The sun., 1878-08-18
SURPRISING TIE SCOURGE.
PHYsICTdNs SAY THAT NEW WORKERS
NEED NOT RE ALARMED.


through Deserted Towns.
The members OF the Board Of Health be-
lieve that thoro Is no possibility that tho spo-
radio case OF yellow fever reported to them
from Fifty-thrd street and Ninth avenue on
Friday can become epidemic Tho caso was
promptly reported by DR.. Stronach Of Ala West
fifty-nrst street. who first saw the patient.
William Reilly. Friday noon. He decided to
take no chances. All OF the circumstances mado
1t probable that Reilly had yellow fever. ITo
had been exposed to II in New Orleans as late
as Monday last. His sickness began with q
chill, and that wns followed by some OF the other
symptoms of yellow fever. When DR. Stronach
saw him on Friday. all these symptoms wero
moro marked. but they did not differ enough
| from the malarial fever symptoms to make
| 1t certain that tho disease was specific
yellow fever. Yesterday morning. however.
| the Sanitary Inspectors saw indications Of the
| secondary stage. one Of tho certain indications
Of yellow fever. But they had not waited for n
satisfactory diagnosis Of the disease before act
ing. The house in which Reilly lay sick was
| sprnkled with carbolc acid. and every particle
| OF keillys clothing. as we'll as that OF his COM
panion. Donohuc, was taken to the sanitary
| depot in Worth street. and fumigatcd with sui
| phurous Gas-an agent that will destroy the
minutest atom OF poisonous mattcr-and tho
| house in West Fify-third stree, was fumigatcd
| BY these means the disease can be kept
sporadic, for there is no danger of communi-
eating 1t from Rcilly's person The Sanitary
| Inspectors and physicians examined Reilly
without any more fear OF personal danger than
they would have from case Of dyscntcry.
which causes hundred deaths where yellow
| fever causes one.
Drs. James. Jancway. md Day visited Reilly
early yesterday morning The diagnosis lasted
| only few minutes. They saw that Reilly had
less fever than he had on Friday cvcning-a
dangerous symptom-and one look at the eyes
showed the yellowish tingc from which the
fever gets its name. and spccked hero and
there on the flesh were similar color spots Dr.
James at once telcgraphed to Quarantine for n
steamboat. and directed that it bee moorcd 10 the
pier at West Fiity-second street. and prcpara-
| tions were begun for the removal Of Reilly on
stretchcr TO the pier. In tho meanwhile
many ot the residents in that vicinity
heard that Reilly was to be removed
and It caused considerable excitement
Tho location ia ~ favorable one for the
disease 10 become endemic. Filth prevails
and the tencments are badly ventilated.
Those who asked nervously If there was any
danger were told that therc was absolutely
none. Physicians who have made a study ~
| the disease say that u yellow fever patient could
| b" carried on n sirctchcr in the open air.
! through crowded street. without any chance
!, w =. =. ~ ~ '!l''t ',,u-
1fn@s fTnm hs'Iys room mat &c ana oT traveller
itoii % Nv" M Uri1ahs' aus was At worn yc-t,rIay seem
,rHp, h,, W., b IL osoI ~ ',EI''.u a. sr.hi
| 10y personal contact
| xHnItane IasrE .9mlhs by ANA or waterto
| when Reilly arrived cannot be prevented un-
| hcnu ~, tfsS,,.i i'n'"' IT, iHurc haNs
| thirty-ilyc cases of yellow fcver coming from
Tnsr" bnVn orS o,l w. p',oa Ia,it' o'viRn @ b'i{-,
hoslit and ono on shipi'or That wns n thr,,
icvcr and donoes%S % here Viii be be,wrcn wss nj trty I
and forty more cases In Hosuital Is,and b"i.,tss
| cool nights come fn xiii fLn ,..rria ~ ,i-,a,
Last ySar nj his tim" th"rn i,i no,n o,iv nc,
| K"illy's condition remained nm ,hanrn3 Msi
TIL tf,ord - rrooi,h r., ,io,,, p..i,,,..
and the possibility ~ other arrivals hy rail M
| persons from tho locality where tho disease il
| An cuidtni, with Tho p1ru,. 1f tL,,lis.nso i'm
! their rsysten,s cNn-ultof y".terev NJ T., Nin,ii a.
further precaution ought 10 Doe taken 10 ,,i.aran-
| TIM New York At tho same time thcy regard
| the danger of any outbreak of the disease here
nstrfing. II ran only ie brought iN sGipdr by
! closely packed baggage and the watch at the
risii until fr"st scis in. The Dis disea1" - cann5t
| in (irennin Miss for il il never sn,utnnnntis
north Of the forty ty,eighth degree OF latitude. and
i can be prevented from spreading. even. II
strictest quarantine. The Board Of Health be-
lirve they can choke down every case they may
year pr James admits that the present hot
lamp weather. is favorable 10 the spread Of the
disGssS. Ma,S4 J. r. Aceo oou,bro.nx Of yow Or
leans. who was n member Of the Committee
representing tho Democratic party before tho
Louisiana Returning Board in 1870 arrived in
New York yesterday morning, having come iii.
recty through from New Orleans and Tor tho
first part Of the trip more rapidly than he had
anticipated doing. MAJOR Gauihreaux is nj the
Brunswick and he was hrsct on his arrival
with inquiries regarding the sprond Of yellow
fcvar In the Southwest IIc seemed a little sur.
pri-rd to learn that the presence Of yellow fever
in Nav Orleans causes 50 much excitement in
AAr
There is very little excitement thcrc in re-
gard to IT," ho said. " Certainly nothing ike a
panic. for II is entirely under control eSccutine
IN certain unwholcsome sections Of the civ
where IL always localizcs. We had in 1867 "A
much more deadly visitation Tho first case
appeared in New Orleans about three weeks
ngo. and while great many persons did not re-
main in the city the most of Them did. and are
there now attending To- business lust ns usual |
heard comparatively little said about il before
left on Wednesday last although there were
then from twelve to twenty persons dying each
day, and that is a small proportion out ofa popu-
latiQn ~ 225 OO0. There is no scare there
You came through the region where it is |
raging"
4 81. a.