New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-03
THE CASE IN THIS CITY.

MRS CRIIEs REMOVAL TO QUARANTINE-ANXIETY
AMONG THE RESIDENTS IN UNIoN-CoURT
Mrs. Celle, the yellow fever patient, was
taken from No. 10 Unioucourt 10 Quarantine Hospital
late in the afternoon Of Sunday Persons living in the
little court describe her as being yellow pum kin"
when brought out from her room, aud apparently IN
dying condition. She removed gently possible,
and placed ia an ambulance airinadtcd rubber
bed Her husband accompanied her, nut their children
remained in the court in charge Of Mr. Celes mother,
whom the family was visiting. Tho infant girl, lately
born. is active and healthy.
TIE short, narrow lane, after extending toward tho
centre OF the block for dozen steps, describes al.
most right angle by turn toward the south, that
although hidden from view OF the street the room in
winch the sick woman lay Is very near to University
place. The house Is Of q row OF seven low brick
tenements. and the last but the right APP
preached from the street. On the opposite side eight
more doors open nto the little The houses
two low stories height with attic aud contain be-
tween forty ana fifty families something than
200 persons "rhe place ia not filthy many others
in the city Is IL In the ccanly condition II should be
AT this season OF the year and unusual
stances" a resident Of OF the houses said The
pants Of the houses much alarmed
Health Commissioner Jancway said yesterday that
the case was creating great deal OF excitement, but
stringent sanitary precautions taken M effects
need be apprchcnded. "EBgiish authorities differ" he
said writer's holding to the opinion that person
may sicken and die In room crowded with other per
sOns aud infection OF the place objects follow the
event. while others strongly Insist that those coming
ncarAhe victim OF the disease Will be poisoned ana that
the walls OF tho room which the sick person lay, the
clothing furniture, etc, will DO contaminated. Others
again, take what might be called middle course, and
are Of opinion that the germ OF the disease does not
come directly from the person suffering from yellow
fever but from the SOIL air. place infected by the
presence of the disease. Just what that
ducton subtlety not thoroughly understood but Is
conceded 20 be malaria In some FORM Outside OF trop
cal OF semroplcal climates, yellow fever should not
become epidemic; sporadic might occur nywhere
In persons had breathed the poison aud In the time
OF tho incubation OF the disease had left the infected dis
triet" Dr. Janeway deprecated the needless suffering
which this would Ia the minds ~ many peO
OF the public schools whore the chden OF these anxious
parents we're accustomed 10 attend.
With regard 10 MrI. Cellc, the doctor said that
he did not think she could recover There
had been, for twenty-fOur hours before no saw her
last Sunday afternoon, unfaYOrable symptoms.
All the symptoms OF puerpern lever were gone, while
degree, and the WOnan's SKIN was very yellow Tie
woman had arrived, however, at the quarantine Hos
pia state OF Precipitation, and that lie regarded as
a very favorable indication.
he did not believe that Mrs Cee had yellow ieyer that
he made examination OF the case. but had not fully
determined the matter.
Dr. Cropper of No. a West Rleveuth-st, who re-
ported the 70 the Board Of Health, said that he
knew nothing OF the before he went 20 the house
where the sick woman lay. The husband ruticent
and nothing from hm could be ga hered of the history
OF the The doctor made an examination and found
HE patients pulse 100 minute, and the blood tenn
perature l052. lilo at first discarded the idea OF
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