The New York herald., 1876-09-01
THE YELLOW FEVER QUESTION.
WHITEHALL. n. Y, August 20, 1916.

WHITEHALL n. Y, August %, 1870
To EpIroR OF THE HERALp:-
have just read in your issue OF the goth an article
bearing the title. yellow Jack-A Remarkable Case
OF Injection Said to Have Resulted from Quarantine.
and wish make some corrections regard to the
supposed disposition OF the remains Of james Hunt,
No II Cranberry strcet Brooklyn, who according to
the the article above referred died Of
yellow fever in Brooklyn, Sunday, August 27. 1876
You say In your article "The reported 10 the
Health Board, and tho body takon care Of and
buried beyond the city limits" As you seem TO be in
doubt just what did become Of this body wish to
inform you, and hope you will usc your influence.
through the columns Of tho HERALD to prevent tho
repetition of such IN outrage.
There lies before a certificate, copy OF which
will givo you let it tell its story. This
tncato delivered to Mr.. James Doren, undertaken
at this place, by an agent OF tho National Express
brought to Whitehall; arriving hero Mt
Monday, August 2s, aud delivered to the wife and
friends OF deccased by whom they were allowed to lie
suitable intermcnt
No. baxar Of Ss saa oTf o1 VIAL
STATISTICS No. e6 Counr STREET
BRooKLYS. August ~ 1876.
Permission is hereby granted to the remains Of
Of DEATH August ~ sas Cause Of death. bilious ever
Occupation engineer. Place Of birth, New i.,k state
New York, tor interment.
A OTTE,SON (for Register OF Records),
President Board OF Health.
This certificate will show you that A. 0tierson,
President the Board Of Health Of Brooklyn falsely
represented that this died OF bilious fever. when
it was n notorious fact that he had been exposed to
yellow fever and did actually dic according to your
statements the HERALD after brct illness, during
which were manifest all the symptoms oil TINS oath-
some disease, and the case was pronounced by Dis
Homstcd and Johnson, who were IN attendance, 10 be
yellow fever
Mr. Oitcrson. 1t seems very willingly provided all
legal facilities tho Of these remains
the long line OF railroad between here and Brooklyn,
conccalng the real cause OF doath SO as TO aay all
fears, and in duo OF tmo they were delivered
to tho friends OF deceased taken to their home and
kept TIL to-day at two O'Clock, when the friends of he
family knowing the nature OF tho disease assem-
bed TO assist tho family by their presence and SYM
pathies in the burial OF the remains.
consider that Mr. Otterson has committed base
outrage upon community in thus permitting these
remains be brought here for which he richly merits
the severest punls Had he labored under any
misapprehcnsion in regard to the case there might be
some excuse Tor such act, but there chance
for any mistake. He had the testimony of two ply
scians anteccdent circumstances In the
OF exposure, &c, to warrant hm IN Withholding per-
mission the romans 10 distant place Tor in
terment His duty was plain, and he must have known
that there great danger in exposing this infectious
body On the contrary, hc issued over his sigma
turc, President of the Board OF Health, certificate
the parties concerned IN the removal OF the remains,
anu thus secured their sale delivery to the anxious
friends who wholly UNCONSCIOUS OF the cause OF
death.
What wish particularly to call your attention to Is
the nworhy OF Mr. Otcrson In this matter. The
really investigation, and ca upon you to
md IN bringing the matter 10 public notice There
should be penalty and presume thcre is, lor such an
offence this officer has committed, and | sincerely
hope he bc placed beyond the power OF repeating
such act Very truly WHITEHALL