The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01
The FEVER COMMITTEE.
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moon yesterday. all the members present.
The sergeant at-arms reported that certain |
witnesses whose attendance had been re- |
nuested, had declined to come, and he was In |
etruced to issue regular subpnnas for them.
G. B. White was placed on the stand and tss- |
killed. az follows:
DR.. White-I am and have been a practicing |
81 Hath 'ssa h w Wv em
eTeepf What might be called local epidemies. |
during that time In 1873 We had quite mum,
Der Of deaths, five Or six n some districts. !
first case occurred on the chip Valparaiso. She
passed the quarantine with no sickness aboard, |
na i ihs asss wss P
simply fumfgated. The disesse is always local
known It 10 appear in one house and 20 entirely
around the square and come pack 70 the same
Our quarantine system WINS as follows: When
there was no fever the ordinary process was.
that when the vessel came to port she was Wis
fumsated by burning sulphur In The open hold.
time to make her time from port Ten days
here .'l we s' expect gradual increase. The Id
crease il always gradual at nrst. There IL no
difference between an IL case one who
out here, It shows that the disease IL here
mebbe tsared ~ TRANSPARENCY 0ases "nicn couu
hsy a never suffieientiy considered the oues-
slsH q national quarantine to give an oDlai0n
/ do not think the city was any dirtier last
summer than 1t has been In previous summers.
II was more apparent because OF the humidity
be traced i to Importation. The FIRST eases .oi
nc"nrred abont Julv al ISIS. Thinks that 1uaf
Mssessr N tHa feyer escomss pidsme depends BENDS
y Sss could Pa ~.
eerm tneory. En-, Inc epiqem.es ~ ~, is's a9u loeI
efe h9a ~ .ats rss - th rs'o All
rssr sSer Il Il very rsre ocorrenoe az
bnas TX th,nt that The fum,ration 81 vssse,s
was as com con piete as it should have been cited
the case of the. bouder which was only q pan
;nrgnn III he1an nara " is7n tananan ~,
GhRrtres street fuli Of fever was tilorouehiy dis
ofy case 81 aeysr aser
NINTH traysline ir1m Bienyiile to Canal street.
yaiad Yha fsver N Il diferept iocaIitIes - H.
pr. White stated. When asked whether he pre-.
srFea local q general ss sqnikry E on
1hsAher IA fever wonid apioinats Withnut I'M I'M
3ortati4p Some phy q ras eee ,S thes i
waiinSv f,ver IL IN Havana ali ina vaar naacs
IN. White was reuuestsd ID f.rnish the com
Which he viii II, do UPON DE-. Demise preperinS t6e
T5 nsc tS9a recess Hat eGoGs
General s t United ,eo s!stsf IN. Marine 1 HSsDsl
refH me e or II ~ He
icr fSs Information S q TIE ccnmi,tse -" A-
Port Of New York. November .. 1878.
Joh N s}ds D. H ssrasSn Genera asT.c
Washington. b. q: 80
ss-IPe answer .. 70 ,our communication ., the
baye s s
n psrtly obtainins the informstionn you esfed
for. NV informant II Cant. Samuel ii Foote.
Who commanded the Poudrr IN May last Capt
gote now c2m 9 s tne steamer dns M,areare
az KEW I'm q vine fH t 9hnaTen.
T 1Rs s ssssasf made trips between New Or
3TIssns q her second trID that month % q
sualssslns t6llty IS q iorty. sis6t 5our.: fhs
sstesmSr vac tn0roug93y Iumltaa.sG curing ner
8ss9 saG ss rS Sss
oi.tsd ont to permit t access Tor kfu%geti9 al
,fSsEs Esrs about hall = Dozen pssssnssrs..
al well; One seaman Nss TAKEN en- ashore sick at
Nv ct IL yus W ~ N I'm, ,nV e'9aMer " "
s9h ~ rss uag " ~ :r - uT5 - " Dadg ~
NJ n une fest m 9, inc creW Ine putser o. an9
cscsna9 .hn h.r VIZ LII wnon ta1 y0sse
SI0ssea sne Dar snpp9seu ne w. eunerlne
.his Ro1 ~ ,h q w nSad. 70 Mn,cn ne ~
CrIsene t6e pnrser vent WIN usns. Fnote AZ
~ ~ slo yLloo u w vGcsSi' my iiiYH tperci
y slo YApi nOmo ana 20 geq. ana 0i0o ABOUT
ofes.a, ,, nUufs ~ t te ssacnlnG n0m a2.Aa
Az 4nelnoer " Lno steamer va 0IscnaF90Q
Msn tl8 ,c5ew ana yent 2n spree. ana wa
for sasern sss sr ~ NE
Rr sSYv9fa 0Hys peIOr4 ent0lln4 inc nOSp!tAl
1e otSd ~ me Hosel Dleu eight q nine days
lseL sne arra n me stesm9f 70 New vrieans.
soEy EesDec'iuhy, your 9DpHraSHnr sSt X49rn4h
cHEE00n Onlteo nteIes Marlne h0epltat service.
..tt.tv0r uJlna no WIneSses gLo9ent. tne COM
WHs0s took recess Until 0ciock p q.
EVENING session
Senators Eustis and Paddock and Represent.
HSsen Hs1n Drese1f lamar ana p.nrs..r...,v.
Hooker.