The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-02
NO YELLOW FEVER.

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The steamer Grand Lake which was re-
ported to have a sick pilot aboard who,it was
supposed by some, was afflicted with yellow
fever, arrived at this port yesterday after
noon. but before eifecting landing was
met by Health Officer Orr with Mr.. Chas.
Nelis tug. The officer made inquiry as to
her sanitary condition, and Henry Hart, the
sick pilot. who had almost entirely recovered,
was pointed out TO him as he sat on the boiler
deck in an apparently healthy condition.
The boat then landed and DR.. Smith, who
had been engaged, boarded her. He
found but one sick man aboard and he
was rouster who had been an inmate Of
tue hospital here not lolg ago and
who had eftit and shipped on the Grand
Lake before he had entirely recovered. DR..
Smith, after making a thorough e&amina-
ton, pronounced his ailment malaral
fever and had him conveyed to the hos
pital. Several members Of the crew left
the boat here but not on account Of fright.
As is well known, there is as much differ
ence between malarial fever and yellow
fever as there is between day and night,
there being nothing contagious about the
former and it very seldom causes death.
We may say here that the board Of
health at it meeting held in Alderman
Howley's office night before last agreed
that since the steamer Raven was not permit
ted to land at Memphis she should not be
permitted TO land here. The board Is de-
termined that no risk shall be run, and in.
structed the health officer to keep her from
our wharf under all circumstances. He
yesterday telegraphed to DR.. Mitchell, at
Memphis, enquiring Of the condition of
those aboard, and the reply states that the
desired information will be com munlcatcd
by letter. The letter will arrive here this
morning, and since the boat is
not due until this evening,
our authorities will be in possession Of pos
tive knowledge concerning her before she
arrives. But in all probability there is lit
tie or no cause for alarm as will be seen
from the following dispatch from Vicks.
burg, published in yesterdays st. Louis
Republican,
VIcKsBuRG, Miss, Aug, 3l.--Dr. Frank
Reilly, in charge Of the sanitary patrol boa,
of the national board OF health, has Just
returned from the quarantine station below
the city and furnishes the following:
VIcKsDURG INSPECTION STATION NATION
AL BOARD or HEALTH, Aug. 81, 1885,
The cases taken from the owboat Raven
. have now been under continuous observa-
ton for seventy-two hours, and are positive
y declared not yell ow fever or other conta
gious disease. NC. A. Rice, NJ. d.,
Inspector n. b. II.
! SANITARY PATRoL.BoAr BENSER Ma.
, TIoSAL BOARD or HEALTH, VIcKsBURG
Aug. 81, 1851 have personally exam
: ined the patients from the towboat Raven
and also the clinical record Of sand patients
aud fully concur with Inspector Rice in tn,
above declaration.
+. w. REILLY, NJ. D.,
Asst Director Medical Inspection Service
n. b. II.
Dr. Reilly adds to your correspondent:
, "You may say to the medical profession
that quinne controls the temperature il
these cases. There is no gastric trouble, M
discoloration Of the eye or skin, no suppress
sion, no albumen no yellow fever