The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-21
Eighteen New Cases Report
ed For the Day
THERE WERE NO DEATHS
EMINENT DIR. HOLT is SEVERELY
DEALT WITH.
He REPORTED NINE CASES lRREGULARLY

His Prosecution Seriously UlScuSSeo- MS Oe-
layPermitted Several Persons to Escape Be-
fore Guards Could Reach the Houses
HE Forbids Interference.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 0.-The larg-
est number of cases reported on any day
since yellow fever first made its appear
ance in New Orleans, two weeks ago,
was recorded on the books Of the Board
of Health this evening at b O'Clock, al
though ut that hour not single case nad
proven fatal during the day. There were
18 cases in all, including nine by Ut. Jos.
Holt. all of the latter having been duiv
tagged and put under quarantine reguia-
TORS. Those reported today are:
SOPHIE Ricard, 1436 Date street; y. Y:
Ray, Lucius Ray, Catherine Ray, ana
Clinton S. Dixon, all at 2912 Prytania
street: Andrew Schooner, S4S Poydras
street: James G. Simpson, Pitts street,
corner Leontine; Lizzie Nussbaum, looo
Galye street; Charles M.Kerr and FRANK
n Kerr. S31 Bourbon street; Miss u. A.
Phelps. lila Son:at street; w. "A. Mills,
6a54 Patton street; Maggie Custer, llZO
CGa;ennie street; Mrs. b. Lyons, Lila
Soniat street; Bishop Helman, o3t bar
ronne street; Hazel Fisher, Millandon
and Pearl streets; Loeb Leberman, Ton-
~ Infirmary; Salvatore Casinon, l4Io
Charles street. ~.
The most sensational incident OF the
day was the announcement from Or.
Joseph Holt to the Board OF Heath cnal
no had discovered nine cases among nis
nractice, the first four coming unuer n.s
observation Friday. DR.. Holt wrote ie.,
for to President Olliphant, ana entrusteo
# TO the mail, and his letter reacheo the
Roard of Health office this morning. Dut
fearing that the letter might not reaci
it's destination in time, Dr. Holt senr d
.,,ac;ol messenger to the residence OF LIE.
0Il;nhont. of the board, at O'Clock iast
n;cht giving this information. Inc puo-
,;c however. did not learn OF the Hoii
cases until shortly before noon TO-DAY. a.
tho BOARD of Health office when the 1oi'
letter was opened there was first lncreuui-
;tv and then criticism of DR.. Holt because
ho had adopted what the board consul
orad on irregular way in which TO MAKE
known his cases
Immediately upon the receipt OF the iat-
-. +bo ma chinery of the board was plac-
nd in motion and inspectors were seh' "
+ha yar;ous houses where DIR. Holt re-
,anrted sickness to exist. The places were
ali dfsinfected and guards placed IN froht
Of them. but the board said II mao very
E++la hone of the effectiveness OF tnese
,,aasures since all those VINO uesireu
xyere given an opportunity to escape from
t,o ;nfected houses. One of the houses
where four of the patients are, Is Iash-
:ob,o boarding house. The first case
=, davalop in this house was at 2:oO sat
,,rday morning and the cases in the same
nIace were noted on Saturday afternoon.
Those Ewing i'm the house, af wnom tnere
were quite a number, knew or the exist
,c,ca Of fever early Saturday morning,
and therefore got out as fast as posslple
Some o1 them moved their baggage on
Saturday and others on Sunday, whiR iI
IA said some OF the boarders took tram
and went to Atlanta. Shortly after the
hoard of health was made acquainted
w;th the contents of the letter or Dr.
Holt IL held an execut i've conference
and decided to Immediately order ITS
hoard of experts to visit the nine cases
~ Dr. Holt and decide whether or not
thev were suffering with yellow fever.
The experts attempted to carry out the
;nstrnctions of the board this afternoon.
INIT when they proceeded ito the first
housa DIR. Holt entered an objection and
refused them permission to examine any
Of his patients, taking the position that
a.p had nroperly diagnosed them, and that
hn;up an expert himself, there was no
occasion for further investigation. After
tho exnerts made their report, the board
OF health went into executive session and
discussed at length what was termed
Holt's violation Of a city ordinance
which he himself had passed and which
provides for the punishment by fine or
IMPRISONMENT of any physician who
might fail ito report positive or suspi-
cious case of yellow fever IN period ike
the present. The question OF the immedi-
ate prosecution Of DIR. Holt came up and
was considered, but the board finally de-
cided to summon DIR. Holt to appear be-
fore them and explain tomorrow his al
legged negligence in the premises.
The result of the meeting tomorrow
will decide whether or not there shall be
q prosecution of DR.. Holt in the courts.
DR.. Holt is one Of the most eminent
physicians in this city, was for several
years president of the board Of health,
Is n yellow fever expert, and has an in
ternational reputation by reason of his
invention of the quarantine system at
thewmouth of the. river which has been
pronounced the finest in the world and
which, has been copied by all the lead
ing cities of this and other countries.
The brightest feature Of the day was
that there were no deaths. Tonight most
Of the patients in the city were ral3rted
as doing well. Trouble in two cases was
reported in the effort to enforce auaran-
tine regulations. This morning IL n
town. one man mana ged to escape frou
The infected nm rfpr md was chaseF ana