New-York tribune., 1878-11-23
THE PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.
OFFICERS ELEcTED-THE INVITATION TO MEET L
NASHVILLE ACCEPTED.

! RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 22.--At tO-day's ses-
sion OF the Public Health Association, the Executive
Committee reported that the invitation OF Gov
oTnpr Porter OF Tennessee, for the associ-
| alton to hold its next session at Nashville
had been accepted. and that the time of meeting
will he announced hereafter The association then pro-
ceedcd the election Of officers for the ensuing term,
with the following result: President, Professor j. H.
Cabell, NJ. D., Of the University OF Virginia !;
Fryt Vice-Presdeut. Surgeon j. s. BILLINGS
United States Army Second VicePrcsdent
Samuel Chopin. NJ. d., OF New-Orleans; Treas
I urrr, Dr. Henry b. Baker. OF Michigan; Executive
CUrnmittec-Dr. C. b. W hte, Of New leans; d.. T. J.
Turner United States Navy Dr. Ezra VI. Hunt, Of New
Jersey; DE- ]. ID. Punkett Of Nashvle DIR. c. F. Fol
som. OF Mississippi DR.. c. y. Hnwett. Of Minnesota.
VARIOUS ADDRESSES
DR.. Samuel Chopin, President Of the State
Board OF Health, OF LOui-iana began his ad-
dress with Il graceful and feeling expression
OF gratitude on the part OF the people Of
New-Orlcaus and OF his state, for The mate
rial aid lbcIay extended to the infected dis
ulcts of the South by thc people of the other
states OF the Union during the last four
months aud said that such manifestations OF
sympathy aud brotherhood woad certainly
the ties watch bind all the states OF the
Union ana do away with all causes of estrangcment be-
the North and TIE South Dr. Chopin then gave
a general history of the yellow fever epIdcmics winch
have prevailed n the United Staies, North and South
the fast appearance OF the disease In tbs county III
the year 1888 Boston Mass II prevailed IN Newlork
ami philadelphia 100 years before 10 first appeared IN
Ncw-Orears, which 1896. u broke out III Phila
dclpia. la 1893; NrwN ork IN 1902, and was said at
the time to have been imported there nom ST. Thomas
Indies II appeared aLan Philadelphia in l7ll
and Nc~York in l7ij, about hi,y years before It's
first Development IN Ncw-Oricans. lie c;cd authorities
to show that these epdcmics Of yellow fever in New
York, Phlladclphrn and Boston were due
10 foreign importation from the West indies
and that no Thought Of giving the
disease local origin On this point he quoted from the
work yellow fever Of Dr. L1 Roche VINO sad that the
opinion 'Unyersa AZ me time that the fever was
brought from the West Indies He dwe at length upon
the history o. previous instances Of yellow fever prevail
ing Newt Orleans. ana cited facts TO show that
at each visitation IL brought in vessels from Cuba or
some island the Gulf, sometimes from RIO Janero and
other South American ports. Hc traced the work
iugs OF the disease from its earliest appear
auCe at Nsw-OrleaDs down 10 the present time, and
showed that not Indigenous to Louisiana, but
disease. His argument based upon facts and
fair differences from facts, went TO show that yellow
fever could Dc excluded from this country by the
forccmcut Of rd quarantine at every port and that
such quarantine had not heretofore been maintained
especially ut Scw-Orcans.
Dr. Chopin however did not favor the National Gov
eruncnts assuming the control and regulation OF the
quarantine system but desired that the Stalcs OF the
south particularly interested the question should
unite in thc establishment OF uniform system which
shoud be regulated ana controlled by each state for
Itself lis cnic! argument. besides "A Constitutional and
legal one, against the Federal Governments un'
dertaking to establish aud Regulate National
system the danger that tho importers
and merchants Of the country would resort 10
practices OF deception and corrupt influences. which
would have the effect OF rendering The system completely
useless and SO INJURIOUS to commerce. because quaran
IL. .tfa
protection against the introduction OF epidemic disease
Dr. Choppm thought that New-Orleans had escaped
yellow fever frequently by reason OF the Guarautne
at the mouth Of the Misisspp River now existing but
that the system could be- improved and made ngid
and effective States adjacent to Louisiana. This could
be done except by hearty cooperation.
THE EPIDEMIC or 1873
The r cases yellow In New in 1879 un-
doubtedy we're OF the officers Of the steamship Emily
L. souder; namely, Clark the purser, and Elliott
Of the gnecis Clark III when the vessel reached
quarantine but managed 10 pass inspection suffering
merely from neuralgia Lately has transped through
inquiries Of tho Yellow Fever Commission, that he
boascd after arrival at New-Oreans that he had
" beaten the quarantine doctor BE that may, he
ashore sick when the vessel reached her wharf
May %. and two days atterwlrd died with symptoms
which belong unmisakably 20 yellow fever ut house
on Claiborne-st., near Cont. He attended both
on board and ashore by physician long
fever. Investigation Of tho at the house
where he died showed that the treatment was
more suitable yellow fovcr than any other disease
still burial certificate gwen OF death by maaral
fever This not brought 10 tho notice OF the
Board OF Health by any direct UnInunication official or
otherwise, but from information received through street
rumor. Elliott sckened after his arrival and was at
tended by private physician, at bis bOardinghouse,
until the evening before his death apparently without
he haI
yellow fever Late the evening OF May % was
moved 10 the Hotel Dlou, where he died within few
hours. A careful pOstmortcn examination was made
by two competent physicians, and the body subse
quenty inspected by the speaker No further time
lost making OF the usual means OF dlsnfection
aud around the houses where Clark and Elliott had been
sick. aud those to which they had been removed. No
more followed within the period OF their appre-
hended occurrence and supposed that the danger
was past.
About the middle Of July OF a strongly
pclous character light Const tance s
Intersection with Terpschore, and in few days all
doubt was removed Of their true nature About week
ureylousy young man named Cohn came TO the Touro
Intrmary from Gasquet-st, between Marais and VII
lerr presenting strong appearances OF yellow fever
but he recovered before attention drawn
10 COnstance-st, and his case was considered
questionable. within few days cases were found
the corner Of Front and GrOd-sts where Elliott had
sickened; on Bleuyillc, where Clark had died
Caiborne-si; and RObertson-st the home
Of Cohn had been at the Inhrmary, not much
than quarter OF mile from where Clark died, and
siilI less distance from Hotel Deu, where Elliott died
The line infection tOeraby clear, though long
latent. from Clark to Cohn, and subsequently to
The cases Benye and Roberlson-sts and also from
Elliott sick in his boarding to the subsequent
break At the Front and Girod; but the
break on Constnnce-st. far from the wharf Of
the souder fully half mile, and so long after her
riya-morc than six week. that it long considered
out Of question to establish connection between them
Recent Investigations show that some OF the earliest