The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13

same methods of sanitation and quarantine
as in the st. Claude-street cases and IN the
were attended with excellent results, no
new cases have appeared in either neigh
I'VE have now had a total Of eight cases
and one death, the origin of which may be
traced to the infected towns on the Mlssis-
sippi coast. They may all be cIassed as I'M
pOrtations / see no occasion for any panic
in New Orleans The general health OF the
city is good and ii is rapidly being put IN
fine sanitary condition. Thefe IS no present
apprehension of an epidemic; and | have
reason to hope that we shall continue TO
be masters of the situation.
A number of additional suspicious cases
We're again reported to the Board of Health
to-day. In each instance physicians We're
at once dispatched to investigate. Thelr re-
ports have been uniformly that the sus-
picionS We're groundless. 1he force or pny-
sicians attached to the Board or Healtn
has been largely increased ana the Doard Is
in communication with every section OF
the city.
Acting Mayor Brittin and the members Of
the conference committee met the Board OF
Health to-day and discussed the question
of sanitation 1t was reported that ar
rangements had been made with the water
works Company and with the large plants
on the river front to furnish an ample sup
ply of water Many of the cutters were pc
ing flushed to-day and 1t wa. sald that Prac-
tically every ,one in the city would nave
running water in it tomorrow. heaVy
rainstorm visited New Orleans this morn
ing and assisted in cleaning the streels
oN~'Ne
that he would add materially to his force
tomorrow and that in a few days the CITY
would be in a cleaner condition thah II mas
been for years. Assurances were given tndJ
the money required would be forthcoming
to do all the work contemplated.
President Oliphant, as soon as ne got l the
reports of the experts to-day, wired Gov
ernor Foster, who had requested TO be kept
fully Informed as to the SITUATION ana VINO
is cooperating with the board DR. ON
phant also notified the railroad companies
and others who had a special interest IN the
situation. The news was generally spread
throughout Louisiana and the southern
States, and it is probahe that most OF lhe
towns that have not quarantneq against
New Orleans will now refuse TO nave any
communication with that city. In Inc 1 ST d.
tion in this respect, however, Will not pe
much aggravated, for the Crescent city mas
already been bottled up for several days
DIR. Olliphant said this afternoon that dls-
patches were being prepared to be sent to
the various boards of health OF the coun-
try, officially acquainting them with the
situation. Acting Mayor Brlttln has peeh
on duty throughout the day. Fle fears some
business injury Of a temporary nature VIII
result from the announcement or the exist.
ence of the seven cases, but he does not
think that the harm will be permanent OF
that anything has happened TO JustlIy an
exodus from the city. Il have been througn
several epidemics and have therefore had
some experience said Mr.. Brittin. Speak
ing advisedly, / do not see any reason why
our people ought to become frightened or
why they should care to leave town. Inc
mere announcement of the presence or sew
eral cases of yellow fever here simply con-
firms an impression that has been existent
since it was officially announced. 1t was
reported there were twelve suspicious
cases. Six of these cases have about re-
covered and four others are on the hlgh
road to recovery OF the others, two are
quite ILL., but there IS no immediate reason
to believe either will die. We have sue,
cessfully quarantined these cases, ana untll
the sickness gets beyond control Whlch Is
not the case now, we might just as well
stay here and fight it out"
Ta1ay, on hD
Springs for several days, and is q yellow
fever expert, has returned; Dr. Lehman
participated with the medical experts on
the coast in the diagnosis Of several cases
of fever there. He says: Il went over to
Ocean Springs to attend the poor who
might be suffering with yellow teNer. AFTER
a most diligent search for any who might
be suffering with the disease, answering a
number of calls, investigating the condition
of convalescents and seeing a few cases by
courtesy of the attending physicians, con-
cluded that as no yellow fever existed my
DR.. Lermann came direct from Ocean
Springs here, having. however, to undergo
a thorough fumigation of his clothes and
effects. The Board of Health here gave
him the permission to come here. AS there
has since been considerable inquiry as to
the right of a physician 10 come from any
infected district without detention when the
lay public IS refused permission, Secretary
Patton, of the Board of Health, was asked
for statement. He said: "It is the in
variable rule in yellow fever epidemics to
give the widest possible latitude to ply
sicians travelling. They are presumed to
understand the scientific means usually eni-
ployed to destroy germs about their person,
in their clothes and among their effects.
Generally they are successful in accom-
plishing this. Hence physicians rarely
carry the infection from one point to am
other. But aside from this somebody with
scientific knowledge must attend the sick.
and ii we are going to isolate the ply
sicianS simply because they have been in
infected towns or in contact with yellow
fever patients. we might just as well sit
down, fold our hands and let the plague
haVa full SWING