New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29
The Yellow Fever Scare.


The subjoined dispatch was sent Wednes
day morning to DR.. Peete:
NEW ORLEANS, September q, 1871.
DR.. Peete, Galveston:
Two cases of fever have occurred since
the twenty-tirst, in the Fourth District.
Total sick in the Fourth District, five, all
recovering.
The case from Robin street is recovering.
All other eases prove mere rumOrs.
f. b. WHITE. NJ. d..
President Board of Health.
This dispatch was reported the same eve
ming. at six O'Clock, to the Governor of
Texas.
DR.. T. G.. Heard. the author of the follow
ing dispatch. who is now in the city. is one
of the oldest and most distinguished physi-
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH, }
No. i59 Canal street.
New Orleans, September 70, 1871.
DR.. s. N. Welch, Galveston, Texas:
Have been two days in the city. Visited
the Charity Hospital to-day; found only one
case Of yellow fever; only five others in the
city-alI recovering. Have never seen New
professional opinion is, that admitting the
giOusness of the disease. there is no
occasion for quarantine. Please publish.
L. J. HEARD, NJ. u.
The following gentlemen, forming the
committee Ofnerchants, waited on Governor
Warmoth yesterday, at half-past twelve
o'clock, to ask his aid in obtaining the re-
moval of the quarantine at Galveston:
New ORLEANS, September q, 1871.
The undersigned merchants of New Or
leans, form a committee for the purpose of
calling upon the State and city authorities
and asking the removal Of the quarantine, if
possible, established yesterday by the Gov
ernor of Texas, between the ports Of Gal
weston and New Orleans etc:
Mr.. West, OF John l. Adams.
Mr.. Zeisler, of Schmidt Il Zeigler.
Mr.. Dolsen. OF Flash & Dolsen
Mr.. A. Thompson, of A. Thompson g. Co.
MIR. William Flash, with j. NJ. Lewis Il
Co.
Mr.. Forester Dolhonde, of Cobb, Dol
honde g. Co
Mr.. Wallace, of Wallace & Co.
NJ. A. Haber, & Co.; +. A. Haber, of l.. II.
Gardner 4 CO.; l.. ii. Gardner of Katz Il
Barnett; 5. katz, of Slocumb, Baldwin Il
Co.. A. Baldwin, Of Slocumb, Baldwin L. Co
Governor Warmoth at once sent the fol.
lowing dispatch to Governor Davis:
New ORLEANS, September as, 1871.
To Governor Davis. Austin:
There are but five cases of yellOw fever in
the city, and but three deaths III ten DAYS.
None of the cases are considered dan erous,
and there is no fear of the spread of the
disease The quarantine now enforced seri-
Ously impedes commerce, and many persons
of Your Stat" now in the city are greatly
by it.
Fl. c. WARMOTH.
Collector Casey also telesrarhed to Gov
ernOr Davis as follows:
To Governor Davis AUSTIN
There are only tworep0rtel cases Of fever
here The city was never i'll a hsalthior con-
ditiOn. | have nv family. unacclimated.
here ;nd would not keep them in the city
an hour did deem it dangerous.
[ learn thu, passengers prevented from
reaching Texas by the steamers are prepar-
ing to 90 overland. They can reach your
State in three days; hence, why stop them
by sea
Mobile, in hourly communication with us,
has placed no restrictions Oh us.
obtain this information from public and
private sources after careful inquiry
Many of our Oldest and best physicians
deny the existence of any yellow fever.
Also, they hold that not a single case has
appeared this season.
JAMES F. CASEY,
Collector Of New Orleans.
DR.. White. president of the Board of |
Health, accompanied the delegation of !