New-York tribune., 1867-09-24
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
TWELVE HUNDRED DEATHS FROM THE EPIDEMIC
IN NRWORLEANS

TWELVE HUNDRED DEATHS FROM THE EPIDEMIC
IN NEW-ORLEANS.
NEw-ORLEANs, Sept. 23.--According TO The
RepubliconS figures, the whole number OF deaths from
yellow fever from its commencement to Saturday morn
ing the 2lst nst 1,24 The deaths during the "a
hours ending this morning H. being the largest num-
Der af deaths any two days since the epidemic began
YELLOW FEVER AT FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Sept 23.-The United
States steamer Yucca has arrived from Pensacola with
the yellow fever board. At sea, on the 18th ns one
Of the crew died of yellow fever There are now seven
cases of yellow fever on board the Yucca
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FROM GALVESTON.
Registrar Harris has received letter from the
Galveston Howard Associations Committee, formally
thanking the byscians and tradesmcn Of NewYork for
timely aid and remarking that while the infected Gulf
districts mainly need pure brandy and courageous nurses
NewYOrk being far distant from the scene OF peril can
do no better than contribute money IL Is feared that
the fever may not be stayed before the last OF November
Replying TO Dr. Harriss bold proposition to remove all
the unacchmated to point OF safety the Committee
say .no NOT r any r,.o. o, .,s,v III. .Dn, district NAV be
stated Of 20 miles In length and 25 miles IN width comprising
in latitude bounded BY line nearly parallel to the Gulf shore at ds
OF than Co miles Mhean on the Brao Huntsville on The
gac tell further interior the virus be car
@ T ia ali deSo"s S from Galveston Aouon and other
S re @ pnC ~ e & m 80 , ~, o S T % nre preS 70
m sen t Troycsy va, drs @ eow Now" fever Dead Subjects and
d clothing thus exposed would appear generate he virus more
the epidemic several villages and an that
number had well marked probable
peetancy of epidemic yellow fever.
LECTURE BY PROF. STONE OF LOUISIANA
DR.. Warren Stone. Professor of Surgery in the
University of louisiana delivered lecture yellow
fever yesterday morning. before the faculty and students
of Bellevue Hospital Medical College Prof Stone. who
was warmly received spoke about hour He said that
IL was nearly years since he had visited thls place.
and that his present visit showed that through an he
bitterness cngOndercd by the recent war the pfOcSV
of medicine had progressed. Regarding yellow lever,
he said IL was maady the laws of when had never
been determined Ii was peculiar To not clihatcs,
and was never engcndcrcd, other diseases. Simply
by the filth of cities II came at intervals usually pass
inr Northward from the South; and there periods
in which communities had immunity from IL LOT u mum
Der of years IL usually renamed longer IN country
places in cities; and always progressed III resuli
ratio of increase. The present fever III NtWOilcS a
come from Galveston and Indianola. The question OF
Quarantine was of course, Of great Importance 1hc
speaker was confident that the disease was not cont
giOus The subject can have the disease Dut once
The Professor had had 80 experience with he
nsidious and terrible disease and gave much interesting
information regarding its action, aud the different modes
OF treating it, Different treatment was required Tor dI-
ferent constitutions but he seemed mostly 10 laNOf the
OF quininc. After concluding his remarks ne was
warmly appauded and resolution OF thanks waspassed
THE HEALTH OF DRY TORTUGAS AND KEY WEST.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The following dis
patch was to-day received the War Department from
the Dry Tortugas, via Key West:
Major Stone has arrived from Fort Jefferson and Is
very sick lie left his wife yesterday DE- smith, son oi
the Col b. T. Smith of Washington, died on Wednes
the 10th Sickness is abatng at the TOruSas Dut
1t is healthy at Key West.