Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-03-21
NO YELLOW FEVER
Hooters so DECIDE AFTER CUT
TING OPEN JULES E5RENz.
WHAT PATIENT REALLY HAD.
Case Diagnosed as Rirrhosls of the
Liver, With Jaundice and
Acute Nephritis.

New Orleans, La, March 19.-Jules
Ebrenz, who died at the hospital
Saturday night, dio not have yellow
fever. An autopsy held at IL o'clock
yesterday resulted in the unanimous
verdict of visiting State Health OF
ficials that 1t was not a case, and the
following statement was issued:
New Orleans, La, March 19.-We,
undersigned physicians, representing
our several states, invited 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 clrrhosis of the liver, &C
companied by jaundice and acute ne
phritis, and that the man did not have
yellow fever
I'll. A. Grant, NJ. D.,
"For the Mississippi State Board OF
Health.
"W. H. Sander, M. D.,
Heath Officer for Alabama.
w. R. P. Thompson, M. d.,
estate Quarantine Officer of Texas.
~. H. Florence, M. D.,
Acting Stae Health Officer of Texas.
a. H. White, NJ D.,
Omitted States Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service"
1--WE concur in the above opinion.
Hamilton P Jones, M. D.,
SO. Denegre Martin, NJ. D.,
az. M. Batcheller, M. D.,
Committee"
State boards of Texas, Mississippi
and Alabama were Immediately no.
titled by their representatives of the
result Unanimous approval was ex-
pressed by the visiting physicians at
the open and public policy adopted
by President c. H. Irion of the Louis
| lana State Board of Health, and all
accept the belief that new era has
dawned in the handling of yellow few
er in the Gulf cities. should 1t appear.
We are now in position to advise
with You and not suspect you" was
1.-THE expression of one visiting health
officer. All expected that under this
new policy there would be no occasion
for quarantine even though few
sporadic cases should develop.
DR.. ]. H. Florence, Acting State
Health Officer of Texas, wired Gov
ernor s. w. T. Lanham at Austin as
follows:
post norton today showed con-
clusively patient did not have yellow
fever"
| A conference was held here yester-
day evening between the state repre-
sentatiyes and local health officers,
relative to quarantine regulations,
F. with view OF uniformity. Contag-
/ ious diseases were discussed and a
/ convention of the four states will very
! likely soon be held to consider the
handling Of contagious diseases"
DR.. Florence left for Austin and DR..
Thompson for Sabine Pass last night.
Before departing DR.. Florence summed
up the Texas view as follows: "The
diagnosis proves this case to be not
yellow fever. All the state health
officers concurred in this diagnosis.
AS Texas Is vitality interested, | will
say that l am pleased that this is not
yellow fever. And l am also pleased
at the manner in which this suspi-
sious case was handled and promptly
reported to the neighboring states, in
| Wiling them to come and see.
81 am of the opinion that it would
be an unwise policy in any state to
quarantine against another state
should only one or two cases of fever
exist at this season of the year"
Af,lt Act far pardon