The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-08

They were not cases Of yellow FEVER. We
have black vomit IN scarlet fever.
oath that members Of the Board OF Health
have to take than the one which was read, In
reference 10 the duties OF members Of the
board. Does not believe that the yellow
exits ia the atmosphere. He admits that the
| fever takes the routes OF travel In preference
to inland towns off OF the highways Of COM
merce. Does not believe that the disease Is
contagious. Has seen cases brought here,
when the disease did not spread. DR.. Mac
| Farland thought that filth, instead Of assist
Ing, prevented the spread OF yellow. fever. He
states positively that no children born here
are liable to yellow fever. In summer the
mortality Is always larger among children.
| He has never seen child born here that had
yellow fever. He had sometimes more conf
dence In one physician than he had In a
| dozen others. He has seen sick children, who
died, the DEATHS were recorded as yellow fever
when he was positive such was not the case
DIR. RICHARDSON RECALLED.
TO Senator Eustis-Is In favor OF ma
tional quarantine It ought TO be taken out
Of the hands OF the States. Public opinion
demands It, The people are suspicious. OF
STATE than naooes v Inc
States. Such one would test its efficacious-
ness.
MIR. d. b. ROBINSON.
To Senator Eustis-Is superintendent OF the
New Orleans and Mobile Railroad. July %
quarantine was established between New Or
leans and Mobile. The Mobile county author
tiles established non-intercourse quarantine
July 20. Eight hundred men were thrown out
Of employment by this The county author
tiles OF jackson county, Miss established q
quarantine OF the same nature subsequently,.
Mr.. Robinson detailed the manner In which
he was allowed TO transfer freight from Mo-
bile to here. The business OF tho road was
damaged to the extent OF about 100000. The
nj
ring.
10 Prof. Chaille--Tne yellow fever struck
the line OF the road at Gentiliy, and continued
along the line until it had taken In twelve OF
the. stations. Thirteen stations escaped, and
had no fever. Mr.. Robinson named the
places where the fever occurred, also those
exempt In every case the fever had been In
New Orleans month before breaking out In
the places designated; 100000 was the mini
business was greatly in excess Of the previous
year. The same can be said since the road
has commenced running regularly In regard
to It's business.
10 DR.. Green-The cases OF fever at the
small stations on the road were only three or
four. The population OF Mobile Is about
$4,000, and 1t is estimated 10000 left the city
Alta quarter to o'clock the committee nd
journed until 80 p. m.
Evening session.
The committee was called to order. The
first witness was
MR.. q. ]. BERRY.
To Gen. Hooker-Is fruit merchant, both
foreign and domestic. The quarantine laws,
as at present established, are simply absurd.
Rio Janeiro is quarantined the same as other
cities. The fact is, it Is winter In that city
when New Orleans quarantine regulations
are enforced against it. Kingston was quar-
antined last summer There was not a case
of yellow fever there last wear.
Places which were quarantined against
guaranteed New Orleans. One vessel from
here was fined $500 for violating their quar-
Board OF Health are set down at $500, 900.
The Clara Dryer had the whole OF her cargo
of fruit destroyed by Immigration. This action
broke up that trade-the carrying Of our pro-
ducts there and II the d bringing Of fruit here.
sumption OF fruit About 0ne-half Of the fruit
imported here Is sent to the interior. The
people OF Cincinnati were sent two car loads
Of fruit from this city. They would not have
unloaded. The Louisville merchant shipped
the fruit by mail packet to Cincinnati. It
was then sold as New York fruit without any
: To Prof. Chaille-During Dr. Whites adj
ministration / imported pineapples. The
steamer was detained at quarantine for fumi- |
cation. l and my employees were permitted
to go alongside OF the steamer and take of
our fruit and bring, It to the city. Have never
In the year 1867 the yellow fever was claimed |
to be brought here by q vessel from Rio de |
Janeiro. When that vessel left Rio 1t was |
winter and no yellow fever then existed there. |
The Emperor OF Brazil Is proceeding to keep |
yellow fever out OF Brazil Hereafter all who |
die In Brazil of fever are to be cremated by a |
recent decree of the emperor. Is OF the
opinion that the fever is portable, but 1t re-
quires atmospheric action to put 1t In mo-
tion.
When the Board Of Health guaranteed us |
against Kingston, Jamaica, we telegraphed /
and got an answer from the American consul /
bs cost a 81 W. yellow
to the Board OF Health. They informed US
that they did not know whether he was the
American consul! or not. However, upon the
strength Of our dispatch, the Board OF Health
with US, and allowed the vessels
which were absent to return.
Estimates the loss by the epidemic to this
city to be over 500 000, 600. Sulphur fumiga-
ton destroyed fruit completely. Fruit has
Sncs ssnt to and ST ddo 0scaS s
was sent to ST. Louis had to be shipped there
from Louisville. The fruit that was sent to
Cincinnati, by way OF Louisville, was sold In
Cincinnati as New York bananas.
To Gen. Hooker-The cargo that our vessels
take out is Western produce.
To DR.. Green No fruit Is imported from the
sland Of Cuba. Bananas will keep about two
weeks. The currants and winds from the
lruit islands, 1000 miles, bring us to the mouth
II the Mississippi In about three days and q
half. Il
To Gen. Gibson-A quarantine at the front
1oor would hurt more than quarantine at
he back door. The quarantine against New
Orleans Is more rigid than ours against the
ruit islands.
To Gen. Hooker-Does not believe that
quarantine Is desirable. The fever does not
prevail southwest Of US, except at Vera Cruz.
COL. W. M. BURwELL.
To Gen. Hooper The most important
proposition Is the opening up OF trade with
he countries southwest Of us. The COM
nerce Of New Orleans has been very much
Injured by the bridging OF the Mississippi in
hirteen different places. Our imports have
er cent now. We must have access to the
ropics; the West must have it; Philadelphia {
lust have It, IN