The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-06-05
BOARD OF HEALTH.
! Items Gathered at the Office Of the
Board Yesterday.
The Quarantine Letter
from Memphis Instruction to
the Quarantine Physician
and Minor Items.

The Board Of Health having, by majorit
Of its members, requested the Governor t
modify the quarantine proclamation, the fol
lowing letter was sent to Els Excellency:
NEW ORLEANS, June 4. 1879.
TO His Exeelleney Francis 4. Nichols, Govern
or OF Louisiana:
Str-I am directed TO inform you OF the FOL
loving action, taken by the Board Of Health a
Q full meeting held last night. offered BY Mr.
Resoiued, That the Governor be requested te
modify bis proclamation establishing Qaaran
tine against certain M ports 60 that the period q
days for all vessels ARRIVING from ports subjecl
to fhe conditions Of said proclamation.
The above resolution was adopted. all the
members but one voting In the affirmative.
80, ''e'' s. i. H:ERR1CK Secretary.
DR.. Herrick also Informed the Governor
that the $40 hours detention at quarantine Is
10 commence from the moment of the vessel &
arrival at the station.
The amended proclamation Is to be pub
lished to-day in the official journal.
Dr. Choppin and Col. Hardee were appoint
ed committee to represent the Board OF
Health at the meeting OF the National Board
of Health, to- be held at Washington on Sat
urday, the seventh instant. They leave this
evening via the Mobile road.
LIZ duuppEA LIZ CAIIlIIKlDu 9L GllG
action taken by the board at the meeting of
last Tuesday, and added that the members
are pledged not to interfere by recommend
ing exceptions to be made In favor of any
vessel under any circumstances whatever.
He therefore instructed DR.. Darlington not to
telegraph any request for exemption Of
quarantine at the importantly Of any owner
Of vessels
Dir. Chopin received letter from the
president of the Howard Association Of
Mnnfthja Thu mr. n mi tim nj 4hn
tleman and Dr.. Choppin's answer are given
below:
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, /
Memphis. Tenn. June /, 1879.
DR.. Choppin. President Board Of Health:
written by John O'Oonnor q pilot on one OF
from Quarantine Y, t ,statio,. below New Orleans
people, and has been handed me with the re-
quest to write to you. The letter bears date OF
May 25. and 4 was addressed to T. J. Callahan, OF
sells came In about a week ago. tKey were kept
At quarantine three days. and then came up
here About a. hour 2, after they hey
from one OF the ships and two from the other.
II W. don't have yelle " fever here this summer
i i vi vii bs miracle, There are ships bringing
hope you will investigate these assertions,
and U # found without f oundation. the author
Please answer as early as possible
Very respectfully yours.
A. D. LANGSTAFF.
President Howard Association.
THE ANSWER.
A. d. Langstaff, President of the Howard Asso-
citation, Memphis, Tenn:
: Dear Sir-Yours Of June just received, and
would say with reference to the statements OF
Pilot o.. onnOr, about the arrival of cases of |
yellow fever at New Orleans from vessels pass-
Ing the quarantine. that they are sheer fahri- |
cation and totally without foundation. The |
health Of the city continues good. and am sat- |
shed that there fs not case of yellow fever In |
New orleans. It is hardly necessary to remind |
z you that we stand pledged promptly to ipform |
he heath authorities throughout the Missis- |
,ipDf valley Of the existence of yellow fever /
here should any case occur.
This promise we intend to keep.
Respectfully. etc,
BAM'L CHOPIN. M d..
President Board of Health