The New York herald., 1878-11-19

LABoRs OF THE YELLOW YEvEH CoNnnssIoN-
VALUABLE PAPERS IN PREPARATION FOR SUE
MISSION TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AssocrA-
TIoN-RgcoRDs OF DEATHS.
BIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERlLp1
RIcgMoSp. Va, Nov. Is. 1878.
The Yellow Fever Commission. composed Of Dr. T.
NJ. Bemiss. of New Orleans Professor Of Medicine in
the University Of Louisiana; DR.. jerome Cochran. of
Mobile. the leading health officer of that citys Dr.
T. Lloyd Howard. of Baltimore. OF the Mary
land College Of Physicians, and Colonel r. s.
Hsrdee, OF New Orleans, Civil Engineer Of
the Commission arrived here this morning and are
quartered at the Exchange and Ballard hotels. Sur
eeon General Woodwork. OF the Marine Hospital
service. under whose special supervision the COM
rnseion was organized. has been in consultation with
the members the entire morning preparatory to the
preliminary report which will be made to the Amer-
can Public Health Association when it convencs to-
morrow All the members of tho commission are hard
at work. each perfecng his individual views and OBJ
eervstions Of the yellow fever epidemic These will
be submitted 20 the association in addition 10 the reg
uar report OF the commission. II is understood that
the commission will make no recommendation as 10
the remedies TO be applied in the future but will con-
nne themselves strictly statement Of facts
and the result Of their investigation In tho
infected district The report and individual
dscusscd by the Sanitary Association. after which
ths. body viii take smh action the great inn
portance of the matter requires II is probable that
committee win be appointed TO prepare report 20
Congress upon the subject, with view 10 influence
national iegi-iaton ~ behalf OF the districts subject
70 yellow fever epidenics. IN conversation with
members OF the commission 1t was stated
to-day that they had nothing TO impart'
relative TO their forthcoming report beyond what
contained in the special despatch TO the HgRALp from
Memphis published on Saturday last which in gen
eral way covered all the material points involved
~
DR.. Cochran, Of the commission is satisfied that
the unssnitary local conditions have much less 10 do
with the propagation OF yellow fever than il com
monty supposed having found the highest, dryest and
best built parts of several cities to have suffered
than sections under the influence OF malaria and hlth
and having sssn intensely malsrial places suffer far
less than others almost free from rnaaria Diseases
They are somewhat retarded in the preparation Of
their report by loss of . trunk which contains the
greater portion Of the testimony taken in the south
the comrnission. This trunk. by blunder of
railroad oncial, went sstrsy and it's loss occasioncd
considerable anxiety until tonight when despatch
received stating that IL would certainly arrive to-
morrow.
VALUABLE sAsIIARY MAPS.
At tho rooms of surgeon General Woodwork TO-.
dsy there exhibition vast array Of most in
terestinr medical maps, skilfuly prepared by the
ysllow feyer commission OF the various iniert.d
.,,.res vhleh have bccn visited and esan,ned =, ,ha
past few weeks This department of topography has
been under the special charge OF Colonel r. s. Hsrec.
displayed great ability and energy in get
ting together such an immense amount Of
of time. In the collection maps and diagrams Of
the following places New Orleans, Baton Rouge.
pisn,efninc bonaldsq >ille, Thibodcanvillc Morgan
S-ity and Port Eads in Husisna; vctsbrrg. Jackson.
Canton, Osyka McConlb City. Grenada. Water Valley.
Hoily Springs. Port Gibson. Yazoo City and Lake in
Missjeefppi; snd Memphis Chattanooga, Decatur,
r;rsnd Jirrction and Brownsville in Tennessee.
Tbese maps were all made upon the ground, with
great care. and arr moro valuable 70 the commission
{nap any other documents in their possession.
Thcy show glance the extent and violence Of the
spidemc At each place. The infected localities are
.rn~,scp ted by yellow saffron color, and the mum
r ana proportion Of deaths and rccoveries are de-
Sreafed thereon by certain symbols. Each map bears
1hs impress Of devastton ana woe ss the eye gsnces
90. Elisba Hsfzh Of Nsxs Yorks sprasidsntofs ths