Show PRESIDENT STIMULUS TO FIGHTERS now orleans oct 2 yellow fever report to 6 p m new cases 19 total to date deaths 2 total new foci G under treatment discharged 2444 the announcement through the associated socia ted press 0 president Roosevel ts decision to visit new orleans on his forthcoming trip to the south caused profound gratification today and it Is regarded as certain to give fresh stimulus to the fight now in progress to drive out the fever before the end of the present month the presidents refusal to be swayed by the fear of personal risk which so many influences have pressed upon him has further commended him to the people of louisiana and there is on every side a disposition to make his reception markedly cordial in appreciation of the sympathy he has for and the active assistance he has given to llie city and state in the present crisis Pensa colas cases pensacola fla oct 2 eight new cases of yellow fever were reported up to 0 with one death the death was that of a nine days old infant whose mother was taken with the fever two days before the child was born great difficulty Is being experienced by the health authorities in getting prompt reports of fever cases and the officials are almost exhausted as a resul fot their efforts to cover the ground themselves it is announced tonight that the detention camp at me david will be ready to receive occupants at noon tomorrow room for eighty people being provided rapid spread of plague natchez miss oct 2 record shows a rapid spread of yellow fever in the last 24 hours as six new foci are listed on the local map one case Is in factory row which ie la the first ward thus infecting every one of the four wards in the city As the houses in factory row are close together it is flared that the disease will spread rapidly there record new cases 11 new foci C total cases to date total foci sa deaths 2 both neg roea total deaths 7 under treatment 30 discharged S mississippi casas jackson 2 the mississippi yellow fever dumary tonight Is us follows natchez 12 new cases 2 deaths vicksburg 8 new cases I 1 death bew cases in county 8 port gabson S new cases I 1 death |