Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-30
TWO CASES WITH ! DEATH
REPORTED FROM NEW
ORLEANS
STRICT MEASURES TAKEN
Armed Guards Patrol Section Of
the City Where the Disease
Occurred.


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uJatiuu of "a rlrid quarantine OF the
infected district this afternoon hS
local authorities preliminary steps To-
ward stamping out lht 'pulabluu N'Ie
well advanced.
The quarnuuur established hy city
health authorities be- back hy armed
guards 2S of whom were stationed it
lutorsvcuuK streets WITHIN Ioul blocks
of the industrial home OF the Nuluh-
trcrs of America, Whcre the TWO cases
$50 far report ted were discovered. phly
bread winners VIII hr allowed lh-
gross on cErrss tu the uuaraulucd dlS-
Ulct which includes some of the larEe
French markets. many uI the conn ms
sion houses aud "a number of whole
sale houses Bread winners VINO arc
permitted to cross the dthdIhe are
required 10 report three times a uay
for inspection.
" INV 90 ''' '''''' 80 '''' N'''-
the SITUATION lS wen lu lhhu, pI'tiu
uouay measures Of stringent KIND
VIII bee taken a concerted attack
upon tho rata ~ the CITY VIII begin
tomorrow morning The rodents Will
be destroyed by traps ana poisons,
those ntrSting the quarantlued area
N"iug given attention ilrst FleaS, TOO,
win come under the ban, but no plans
tor their destruction have yet bee'
announced. a rat that was buried 8
tho Volunteers OF America homE sun
lay will br cNhumed ana examined by
bactrrioloElsts
Federal authorities viii take part
in the fight against the disease with
the arrival Of Surgeon General Rupert
Blue Of the public health service ana
two experts from Washington Local
authorities have been advised that IN
response To- their request Mr Blue Is
now en- route here.
Health departments of number OF
southern states have wired DR.. Dow
! ling state health officer proffering
assistance.
SO far only two cases Of plague
| have been reported, one death result
| Ing Further alarm was caused To-Day
| hy reports Of the discovery of two
more cases iu different pait or the
] tllNt bHN lll' l'p'l' ~ " W w
| erroneous
At "A meeting of city health authori-
! ties tonight plans for the wholesale
| campaign against rats were further
| maturcd II was decided to form a
zone extending four blocks In every
/ direction from the Volunteers OF
| America home and tomorrow morning
To begin the task of Kidding this area
Of the rodents. Concrete rat guards
viii be built The first viii extend
around the entire zone, while two
others will be constructed within this.
The attack will begin from the
outer guard All rats In the first
zone escaping the vigilance of the eN-
tcrmlnators viii be driven into tho
second zone. where IL they again
escape they will be forced into a third
zone. By mis- plan. It Is stated. the
rats will not only Dee destroyed. but
will be prevented from spreading the
contagiuu into other parts or the city
Declared Quarantine.
NEW YORK. June 29.-Hcalth Of
ficer of the port, Joseph J. O'Connell
tonight declared quarantine against
New Orleans ON receipt Of advices
that several cases OF the buboniC
plague had been discovered IN tha'
cuy similar action was taken witt
regard TO Santiago, cuba, whore three
cases of the plague were reported
The health officer notified steam
shin companies having vessels cl
to from New orleans 20 New Horl
TO direct the captains bv wireless Il
rcport 10 him ON arrival for vista
tt.,y md Ir-rptsIDu UNpr his NiTHC