The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-21
MANY CASES, BUT NO DEATHS.
u,,,. FEVER SITUATION AS REPORT
ED FROM NEW ORLEANS.

,,,,so--Tbc Inmates Scatter Before
r,,. Can BE Quarantined-The
s;tuation in the Stricken District.
-. orleans. Sept. 2O.-The largest num-
If cases reported on any day since
I .I,,u. fever first made it's appearance in
4 = orleans two weeks ago, was recorded
- .,e hooks of the board of health this
evening at o'clock, although at that hour
not a single case had proven fatal during
4 .Ead dav There was eighteen cases in all,
H ,-.,r5in, nine by DR.. Joseph Holt, all of
4 49,. latter having been duly tagged and
nn- under quarantine regulations. Those
n reoorted today were;
4 soDbie Ricard, 1896 Date street.
G. Raw. Lucius Ray, Catherine Ray
ona clinton S. Dixon, ali at 29l2 Peytania'
& street.
Andrew Schooner, S4S Poydras street.
lanes c. Simpson, Pitts street. corner
4 Leontine.
lizzie Nussbaum, 1900 Galve street.
charles NJ. Kerr and Frank M. Kerr, S31
Bourbon street.
Miss L. A. Phelps, lila Soniat street.
w. A. Mills, 1854 Patton street.
Maggie Custer, 1120 Gaiennie street.
Mrs B. Lyons, lila Soniat street.
Bishop Helman. 337 Barrone street.
Hazel Fisher, Millandon and Pearl
streets.
Loeb Leberman, Touro Infirmary.
Salvatore Casinor, 1923 Charles street.
"The most sensational incident of the
dav was the announcement from Dr. Jo-
seph Holt to the board of health that he
Hpad discovered nine cases among his prac-
tice. the first of which had come under
his observation on Friday. DR.. Holt wrote
"a letter to President Oliphant and en-
4 trusted It to the mail, and his letter reach
Ell the board Of health Office this morning.
But, fearing that the letter might not
reach its destination in time, DIR. Holt
sent a special messenger to the residence
of DR.. Oliphant of the board at u o'clock
last night, giving this information. The
public however, did not learn of the Holt
leases until shortly before noon to-day. At
the board of health Office when the Holt
Better was opened, there was first incre-
dulity and then criticism of DR.. Holt be-
Mcause he had adopted what the board con-
sIiered an irregular way in which to
&lnake known his cases.
# Immediately upon the receipt of the let
Per the machinery of the board was placed
in motion and inspectors We're sent to the
#Narous houses where DR.. Holt reported
sickness TO exist. The places were all dis
lnIected and guards placed in front of
them but the board said it had very little
hope of the effectiveness of these meas
ures since all those who desired were CIV
8en an opportunity to escape from the in
leeted houses. One of the houses where
lour of the patients are is a fashionable
boarding house.
The first case to develop in this house
was at 2:5O Saturday morning and the
o'her cases in the same place were noted
8 on saturday afternoon. Those living in
lne house, of whom there were quite a
number knew of the existence of fever
carry saturday morning and therefore got
oul as last as possible. Some of them
moved their baggage on Saturday and 9TH
efS on sunday while it is said some of the
poafders took train and went to Atlanta.
# oHorlly after the board of health was
,nade acquainted with the contents of the
g'tef OF Dr. Holt it held an executive con-
7Fehce and decided to Immediately order
~ ooara OF experts to visit the nine cases
y IT. Holt,and decide whether or not they
"gre I, suffering with yellow fever.
Inc experts attempted to carry out the
nsUueJions of the board this afternoon,
go' When they proceeded to the first house
H. non entered an objection and refused
NH remission to examine any of his pa
enls' taking the position that he had
soperly diagnosed them, and that being
eApert himself there was no occasion
y. IurVner investigation. After the experts
'"e uelr report, the board of health
wv NJ mo executive session and discussed
.eustn what was termed Dr. Holts vio-
On ol city ordinance which he him
ndl passed and which provides for the
ra'siinent by fine or Imprisonment of any
ssNian who might fail to report a posi-
vi suspicious case of yellow fever in
pVi,9o Ike the present. The question of
immediate prosecution of Dr. Holt
fa, Up ana was considered, but the board
S uselded to summon DIR. Holt to ap-
IN is rIeloIe them and explain tomorrow
M ta"esed negligence in the premises.
aeoi} result of the meeting tomorrow will
rosae. whether or not there shall be a
Iol, luton of DR.. Holt in the courts. DR..
~ p one OF the most eminent physicians
sien, Gty, was for several years presi-
sr1r VI tAe board of health. is a yellow
tati,a eAieft. and has an international rep
bu,r,'" NY reason of his invention of the
liver e e system a [ the mouth of the
nesi ."Aieh has been pronounced the
eonie, VI Inc world, and which has been
#btber o W. All the leading cities of this and
Ts countries.
i hat ,t oliShtest feature of the dav was
Ii tbg t We're no deaths. Tonight most
s p'u'nts in the city were reported
erort,57 well. Trouble in two cases was
ine Ia The effort to enforce ouaran-
town o-'u9ns. This morning, down
he int W'n managed 70 escape from
rresrs5 quarter, and was chased and
Fourt ,r, anu after being arraigned in
Iwas ssr -u frightening everybody present
W This oaeE to his home.
man mug report was received that
he ,rfo'i.iV appeared in front OF one of
shota,, houses up town armed with
ever sa' fsa ana had torn down the yellow
he pren,'2.. ana had taken possession of
10 tie 80 squad Of police was sent
7 pf hesIh' 'gssion this afternoon, the hoard
Fostar u-clded TO send an apneaI n co,
s250O fro-. frS9@Ins him to supply the board
20 asss, l 'ne surplus fund of the state
ihe fever prosecuting the fight aga nst
|4orders far nor wa5 also asked To issre
ne be Used Wh's and other camp sunnlies
%1ay af.a1 al the camp OF detpntio,,p ppI-e7 1,,
#city autbo-'. Conference Of the health and
Yves so.artl',i The Oakland Driving narl[
de ento,' as the site for rbe ',ns cH, parS oS
the ci,v Ii IS situated in tbo r 81