The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-09-29
From the New Orleans Bulletin.l
Yellow FeVer-Its Consequences, &C.
(Comtin nm ed.)

Oily, emoOQleQ IN the Navigation act OF
1860, became, by subsequent enact
ments, SO oppressive to the colonial COM
merce, that by the year 1850 it had
ruined the trade between the colonies
and the West Indies. The consequence
was that the yellow fever ceased to ap-
pear in the ports of the former; and it
did not occur in Charleston after 1855,
nor in New York or Philadelphia after
1862, so long as the navigation laws
were in force, which were only inter-
rupted By the war Of the revolution,
which, of course, likewise prevented
this trade. No sooner was peace es-
tablished, than our commerce with the
West Indies revived and in 1871 the
yellow fever appeared in New York in
1893 in New York, Philadelphia, and
Charleston, and all these three cities
were again subject to almost annual
epidemics of this disease.
Thus the thirty years, or more, of
suspended commerce with the West
Indies passed without the occurrence
of case of yellow fever in New York,
Philadelphia or Charleston; whereas
during the time their West India trade
flourlshed, they were constantly ex-
periencing such visitations.
After the revolution the trade of fthese
cities with the West Indies continued
prosperous and uninterrupted till 1907,
when the embargo was laid. During
this period of prosperity New York had
been visited by yellow fever nine times,
Philadelphia seven times, and Charles
ton ten times.
The several measures of embargo and
of non.intercourse continued until the
opening of the war with Great Britain,
which lasted until 1915. Here we have
a period of eight years, during which
the trade of these cities with the West
Indies was entirely Frustrated but they
were also entirely exempt from vista
tions of yellow fever.
On the establishment of commerce,
by the peace Of 1915, our trade with
the Wes: Indies and other intertropical
ports had its usual effect of introducing
yellow fever in most of our principal
seaports. In the year 1917 it was in
troduced into Charleston Baltimore and
Philadelphia, and in 1919 into New
York. After this time New York and
Philadelphia were regularly subject to
epidemics of yellow fever until 1892
The particulars of the epidemic of
that year, which prevailed at New York
published at length by Dr. Townsend.)
are worthy of special notice. During
the summer there arrived at port II
vessels from the West Indies, having
in all Sc cases of yellow fever on board
al the time of their arrival at quaran-
tine. Besides these, there was the
United States brig Enterprise, and other
infected vessels from New Orleans and
Pensacola. Between the Isl and 9Th of
J@iy. "a large lighter loads of freight
were landed at the wharf, at the foot of
Rector street, from four Havana vessels,
all of which had cases of yellow fever
on board. On the 10th of July the dis
ease appeared simultaneously in the
two houses which face each corner,
forming the two corners In which Rec
tor street terminates at the wharf
These two houses were about fifty feet
from where the lighters discharged.
In one grocery was kept, and the
clerk, named Thomas, was the first re-
sident attacked. In the other corner
was the establishment of cooper,
named Reder, who had been engaged
in repairing the barrels, boxes, etc.,
which contained the landed freight.
His two little daughters--one eleven,
and the other nine years old-had been
much with him during his work on the
boxes, etc., at the wharf, and all three
l. fh1 N,
the 10th, Thomas died with the black
vomit. On the 18th. the youngest girl
died with the black vomit. On the same
day John Reder, brother to the girls,
was taken sick, and died on the 9th
with black vomit. On the goth, little
girl, daughter of Mr.. Rose, who played
with the Reder girls, sickened, and in
a few days died with the black vomit
On the oath and 25th, four new cases
occurred in the same house with the
last. In this way the disease was traced
from family to family, as the result of
communication, until the epidemic be-
came general.
During the year 1922, New York
and Philadelphia, respectively, estab-
lshed new quarantine regulations,
much more rigid than those which had
previously existed. Since that time
yellow fever has been totally unknown
In these cities. 1t has, however, been
annually brought TO their quarantine
stations, has sometimes spread in their
quarantine establishments, and it is on
.ly by the greatest strictness that it has
been prevented from reaching these
-cities. Baltimore, that had, previously |
20 1922, been frequently the victim of
yellow fever epidemics, also adopted
quarantine regulations that year.
am not aware that it has experienced |
any such visitation since. Charleston
however, neglected until within the
last few years, to take efficient means
90 prevent the Introduction of yellow
fever, and in consequence the disease
has existed there on nine or ten occa-
sions between the years 1922 and 1S43.
) The first epidemic of yellow fever