The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-22
THE PLAGUE On FEVER.
Eighteen New Gases Come 10
Light at New Orleans.
NODEATHs REPORTED THERE
A. Edwards Eleven New Cases Dsvslop
aad One New Case ~ Mobile.
No Fever Il In TEXAS ~ Vet.
vistins Are Doing Well.

New Orleans Sept. 2i.-The largest
number Of cases reported on any day
since the yellow fever first made ~
appearance in New Orleans two week.
ago was placed on the boards Of the
bard Of health yesterday evening ai
o'clock. although at that hour not q
siHgle case had proven fatal during the
day. There were rs cases In all. IN.
eluding nine by Dr. Joseph Holt. ali
Of the latter having been duly Tagged
and put under quarantine regulations
No deaths yesterday.
The total number Of cases 10 date 6G
and the deaths 10 date 6.
A majority Of the Victims are doing
well.
The most sensational event NJ the
day was the Announcement from DR..
Joseph Holt. eK-presidont OF the board
Of health. that he had discovered nine
cases among his practice. the first Of
which had come under his Observance
on Friday.
One OF the houses where four OF the
patients are IL a fashionable boarding
house. The frst case to develop In this
house was at 230 o'clock Saturday
morning and the other thrce cases In
the same house were found yesterday.
Those living In the house. OF whom
there were quite a number. knew os
the existence Of the fever early satur-
day morning. and therefore got out az
fast az possible Some Of them moved
their baggage on Saturday and others
on Sunday. while Il Ia said some Of
the boarders took a train and went 20
Atlanta. Shortly after the board OF
health was made acquainted With the
contents Of the letter Of DR.. Holt Il
held an executive session. deciding 10
Immediately order lts experts to visit
the nine cases Of Dr. Holt and decide
whether or not they were yellow fever.
The experts went 10 carry out the in
structions yesterday afternoon. but
when they proceeded TO the hrtt house
Dr. Hoi, entered an ohiccilon and r@-
fused them permission to examine any
Of his patients. taking the position
that he had properly diagnosed them.
and that neing an expert himself said
there was no occasion for further cx-
animation by experts After the cx-
perts had made their report the board
Of health went into executive session
and discussed Al length what was
termed Dr. Holt's violation of the city
ordinance which he himself han passed
and which provides for the punish
ment hy ilne or imprisonment OF any
physician who might fail promptly 10
report a positive or suspicious case Of
yellow fever In a period like the pres.
ent The question of the Immediate
prosecution Of Dr. Holt came up and
vas considered. but the board fnaliy
decided TO summon Dr. Holt 70 ap-
pear before them and explain 20 them
bis negligence.
The result Of the meeting today viii
decide whether OF not there shall be
a prosecution OF Dr. Holt In the courts
DR.. Holt Il one of the most eminent
physicians In the south. was Tor sever.
al years president OF the board II
health. Il yellow fever expert and
has an international reputation lY
reason Of the quarantine system a. the
mouth Of the river. which is his inven.
tion and which has ooen pronounced
the hncst In the world d, has been
copied by an the leading cities q this
and other countries.