The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-08
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quarantine ID established, f0r dodS 81 n
TO IL senator Eustis- There may be, In a few
squares, general epidemic, and the ever no
| be prevalent In other parts OF the city. Doe
not believe that there IL any dit ference be
| tween imported and native fever.
he reached New York sick. aid passed quar-
antine without any Of the sick being exam
| ined.
10 Senator Eustis--B Believes that In al
guarantees, Federal and State. you Will en-
counter unfaithful men When you confiic
with the money Interestingly are 50 great
that 1t Ii impossible to combat them success
fully.
the souder cases can 90 proved al !,
fever sour In f Che absence of all tests during
Elliott's illness, the post-mortem examin
alton must be received with grea'
caution. Does not believe In the indigenous
long time back, and 1t is now planted here
| llonsiders the Nixon case a far more certain
one than that OF Elliott Does not say that
the yellow fever 10 not transmissible. 1t ID
| transmlssible and not transmissible. The
disease is not always susceptible OF diffusion
| Does not believe that any rational conclusion
will be arrived at In regard to Its diffusion. Con-
gress begun at the wrong end Of the question.
Send TO New Orleans, or anywhere else to as
certain the cause.
To Senator Eustis-Does not believe that
the mere establishment OF quarantine will
strike at the root OF the evil.
To Cen. Hooker--Did not want to have
your records filled with opinions, and has
| the Charity Hospital, fatty degeneration OF
| liver, and such other things, as were said to
be present when post mortem examinations
were held.
DIR. A. r. AxsoN
To Senator Eustis Has practiced here during
Ir1tA tssh aip 1QIE pnf him ~
personally of the cases OF Clark and Elliott.
The epidemic OF 1854 was brought here from
Cardenas on two ships which landed In the
Third District. One of the vessels came up
throughout the Fourth District. In that year
1t first appeared In the First District at the
junction OF Camp and Prytania streets In
1853, and previously, he had implicit conf
dence In the indigenousness OF yellow fever.
transportable one. In 1858 the yellow fever
was brought here by two vessels from st.
Thomas. The mortality was very great. He
traced the epidemic of that year to importa-
ton.
Tho doctor then read from the proceedings
of the quarantine convention, held at Phila-
delphia In 1858, OF which he was member,
the following: There are certain diseases
that may be introduced into community by
foul vessels and cargoes, and diseased crews
and passengers. These are smallpox, and,
under certain circumstances, typhus fever,
cholera and yellow fever. When the latter
diseases are introduced 10 this manner, their
action is limited to individuals coming with
in their Immediate influence, and cannot be-
come epidemic unless there exist In the COM
munity the circumstances which are calcu-
lated to produce such disease independent OF
the importation: The circumstances consist
local causes. In connection with peculiar me-
neurological conditions. Efficient sanitary
measures, including quarantine, will, In most
cases, prevent the introduction OF these dis
eases, and may, at any rate. dlsarm them OF
when introduced"
10 Gen. Hooker--The first case Of yellow
fever he attended. he Ia OF the opinion, was an
indigenous, one He signed the death s eert IN
ton family were taken sick one week after the
death Of bis first case. The interval OF time
between his cases and the Souder was too
long to be attributed to the steamer. After
seeing several cases Of sickness he predicted a
terrible peetilential epidemic. He had no faith
In carbofic acid, but wanted to seeit tried. He
is inclined to think that the fever was i'm
ported, but not by the S0uder. The man who
died first was draymaan. He had hauled q
said to be one OF the most favorable methods
OF concentrating the disease, and afterwards
distributing 1t. 1t is said that the tugboat
Charlie Wood coaled the Borussia. Believes
Of diffusing the disease. He. has not the
slightest doubt but that 1t can be transported
great distances by currents OF air. Does not
think that a dead man can communicate the
disease; 1t must be the living sick who prop
TO Prof Chaille-The first case OF fever he
saw was on the second Of July-a person by
the name OF Sherman. He regarded the case
as On Indigenous one. He believes that the
disease is imported, but cannot say that 1t Is
germ. He attributes the cause Of epide-
mics to importation In majority of the cases.
There were SO epidemicS here; 16 Of them
were found to be imported. Does not believe
naked SICK lgr cahno h
disease; he may, with his clothes on. The man
Bolton, who died on July 16. is believed to
have hauled goods from the steamer Borus-
sia. This e denied BY his brother. who
to get the facts in relation to his death. The
brother hid from DIR. Jones.
To Senator Eustis--A non-intercourse quar-
antine would be impolitic. 1t would be evaded
brougRt here from Rio de Janeiro. A"'' D''"
To Gen. Gibs0n-Have seen cases OF yellow
fever last year that were remittent.
At the conclusion OF DR.. Axson's testimony
he remarked to Prof. Bemiss that he under
given evidence in reference to certain cases
Of yellow fever In the Sixth District, which
we're not in accordance with the facts. DR..
Bemiss informed DIR. Arson that he had given
no evidence, but merely made q statement to
The committee In regard to the first cases |
that II such was the case the |
reporters had not quoted him correctly. |
DR. Arson replied that he had not seen the |
evidence himself, but had only been informed |
II Its purport.
DIR. ARMAND MERCER
vas sworn next.
To Senator Eustus-Has been practicing |
iince 1841; has seen every epidemic from that |
ime until now.
The first case he saw this year was In the |
,eginning Of July, at No. 10 st. Louis street.
The case had no connection with any other.
n his opinion yellow fever originates in the
lily Of New Orleans, In all cases. We are
,ound to have few cases of yellow fever
lere next year, but 1t will not be epidemic.
Our Board OF Health believes that yellow
ever Is imported. BE understands that to
q member OF the Board of Health,
'ou must believe In the importa-
ion OF yellow fever. He believes
hat the fever originates in Pensacola Mo-