The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
 Every Suspicious Case is
 Turned In. MANY NOT YELLOW FEVER Federal Surgeons Delighted With Progress. New Orieans' Physicians Reporting Every Case Resembling Yellow Jack, While All Cisterns are Screened-Item Reporter
 Dead.
Onicinl report to ?. m.' New cases, 105; total cases to date, o13J deaths, 9J totsl deaths to date, 142y new sub-fOci, "A, total sub-foci, 1s7.


 New Orleans, Aug. 12.-The exertions of the inspectors of the Marine Hospital service in conjunction with the volun- tary reports of physicians produced another large aggregation of new cases. all classed yellow fever today.
 The public, however. having recon ciled itself to the expectation of heavy list for some days to come was undismayed by the report and the health authorities saw no occasion for concern over the showing. Both lay and scientific opinion still considers the situation hopeful It is admitted that not all the cases embraced in the daily totals of the authorities are actually yellow fever. Even at the emergency hospital to which the worst cases go. numbers of them have been finally diagnosed as malaria or a form of typhoid. In various parts of the city cases described in the first reports as yellow fever have been thoroughly screened and otherwise prevented from spreading an infection only to resolve themselves into some other type of fever.
 All suspicious cases whatever the nature, that are turned in by inspectors and doctors go at once into the yellow fever list and there is no correction of the total if careful diagnosis subse- quently determines them to be other than the prevailing fever.
 The federal authorities, however. are abundantly satisfied with this arrange rnent. They consider il infinitely bet ter that many cases of malaria should be erroneously reported as yellow fever than that a single yellow fever case should escape report, for one such case. improperly handled, Is calculated to spread infection through whole neigh borhood. Generally, then, the aspect of the situation is encouraging and If there Is no marked increase in the death rate within the next fortnight 1t is anticipated that, due to the precau- tions that have been taken, the fever will begin to decline and, 1t Is hoped. be finally eradicated before frost comes to stamp 1t out.
 Whites Appeal Effective. Dr. Whites appeals to the physicians had a marked effect today. The num- Der of doctors who visited the marine hospital offices to make reports of cases was larger than at any time since the fever has made its appearance. Here tofore there has been among many families dread of reporting cases be- cause of fear of resulting inconvenience and damage. There was lack of con fidence in some of the men who had managed to get in employment with the health authorities and householders have feared that their effects might suffer serious impairment from reckless slisinfection. Among the ignorant tlere has been a notion also that iax existed making 1t A fixed fee for doctors in the treatment of yellow cases. The Marine Hospital service, however, has made so good an impress 7 sion with the manner by which 1t is doing it's work of disinfection that con fidence Is being invited and the false impressions among the uneducated classes as to the expense and risk of reporting cases are being rapidly re- moved -.I Sufficient time having elapsed for all landlords to screen their cisterns the subsidiary citizens organizations are inspecting each ward by precincts and arranging to prosecute those who have not obeyed the mosquito ordinance. An unscreened cfstern Is an exception among small property holders. but not altogether a novelty fin some of the more fashionable districts Today affi- davits were made against a number of men of high standing in the commun- ity for failure to screen That action is expected to have a wholesome effect upon others who have been delinquent.
 Fruit Vessels Held Up.
 The United Fruit Company'E steam CT Venus has arrived In the river. but has not been permitted to come to New Orleans She has not. however, been ordered to Mobile. Owing to the refusal of the railroad companies to guarantee delivery of the fruit in cer- tain States. 1t was regarded advisable that the ship should not be permitted to unload until the Federal authorities give permission. Quite a number of hox fn ments of fruit from here and Dr. White does not wish to offend other communities who are looking to the Marine Hospital Service to protect them. The Venus was therefore or dered to remain down the river pending further action
 Rev. Dr. Beverly Warner has desig- mated the charity organization society to receive and disburse money and supnlies for the relief of the sick and poor people whose sufferings are due to the present visitation The society is fully organized with permanent headouarters. perfected machinery. competent investigator with an init mate knowledge of the poor of the citv pr. Warner warns the public to
 lief through no other source.
 ,rgencies like the present are
 opportunities for the charity
 rs'" says Dr. Warner in his ad-
 "The misfortunes of the sick
 or are made the capital of the
 Id worthless
 rs have been received at the
 States Engineers office here to
 the government fleet for a
 The vessels will be thoroughly
 cted and provided with healthy
 in order to escape trouble with
 arantines The orders came from
 I F. McIndoe in charge of
 Ice who left here before the fe-
 d has decided to make his head
 rs elsewhere. probably at vicks-
 so that there may be no inter-
 n in his work The Rovernmapt