The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-04
THE FEVER COMMITTEE.
INTEREsTING EVIDENCE - 10 TINE
FEVER INDIGENOUS

| At about 12:45 the committee was called to Or
der. Senator Eustis In the chair. and all the
members present.
A dispatch was received from DR.. Drew. at
Pilot Town. In response to subpoena. stating
that he had Q severe case OF illness on hand.
| and could not come to the city for two or three
days.
srLAs WEEKS, ESQ.
was first placed on the stand. and testified: am
| agent Of the Mississippi and Dominic Line OF
steamers. plying between this and Spanish
ports. The vessels were running last summer
/ think we had five cases and three deaths from
| yellow fever on the steamer Boruesia. Two of
them were passengers. Some OF them were
taken sick on the passage. and some after the
vessel arrived at quarantine. which was on the
fhe two Who csms
the city. We had the steamer vt. Louis; think
there was one case of fever on her: shs arrived,
after being broueht 70 the city. do not know
that the'passenRer had fever It was reported 80.
re died On sheFs the day after ne vessel arIvsd
that the man died from fever. He did not tell
me that the death occurred the day following
6e sso gese he H. Ioa as os
Havana. The 81. Louis on her out trip Ia Sep.
lost the chief officer. On the trip on which the
passenger died, the st, Louis was detained al
ouarapiine six days; Her cargo was disposed
the usual process Of fumlgation was pursued
as regards her. The freight. was not taken out.
To M sk
tiop. / could not say how long the Borussla re-
NAMED at Havana, Breaking. the goods at
s s Sopa a ao sfdsab & a asass $
SHIP leland. i would break ap the line. It q
| OF our route. / have never known case Of
cePtipMs dREnF the hpreya!enes q ~ epidemic
summers: In fact. the vessels were ddetained
04ssb Orasr @s the prevalence Of
orDarv run two We DO ' not ss' look st tie
aSdship All we're trsated alike e. As Ssls a. arH n
tine ior thirteen days, think. ana die soudsr
port L was said that she had fever s' aboard. 1
nnn that i s hsd , SniGrm r.
ca 70 Tie commerce 81 Tie county ~ D0ne-
To Mr.. 0ibson-The Borussia first landed at
Gretna. and then came over to this side. Never
ployed to unload the vessel being sick. I do
not know the names Of any. Of the boss draymen
sna 81 fssH rs. The q s.% s s Ss s;s
To Mr.. Paddock-The Borussia arrived at
quarantine before the Souder, and was detained
OF our vessel sus pected that there was any fever
on the Honder until they arrived In this city.
10 M eann san @ wasae S not
Havana last summer.
Mr.. n. Q. RARIDAN.
i am a river reporter. When the Houder ar
rived was informed by q. corporal Of the 20.
that the clerk had been taken of sick. It was
said with the fever. made inquiries OF the
Board I'd q Health 4. and some q the Dersons CON
disposition to give me any Information; saw
two wa9 e me nat they
that CLARK had got up and dressed and put In
SSs5s1 Il III. sS6 nit The mss h
Sstsrmsd not g publish It was not Dormisted
Az SSs,s ss Il, not 8 s: sPt four u.s.
vent to the vessel. think the . police Officer
Corporal McGouldrick-wa present when Clark
70 Mr. +. Enstis"f DO not know the name OF the
cabman who conveyed Clark from the vessel.
Oh. O. W. DARLINGTON.
I am resident physician at Quarantine Sta
81 sssou a
q written statement which I have prepared for
viii read it. II is contained fl my annual re-
tion had been called to CLARK: that his case had
Of the opinion that It was but an ordinary case s
seus sy n Wsa s sKcsp s what has been
\. In case like Carke's. I believe he might
have escaped the scrutiny OF quarantine ply
see no reason why we should not have other
epidemics from the Introduction Of fever in
cases Ike that of Olarks; II the State laws
less danger. l think. to secure safety. there
should be more thorough system OF disinfec
won esR Il The
was prevented from coming up to the city at all |
DR.. Patton. my assistant bas not had much ex-
perience In yellow fever before the last cpl
The doctor then read statement. showing
that the first case coming under his observation
and the soYder were the only steamers In May
as ana MSsD arrived s
New Orleans. She afterwards left with a cargo
Of rosin. Stranded on the bar and afterwards
ease of yellow fever. having been practieing |
since 1917. have not of late attended many
cases a,s Practiced in Grand Gulf | did not see
sistant, DR.. Patton. reported to me that all on
board the Souder were we'll My mind il In a
or not. The steamer Borussia was detained
eight days. She had five cases on board. / can't
say why the Souder. only three and half days
was.
The witness described the mode OF dIslnfect- |
ing vessels.
see the advantage OF having Federal sys- |
tenn Of quarantine.
DIR. LoEBER
was sworn-I saw the case of Elliott, and after |
being called in ordered him to the Hotel Dieu. |
DIR. Boyer attended him there. saw him once |
there. He saw him during his evening visit,
and he died early In the morning. am men, |
Der of the Board of Health. LIDO not believe the |
epidemic can be traced to imported cases. be- |
lieve 1t Is indigenous to the soil of Louisiana |
1t may have been imported once. but Is not |
Eow.
The doctor was then examined az to the |
symptoms OF yellow fever and the possibility Of
the disease In its incipiency.
To Gen. Hooker-So far, quarantine has not |
proven effcacious In keeping out the fever. |
Experience has shown that it Is not Of much |
utility. I think that the germ of the disease is |
In the soil. Certainly. IL there was ship load |
of fever coming to the port / would prevent its |
coming to the city; would do 1t as q sanitary |
measure.
TO Or. Woodworth- think that the fever is
indigenous to the soil. because 1t has never |
been satisfactorily shown me that 1t Is import: |
ed. I have never seen an epidemic which could |
ira IN iuonnrfatiOn The parma liz dor |