Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-05
FEVER COMMISSIONERS
Reach Memphis and Proceed 10
irg WOrk-What they are
'fo7 ti spr Doing.

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Dr. Jerome Cochrane, Of the COM
mission appointed bySurgeon-G General
Woodwork, to visit the infected dis
tricts, and Colonel 7. s, Hardee, en-
gineer of the commission, arrived in
the city yesterday, and are stopping at
the Peabody. The commission was
sent into the districts infected by yell.
low fever, not to make pathological
investigations nor manner Of treat
ment of yellow fever, but to study the
methods by which the fever is admit
ted, disseminated and propagated in
the interior, with the view of estab-
fishing a basis Of future security, if
possible, against another such vista
ton. The commission INVESTIGATIONS
will form the groundwork, perhaps, of
national legislation which may have
the effect to secure US against the i'm
portation of the disease from foreign
ports. DIR. Cochrane and Colonel
Hardee are now from New Orleans,
having visited various points on the
route, among them, Port Eads, Osyka,
M'Comb City, Jackson, Grenada,
Water Valley, Holly Springs, Grand
Junction, Chattanooga, Decatur, etc,
arriving at Memphis yesterday even
ing. They have made maps and dia-
grams of the cities they have visited,
neatly and i~ntelligently illustrating the
effects of the fever, even to the details
Of the first cases, those that died, and
those who were stricken and recovered
from the fever. The same work will
be done for Memphis. The in
fected districts will be visited, and
Bayou Gayoso win be scrutiniz.
ingly inspected, and all the
facts that can be cleaned concerning
THE introduction and promotion Of the
fever here will be carefully investigat
ed, and everything connected with tn,
spread of the fever in sections, dis
triets and towns, with the view to es
tablish the fact of it being other thar
a contagion or an infection. In ordeI
to get all the information possible DR.
Cochrane authorizes us to say that tn,
commission will be glad to hear iron
anyone in possession Of information o.
the subject, professional or unprOfes
sional. Names, dates and localitie
are particularly desired. They ar
also anxious to get all information pos
sible in reference to the symptoms an,
pathology of the disease. DR.. Il. LoyC
Howard, of Baltimore, another mem
Der Of the commission, is coming fror
New Orleans, visiting all the rive
towns on the same mission, and ID
s. M. Bemiss, also Of the commission
is visiting towns in the interior of tn
State of Mississippi, and these tw
gentlemen will join DR.. Cochrane j
this city, where they will labor col
Jointly in their work. Prof. j. {
Richardson, a skillful microscopic,
also with the party, making microscol
ic investigations. DR.. Cochrane is
: opinion, as far as his investigation
have reached, hat this yellow fever
the genuine article, and was importc
into the country and from one town
| another. The present investigation
are of a preliminary character, Il
members of the commission passil
7 hastily through the localities so as
enable them to make a report to IL
American board Of health a~ssociatio.
which meets at Richmond, Virgin
! on the nineteenth of the preset
j month. Colonel Hardec is a nephe
6 of the gallant w. j. Hardee, of Co.