The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-19
CASE IS NOT I YELLOW JACK Autopsy on Body of Jules Ebrenz, THE DOCTORS ARE UNANIMOUS Patient Died of Cirrhosis of the
 Liver. Physician Who at First Pronounced the Disease Yellow Fever Joins His
 Colleagues in the OmciaI
 Announcement.

New Orleans, March 1S.--Unani- nous agreement of the physicians from the visiting States of the South, of the local physicians and of the repre- sentatives of the United States Gov ernment, that the patient did not have yellow fever, was the result of the au- topsy held today on the body of Jules Ebrenz, who died in the Charity Hospi- tai last night, and whose case had been reported as yellow fever by one of the local physicians. No other suspicious case exists in Jew Orleans today.
 Ebrenz was formerly jeweler. but met with reverses and became addicted to intemperance. He was found i'll in St. Charles Street lodging house near ly two weeks ago and March was re- moved to the Charity Hospital, Dr. Halsey, in charge of the ward, reported the case suspicious of yellow fever to Health Officer Kohnke. who in turn re- ported it to President Irion of the State Board of Health. The case was then referred to House Surgeon J. M. Batche- Tor of the Charity Hospital, Dr. E.. Denengre Martin, and Dr. Hamilton P. Jones who was in charge of the emer- gency hospital during the epidemic last year.
 Health Omcers Invited.
 Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Martin said the man was suffering from catarrhal jaundice. Dr. Jones's opinion was that he had yellow fever. Thereupon Presi- dent Irion, under his pledge of absolute publicity, Thursday telegraphed the health authorities of Texas. Mississippi and Alabama and invited them to come here.
 Saturday the visiting and local phy- sicians, with Dr. J. H. White of the Marine Hospital Service, visited the patient. but owing to his critical condi- tion, reached no conclusion. Last night the man died and an autopsy was de- cided upon. It was held today in the presence of the doctors from the differ ent States, of representatives of the Marine Hospital and of a large number of local physicians, including the State and city health officials. The opinion that the man had not died of yellow fe- yer was unanimous, Dr. Jones. upon whose opinion the visiting 4ettors had been called, agreeing to 1t. This official announcement was made:
 New Orleans, March IS. 1906.
 We, the undersigned physicians rep resenting 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 cirrhosis of the liver, accompanied by jaundice and acute nephritis, and that the man did not have yellow fe- yer"
 The Agreement UnanimOus.
 The announcement was signed by Dr. H. A. Cant for the Mississippi Health Board; pr. W. H. Sanders for the Alabama Health Board: Dr, W. R. Thompson, State Quarantine Officer of Texas; Dr. J. H. Florance, acting for the Health Board of Texas; pr. Hamil- ton P. Jones, pr. E. Denengre Martin, Dr. J. M. Batchelor, Dr. w. c. Arm strong, Dr. c. H. Irion, President of the Louisiana Health Board, and Dr. Quit man Kohnke, President of the New Or leans Health Board.
 After the announcement the visiting health officers expressed themselves in high commendation of the publicity which the Louisiana authorities had assumed. and expressed their full con fidence in the measures taken to pre- vent a recurrence of the fever here. pr. Cant of the Mississippi Health Board said:
 "This case, I think, has been of im- mense advantage to the whole South It was promptly reported to us, and we were enabled to come and make full investigation of 1t. Of course, we are gratifled at the result. As to the future, we feel assured now that we shall be immediately advised of any further suspicious sickness. and we have found that every arrangement has been made to restrict the spread Of sickness if 1t does occur.
 should Re No Apprehension.
 Adequate methods of screening and disinfection have been adopted, and see no reason why. under the mosquito theory, in which we all agree, there should be any apprehension, with the precaution that have been taken, of serious fever visitation in New Or leans or elsewhere this year.
 "In my opinion, there will be no necessity for the imposition of quaran- tines in the event that sporadic cases of yellow fever develop. I feel conf dent that such focl may be controlled without menace to the health of New orleans or the surrounding states. am especially pleased with the public sentiment I have found in New Orleans: I have been here at other times and note a great ~hange in faver of prompt lv reporting cases of suspicious or ac- tual yellow fever"