The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-02
FEVER HERE FROM MEMPHIS
MRS. CELLE. A UNION COURT PATIENT,
SENT TO A HOSPITAL.
Her Home and Her Clothing Di.infected, and
nil Desirable Precautions Tnken-The
sympathy and the Fears of the Neinhbors.

The appearance Of an ambulance In Union
court at about p. NJ. yesterday caused wonder.
and alterward alarm, when the news was cir
culated rapidly that a yellow fever patient was
TO be removed. The name Of the court Is
probably due to its proximity to Union square.
1t is n queer. rectangular passageway. about
twenty feet in width. with six four-story houses
on each side. leading into University place.
near Twelfth street The houses are old-fash-
toned. with low ceilings. and. rs the rooms arc
rented the population is about $50. at least.
The morning newspapers gave the first infor-
nation that most Of the tenants there received
of any suspicion Of yellow fever. Some Of them
are Italians. and they had not heard Of 1t until
the ambulance was driven into the court. The
case was that OF Mrs. Joseph Cee. who lived in
the house numbered 10. Her husband took her
and three children there about eleven days ago.
having come from Memphis on the Dist ult.
Four days after their arrival Mrs. Cee gave
premature birth TO n child. which Is alive and
well. and became SO i'll that several physicians
werc called in. One Of the physicians ascer-
tanned that the family came from Memphis. and
Mr.. Cclle's brother-in-law says that his eyes
stood out like a Holsters when he heard Of it.
" Memphis" he said. believe it is a case OF
yellow fever"
Other physicians were called. and they disa-
puerperal fever and that the woman had re-
ceived terrible shock on her long railroad
travel that had shattered her system. The hus-
band protested that his wife had not the symp-
toms of yellow fever. saying that she had no
headache. no vomiting. nor the color Of yellow
fever patient. He also gave contradictory ac-
counts of his departure from Memphis.
The physicians ut length declared that Mrs.
Celle had yellow fever. and Assistant Sanitary
Inspector Cone disinfected the house and the
Prot Janeway. Of the Board Of Health who
had been watching the cnse visited the patient
with other physicians Yesterday. and after a
consultation decided that the woman had yell
| low fever and that according to law. she should
| be removed TO Quarantine. All possible pre-
cautions were taken to make the removal rs
little dangerous TO the patient as possible. An
air bed was provided upon which she was
| placed. lifted into the ambulance. and taken to
| the steam launch that conveyed her 10 Quaran-
! tine. Her husband was allowed 10 20 with her.
| The children VIII remain in the house, under
| Tue care oil relatives. Ihey are healthy looklng
| children. and the boy. ) years Of age, was busy
Yesterday with ms box OF miniature tools, try
| ing 70 saw a SIT IN the curbstone, Another
brght-eyed little fellow was crawling in the
| entry
| sternaton Of the physicians. and he evidently
| thought that the fact that the patent came from
| Memphis had much more Influence in the
! diagnosis than the symptoms OF the disease.
| Mr.. Cellc had no hesitation in saying that his
wife had been 50 piled with morphine. quiuine.
! and other medicines that u was no wonder
She did not Ert better. The nsghbors cX-
| pressed a great deal Of sympathy. mingled with
! DR. Jnnrwuy said last evening that he had no
| doubt that i was case OF yellow fever. and
| that Mr.. Celle knew IL. He was sorry that the
| ease had been made public on account OF the
| needless alarm that would be created. He had
not the slightest hesitation in saying that there
| II no danger OF the disease spreading. In adj
| dition TO the disinfectng measures already
| taken. others would be carried out. and strc,
| watch kept on all who have been within breath
ing distance OF Mrs. Celle. He saw no reason
| for removing any who are not sick. and he Is
| 10y no means satisfied that the disease j. con-
| tagious. other than hy contact with the clothing
| or person Of the patient.