The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-03
THE FEVER COMMISSION.


1NvEsT1oArsoN PnO0nsssfNo, AND
R01NTs BEING GRADUALLY
AsUsnTA1NBO.
The Yellow Fever Committee inst al ii 80 d. n.
Present: Chairman Eustis. ana Senator Pad
dock. Representative Gibson and all the en-
pefts.
Absent, Senator Lamar and Representative
Hooker.
was the FIRST witness. 10 ACTING assistant SUR
geon on the Canenicus: has been In the service
Ave years has had several cases Of fever on his
vessel. The fever appeared on the Canonicus
on the goth Of August. He treated the first case
on his ship for one day thinks that case orig
mated from ship lying at gretna. The men
sleeping under the turfet were the first to con-
tract the disease. The FIRST victimshad mot been
on shore for two weeks previous to his attack.
He attributes the eonsa9ion on his vessel TO the
fact Of the wind blowing from the direction Of
the merchant vessel lying at Gretna. The fret
eases were sent TO the Hotel Disu. He has
treated about $40 cases OF fever during the last
epidemic. In the city and out Treated case
at Biloxi between the lsth and 10th 81 August.
Mas not In the city durinx previous epidemics.
Attributed the origin Of yellow fever
In Pensacola In is74 10 importation: United
States marines. who visitedbouses In PeBsacola
freduented BY the merchant marine. contracted
the fever and died. The Ven Moltke breught
s s y s e HsysSs s che r. hs R s
pilot nssssa foss / beErgysd ne eyereost d The
The iitst Case was that 81 marine who Tes IN
the habit. pi visiting Hoacf's hpnse, and from
him the disease spread afngng the others.
the city Vessels are kept 10 suarantlns ii
hsd Two Ilshtsss aniSsS|ss ballast toy were e
yara rom said LIGHTERS bsns taken here sS V'''A
q Tse MA Prom Es SseS ysss . Xa
me dss ss t q
on shore was August 10. at No. 70 Dauphine
Thinks a Federal quarantine law would be In.
ETY. mental N a The Intr ,a q
lever only becomes epidemic when imported.
DR. sFNfiss
was requested by the chairman TO make d state
Inent In references 70 the two FIRST casee There
Hoa.y hsy ea warn ns rs s rY ss ne
that there H. PC. doubt about One OF the hrst
cases. q which there e any eslaence, occurred
Th ss arrived here May IS fEss VII lived l Pssr
Weed. Kayen's child was taken sick July y,
Ing next to Kavans washerwoman. was. one Of
the earliest cases. He had no doctor. Kavan's
st sssne ss q oSnsn sss ns1 fen ss b
july il. Dr.. Mandeviiie was the physician. The
first u11aqestionssd, case we e 1875 oonstanee
ssnsea he cd Pf hssf july Il b. ohoepn
eaid the case was malianant rsalarial fever.
After the manner 81 the child's death no doubt
ness aupnppee Dr OhoppIn IA now OF tj,a same
opinion q himself. : :" - ''-
A long interval Of time may exist between
occurrinx among ths inhabissnfs of this city.
The nrst death reported wHs hy Dr Roudsneg
man Z, h hs Nam agsy ri " R r. d. wh s asd
time previous g ~ death. Rraay house wac
on BIenvllle street An early case was st No. ID
- me corner q Gen. 1aylor street and y.
sshe had employed z seaf1strsss who lived "A
hs ass vac sna pt M SaSd Ee?w s1s g M
q I town VIII Rs e 9iHHs On and
81 them wss 1sn scs n MeGoM q Gsy
we're nssSbors q Elllsis 10 canton. pr. BcE
Taylor street snd 81 Charles Avenue. Has not
han those Of GiapE and Elliott. unless L might
Be that Of Kayans family. whose tug Occupied
ne ss s,s II ss stss
other vssssls besides the souder entered lhis
TRs John Potter os ss here r. %" On
eighteenth Of July. She had been here quite q
number Of days. Murphy was the 9rst man
pioyed on other boais; be took sick after the
vessel had been gone Tor two or three days. The
boat landed goods at peyou Sara. which did
Gulf the infection on the boat became intense.
man who had communication with the Porter
od q ysss hsy 6 ed P Win ss
lion Without anyone being sick aboard.
pR. ". n VAUDEVILLE
sworn: Has been practiclDg physician eight
Ts mn u s.ef re 81
The sickness q Miss Laura Cammack. which
b. Il ss We ass eS S ey ss.ys
Thinks that saalsrial fever win not develop
into yellow fever. -,
He arrived at Grenada August IL Had been
Hall stated to him that The nrst two cases Of
hat bad BEEN opened. The ievsr II there e Vas
mixed -malarial and yellow, together; The
NADIA. Does not coneider the fever ct Grenada
an ordinary. type OF yellow fever, Dr. Hall.
his patients had died from suppression Of
urine. The. people In that town wanted to
sickness In Grenada to be yellow fever. T. Of
the opinion that the fever was imported to Gre
NADIA; that II did not originate there. ls
inclined to think that yellow fever can origi-
nate In New Orleans. Believes that In Bruins.
wick, Ca, Barrancas. Fla, and other places
mentioned, the fever was Imported. Believes
that the germs OF the disease are here always.
and Il IL developed when the conditions are
favorable. The symptoms In q native and an
imported case are the same. Il can be i'm
ported. and may originate here.
There II no question about the efficacy OF