The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-21
DELAYED REPORTING NINE CASES II
THE CRESCENT CITY
Until Occupants of Infected Houses
Had Opportunity to Scatter
the Dread Plague.

during the day. 1here were eighteen cases
in all, including nine by DR.. Joseph Holt,
| all of the latter having been duly tagged,
and been put under quarantine regulations.
Those reported to-day were:
SOPHIA RICARD. 1896 Date street
+. G.. RAY, LUCIUS RAY, CATHERINE
| RAY and CLINTON S. DIXON, all at 29l2
ANDREW sCHLoNRE, No. S4S Poydras
| street.
JAMES c. SIMPSON, Pitts street, corner
| LeOntine.
LIZZIE NUssBAUM, No. 1900 Galveston
| street.
kerr, No. S12 bourbon street.
| MISS L. A. PHELPS, No. TIA Soniat
W. 4. MILLS, No. 1864 Patton street.
| MAGGIE CUSTER, No. 1120 Galliennie
MRS. B. LYONS. No. liza soniat street.
street
HAZEL FISHER, Millandon and Pearl
| streets
LOEB LIEBERMAN, Touro Infrmary.
SALVATORE CASINOR, No. 1923
| Charles street.
The most sensational incident of the day
was he announcement from DR.. Joseph
Holt, ex-president of the Board of Health
that he had discovered nine cases among
his practice, the first of which had come
under his observation on Friday DR.. Holt
wrote letter to President Olliphant and
reached the Board of Health office this
morning. But, fearing that the letter might
not reach its destination in time DR.. Holt
sent a special messenger to the residence
of DIR. Olliphant, of the board, at IL o'clock
last night, giving this information The
public, however, did not learn of the Holt
cases until shortly before noon to-day.
HOLT CRITICISED
At the Board of Health office, when the
Holt letter was opened there was first in
credulty ard then criticism of DR.. Holt,
because he had adopted what the board
considered an irregular way in which to
make known his cases. Immediately on
receipt of the letter the machinery of the
board was placed in motion, and inspectors
were sent to the various houses where
DR.. Holt reported sickness to exist. The
places were all disinfected and guards
placed in front of them, but the board said
it had very little hope of the effectiveness
of these measures, since all those who de-
sired were given an opportunity to escape
from the infected houses One of the
houses. where four of the patients are, is
fashionable boarding house. The first case
to develop in the house was at 2:30 o'clock
Saturday morning, and the other cases in
the same place were noted on Saturday
whom there were quite a number, knew of
the existence of the fever early Saturday
morning, and, therefore, got out as fast as
possible. Some of them moved away their
baggage on Saturday and others on Sun
day, while it said some of the board
ers took a train and went to Atlanta.
Shortly after the Board of Health was
made acquainted with the contents of the
letter of DR.. Holt it held executive con-
ference and decided to Immediately order
its board of experts to visit the nine cases
Of Dr. Holt and decide whether or not they
were suffering with yellow fever. The ex-
perts attempted to carry out the instruc-
tions of the board this afternoon but when
they proceeded to the first house Dr. Holt
entered an objection and refused them per-
mission to examine any of his patients
taking the position that he had properly
diagnosed them, and that, being an expert
| himself, there was no occasion for further
| investigation. After the experts made their
report the Board of Health went into ex-
ecutive session and discussed at length
what was termed DR.. Hollis violation of
city ordinance, which he himself had
passed, and which provides for the punish
ment, by fine or imprisonment of any ply
sician who might fail to report a positive
| VI SUSPICIOUS case O1 y6iIOW IeN6f IN q. Pc
riod like the present. The question of the
| immediate prosecution of DR.. Holt came
up and was considered. but the board final
| ly decided to summon Dr. Holt to appear
| before it and explain his alleged neglect in
the premises.
AN EMINENT EXPERT.
The result of the meeting tomorrow will
decide whether or not there shall be a
| prosecution of Dr. Holt in the courts Dr.
| Holt is one of the most eminent physicians
| in the South. was for several years presi-
! dent OF the Board of Health, is a yellow
| fever expert. and has an international rep
utation by reason of his invention of the
| quarantine system at the mouth of the
river, which has been pronounced the finest
in the world, and which mas been copied by
all the leading cities of this and other
countries.
The brightest feature of the dav was that
there were no deaths. Tonight most of the
patients in the city were reported as doing
well. Trouble In two cases was reported in
the effort to enforce quarantine reeula-
tions. This morning down town one man
managed to escape from the infected quar-
Ter and was chased and arrested. and after
being arraigned in court and frightening
everybody present, was sent back to his
home. This evening a report was received
that man had appeared in front of one of
the infected houses up town armed with a
shotgun and had torn down the yellow
fever flag and had taken possession of the
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the scene.
At its session this afternoon the Board of
Health decided to send an appeal to Gov
ernor Foster asking him TO supply the
board with $25, coo from the surplus fund of
the State to assist the board in prosecuting
its fight against the fever The Governor
was also asked to issue orders for tents and
other camp supplies, TO be used at the camp
of detention. To-day, after a conference of
the health and city authorities, the Oakland
Driving Park was selected as the site for
the camp. 1t is situated in the rear of the
city and was rendered to the officials by the
Crescent City Jockey Club. A large force
of men were Immediately put to work and 1t
Is expected that by tomorrow the camp
VIII be ready TO receive two or three hun
dred people from the italian quarter ANY
people who live in infected houses, who de-
sire may go to this camp and be cared for.
Governor Foster this afternoon instructed
General Glynn TO provide one hundred tents.
blankets, cots and other necessary articles
for the use of the refugees, and General
Glynn has arranged to have these articles
sent TO the camp tomorrow morning.
To-day the board decided TO send a list of
infected houses daily to pants and other