The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-07
on the plantation and having died after coming

| on the plantation and having died after comins
The Monsecour place. four miles above me
cases on the place four miles below me. There
| were about seventy Ave whites on my place
snd on We pronstty there we're four hundred hundred
quarantine, End 70 that attribute our exemp.
tion. We allowed no person. to stop or land
esiyine WOODEN " goods il October. know q
no other place which escaped; none. other
maintained rigorous quarantine We nd.
we made them wash oil over. and furnished
| them with new suits OF clothes. from shoes 10
hats ana Isolated them i u TIE the a house
have referred to took sick and was sent to the
Der there was a dead body brought past my
| PLACE. Belatr. and suspicious we're aroused
and after r. inquiry ws asoerialned that he had
miles below There was plantation intervsn.
Ing between mine and The one on which the
death occurred. Or ibis Intervening planta-
| There we're intervening places between inv
| plantation and the one above. on which the
| fever also occurred.
Mn. n. !. HART
was next sworn: have no idea why / have
been summoned. have no trade with tho
tropical or Infected ports.
70 DR.. .Chaile..1 am entirely unprepared 70
g,veany Idea Of the loss Of any particular baneh
AM not prepared without soma consideration
to make an estimate. / shall be very happy to
ss 81 se rsae q New O. s Las
lost. :.
TO Mr.. Ens tisA very large. portion Of trade
Orleans. aud the same will not be brought back
again.. The late epidemic has bsan more &c.
Ilgus In its consequences than previous Ones
II mas excited more alarm because we began to
10 Mr.. qbson---1 have resided here forty one
years. have always SUPPOSED the fever I'm.
ported. ! am satisfied that the .epidemics OF
1861 and 1878 were imported. and / have IN idea
that feyers which arise here are under the con.
troll Of our PHYSICIANS
Mn. ADAM THOMPSON.
have been resident OF the city for thirty
years. and am q merchant sugar refluer. and
sugar planter / am of the opinion that the
fever Is imported .sinoe ist7 l have been In
satisfactorily to myself iis origin / am sat
isfed. from information received. that in 1868
the flrst case was imported By o vessel from
In unloading he vessel. 1 made Inquiries re-.
eardinR the last epidemic. and am satisfied IL
wsg r. ip Mg esa N the s s.Sa
edge of any facts regarding the origin Of the
aisesse my opinion Is based on Information
70 MI. Gibson@My opinion Is that the dspre.
citation Of properly In this city and State. ia
conse1uence, ot The epidemic, Is very serious.
but 1 have. formed no idea Of the percentage 81
our lose. People have no idea OF the loss 10 the
State. What know Of our personal business
iH that our sugar was left on our hands-sDme
OF II lie. not sold yet-and II we hsd not had the
epidemic we would pot have had sufficient To
supply our trade. ] am Of the Opinion that
quarantine should be established aud properly
carried out. for II We have any more yellow
fever here every place will quarantine against
us.
TO Mr.. Lamar-I think the depreciation Of
property In New Orleans In at least is per cent
and IN the state u Ia much greater. We have
considerable small rents, and have found great
difficulty In getting them.
w.. u. srMons.
United Staies Signal Officer, said he found that |
the average maximum for the months OF July, |
August and September was not greater than 1t |
should be. but the minimum was greater.
Witness then said he had a communication |
which he had been requested TO present show. |
Ing the phenomena during these months.
The paper was received and fled.
TO, Gen, Hooker-The paper contains obser- |
vations Of phen0mena made personally aud |
not included In the duties OF the Office
:. To Or. Chaille-Oneof the phennfpona. was
inc absence OF electricity. the freuusnev of |
storms without thunder. and the small differ.
snce between the maximum and minimum
The committee adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
lay.