Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-19
The Fever Situation in New
Orleans Today.
CASES DISAPPEARING
NESTS OF INFECTION CONSIDERED
SCARCE.
Funds for Refugees in Cincinnati Re-
turned All in Good
Shape.


Total cases to date, 2,61T
Deaths today. 2.
Total deaths 343
Low Temperatures In the Texas Pan-Han-
die and frost far south as Santa Fe, n.
NJ. was the cheering news which reached
the fever fighters today, working as they
have been for many weeks In temperature
lowering around 90 From this period of
September the weather In New Orleans
gradually grows cooler. but II may be two
months before the FIRST frost lays low the
stegomyia. The marine hospital authorities.
however. are not depending on the weather
and their campaign will be continued with
view to Graduating the fever before frost
arrives
New cases continue to appear In the state
outside New Orleans. The situation in the
Country Is much more difficult to handle
owing to the wide separation OF the foci and
the difficulty of getting through quaran-
tines. and this accounts for the failure TO
give as prompt attention to cases as that
which attends them in New Orleans.
The fever has not been obliterated from
the gulf coast, six cases being under treat
ment In Mississippi towns
Chattanooga has followed Memphis In the
matter OF strict quarantine. and now re-
quires health certificate from every per-
son entering the city, no matter from what
direction.
Galveston has Guaranteed against Ha-
vana and requires the five days detention
OF vessels from that port.
NEW ORLEANS, September 1e.-rhe
fever situation indicates some Improvement
Notwithstanding the warm, wet weather
In several centers Of the city where the
fever heretofore prevailed 1t has disappear
ed and nests Of infection are scarce.
When the news reached here on Saturday
. 1,
lab and Lake Providence had arrived in
Cincinnati in penniless condition, steps
were taken to relieve their distress. Contri-
buttons were started in New Orleans. and
Monroe raised $1,000 and teiegraphed IT to
Representative Ransdell. who Is in Cincin-
natl.
Tallulah people wired Cincinnati newspa-
pers asking an investigation and promising
to relieve any distress. Representative
Ransdell has returned the Monroe contri-
button and has reported that all the
refugees are sufficiently supplied with
money and that they are being very hos
pitably treated in Cincinnati
Owing to the rigid quarantine instituted
against the state capital by East Baton
Rouge parish. in which it is located. cotton
Is reported to be going away from that city
and corn is being stolen or rotting In the
thorities are trying to relieve this condition
OF affairs.
On Governments Boats.
One positive and one suspicious case OF
yellow fever has been found on,the govern
ment boats at Kemps Bend. In north Lou
isiana. the infection being traceable to New
Orleans. e....
The fever fighters at Lake Providence
are under a great strain owing to the great
number of cases. and DR.. Bernard has wired
the state board specially commencing Misc
Edens. who remained on duty fifty hours at
stretch with four cases. one of them hav-
ing vomit. Among the cases at Tallulah Is
Miss Miner. who went there as a nurse.
Baton Rouge has developed only a single
case. but DR.. Corrupt of the marine hospital
service says 1t is typical.
Gen. w. J. Behan. president OF the Louis
lana immigration mission. composed OF
planters. Is holding conferences with DIR.
White with a view to the sending of immi-
grants to the sugar fields: DR.. White will
aid the planters provided the immigrants
are carried through the city In screened
cars. which plan 1t is intended to follow.
DR.. Rosenau, bacteriologist of the marine
hospital service. has forwarded a jar OF 400
specimens Of the stegomy which he has
gathered here to Surgeon General Wyman
for study in the government labratory. DIR.
Rosenau says that while some proof is
needed, 1t Is not improbable that the local
bacteriologists who have been at work here
have discovered the germ Of yellow fever.