The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05
YELLOW FEVER N NEW On
LEANS.
A SPECIAL MEETING HELD TO TAKE AcTIos
UPoS A CASE IL TIE CHARITY HosPu-
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UPoS CASE IL THE CHARITY HosPTT-
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A special meeting Of the State Board q
Health was held yesterday afternoon Al
O'Clock, DR.. Joseph Jones, President. in the
chair, aud Drs. Formento, Pratt, V GohFsl.
and Kehs, and Messrs McBooth and Bes-
worth present..
DR.. Jones read the following telegram
addressed to him from Gov. McEneTY,
dated Baton Rouge, June 9th, 1882:
Assemble the Board Of Health and re
commend extension of quarantine to not
less than twenty days"
DR.. Jones stated that in accOriancs " ilh
the request of DIR. De Roaldes, House Sur
geon at the Charity Hospital, he proceeded
to that institution about 10 o'clock on
Monday morning, for the purpose OF inves-
tigating a suspicious case of fever, and
obtained the following facts at the bedside
Of the patient and from the hospital
register.
Henry Forbes, aged 20, native of England
has resided about ten days in New Orleans,
entered Charity Hospital, ward y, bed b,
at o'clock Sunday morning, 25th inst.
The patient gave the following history
Left Montevideo in the Spanish brigan-
tine Rita, for Havana, via Porto Rico. o.
board this vessel was a passenger recoF 2
ing IRON cniiis and lever, contracted 10 Bio
Jeneiro. Length ofpassage from Montevideo,
fifty-four DAYS. Was in Havana five days,
during which time he was on shore a day
and a half, but did not pass night on shore.
Came from Havana to New Orleans in
steamship Marco Aurelio. Was eight
days from Havana to New Orleans, includ-
ing detention at Quarantine Station. Ar
rived in New Orleans on Sunday, 18th inst.
was discharged on Tuesday and went to a
boarding house, No. 100 Old Levee street,
near corner of Enghien street, Kept by Mr..
Viana, where he remained until Wednes-
day morning, when he went on board of the
steamship Commander, of Liverpool aud was
set to work painting the ship. On Thurs
day morning, at S o'clock, he was taken
with chill, followed by fever. He re-
turned to the boarding house on Old Levee
street, and remained there until Sunday
morning, the 25th inst, when he was sent
to the Charity Hospital. At the time Of
admission to the Charity Hospital be ap-
peaFeU JaUQulceu anu weak.
Forbes died shortly after midnight Tues
day morning, with strongly marked sym
toms of yellow fever. The house in which
he boarded has been thoroughly disinieeted
by DR.. Motion, under the orders of DR..
Jones.
The Governors telegram here coming up
for action, DIR. Pratt said he was in favor OF
increasing the detention at quarantine OF
vessels arriving from infected ports, from
ten to twenty days, as the Governor recon-
mended, believing the same to be wise
precaution and necessary under the circum-
stances.
DIR. Formento said that with all due re-
spect to the Governor, he would ask the
board to forget the source of the telegram
and act upon the question to the best OF
their judgment as body of intelligent sani-
tarians. In his opinion, time was of less
consequence in preventing the appearance
of yellow fever than the mode of treatment
at Quarantine.
DR.. Kells was in favor of an amendment
that the Quarantine Physian be instructed
to exercise more vigilance.
DR.. Pratt said the period of incubation Of
yellow fever was unknown. In Forbes's
case, he was taken sick twelve days after he
went on board the Marco Aurelio.
DIR. Formento desired to be informed Of
the meaning of the words "an infected ship. y
DIR. Kells moved that further considera-
tion of the question to extend the quaran.
tine to twenty days be postponed until the
regular meeting tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Bosworth favored immediate action
The public mind was agitated over this one
case of yellow fever, and he thought it but
right that the board should allay this ex
citement by increasing the time as the Gov
ernor recommended.
The yeas and nays being called on post
ponement, Drs. Formento, Won Gohren anC
Kells, and Messrs. Marks and Booth voted
in the affirmative, and DR.. Pratt and Mr.
Bosworth in the negative,
The board then adjourned.
| On Monday a representative of the Plea
yune visited the Charity Hospital, and in
terviewed DIR. De Roaldes, House Surgeon
in regard to the case. The first intimation
which the doctor had of any suspicion being
attached to it whatever, was between anC
8 o'clock that morning, when the Sister il
| charge fward 27, where Forbes was placed
informed the studert, who reported the cas-,
to DIR. De Roaldes.
On Dr. De Roaldes carefully examining
intoall symptoms he became satisfied that thl
case was avery suspicious one, tosay the leas
of it, and at once notified DR.. Joseph Jones
President Of the State Board of Health, anC
Drs. S. NJ. Bemiss and S. E. Chaille, of tht
National Board. Drs. Jones and Chaill,
arrived at the hospital at halfpast II
O'Clock, DIR. Samuel Logan accompanyin!
the latter at his request.
These physicians, as well as Drs. ). )
Herrick, III. A. Vezzle, and w. G.. Austin
who arrived during the afternoon Snd even
ing, on examining the patient and noting
| the symptoms, were unanimous in pronoun
cling the case a typical one of yellow fever
The local representative of the Nationa
Board that afternoon notified the Secretary
of the National Board at Washington, anC
Dr. Mitchell, the Tennessee member of tbs
National Board at Memphis, of the exist
ence of the case.