The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-16

u SpocisI Meeting, II Which I'm
portant Matters Were
Discussed.


Yesterday Mt o'clock there was special
.tneeting of the board Of Health. Of which DR..
III M- Beniss and DR.. Bell, Of the National
Hoaayl. we're present by invitation.
There were present DR.. W. q. Austin. acting
president, Mr.. Marks, Mr.. Booth. DR.. fancy.
Dr. Schuppert and Dr.. Albrecht.
After preliminary remarks BY the acting
president as to the purpose of the meeting,
Mr. Booth, on the suggestion Of DR.. Bell, Of
fsrsd tho following resolution. which was
adopted:
Eesolsed. That III view d the present sanitary
4 condftlon f the CITY Of Nav Orleans. and tn.
eissnIlnees Of the city. aud OF ail ste am boata
i and other vessels leaving this port the National
y MR q II s 4 a
sxher restrictions than those relating to nyeienio
gk1sAH ures.
some discussion arose as TO the two cases
uf Fewer which DR.. Bemies had autographed
tfe National Board as existing In this city on
fhs twelfth instant, and Mr.. Marks expressed
fhe opinion that the Doctor should have wait
a<a until the cases had been reported to the
] Hoard Of Health before telegraphing.
Dr. Denies stated that be- had received the
information from DIR. Bayley, who said that
tina cases we're under his care and were mild,
sxld though Dir. Bayley had since reconsidered
hfs diagnosis and concluded the cases were
mot yellow fever. he (Dr. Bemiss) could not be
held responsible for that. The mistake was
iii the original diagnosis q mistake which he
Musssd gladly correct
The discussion then turned upon the neces-
siEy for the immediate abolition OF internal
sra,atnntiDe. MIR. Marks, In remarks of some
Ianath. dwelt upon the great loss inflicted
s,pGu the city by the unnecessary guarantees
nsrafnat this city, which had never before
hssett 20 healthy In summer, and claimed that
tias National Board should ut once officially
declare that the necessity Tor quarantine
arasust New Orleans no longer existed
Mic. Booth said there should be some
limitation as to what constituted cause for
quarantine He thought It absurd that one
poaa miles away from the centre ,r o. the
aH Mn infected city, especially when the city
Wxa It'd an exceptionally healthy condition and
mot the least possible danger Of any trouble.
Dr. Remisb was OF the opinion that one
~spprud' miles away from the centre Of the
etty was not cause Tor alarm or quarantine;
Eiat what was wanted was Intelligent, quiet
@stfan. III was necessary To prove TO the peo-
pie n the country that there was absolutely
no danger; that the people elsewhere cared
nothing about the pecunlary luss to New
ISrieans but they were interested in knowing
what the facts were NJ to the fever, anti he
&tfXMEDIGU the pEOpTIGtY vi HlpUudkAN EOluH
physician like Dr. Davidson. In whom every
body had confidence, to act for the National
Beard tn concert with the other physitians,
whose duty 1t should De to verify cases Of
EeveF OF supposed fever.
Thera was considerable diversity Of opinion
sss 10 the course to he pursued, and the board
iinaily adjourned TO meet this evening at
utciock.
ID the National Board at Washington that
the two cases reported by him on Friday last
wera not yellow fever, there having been
errars In the diagnosis; that there had been
x1p one attacked here since the first Of Septem-
der, and was now but one case 10 the city,
whlch was brought here from Morgan City
and carried to the Touro Intirmary. He
further said he should ask the National
Heard to use its influence In removing quar-
ansane from New Orleans.
DIR. Bemiss also photographed to DR.. Ruther-
ford, health officer OF Texas at Houston, that
ln order 70 facilitate com nerclal relations be-
tween this State and Texas, he would be will
tnk To put health officer On each of Nor
KRIl' q ships Ii the Texas health officers would
rermit them to enter Texas ports from New
Orleans via the mouth Of the river.
The following IL the oath demanded by the
health officers uf Selma before they will per-
INIT wretched traveller to pass the sacred
precincts Of that hadly-scared town. II any
living man can take this oath he must be
NEss cousin OF Ananias and Sapphlra and de-
serves to take rank with Mrs. jerks and Jim
Anderson.
QUARANTINE OATH.
4. .--....... ...... do solemnly swear In the
presence OF Almighty God that have not been
fn ANY place or town where any infectious or
contagious disease prevailed. or In contact with
Amy person who had any infectious or conta-
sxtaus disease within twenty days previous
hersso: that nothing I have or bring with me
hssa been 30 placed Dis to Be contaminated BY any
Infncttous or CONTAGIOUS disease at any tins
&xad all answers make to the quarantine Off
cnga nf Dallas county are the whole truth and
moth Ing bat the truth so help mo God.
signature.
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