New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-21
DYING FROM YELLOW FEVER.
A GENUINE CASE IN THIS CITY.

rhihb iLINESS Of A SAILOR ON AN ATLAS LINE
sTEAMER-REsULT OF THE AUTOPSY.
Information was sent to the Sanitary Bureau by
the police of the Eighth Precinct on Wednesday
afternoon that man was sick with yellow fever
In the sailors boarding g-house, No. 335 Spring-st.
DR.. Lvermore. the acting Chief Inspector of the
Fourth Sanitary Division, sent Inspector
Conant to make investigation. He also
sent some members of the Disnfectng Corps to act
under DIR. ConaDts orders. At the boardng-hO
lr. Conant found Arthur Clark, an Englishman,
thrty-two years of age, evidently dying from yell
low fever. Clark had walked to the house on Tues
day evening. He was Ill at the time. but said little
regarding his Illness and the nature of his disease
was not suspected until late in the
following day when he began to vomit
blood. The appearance of the black
vomt alarmed the proprietor of the house and lie
sent information to the police. Dr. Conant no.
tced that Clark's hands and feet growing
cold, and that his pulse was weak. The skin of
the patient had assumed a jaundiced hue, and
other symptoms of the fever present. The
sick wagon of tho Health Department was
called by telegraph and Clark re-
moved to the Reception Hospital at the
foot of East Sixteenh-st. An inspection
of the lodging-house showed that all the
rooms were clean and that the place was not over
crowded. The bedding and furniture in the house
were fnmigated thoroughly, although DR.. Conant
did not beleve that there was danger of infection.
CLARR's DEATII-TnE AUTOPSY
Clark was able to talk for some time after his re-
moval to the Reception Hospital. He said he was
waiter on the steamship Aene, of the Atlas
Line. commanded by Captain Seidens,
which sailed from Port Limon, Costa hica.
on November &. Soon aircr tho vessel
sailed he began to feel sick. and he did not get
better during the voyage, but he kept about his
work us usual. The vessel reached quarantine on
Monday night and its dock of the foot of West
Iwcnty-ffth-st. OH Tuesday. Dr. Priest. the rest
dent physician at tho Riverside Hospital, at
tended Clark at the Reception Hospital on We'd
ncsday night and hisopuon regardngtbe patients
disease conceded with that of Dr.
Conant. Arrangements wero made for
the removal of the patient to
the Riverside Hospital hut CLARK died ut tho Re.
cnpion Hospital M u. M Yesterday. Assistant
SANITARY supcfintendent james afierworh gave or,
dcra for the removal of the body 10 the Mvtguc ana
for IN nuiopHy at $3.50 r ~.
AZ the Autopny. which waa hold ~ tho dond-lou7o,
Ora. Jeucwgy. james. Prlent. ana simpson , wet'
present. The autopsy was private but bf. Jnho'
way sud 10 u 'iHnuNE reporter chat there was no
doubt that Clark died from yellow fever, " Ilfis
~ 10 danger Ia the public health nom lha caHe,'
continued tho doctor, "aA III this weather
We might have u bundled such eases WIN
out any danger of apreldtnG Dr. Priest, VINO at
Tended IInlh uI the reception no1pllHli NHll i4li
his MUD there II no doubt of lls being case OF
yellow fever
SURPRISED THAT THE CASE PASSED QUARANriNE'
The fact that Clark had been permitted to pass
Quarantine when the disease had so nearly reached
the point of fata collapse caused some surprise at
the Sanitary Bureau DR.. Conan was sent to inspect
the Alenc ut its dock aud to get an explanation
from the captain of the vessel: he caused a fumi-
CATION Of the vessel, but could not nnd ahv person
II. .totr ho
Clark had no. betrayed his sickness on the vessel
IL was den shat any person had assisted him In
keeping his condition a secret m e A.,
Health Officer Smith was at the Oilico OF the
Board of llea tn yesterday to take part III con-
ference regarding cholera. lie was surprised when
told of Ciark's death from yellow tcyer 10 a
TEIBCNE reporter he SAID: The Alene was in-
spected at Quarantine by Dr. Sanborn. Inc con-
dltlon Of Clark could not have been apparent at
that time, or tncre was cOnccalment on fle part OF
some one. 1t it shall appear tnat there was delIo-
crate conceament OF tins man by the officers OF the
vessel measures will be taken to have them punished
| can speak more definitely on that snbJect when
nave more information. My orders have been 10
have the crew aud passengers on any vessel army
ing from Southern port mustered on deck lor III
spection aad the rule was followed III the case OF
the Alene For several days We have not
detained such vessels at quarantine under the nye
days' rule because there Is no longer any danger
from yellow fever. Frost alway preventslts spread.
VISIT TO TIE sTEAvER.
A TRIBUNE reporter visited the Alene in the
afternoon. The steamer was completing her ading
preparatory to sailing today. The captain was
not aboard but the first officer said The man was
a waiter in the saloon. The steward can tell you
abont him" when the reporter entered the saloon
the steward and his assistants were there most OF
mem about TO 90 ashore. The steward SAID
Clark wa, taken sick three days after we lett Port
Iinon He did not look sick but kept to his berth
.sYes" nut in one of the waters, we th0nght ne
was shaniming 80 as to get ont of dong ms WORK.
"When we cot into port" continued the steward.
Clark was up aud about the deck. lie seemed TO
be i'm as good ie,h the day We got into port as he
was when we left her. When he got to his boarding
house il seems he grew wOIse again. do not thIhk
Inc had yellow fever. | have seen yellow iev"r anu
am as positive as can be that he did not have IT.
Why all the saloon boys sepi in the same room
with him and some of them would certainly nave
caught it if it had been case OF genuine yellow
fever" , r A.
a was with him last night said one ot the
"bovs" land he was pretty bad. But dld not
think he had We low fever
IL was easy to see in spite of their unbellei that
the former room-nates of the dead man ana not
feel quite easy about his case but tnat they WIZ
sincere in their surprise at his death being aittlo-
utcd 10 yellow fever The cLlef officer sald " lhete
vas no yellow fever in Port Limon when we
were there and no Chagres fever. lhey, 40 haNc
Chagres fever there sometimes, bu' sciuoh' very