New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-14
NO FEVER PANIC HERE.
PROFESSOR PROCTORS BODY on NORTH
BROTHER ISLAND.
NOT GUEST LEFT THE WESTMINSTER HOTEL
on ACCOUNT OF HIS SICKNESS THERE
NO EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AT
QUARANTINE - THE CITYS

shut ont Of sight forever in metallic coffin
Yesterday morning and the coffin was scaled, not
again to be opened in compliance with the sanl-
tary regulations which also prohibit public funcr-
ais in the cases where death has resulted from
a contagious disease. From tine Willard Parker
Hospital in which Professor Proctor died. his
body wss carried in the Health Department steam
boat TO North Brother Island and laid in
vault in the isolated dead house II will be kept
there until the Proctor family make arrangements
for its burial in compliance with the usual sani-
tary precautions. DR.. Edison yesterday had not
received a reply to the telegram which he sent
TO Mrs, Proctor on Tuesday, but it was believed
that sonis member Of the family would hasten
to the city.
At an early hour yesterday all clothing and
bedding which had been in contact with Pro-
fcssor Proctor had been committed to the flames
| There was o thorough d!snfectiou Of the death
chamber also, and later President Bayles Of the
Health Board said there was no danger that the case
would cause any trouble DR. Cyrus Edison told
the Health Commissioners that fresh case OF
yellow fever need be looked for, and late in the
afternoon Mr. Bayles said there was not even
suspected case Of the disease in the city II
other sporadic cases were discovered, he said,
they need cause no alarm because the paten's
| would be removed promptly to the department
hospital end there would be such thorough dl'in-
lection that further contagion would be pre-
vented
THERE HAVE BEEN No OTHER CASES HERE.
MIR Bayles was emphatic in denying that there
had be, Il any concealed cases of tie fever in the
city He said, also, ;lat the public would be
informed promptly Of ali genuine cases. Since
June there have been i number OF suspected cases
Of yellow fever, which, upon examination, PROV
TO be cases Of diseases not contagious. Lately
Dr. Edson's assistants have been investigating re-
ported deaths from yphoid ard nalarial lcvers,
10 make sure that a case of yellow fever dd not
go unrecognized, and the practice will be Kept up.
Dr. L. s Tracy, Register OF Vital Statistics
| Yesterday furnished report to Mr. Bayles which
| indicates that yellow fever !. not likely to do
much harm in this city Following ls the re.
port:
There ha. been no epidemic Of yellow fever IN NcwYor
since 1922.
In 1s5e between April 10 and October T. seyenty-nne
infected vesels from Infected paT arrived in the Bay
of New York and anchored four miles aoo'e ana
! below the Narrows, between Long Island ana A'atm
Island from ra, Bag within short distance OF
New B Shon The extended 70 the land along the
borders OF each opposite th' line OF infected vessels
and no further except spot the south sie oi
Governors Island and another about opposite the jersey
shore Thirteon rom the dscas occurred In New
York bu. all The patients had Infected out OF Cue
]
Prooklvn During july, August aEi September 'l.ty-
four ca.,s occurred ON Governors Island ald sc' raj hun
irei along the % Tong Isnni anl staten Island
THE LAST TINE WHEN 1T WAS EPIDEMIC.
In 1870 occurred e last APPEARANCE q the disease II an
endemic form In this vicinity. It practically con-
fined 20 Governors Island where ont of population OF
IA there 15j cascs ard 81 deaths Iis "f'' cas-
W., reported August l3 and Che last Or ''o''f ~
the last death being October % on oronr the SICK
v-e or,o,ol from Governors Island 20 Quarantine Is
10 be noticed in connection with the question or contaeoh
that tveuty-nnc occurred among those l' h'hh'
n Nh, Infected district while the sick taken to Quarantine
station echtv.thrco in number dd not comman'ae tA'
i,ss.. -a a single ind ydual Eeysn patients who con
-,c.4 ye,or f,vor on She island alt -cA'nof in the
cts of New-Tor1 fof whom nine dl"d ad no' IN
ar- instance conruG,a,e the d.-'l'e' thoush
or,rtorod In crowded. li-hv parts OK the
cftv only three deaths from yellow f''er
vo-, reported in the annual rrror- oi thr b'aIt
of Health Tor 1870 because he ct-llcr ca-o and some
Of the later Ne,c not properly d.acnos'i aeL no
deaths from thl- reported On doctors ctuc9t's
until october ,. when as fact there had been 'N
,rcvlou. "a es reported typhus fever r'men fever
rc-nic.ous fever. hepach' coma and paralysis inc
diseas. had been PREVAILING On Governors Island since
AUGUST 49, but the hrst death occurred ia rh, cv on
sanfonber q 40 suspicion aroused ia this ciY until
s.nteber l3 and diagnosis of tho epiimc was not
made sure even Governors Island unN september
. Here the report gives list of seven persons who
sied from yellow fever in the ctyJ AZ o. these cases
,-sra nrove, 70 have been Infected Governor Island
7, anrears from these that when the disease
f. not recognized AZ first ana Isolation ana dish''''N
are somewhat taldly applied. it does not readily gain
foothoId In the city. "A table is given in wheeh the
deaths from the fever since 1913 'pIeaF)
A GOOD DIsGSFEcTANT SUGGESTED
The following circular was posted in The Office
of the Health Board Yesterday
Fvne-rsns by the chemist this department. Dr. T.
" Martin warrant belief that great advantage would
result in places suffering from yellow feve7 rom iro
u-s Of bromide IN II has valuable function
fFuffo ltrOW gF IN
chased a A cost OF 81 IL poune ana Is manu-
factured In a large way b. william H. Shields at -"
Phadeph Ohio. one pound dissolved ~ ioO sai'on'
Of water gives dsinfectsn, and deo1orze' OF great
powe cheap enough BE- used freely in ground -prnNing
and street disnfocng ! OF the opinion thai srnklng
two or three dag in and about houses injected with
yellow fever woui have very beneficial eject IN check
inc the snread Il The disease Respectfully
J. G. BAYLEs.
no ALARM AT THE WESTMINSTER
There were no signs OF stampede yesterday
from the Westminster Hotel in East SXteeuth-s'.,
where Professor Proctor staying when 1t was
discovered that he had yellow fever. During the
day score Of guests arrived from various parts
of the country and registered at the hotel No
one left the hotel on account of the fcver. " D.
Schcnck. proprietor of the hotel was delighted
to find that his guests stuck 10 him and that
others continued 70 arrive.
" was somewhat nervous as to how they would
take it, sad Mr. Schenck to a Tribune reporter,
because | believe that fright is more contagious
than yellow fever. and if dozen or more had
taken IL INTO their heads to run away there
is no telling how many might have followed. But
I was soon treasured. When my guests began
TO stir | found thar there wits no feeling OF alarm
among them Few said anything 10 me- about the
matter. Of course. my patrons neIonS 20 an
intelligent elias, OF people and accept IN good faith
the assurance of the Health Department that
there is no danger OF the disease spreading among
the inmates Of the hotel. 1t was Te. for me- that
| communicated with the Health Department rs
soon AS nv suspicious were aroused. They took
charge of the case and relieved me Of all IT,
sponsibility in the matter.
The reporter Ia liked with several OF the guests
and none OF them had any fear of taking yellow
fever through remaining at the hotel
No autopsy on Professor PrCctOrs body