The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-04

Yellow Fever InVestigatiOn-A Wltnes
whose Testimony Aeecrds with Fact
or History.
NEw ORLEANS, January 3.-Before th,
Yellow Fever Commission, DR.. Loeber,
practising physician and a member Of thu
Board Of Health, testified to the case o
Elliott, Of the steamer Sauder, who wa
treated by him. The case was congestivl
fever, and this diagnose was concurred ii
by DR.. Boyer, who saw Elliott before hi
death.
DIR. Ioeber said, in the course OF his ex.
animation: / believe yellow fever to be in
digenous to this place, and do not think
that the epidemic OF 1878 can be traced tc
any imported cases; do not believe the
quarantine can effect the appearance OF ar
epidemic; believe in the germ theory
and think the fever Is reproduced from 4
specific germ, not liable to destruction a.
far as l can gather from my
experiments, by chemical means.
believe yellow fever 10 be indigenous, be.
cause it has never been satisfactorily
proven to me to be imported, but at the
same time has not always been indigenous.
II the conditions, atmospheric or other.
wise, are not present, or are unfayorable,
the disease is not generated from germ,
and in this way account for the years
in which we have escayed yellow fever in
an epidemic form. l also believe germs
to be indegenousat Mobile and Galveston.
As regards Vicksburg and Memphis be-
lieye 1t to have been imported from New
Orleans. believe the best means Of pre-
vention are by thoroughly gienichy system
In this city such as is in operation in New
York and Baltimore, where ! also believe
germs TO have been indigenous and
where ] believe the were eradicated BY
strenuous sanitary regulations. The nee
esary conditions are heat long con.
tinued moisture, lack Of efficient nv.
gienic measures, improper drainage and
general low condition OF sanitary regula-
tions. In some regions Of this city, which
were extremely filthy, l account for the
absence Of the fever by the absence OF a
germ. Had the germ been present think
the fever in an aggravated form would
have been present. believe in atmos-
pheric influence TO the extent that germs
may be transmitted by the currents OF air
but to what distance | cannot say.
DIR. Jos. Jones, member Of the Board OF
Health, was examined. He says that vel
low fever can be imported, but he could
not trace the last epidemic to that source.
He believes that the epidemic can occur in
New Orleans without importation, pro-
vided the causes are favorable; is in favor
OF q rigid quarantine, not OF the present
lax system, but rigid quarantine here
and also against Mobile ard Galveston il
the quarantine there should be lax and in.
efficient. He believes in the germ theory,
although he has not much studied It; be.
lieves the disease can he reproduced; has
experimental with animals by injecting
yellow fever germs into their bodies, which
resulted in the death OF the animal in
twelve hours; never seen such results Oc-
curing from injections with the blood OF
other febrlle diseases.
The Committee adjourned till to.mor-
row.
Senator Paddock will leave tomorrow
for Washington, perhaps also Gen. Hook
er. The rest OF the Commission will con-
tinue the investigation.
Senator Kellogg departed for Washing.
ton tonight. He was the recipient Of q
complimentary dinner yesterday, given
by the Union Club, at which were present
all the leaders OF the various factions Of
Louisiana Republicans, and an unanimous
agreement was had to harmonize the ex.
isting difference. Ex-Governor Foote ex-
presses surprise at the harmony existing
among the Louisiana Republicans.