The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-25
FORTY FOUR NEW CASES
 AND SEVEN DEATHS REPORTED

Patterson and other points and New Orleans and enable them the more quickly to stamp out the fever here.
 Small Number of Foci.
 Today reports continued to be en- couraging. The death list was some what larger than the day before. but 1t did not reach the maximum sf earlier in the month and there is the slightest indication of the tene ss- cy the fever assumed at this perie in 1878. Some encouragement was sSInd in the fact that small nur f of new foci were established. TtA same tone of hopefulness evident S3r the past two weeks pervades hea> .uarters, but there is still the same reluctance to put too good front on the sftua- ton lest 1t may lead to negligence on the part of the community in follow ing the rules that have been set them for their own protection and the pro- lection of the whole community.
 The territory bounded by St. Ann. Esplanade, Rampant ana Decatur, the heart of the original infection, Is again undergoing a thorough course of dis infection. This will be rne third treat ment given. total of thirty y-six squares is embraced in the district. ', ith an average of about forty houses to the square 1t will be seen that there is a total of about 1900 in all The houses are principally three story brick, having twelve or more rooms in each. so that something like 2o.0o0 rooms have to be fumigated every time a new trip is made through the dis trict The work is tedious. annoying and discomforting, but 1t is highly es- sential. and, s-.erefore, the marine hos pital service Is overlooking nothing.
 Prof. Robert Boyce of the Liverpool rs.A here today and was received by a com mittee of physicians. Later he called on Sureeonwhite. who reviewed for him the conditions prevailing here. Pro- lessor Boyce expects to make a careful study of the campaign against the fe- yer and to make a report of his obser- vations to his school. He said, how ever, that he could not be quoted until he had familiarized himself with the extent and character of the infection. It is expected that Professor Boyce during his stay here will join the lec- turers who are nightly preaching the doctrine of mosquito destruction to the people of New Orleans.
 Surgeon von Esedorf Reports.
 Surgeon Won Esedorf also reported to Dr.. White today He Is regarded as the service. and his assistance will be invaluable in the campaign. Surgeon Esedorf has been identified with the sanitary work on the Isthmus, where yellow fever has been prevailing for some time, and because of his knowl- edge of the disease there was ordered to New Orleans by the department. Sur geon White now has probably all the men he will need during his campaign. Professor Metz, who has been given charge of the work of inspecting cis- terms, gutters, etc, put 1855 gangs or inspectors on duty today. Each gang consists of three men They are ex- pected to cover every habftable part of the city. By the end of the week 1t IS calculated that there will be q total of l,500 men drawing nay under the dlrec- tion of the Federal service, the ex- penses exceeding of course, what pr. White estimated In his original report to Surgeon General Wyman.
 Another case of fever at Terre- Aux Boeufs, the parish seat of St. Bernard, was reported today, bringing the total up to eleven there: The disease is or a mild type. The fever on the Corinne plantation in the same parish is, how ever of a more malignant type, prob ably because the Italians among whom 1t exists, refuse to follow strictly the treatment prescribed by the physicians.
 The citizens committee has been called to meet on Monday, when the whole fever situation will be discussed and full report made of the work of financing the fight. Chairman Janvier is continuing to take subscriptions to the general fund. and there is now an overflow of cash and checks into the hands from here and elsewhere. The committee has fixed $30o,o00 as the total fund, and the probability is that 1t will all be subscribed. All the money that pr. White can use Is at his dispo- sal