The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-25
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YELLOW JACK IN NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-A three
year-old boy of Mr.. Patterson, of No. 81
Third street, died last night and the ply
sician in attendance gave a certificate
stating that the death had been caused
by yellow fever. The president of the
board of healh and several physicians
concur in this opinion. A special meet
ing of the board of health was held to-
day and President Holt and DIR. Solomon
were appointed committee to Inyesti-
gate the cause. DIR. Bemis, of the Ma
tional Board of Health, and Dr. Godfrey,
of the United States marine hospital
service, were invited to attend the in
vestigation. The committee will make
post mortem examination, the result OF
which will be disclosed at the session OF
the board to be held tonight
NEW ORLEANS, July 23,-The board of
health met tonight and considered the
case of the child who died July 22d. The
board of health officially promulgates
this statement
"The symptoms during the last twenty
six hours of the illness OF the child, ac-
cording to the observation of the attend
ing physicians, were those of a sporadic
case of yellow fever, but the pathology
cal evidence furnished by a careful eX-
animation of the viscera, made by a
competent commission appointed by this
board, has not sustained that conclusion.
The board of health, therefore, is COM
PEELED TO entertain doubt as to the posi-
tive nature Of this case, and must pub
lish it as a suspicious case of yellow
fever. The board, together with the
auxiliary sanitary association, is taking
every precaution through sanitation of
the neighborhood and of the entire
district"
1t seems that DIR. Schmidt, pathology
cal physician of the Charity hospital, ex-
amined the black vomit with microscope,
and delared that it was not the black
vomit of yellow fever. DIR. Godfrey, OF
the Marine Hospital Service, and DIR.
Solomon, of the Board of Health, also
bItlOu blltb bIlG CcSc Wdb IiOJ fcIlOW
fever, and, it is said that it is also the
opinion of DR.. Finney., the coroner,
who made the autopsy. Dr. Remiss, of
the National Board of Health, although
invited, was not present at the post NOR
tenn examination.
The board passed the following resolu-
ton:
That the president of this board tele-
graphs the surgeon-generalo of the marine
hospital service, the president of the ma
tional board of health, and the State
health authorities of Alabama, MIssis-
sippi, Florida. Texas, Arkansas, Tennes-
see and Illinois that suspicious case of
fever had occurred at New Orleans,
which was reported as yellow fever by
the attending physician, but was not
confirmed as such upon post mortem
examination by DR.. II. d. Schmidt,
pathologist of the Charity hospital"
DIR. Godfrey states that he will in his
report to Surgeon Hamilton most posi-
lively assert that the case was not yellow
fever.
A furry was caused in the ST. Louis
Exchange Wednesday on account of the
announcement of yellow fever in New
Orleans, but nothing serious resulted.
The Georgia Press Association has re-
elected j. H. Estill, of the Savannah
News, president. 1t left Atlanta
Wednesday on an excursion to Balti-
more.
Lieutenant Gordon. of the British
Navy, and Prof. Bell, of the Geological
Survey, have sailed for Hudson Straits
to make observations on the practicable
ity of making that place summer out
let for the produce of the Northwest.
Two-thirds of each body of the Vir-
ginia legislature have petitioned the
governor to convene an extra session, to
reapportion the presidential electoral
district and rectify the congressional ap-
portionment bill, if need be.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, made
public Wednesday his letter accepting
the democratic nomination for governor
of Illinois. He endorses the State plat
form, and declares that reform is the
principal issue in the campaign.