New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-05
nth HAS MORE
PARATYPH0lD
Two New Victims of Dis
ease Among Suspects
at McAllen.
TERRIBERRY EXPLAINS
NATURE OF ILLNESS
Movement North to Camp
Whitman Will Begin
To-day.

McAllen, Tex, Headquarters sixth
Division. U. s. A., Sept. 1.-Two more
cases of paratyphoid, the first to de-
velop among the men sent to the DaSe
hospital at McAllen, were reported TO-
day. Both came from the 14th imam
try and brought the total for that regi-
ment 70 twenty-three. The total for
the division is now thirty three. orly
three of the suspects IN the nospl'ai
here were transferred TO San ANTONIO
to-day 10 make room for new suspects
or cases of other illness developing IN
the camps.
The number Of suspects put under
observation for up. T." is 200. MOI
withstanding this the sick rate lor
August was declared to-day to nave
been held between " and p per cent
which is as low a rate as the extraor-
binary showing made for July. MINOR
illnesses, such as those developing from
the heat or from overeating, were on
the decrease throughout August, SO
that the appearance of paratypholu
made but slight difference in the aver
age.
No Deaths Expected.
No deaths from paratyphoid have yet
come and none is likely to. the DIVISION
medical officers believe. The men now
III should be ready for discharge within
n fortnight, il is thought, and three
weeks convalescence will restore them
to health. Lieutenant Colonel W. D
Terriberry, division surgeon, thus de-
scribes paratyphoid:
"When the incubation against ty-
phod was perfected il was found that
certain forms Of fever persisted ana
that the vaccine had no effect upon
them. These were such cases as had
been known as mild or walking, ty-
phoid. No vaccine has even now been
developed that will act as bar against
such cases.
with the discovery that these cases
persisted closed study was made OF
them. This established as a distinct
disease what was unfortunately named
paratyphoid, meaning almost typhoid
There is about the same relation be-
tween paratyphoid and typhoid that
there is between a turnip and potato
both are vegetables, both grow un-
derground, both are used for food, but
they are alike in no other way. Para
typhoid, under such conditions as pre-
vail here has a mortality OF or per
cent. Typhoid under the most favor.
able Circumstances. has a mortality OF
about 9 per cent"
Mission Under Military Quarantine.
Mission, where all but two of the
cases have come from and where all but
half dozen of the suspects have been
found has been put under military
quarantine. Only such soldiers as go
there in the performance of duty are
allowed to enter the town. Even those
who are connected with the New York
division in civilian capacities are re-
quired to explain their need, CORE
spondents not being excepted.
The new camps of the I'd and 69th, at
Sterling's Ranch, were completed TO-
day. The movement of the I'd is being
hailed as a triumph of the motor truck
companies under Lieutenant jeremiah
W. O'Mahoney, whose gas hogs"
moved $50 truck loads of men and
equipment over twelve miles of indif-
ferent road between 7:46 a. m. and 2
p. m. In recognition of his work Lieu
tenant OMahoney has been put in COM
mand of the trucks of the entire divi-
sion.
Noiu CdiHe W ui'ioIVH "eoui"ai '0iS
to-day that the movement 10 Camp
Whitman of the Sd, 14th and list could
be begun tomorrow, when the first
equipment will arrive. The 14th will
go out first. carrying with it hospital
car for the care of any cases Of "P. T"
that may develop en- route. The 14th
will go by the Missouri Pacific to st.
Louis; thence by the Pennsylvania to
Belvedere, n. j., where the Lehigh &
Hudson will take the trains. Brigadier
General Dyer, commanding the provi-
sional brigade. will go with the 14th.