The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
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| NEW ORLEANo, Lid, sept. Ao--"A AAC
| largest number of cases reported on
amy day since the yellow fever first
made it's appearance in New Orleans,
| two weeks ago, was recorded on the
| books of the board of health this even
| ing at o'clock, although at that hour
not a single case had proven fatal dur
| ing the day. There were eighteen cases
| in all, including nine by DR.. Joseph
| Holt, all of the latter having been only
| tagged and put under quarantine
regulations. Those reported today are:
| Sophie Ricard, 1436 Date street; E. c.
Ray, Lucius Ray, Catherine Ray and
| Clinton S. Dixon, all at 2912 Prytanla
street; Andrew Schooner, S4S Poydas
street; James c. Simpson Pitts street,
| corner Leontine; Lizzie Mussbaum, 1900
| Galve street, Charmes M. Kerr, Frank
| M, Kerr, 313 Bourbon street; Miss l.. A.
Phelps, lila Soniat street; w. A. Mills,
| 1864 Patton street; Maggie Custer, 1l20
, Gainnie street; Mrs. E. Lyons, ia So
Mat street; Bishop Helman, 357 Baron
street; Hazel Fisher, Millandon and
Pearl streets; Loeb Leberman, Tourin
infirmary; Salvador Casinor, 1923
| Charles street.
| day was the announcement from DR..
Joseph Holt, expressed to 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 trusted it to
! the mail, and his letter reached the
board of health Office this morning. But
fearing that the letter might not reach
it's destination in time, DR.. Holt sent
a. special messenger to the residence
Of DR.. Olliphant, president of the board,
at II o'clock last night, giving this in
formation. The public, however, did
not learn of the Holt cases until short
| Iy before noon today.
NINE NEW CASES.
| At the board of health when the Holt
| letter was opened there was at hrst
| incredulity and then criticism of DIR.
Holt because he had adopted What the
board considered an irregular way in
| which to make known his cases. I'M
| mediately upon the receipt of the letter
the machinery of the board was placed
! in motion, and inspectors were sent 10
the various houses where DR.. Holt re-
ported 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 effective
ness of these measures, since all those
who desired were given an opportunity
to escape from the infected houses.
One of the houses where four of the
patients are is a fashionable boarding
| house The first case to develop in this
house was at 2:30 o'clock Saturday
morning, and the other cases in the
same place were noted on Saturday
afternoon. Those living in the house,
of whom there are quite number,
knew of the existence of the fever ear
ly Saturday morning and therefore got
out as fast as possible. Some Of them
moved their baggage on Saturday and
others on Sunday, while, it is said,
some of the boarders took a train and
went to Atlanta
Shortly after the board of health
was made acquainted with the con-
tents of the letter of DR.. Holt, it held
an executive conference and decided to
Immediately order it's board of experts
to visit the nine cases of DR.. Holt and
decide whether or not they were sui
fering with yellow fever. The experts
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 permission to eX-
anime any of his patients, taking the
position that he had properly dag
noSed them, being an expert himself,
and that there was no occasion for
further investigation.
After the experts made their report
| hi Of I, into iyTd
session and discussed at length what
was termed DR.. Hollis violation of n
city ordinance, which he had himself
had passed and which provides for the
punishment by fine or imprisonment
of any physician who might fall TO
report a positive or suspected case or
yellow fever in a period like the pres
ent The question of the immediate
prosecution of DR.. Holt came up and
was considered, but the board finally
decided to summon DR.. Holt to appear
before them and explain tomorrow his
alleged negligence in the premises.
The meeting tomorrow will decide
whether or not there shall be a prose-
cution of DR.. Holt in the courts. DR..
Holt is one of the most eminent ply
sicians in the state, and was for sew
eral years president of the board Of
health; is a yellow fever expert and
has had international reputation by
reason of his invention OF the qudrdi-
tine system at the mouth of the river,
which has been pronounced the finest
in the world and which has been
copied by all the leading cities of this
and other countries.
The brightest feature of the day was
that there were no deaths. Tonight all
the patients in the city were reported
as doing we'll Trouble in two cases
was reported in the effort to enforce
quarantine regulations. This morning
down town one man managed to es-
cane from the infected quarter and
was chased and arrested, and after
being arraigned in court and frlghten-
ing everybody present, was sent PACK
to his home This evening report
was received that man had appeared
in front of one of the infected houses
5 uptown armed with a shotgun, and
had torn down the yellow flag and hao
taken possession of the premises.
squad of police was sent to the scene.
:. At it's session this afternoon the
; board of health decided to send an ap-
peal to Gov. Foster, asking him to
) supply the board $4,000 from the sur
t plus fund of the state to assist in
prosecuting it's fight against the fever
: DETENTION CAMP.
Today, after conference of the health and