New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-19
NETWORKS SINGLE CASE.

WILLIAM REILLY REMOVED TO HOSPITAL ISLAND
THE BOARD OF HEALTH APPREHESDs NO DAN
GER OF AN EPIDEMIC.
Only one case of yellow fever has been dis
covered this city, and that OF sporadic character,
from which no danger Of eOntagion Is appre-
hendcd On Saturday morning William Reilly, OF tlfty-
thrdst and Nnthave., who had been reported to the
Health Board on Friday as suffering from sickness the
symptoms Of which resembed yellow fever, was visited
by sanitary inspectors who saw unmistakable evi-
dences that the patient In the secondary
stage OF the disease Doctors James, Janeway ana Day
OF the Health Board also visited him and made dag
noss Of the disease The fever had diminished since the
previous night which is unfavOrable SYMPTOM and
the yellow tint of the eyes. and OF spots which had
broken out on the body left doubt OF the maady DE-
James teegraphed to Dr. YanderpOe at Quarantine for
steamer which was mOOred at the foot OF West Fifty
second-s Reilly carried to the vessel in an ambu-
lance and conveyed to Hospital Island, in the Lower
Bay
The authorities had not waited however, until Reillys
disease could be ascertaned beyond doubt before tax
ing effective precautions against its spreading The
house which he lay sick sprinkled with carDone
acid aud fumigated his clothing and that Of his room
mate, as we'll all the wOoen articles in the roon'
were taken the sanitary depot In WOrthst and fumi-
gated with suphurous acid Of the most powerful OF
disinfectants.
The members Of the Health Board say that there is no
probability that this ease any other If discovered in
time can create an epidemic the disease Yellow fever Is
not communicated from the the person the physicians
handle patients without fear and that patients can
be carried through crowded streets without danger TO
Others The disease Is communicated by the baggage,
articles of clothing etc. which contain poison germs the
nature OF which has not been fully settled. When
these articles are promptly dsnfected or burned there
IA no danger DOnahue, who accompanied Reilly from
Orleans and was his roommate until Friday, has
presented no symptoms Of the scOurge, and was
Thought Yesterday to be OF danger He at work
on Saturday. having recovered from the fatigue OF his
journey.
yellow fever at NeworIeans that he arrived here sick
| his symptoms resembling those OF the incipieni
stage of that disease and that Dr. j. W. Str0nach when
called IL to ses nun NAKED PR ye5w and the
! hers Of the Board OF Health eoncurred with DE-
voined on saturday But they ASSERT that there is
cause for ALARM II Other similar cases should make
ccd cities cannot be made effective, and there Is
| every probability that some persons VIII prng inc
IpTe bHt II every case in regard which there the
slightest doubt Is promptly reported TO the Board OF
h dofed there is no rsison 70 the spread Of the
disease here where all the climatic conditions are I'M
Dr. Vanderpoel reports that there have been Hos
pital Island this season thrtyilye cases OF
these patients only two have died a new case
was reported on saturday ~ Is ehpec'eS InaI tnere
Quarantine as early in the season for the disease
10 make it's appearance but such precautions are taken
an dsinfectng baggage and cargOes, and IN Tightening
goods brought in infected vessels from the Lower Bay
that no danger unprecedented OF the INTRODUCTION OF the
into the city fOm the shipping Quarantine regulations
aud management were very different IRON those at
Careful inquiry was made yesterday at the various
hosnitas m The city in relation 70 new cases OF yellow
feyrr bur no cases IN which the symptoms resembled
that disease ia any essential particulars could be dis
covered Indeed. IL was said that 10 would hardly be
nossbe for yellow fever patient to be IN the care OF
physican for half hour without report being made
Ia lie Board OF Health. No hospital would dare u
receive such patient nor TO retain one in whom yellow
fever symptIms had appeared after his reception In
had been known where DOCTORS at the request OF
friends had nceied the fact that patients nad the
small pox but no had been known where such
remendOns responsibility had been assumed In the
~ yellow fever The Board Of Health was IN session on
saturday and stringent measures were adopted
FOR detecting and dealing with the disease whenever
| may appear.