a very quiet day among the health authorities. Surgeon Guiteras will return to Patterson tomorrow and Surgeon von Ezdorf will go to Leeville to look into the situation there
 The principal news from outside the city was the announcement from Natchez of the discovery of six cases there and the attempt to blame Jew Orleans for them. This is regarded as rather strange in view of the fact that of all the tight quarantines against New Orleans Natchez has main tained the tightest, not even allowing It's own people to enter if they had been near New Orleans.
 Other reports from the country are as follows:
 Patterson. no new cases and no deaths; Amelia. two cases: Bayou Boeuf, one case: Pecan Grove, three cases and one death: Elizabeth pIanta- ton. one death; Hanson City. four new cases and one death: St. Rose, two cases Port Barrow. two cases: Ninth Ward of Jefferson Parish, one case; Lake Providence, three cases; Gulf port, three cases; Mississippi City. no new cases.
 Special Coach Put On.
 The Southern Pacific, at the request of the State Board of Health. has put on a special coach for the accommoda- tion of people travelling between in- fected points on that road. It will be run every other day.
 Quite a controversy has developed between City Health Officer Kohnke and Dr. Joseph Holt. at one time the Presi- dent of the State Board of Health. Dr. Holt, in the course of an address before a meeting, passed some severe stric- lures on the City Health Officer, who, when he read the report of the address in the morning papers, wrote him ask ing If he had been correctly quoted. pr. Holt made a rather warm reply in the course of which he said:
 You are evidently trying a bluff game, but whether so or not you can pop your whip and wade in, for will make to you neithCr apology nor ex- planation." .:..
 To this Dr. Kolinke made response. In which he told him politely that he should have ascertained the correctness of his impressions before giving them public utterance. -*+.
 Dr. Holt had several thousand copies of Dr. Kohnkes first letter and his own reply thereto struck off, and generally in the city. Dr. Kohnke has written letter to the public giving all the correspondence and concludes with this statement :: -.. =.- ....
 The heat of battle of this community against a common enemy affords the for the improper exhibition of personal antagonism and individual preference. against which those who are busily engaged in serious work find little time to defend themselves. At the proper time 1t will be shown that the health officer acted promptly, and vigorously in the emer- gency. Until then. fair minded men will reserve their judgment"