The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-07
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT TUESDAY JANUARY Z. 1879.

fever. after contact with officers Of the vessel
and she died On the fourth day with blae
ease. but owing TO the vigorous measures 9
The military i. spread 1. was prsyented. 80.
wick. brunswick Ii q little town on the usorai
coast. II is eminent!y ealubrious and had peve
and il remarkably re III rom aar "a eysr III
1876 It was visited by bark from Havana, On
q he crew on the voyage was taken. sick, an
vessel and who Visited hsr s also sleEened ap
died, II spread alopg the beach IN front of th
vessel. ana then from house to house. until al
In the town were Infected.
Now, which was the. most probable-.that til
disease had ORIGINATED there, or that IL had beei
brought by the vessel from Havana
Such facts and circumstances exist by hun
dteds, and could be Increased TO thou sands
and the evidence aaalpst its importaiiop 4
Of no essential condition for the development
OF the disease, excepting very great heat
seldom spread under 70 degrees. q,
world. has had the fever brought into It ant
had epidamies again and again, but there wa.
nqIhing u the town which would originate t;
cHnnot originate again DE ngp0. There. is nc
question ms to the oontagiousnsss OF small. pox
With scar aeGn ssses anG p rpbos ess
and muinps. Here are I've Diseases. al
contagious. of which person rarelv had sec.
/ tnu HAHHH. anu HDW. WUPU IL u Known tHuL uHt
aflHck Of yellow foyer exefDps from second
| this fact OF immunity alone would seem by the
strongest analogy to demonstrate its conta-
Negative evidence Is vaineess ia the face oil
positive faetn. Small pox originated some time
but does any one see i originating now?. Filth
Nassau Ii so clean that II would drive Hol.
lander crazy. We often find yellow fsyei start
Ing II. the ceanest places. ID the endemic last
4 year II was WORSE IN the districts where there
were no charges Of hltb.
| Believed the virus was an animal secretli
and had no reason TO believe IL was d germ
was Nh animal excretlon adhering RI ndly
| the hair and to goods.
Of JUSTIFICATION he knew nothing. knew of
| would destroy The virus without iniurine
goods. .!Carbplc acid II not destructive yet it
| y possible. that sulphurons acid will destroy
| Without some perfectly ascsftained means OF
| destroying the virus In vessels coming from In.
ectsa p?,rs did not gee hey effective quar-
| lisbed without ruinous Interruption 81 COM
merce.
tho winters here were cold enough to xiii the
poison. There were domiciles aud rooms where
The. cold did not penetrate II the two casss
| would have been no epidemic. because the win.
ter two years ago. was very severe and the FOL.
loving GUNNER. IN which not single .case OF
yellow fever occurred demonstrated that the
polson had been extefminated
i, Witness then stated. In responsete questions,
TINT bs thought no quarantine which did not
inciude the obstruction. by some means to be
discovered. Of the fever poison would be Of
fective. II lived through The winter and sum
satr ng snd wa ss II y nss
only protection. until method for getting rid
Of the poison ,yas discovered. was strict non
intercourse. He thought cold destroyed the
poison. and that means for refrigeratinR ship
could be devised
A. q. HuruHtrsoN
was put on the stand and testified M follows:
~ am one 81 the members Of the Arm Of o. A.
OF steamships. We have vessels rnnnInr rom rom
l1re to Texas and from Texas to Cuba. have
Ind tv thirty years experience q quarantine
regulations Of each State. which are all differ
snt. a Last yea a or vessels Ct New York we're
saan 70 r was her soHs e.
went through. a process OF fumiRation. The
nborers on these lighters circulated through
were sffs liable to lake f. Aver he hss
lighter was loaded, permission WINS given to the
captain TO carry his vessel to the wharf The
process OF fumigstion was the burning Of sui
phur,
Only one vessel OF our line had fever on II.
a vessel leaving Morgan City for New York had
ss and strange 70 70
crew. Two died and three were carried 10 New
YORK end placed N The the Quarantine ospital
was allowed 70 proceed to the wharf eN '''
The removal Of goods by Tightening IA YER;
heavy expense. costing between 1900 and 800.
We, have found oil these state guarantees
nothing but an annoyance and oil no practical
benefit. do not believe that the present mode
Of disinfection is practicable.
do not think that even after the cargo is re- |
T6srs sp Ss tss ossds and ps
skin which Is filed witt, bllee water and which
no fumes, can reach think that the mode
by DR.. Bruins. freezing IL out. IL the
only one useful, but 1t is commercially imprac-
iicable because OF Its exp nse. Our firm has |
fought quarantine, and Is the only one which -
20 great. Ave or six thousand dollars q year,
that we were compelled to test The matter, aud
We. did test IL and got judgment.
We ran our vessels five years between Havana |
and Indianola. 6nd other Texas ports. and yet
never had case OF fever on our vessels. All
our men ,v were seclimaed ana 10 some o IN
flcate that the men had had the fever. do not
believe in q national quarantine. and do not
stion to It will defeat 1t. think that " IL was
possible for tho Southern States to organizs and
form quarantine board Of their own. 1t would
Practically, with Texas. Alabama and MIssis- |
stppi last summer. intercourse, was entirely
Suspended; Atthe time quarantine was estab-
lished, trade WIS unusually large. and to-dHy |
we feel the effect OF the quarantine, business
which we lost not having yet returned to rs. |
We know and feel and are satisfied that u the
destruction OF trade The commerce with the !
tropical ports II small compar. d to the other
commerce. OF our city. We have. probably, rs
large a capital Invested In the business as any |
one else. and yet. for the sake OF non-inter-
course. we would cheerfuIly lay up our vessels. |
for two OF three months. II We could have our
other trade.
II non intercourse Ia not carried out, and we
have fever here. MS / believe we will l think 1t
will destroy the West Indatrade. because there
will DO no market for their goods.
To Mr.. Lamar--I doubt IL the value OF the
fruits imported during the four or five months
Of fsver would reach d, 000.0 900 have heard 1t
stated that the entire South American trade for
a year was about 100000, advocate entire
non -intaxcourse between these ports and the
southern ports.
TO DR.. Bemiss-There is no way possible to
force u current Of air between the skins OF YES
sells without tearing the vessels to pieces.
To DIR. Chaille-I never knew the fever to
originate in any Of the towns along our line OF
railroad until 1t first appeared IN New Orleans.
DIR. Cboppin's estimate of the loss In money is
a good one. but he has omitted a number Of
points, and 1t Is SINAI.
Witness then promised to secure the assist
ance Of other gentlemen, and to make an esti-
mate of the loss sustained.
DIR. FoRMENTo.
I have been practicng physician in New Or
leans since 1860. ! was here during the cpl
denies Of 1867 and 1878. have no knowledge