The times., 1898-11-24
genuine YELLOW FEVER
Health Office Report on Death
of Archie S. Miller.
Mr.. DOTY MILDLY REBUkED
Victim Was Allowed to Evade Quar-
antine Officers I'm New York-state-
port Taken Into Account as Evil
dence-The District Health Report.

In a bulletin issued by the District
Health Department yesterday. DR.. Will
liam c. Woodward, the health officer, as
serts that there is no doubt that the case
Of yellow fever which resulted in the
death OF Archie S. Miller, at the Hotel
johnson, on Friday last, was genuine.
More than this, the statement is made
that the victim of the disease reached
New York from Nicaragua ON the 10th of
the month on the steamer Allegheny, and
that he succeeded in eluding the quaran-
tine officials of that city, although he was
suffering with symptoms of the disease at
the time.
This assertton of the health officer is
based ON the statement made by fellow
passeneer on the Allegheny. who claims
that Miller was sick while en- route 10 this
country, and this confirms their belief
that he was in the first stages of the dis
aase before he landed.
The bulletin reads as follows: THE
Akath which occurred from yellow fever
a the 18th instant was the first ever re-
esrded from that cause in the District of
Columbia The deceased was civil engi-
neer. who had arrived at New York on
the steamer Allegheny on the 10th in
stant, from Greytown, Nicaragua, via
Port Limon. Costa Rica. The probable
source of infection was Port Limon,
At which the steamer touched on the ith
instant The deceased was, according to
tle statement of fellow-passenger, ia
len sick during the voyage, but at the
Of arrival "a New York the
ninth day. was able to pass the quaran-
tine officers and come to this city. where
he arrived during the afternoon.
There is no question as to the correct
ness of the diagnosis. tits not. however,
probable and. in fact. is scarcely possi-
bic, that there should be any spread OF
this disease In this District at the pres
ent season Of the year"
The bulletin concludes with the follow
ing reference to the health conditions of
the city during the past week:
.'At the close of last report there were
1aD cases of diphtheria under treatment
in 80 premises. During the week 10 new
cases were reported and 60 were discharg-
ed from quarantine, leaving ITO in isolation
in 81 premises.
"Of scarlet fever there were 124 cases
in isolation in 80 premises at the close of
last report. During the week "a new
from treatment leaving 1l6 cases still
with warning cards In 9S premises.
1.-The mean weather conditions were:
Barometric pressure, 1884; temperature
OF the atmosphere, Is degrees. and rela-
tive humidity. 80. The rainfall was
inches, with southerly winds averaging
5 miles per hour. The thermometer reg
istered 81 degrees on the 18th instant. and
rose to 81 degrees on the 18th instant.
'.The mortality In the District during
the past week was l2o. of which s. were
white persons and 81 colored. The annual
death rate was, therefore, 22.20 for each
thousand of the total population, that for
the whites being 1873 and for the colored
ce.S3 The principal features of the weeks
health conditions, as compared with the
last report, were an increase of in the
deaths from diseases Of the nervous sys-
tenn; OF from those of those of the
heart, and of from those of the kidneys
There was decline of in deaths from
consumption. while those from acute lung
affections remained at s. OF the zymotic
class there were 6 fatal cases OF typhoid
fever, II of diphtheria and i of yellow
fever"