The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26
THE YELLOW FEVER SCARE AT
NEW YORK.

NEW fOhh.
The New York Herald has this TO
say in regard to the yellow fever
case in New York:
Mr.. Reyberg, who is the senior
member of the firm of Reyberg X
Simons, dealers in house-furnishing
goods in Galveston, left that city
Tuesday morning last to make his
annual fall purchases here, and COM
ing all the way by rail reached this
city, engaged a room at Overton's
Hotel, corner Chatham and Duane
streets, and was assigned to No. 8 on
the second floor. He then made the
necessary purchases, and in the eve
ming, when he returned, said he was
very sick. DIR. l.. ID. SprOut of City |
Hall place, was called inland conclud-
ing he was afflicted with malignant |
iaundice recommended his removal |
to Bellevue. On Sunday morning
he was taken there and placed in |
ward "a, where he died on Monday
morning about half-past seven.
Then DR.. w. l.. Ranny, the physician
in charge of the ward, for the first
time thought that all was not right,
and Immediately notified the health
and coroners' offices that he sus-
pected yellow fever. The sugges-
ton was a horrible one, that case
of yellow fever could be admitted
into the hospital and thus endanger
the lives of the many patients of the
institution, and for some time the
officials refused to believe. it, al
though they ordered the body re-
moved to an isolated place, and all
precautions were taken at once to
prevent a spreadOf the dreadful pes
thence.
DIR. Sprout and Mr.. Overton called
on the health board and informed
DIR. Janeway that during the time
he had treated the patient his tenn
perature was not over ninety-nine,
and that it could be nothing but
malignant jaundice. This DIR. Jane
way would be only too glad to be-
lieve, but the autopsy which he made
with Deputy Corner Waterman, DIR.
Ranney and other medical men
seems to have confuted the theory of
jaundice. The skin bore the yellow
color that accompanies that fever,
but the eyes were clear, and the
other organs that jaundice would
have colored yellow preserved their
normal color. Yellow fever was
surely present. But the doctors de-
cided not to announce definitely its
presence until they had filA history
4 of the case.
DIR. E. G.. Janeway, one Of the
health commissioners, stated that
the nurse had also related TO him
the symptoms that confirmed his
| opinion that 1t was q case of yellow
fever; and yet the doubt that still re-
manned in his mind could only be
definitely settled by q full history
of the case. In order to obtain this
| Can't. Hennessy of Galveston, an old
friend and fellow member of the
board of select men. with the de-
ceased, promised TO telegraph to
Galveston and obtain all particulars
relating to the health of deceased at
the time of his departure, the route
he took, and so follow him up as TO
ascertain. if possible, where and how
he caught the disease. The body
will be taken 10 Seguin's Point for
interment and after the LIST of No
vember next viii he removed to
Galveston.
| In reference To the autopsy and its
results, DIR. +. q. Janeway said /:
awe found inflammation of the kid
neys. that always accompanies yell
low fever. 3 condition Of the liver
that may accompany that disease but
is not necessary evidence, and a
deep jaundice that also accompanies
yellow fever. But the doubt that
exists in our minds rs TO its being a
case of true yellow fever arises only
from our lack of knovlsdge of the
case and the low temperature at the
body while under observation at the
hospital. 1t is rare for jaundice or an
acute or malignant jaundice to be
fatal in so Short . time as is claimed
for this mans illness. Besides
! the autopsy did not show that
yellow atrophy that accompanies
|, malignant iaundice. The doubt
which surrounds the whole case has
compelled the board To take sucf
measures rs q case of yellow fever
! deEaands, and they of course arr
preveat7ye. Nothing in the case il
inconsistent with the theory OF vel
low fever. and yet there are certain
: things lacking that would enable "a
10 saw nj Once and positively thai
| is n case of yellow fever. lie had |
! bin of health ON his person permit
, ting him TO leave Galveston, ant
this of itself adds 70 the possibilit!
that he did not die of yellow fever