Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-24
The Yellow Fever at Pensacola Navy
Yard.

The report Of the court of inquiry appointed to
investigate the origin of yellow fever at the naval
station, Pensacola, Fla, has been received at the
Navy department. 1t says that the following facts
are establi shed by the evidence adduced: s1st 1t
does not appear that there any cases of yellow
fever OF any suspicious nature on the naval reSer-
walton prior to August LIST. While we are not pre-
pared to say that yellow fever really existed In
Pensacola this season, it is not unlikely that fom-
ties and bedding that We're not destroyed during
the epidemic OF 1882 generated mild sporadic cases.
which eluded the vigilance OF the attending physi
clans, and. owing TO the constant communication
between the city Of Pensacola and the naval reserve
the fever may have been introduced either through
the medium OF persons or fOmiteS. Persons are
known 10 have visited, more less, between the
two Places and some have been employed In PellSa-
cola during the summer There is possibility that
the marines may have visited Pensacola although
there IS no evidence that they did So 1t is ascer-
tanned, by evidence that the marine barracks late
ly occupied by them had at least one case of yellow
fever in them In 1875. There are quantities OF
equipment stores in the equipment storehouse,
which have been there for many years. and were
probably there during the years 1867 and 1874 and
have never been broken out and opened until this
year. On August Sd OF this year laborer in the
equipment storehouse and on August 5th the store
keeper In the engineers StoIehOuSe sickened with
symptoms sufficiently suspicious to be classified as
yellow fever, although not SO diagnosed by the at
tending physician.
THE FIRST CASE OF DEATH
from yellow fever was Chas. H. Thompson, a child
living In Warrington, who died August 14th, the
attending physician then believing the case to be
lhiiuiha'loh ol the pO"els, out since he has con-
Guided that 1t was yellow fever. The funeral OF
this child was very largely attended by adults and
children OF Warrington and WOOlSey, by reason Of
ally to the latter village. The lower room in the
house In which the child died was used as an ice
Young DeOple or the Villages ncJudino some NJ the
marines Having reviewed no eyidanca
we are now OF the opinion that the epidemic yell
low 1eyer now near its close. prevailing on the
rorp poss,p,v o,,,,>,, o,, ,,, ,,,,
First noss,h,e Infection fror ponsono,o ~, mn,
municatton of nersons .na h, ortioa ,,ro',,., sa-
that c,tv. second articles IN eHuinn,ant 49,
o,,,,no,,o, toraho,'ao r'o..',,i.. anu sIeal
engineering SOrenOuSe, possibly infected in former
racks since 1873. fourth probahie infection from tho
ballast used and handled at Lieut. McRae jetties by
eh 10 .ed In anu the vliages OF warning
ION anu Wo0isey weekly ana seml-weekly In their
working clothes.
inc marine Dalracks Wlthn the navy yard previous
nor matt d,aonoSed nG Sasdd -, "a az oo, anu
until three DAYS after attack. any precautions that
tDalu nave Deen taken at tnat Time 10 prevent the
wonid have been mnavaI1in% aS tho o Hsy yad
and the surgeon himself were already Injected ~
IyRrR1. Npws-Jetters from Ithar,a orrorroo
tho o-r,,,ol o+ H,onro,, 49,. o.. -. .,a 49,
MOnrOvia, with emigrants sent by the American
Colonization Society. They proceeded on the fol-
lowing morning by the steamer St. Pauls to Brew
T 1 viz, "neIe niey ae ~ st'tie heV. Hugn NJ
, NV i t, naS; McoanSo stewart, PROFESSORS
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