The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-10-14
CITY OFFICIAL JOURNAL,
Yellow Fever Declared.

Monday evening rnmOrs were
active. to the effect that Yellow
fever had made it's appearance in
East End. A little daughter Of
Mr.. II. G.. Brooks was declared to
be very sick with the malady and
that screening and fumigation
were IN progress
Tuesday morning another con
sulta:ion of leading physicians
was had when, at 10 o'clock, it
was announced over the sigma
lures Of Drs. Sabatier, King,
Shaw and Sanders that there
were two positive cases of yellow
fever within the limits of the city.
The same afternoon it was adj
mitted that there were two other
very SUSPICIOUS cases. All these
cases were confined to East End.
Very shortly after the official
announcement d strong Gordon OF
guards were placed around the
district, which is bounded on the
west by Prairie Avenue, on the
East by the street running to the
river by Disch's store, on the
south by the So. Pa. Railroad
track, and on the north by the
bayou Teche, embracing within its
limits one of the finest residential
portions of the town.
When the fever was declared
"yellOw fever many of the resi-
dents of the above district were
up town, at their Offices, and
various places of business, attend
ing their usual vOcatiOns. Some
were prepared for the announce
ment, while to others it was a
dreadful surprise. The order
followed during the day that all
these residents of the infected zone
should be marShaled back within
the lines, there to be quarantined
indefinitely.
TO this order obedience was
yielded in all instances save two
Mr. JOS. Davis, the butcher, wired
Dr. SouchOn the situation and
asked If he could be compelled to
return to the infected district.
He received a reply stating, that
the opinion Of the attorney of the
State Board of Health had been
sought and it was to the effect
that Mr.. Davis could not be forced
back INTO the infected zone, but
that the authorities could keep
him under surveillance for the
required period. The other party
was Mr.. Octave p. Romero.
When this news reached the
residers of East End a storm Of
Indignation swept over the district,
assuming demand for the return
Of the two refugees or the abolish
ing of the ropes. After quite an
animated scene the matter was
smOOthed over and it renamed as
it was without change. The Par
ish authorities quarantined the
town rigldly and the town main
tains its quarantine against the
infected district.
But little has been learned of
the history of the infection here.
The most plausible theory is
that it was brought to the neigh
borhood by some of the refugees
from Pattersonvllle, about Aug.
5or 6 If this be correct what.
ever cases there may have been
were Of an extremely mild type,
SO mild in fact as not to arouse the
suspicious Of practitioners until
little jessie Brooks developed a
very aggravated case.
Wednesday there was no. prac
teal change in the situation. The
sick all doing fairly well. Two
cases were pronounced as critically
i'll.
Thursday forenoon the follow
ing official announceme of new
cases was made:
In the home of
Burke. w. Observation-Disclosures. 4
Delahoussaye, r. +. .............1
Guess, Luther 5
Hogsett, r. F............... go. l