The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-05-04
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
THE QUARANTINE PHYSICIAN HAS
SOMETHING TO SAY.

,rhere was special meeting OF the Board ol
Health 81 noon yesterday. DR.. Chopin, Presi-
deut. Ia the chair. and Drs. Loeber. Austin and
Tanney. and Meesrs Marks. Booth and Har-
.iee present DR.. Darlington, Quarantine Ply
sician. was also In attendance.
DR. Chopin stated the purpose OF the meet.
fno TO be the consideration OF unfinished busi-
ness left over from the meeting OF the previous
evening
Under this head was taken up the resolution
raoueatinc the resignation of DR.. CarrinRten.
the quarantine physician. the vote adopting
,ubieb had been reconsidered at the Friday
evening session
DIR. Austin thought that before further action
was taken on the resolution. DR.. Darlington
should be called upon for d statement regard
ing allegations recently made against him.
Mr. Booth objected. and contended that the
recent charges In the daily papers had no con-
nection with the resolution, which was passed
before they were made. and passed In consider
alton OF crcu instances totally disconnected
with them. and therefore. the resolution should
be acted upon without reference to them.
President Chopin thought the position taken
by Mr.. Booth was the lcorrect one and 60 ruled
Col. Hardee offered the following
RESOLUTION:
Whereas. the Governor has declined to act In
the removal Of DR. Darlington without specific
charges. and does not consider the mere graft.
fcation OK popular prejudice sufficient cause !;
assigned IL want Of proper experience by Dr.
Darlington In the diagnosis OF yellow fever. and
20 majority of the medical gentlemen Is c9mpos.
charges chat which this board does not now possess
snfasSre Rssored 70 That the resolution adopted BY this
board on Monday last, In reference to the re-
moval Of Dr. Carriugton. be laid upon the
table,
Mr.. Booth thought the sentence relating
to the qualification OF popular clamor should
be stricken out as 1t might raise an unneces
sary Issue.
Col. Hardee accepted the suggestion. and
made the necessary erasure and correction.
and moved the adoption OF the resolution.
DR.. Loeber was not prepared to adopt that
portion or It declaring that 1t was the opinion Of
d majority of the physicians on the board that
DIR. Darlington was competent. He for one did
not think that the gentleman had had sufficient
experience In the diagnosis OF yellow fever to
fll the position. As he was informed DR.. Car
rington had not seen any yellow fever since
1853. he would like the doctor to state whether
that was correct or not. m5u#
DIR. Oarrington-1s53 and some In 1885.
DR.. Loeber-Well. 1856 and up to 1878, makes
twenty three years since you have had any ex
perience with yellow fever. 1 contend that
physician who has not seen case In that time
Is not competent to Judge whether a fever is a
yellow fever or not
or ability who has once had knowledge OF yell
low fever and treated 1t, can any time after
know . subieotM M when he sees II, ~.
Gree with you. and you know that during the
last epidemic we at times had great difficulty 10
that Dr. Darlington has not had sufficient OK.
perience for the position. and would be pleased
BE- would epnylaee me sha am ~ we9ns 50
quarantine. ami we know tbat cases have
passed the station. and II 1t happened once 1t
can and has happened g second ad9 tine. "a y a =,
Dr. Taney objected to having Dr.. Caring
ton placed before the board until the resolution
was adopted. 1t looked too much like arraign-
Mr.. Marks said that there was no idea or in-
tention OF arrRigntnR him. but there was good
opportun ty now for him to place himself right.
and he thought 1t would be eminently proper to
hin e sPesfh es him / p o. sede so Gsed
Mr.. Booth thought thet If he was called upon
now To speak 1t would be. too much like ar
raigning him On charges, when there were none
DR.. Loeber-I make charges.
Mr.. Booth Yours are not charges: they are
be adopted and then let DR.. Darlington speak.
DIR. Austin-When we adjourned last night 1t
was With the e qndsrsandng ha that pT Caring
ment and our adjournment was to give MIN
Mr.. Booth That was relative to the bark |
Peter Investigation. and has nothing TO do with |
the original resolution.
Col. Hardee thought that the resolution
should pass without any call upon pr. q
Mr.. Marks again urged the epropriety OF first
hearing pr. Carrinatop. and on his suggestion
Darlington was invited to make
STATEMENT.
He said that he had not come prepared to go
into the past. but for Information relative to
the Emily B. souder, who pissed in 1873. he
would refer them 70 his original report.
Board ' " Health was furnished @ him. Contain At
Ing his account Of the Souder affair, and from
1t he read copiously. 1t has been published be-
fore and repetition IL unnecessary.
Dr.. Austin interrup ed the reading to ask:
We're yom atthe 1ime attending any yellow fever
quarantine hospital at the time"
When the reading was concluded. Mr.. Booth
asked him. Did yoH, y, examine this man who
DR.. Carrineton-We mustered the crew and
passengers. and he was among them and bowed
to me; watched him particularly.
Dr.. Loe ber-Is 1t not the duty Of the auaran-
tine physician, to examine every person on
Dr. Garrington-It is; and DR.. Patton did ex-
anime the man and declared he did not have
yellow fever.
Dr. Chopin ito the board)-Yes. DR. Patton
examined him.
Dr. Loeber-How many cases were there at
the time In the hospitalp
DR.. OarrinRton- Four,
Dr. Austin-And you recognized them as vel
low feverY
DR.. Carrin0ton-I did.
Mr.. Marks suggested that DR.. Carrington
might make some explanation regarding the
case Of the steamship Baltimore, and respond
inc he tDr O. said that the vessel had reached
Quarantine Station on March "a last with no
sickness aboard: this he ascertained by nus,
terinR the crew and making very close and
riQid examination. He had also demanded the
surgeons record. and had inspected II. He had
and after doing this thoroughly he allowed her |
to come to the city. and no one was sick at the |
time The man who came up With the fever was |
taken sick two hours after leaving Quarantine |
Station.