The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-13
PLAGUE IN CRESCENT CITY
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board of health has been largely in creased, and the board is in communi- cation with every section of the city.
 Acting Mayor Britton and the mem- bers of the conference committee met ed the question of sanitation. It was reported that arrangements had been made with the waterworks company and with the large plants on the river front to furnish an ample supply of water, Many of the gutters were be- ing flushed to-day, and it was said that practically every one in the city would have running water in it tomorrow. A heavy rain storm visited New Orleans this morning and assisted in cleaning the streets. , Commissioner of Public Works McGary said that he would add materially to his force tomorrow, and that in few days the city would be in cleaner condition than it has been for years. Assurances were given that the money required would be forthcom- ing to do all the work contemplated.
 President Olliphant soon after he got the report of the experts to-day wired Governor Foster, who had requested to be kept fully informed as to the situa- ton and who is cooperating with the board. Dr. Olliphant also notified the railroad companies and others who had special interest in the situation. The news was generally spread through Louisiana and the southern states, and it is probable that most of the towns that have not quarantined New Or leans will now refuse to have any con- munication with this city The situa- tion in this respect, however, will not be much aggravated, for the Crescent City has already been bottled up for several days Dr. Olliphant said this afternoon that dispatches were being prepared to be sent to the various boards of health of the country, offici- ally acquainting them with the situa- ton.
 Acting Mayor Brittin has been on duty throughout the day. He says some business injury of a temporary nature will result from the announce ment of the existence of seven cases but he does not think that the harm will be permanent, or that anything has happened to justify an exodus from the city.
 q have been through several epidem. ics and have therefore had some expe' rience' said MT. Britton. "Speakins advisedly. do not see any reason why our people ought to become frightened or why they should care to leave town The mere announcement of the pres ence of several cases of yellow fevel has simply confirmed an impression that has been existent since it was off cially reported that there were twelv, suspicious cases. Six of these case have about recovered. Four others ar' on the high road to recovery. Of thu others two are quite i'll, but there is nc immediate reason to believe that eithe will die We have successfully quaran tined these cases and until the sick ness gets beyond control, which is no the case now, we might just as wei stay here and fight it out"
 Dr. Lehman. who has been at Oceal { Springs for several days, and is vel low fever expert, has returned. Dr Lehman participated with the medica experts on the coast in the diagnosi of several cases of fever there. H says:
 T went over to Ocean Springs to at tend the poor who might be sufferinl with yellow fever After a most dill gent search for any who might be suf fering with that disease, investigatin, the condition of convalescents and see ing a few cases by courtesy of the at tending physician, concluded that, a no yellow fever existed, my duties wer over"
 Dr. Lehman came direct from Oceal 1 Springs here, having, however, to un dergo a thorough Immigration of hi clothes and effects. The board of healtl here gave him the permission to com here As there has since been consid erable inquiry as to the right of a phy sician to come from an infected distric without detention when the lay publi is refused permission, Secretary Pattol of the board of health was asked for statement. He said:
 Tt is the invarfable rule in yelloy fever epidemics to give the widest pos sible latitude to physicians travelins They are presumed to understand thor oughly the scientific means usually enl ployed to destroy germs about thei person, in their clothes and among thei effects. Generally they are successfJ in accomplishing this. Hence physi clans rarely carry the Infection fror one point to another. But aside fror this, somebody with scientific knowl edge must attend the sick, and if W are going to isolate the physicians sim ply because they have been in infecte towns, or in contact with yellow feve patients, we might just as we'll si down. fold our hands and let tn plague have full swing"