The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-30
FEDERAL AID
SUMMONED TO
NEW ORLEANS
WASHINGTON HEALTH ARMY
TO HELP STAMP OUT
DISEASE
NEW YORK GUARDS
Officials All Around Guarding
Against the Spread of the
Bubonic Plague 6
NEW YORK GUARDS
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introduction of 4 join; ~: pluI ion in
ihr t"o hou: =. "a The grn".al assem-
by III !:aiur Eoii,;r ;"'i;iy authorizing
the governor TO borrow ".i..p.Juu ia br
expended in The fight on tnr bubuniv
plague here. and the ina,i;.lil alton ol
Il rigid qti:raE'iE a.: ;i'r injected dis
tr;st iEi.; Afternoon Ivy luca' author
iiic .pre!ini;.aiy Steps iovari stamp
ing oui tie CDn,ae,uu wcir well adj
"1ncrd
III" Guaranii,:o established by city
htallh tu;hn:.,ir., around four blocks
in the Vicinity oi the inducirinl Home
"f ilc Volunteers. oc America. w,cr..
IL" two caics 50 lar icpcr:cG were
discovered. Is hacked by armed
guards. Only bread winner. Will bu
allowed inSrcSs or egrcSs To The quar-
antincd di:tiici. which includes >ume
q. The large French markets. and a
number Of commission and wholesale,
houses. Tho"o permitted To cross The
dead line must report three tinisc !,
day io' inspection.
Central Hoped For.
While il is now believed here that
the situation is well in hand stringent,
IN. y campaign fer the extermina
ti"n OF rats in the city will begin to-
morrow morning.
Federal authorities will take part
in the fight againY. the disease. Sur
Seon General Rupert Blue. Of the
public health service. and two cx-
pcris from Washington will come
mere 10 aid the local authorities
s,s Health departments of a number of
Southern States have Photographed
DR.. bowling state health; dtffcar. pro-
feIring assistance.
SO Tar only two eases OF plague
have been reported. one death result
ing. Alarm wHs caused today by re-
ports oi the discovery of Two more
cases IN different part of The city.
Tic report. proved To- be erroneous
Wa !:ins,on J,mr 80. Surgeon
Gcnrial i;lnr. o tho public health
service. wili go 10 New Orleans to
take charge ot tAtA campaign there
against buhonic plague One death
and one other ca: have been re-
pcIted.
After rcccip: oi Il telegram today
from Oscar Bowling. prcsiden: Of
the Louisiana board OF health, the
treasury department ordered the sur
gccn general 10 take ch;.fgc of the
situation. Bowling reported bacteri-
olOgical confiI nation of the two
cases. The public health service.
however. will make ii Sown rXamina-
tion.
No Serious Danger.
Surgeon General Blue said today
that neither the city of New Orleans
nor the territory surrounding was in
any danger. but that II was advisable
that the federal government take
sharp movements. Apparatus for rat
catching and fumigation are being
sen, 10 New Orleans and a corps Of
experts in plague eradication. includ-
ing Surgeon CIecll OF the public
health service, will carry out the sur
geon generals plans
as precautionary measure 10 pre-
vent the spread OF the infection by
shipping, Surgeon General Blue to-
DAY sent warnings to health authOri-
Ties Of the Atlantic coast states and
TO those OF the Mississippi river states
as lar north az Iowa. suggesting that
they take up the work Of rodent Grad
icatiOn actively
Advice Given.
Municipal health officials who have
asked for aid are being furnished
with advice. The NEST approved
methods to prevent the spreuu of the
Injection will be put in Iorce immc-
diately at New Orleans
New York. June % Health Officer
of the Port Joseph j. OConnell to-
nighmt declared quarantine against
New Orleans on receipt or advices
that several cases OF the bubonic
plague had been discovered in that
city. Similar action was taken with
regard to Santiago. Cuba, weber
cases of the plague were reported
the health officer notified steam
chip companies having vessels en-
route from New Orleans TO New York
to direct the captains by wireless to
report to him on arrival Tor vista
ton, inspection and fumigation.
Ships from Santiago de Cuba will he
similarly treated.
Besides New Orleans and Santiago
the plague is said to have been pre-
valent in Havana for some months,
twenty-five cases having been report
I'd in that city.
Austin, Texas, June 29.-Instruc-
uons to state port officials to observe
the regular bubonic plague quara-
tine restrictions against New Or