The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-14
IS YELLOW FEVER HERE ?
o,ser Doctors Say IT'S Not Yellow Jack
The Ma. Isolated Brown LIED when
N. s.,a Four Fad Died OF the Fever.

o,,.r psetors Say Ics Not Yellow Jack
,rhs Man Isolated - Brown LIED when
n. ssla Four Fad Died OF the Fever.
Tho health authorities OF Brooklyn arc not
.,ra,d that there's going to be yellow fever
sn,demio in that towu. When the Health De-
osrtncnt was informed on Thursday that q
s,.n who said no believed he had yellow fever
salled at the homeopathic Hospital shortly
s,tor tho arrival In Brooklyn OF the United
States and Brazil mail steamship Alliance.
,ha officials were alarmed Before that
nnwecomo piece OF news was telephoned to
thcm they wore told by Capt Eason Of tho
Fulton street station that drunken sailor
rho had been arrested said that during tho
illlanca's trip from Rio Janeiro four men had
dIed OF yellow fever. Drs. Callaghan and
Conycry Health Department inspectors. were
sent to the Aianca. They stopped the uu-
nom leaving the ship.
,he acting health officer Of Brooklyn. said that
no evidence of yellow fever had been found on
the shin. At Quarantine the Alliance had been
inspected by DR.. Smith. who allowed her to
RAJ four men died during the trip, three
q malariai fever and one Of Drights
s Gous disease aboard DR.. Homer CLARK. the
usss ss sss Ss e s sss
$ si Tia thai was duo to intermittent fever. On
ihat statement permit to discharge the cargo
q eiiolt vas made y;e;ts s 4, to eb.e!n
ssnd Inspector Convey applied to Justice
H.sy ana that there was y yellow fever on she
ioseS 70 ISSUE the warrant. Dr. Ozark had been
shs shh Gnza t az Hssh spss s
psopie that. His affidavit was printed form
Sat Ths rseusr s Dr. RS2s sSn,
hs had been the ships doctor but six days. DR.
Young said. YESTERDAY afternoon. It was clear
DID o niGR Ind to cs s ss prsa
sr h Sas SoSns a.s sad
s n4f Dr. s es made to
the police that there was yellow fever aboerd.
before Justice Walsh yesterday. He said he
had lied. and went back 70 his ship after pay
E ~ Ct s9f s %5sR a h IS a 81 sS
snss e liz az @ sat four mem ad
while drunk. he attempted to kiss one OF the
for that offence When the snip arrived In
Brooklyn he was turned over to the police.
Charles Berger. the ships barber. who went
10 tho Homeopathic Hospital and said that he
believed he had yellow fever. and that four
men on the ship died Of It, was taken to the
small pox hospital in Flatbush yesterday after.
noon. He will lie transferred to the Hospital
Tor Contagious Diseases to-day. At present he
lin the care Of DR. Duryee..
Homeopathic Hospital said yesterday TINT he
had examined Berger. and that he bad every
symptom OF yellow fever in Q mild form. DR..
Hopper did not believe that there was any dam
ger Of contaRion. and said that Berger was In
aconvalescent state and would probably be all
right In week. DR.. Smith at Quarantine ex-
emined Berger and said that he was suffer-
Ing only from. intermittent fever. Acting
Health On1cer Young said he believed Berger
had nothing more than Intermittent fever. but
that as y precautionary measure he deemed It
wise to isolate him In Flatbush for a time and
Health Department, and Dr. Duryee viii ex-
anime Berger and decide whether he has yell
low fever or not
Capt. Grifith Of the Alliance told Sun re-
porter yesterday that the four men who died
sboard his ship had been making their first
voyage from Brazil. and not having been 40
climatized were easily taken sick. He main.
te!ned that there was no yellow fever on the
Sated the ship yesterday afternoon. and then
allowed the dischargtng Of the cargo to be re-