The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-20
NOT A CASE Of
YELLO "
FEVER
Physicians Say New Orleans Pa
tent Died of CiHhOSiS of
the Liver.

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nous agreement of the physians
from the visiting states of the south,
of the local physicians and of the rep
resentatives of the United States gov
eminent that the patient did not have
yellow fever was the result Of an au-
topsy held Sunday on the body of
Jules Ebrenz, who died in the Charity
Hospital Saturday night and whose
case had been reported as yellow few
er by one of the local physicians. No
suspicious case exists in New Or
leans.
Ebrenz was formerly a jeweler, but
met with reverses and became addict
ed to intemperance. He was found
i'll IN a st. Charles street lodging
house nearly two weeks ago and on
the 9Th removed to the Charity Hos
pital DR.. Halsey, who is in charge
of the ward, reported the case suspi-
cious of yellow fever to Health Officer
Kohnke, who in turn reported ii to
President IriOn of the state board of
health. The case was then referred
to House Surgeon ]. NJ. Bachelor of
the Charity Hospital, DR.. E. Denegre
who was i'm charge of the emergency
hospital during the epidemic last year.
Drs. Bachelor and Martin said the
man was suffering from catarrhal
jaundice. DR.. Jones' opinion was that
he had yellow fever. Thereupon
President Irion, under the pledge of
absolute publicity, on Thursday tele-
graphed the health authorities of
Texas, Mississippi and Alabama and
invited them to come here. On Sat
urday the visiting and local physi.
clans, with DR.. J. H. White, of the Ma
Tine Hospital Service, visited the pa
tient, but owing to his critical condi-
ton reached no CONCLUSION. 1t was held
Sunday in the presence Of the doctors
from the different states, of represen-
tatives of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice and of large number of local
physicians, including the state and
city health officials The finding that
the. man had not died of yellow fever
was unanimous, DR.. Jones, in whose
opinion the visiting doctors had been
called, agreeing to 1t. This official
announcement was made:
New Orleans, La, Mar IS, 1906
I'VE, the undersigned physicians,
representing our several states, in
vited by the Louisiana State Board of
Health to examine the case of Jules
Ebrenz, find upon autopsy held this
day at the Charity Hospital, that the
case was one of cirrhOsis of the liver
accompanied by jaundice and acute
nephritis, and that the man did not
have yellow fever"
Signatures to Announcement.
The announcement was signed by
DR.. H. A. CAN'T, for the Mississippi
health board; DR.. W. H. Sanders, for
the Alabama health board; DR.. w r.
Thompson, state quarantine officer of
Texas; DR.. ]. H. Florence, acting pres
ident of the Texas health health; DR..
Hamilton p Jones; DR.. E. Denegre
Martin, DR.. J. NJ. Bachelor, Dr. w. G.
Armstrong, DR.. c. H. Irion, president
of the Louisiana health board, and DR..
Quitman KOhnke, president of the
New health board.
After the announcement the visit
ing health officers expressed them
selves in high commentator of the
attitude of publicity which the LOui-
siana authorities had assumed and ex-
pressed their full confidence in the
measure taken to prevent a recur-
renee of the fever here.
DR.. CAN'T of the Mississippi health
board said: This case, | think has
been of immense advantage to the
whole south II was promptly report
ed to us and We were enabled to
come and make a full investigation OF
It. OF course, we are gratified at the
result. As TO the future. We feel as
sured now that We shall be imme-
Giately advised of any further suspi-
cious sickness and We have found
that every arrangement has been
made to restrict the spread of sick.
ness if it does occur. Adequate me
thods of screening and disinfection
have been adopted. and | see no rea-
son why under the mosquito theory.
in which we all agree, there should
be any apprehension. with the precau-
lions that have been taken. Of a Sc
rious fever visitation in New Orleans
or elsewhere this year. In my Opin
ion. there will be no necessity for the
imposition of guarantees in the
event that sporadic cases of yellow
fever do develop. 1 feel confident
that such foci may be controlled
without menace to the health Of New
Orleans or the surrounding states,
am especially pleased with the public
sentiment | have found in New Or
leans. I have been here at other
times and | note great change in
favor of promptly reporting cases Of
suspicious OF actual yellow fever"