The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-09-29

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In every instance the disease existed
for weeks among the shipping before
it spread among the inhabitants. In
no port of the United States was case
seen, until after it had been prevailing
for weeks in the West India and Mexi-
can ports.
The yellow fever began to rage in
Havana, Vera Cruz, Matanzas ST Jaeo,
and other West India and Mexican
ports, early in May It became cpl
demic before the 1st of June. 1t be-
gan TO decline at Havana in the latter
part of August, and at Vera Cruz about
the middle of October
At Charleston, S. c., on the 7th OF
June, three cases of fever were re-
ported to be on board of the bril- Bur-
nah, just arrived from Havana. Two
of these cases died the next day. On
the 10th, other cases were reported on
board of other vessels. On the 18th,
the Brigauza arrived from Havana with
several yellow fever cases on board
On the 1st of July, other vessels with
fever on board having arrived in the
meantime, the sickness spread rapidly
among the shipping. About the 10th
of July, the disease began TO extend
among the people near the wharves,
and in 10 days after it prevailed over
the city.
AS soon as the fever became epidem-
ic in Charleston, all the inhabitants
who could leave the city Immediately
fled. and for the most part to Augusta,
where yellow fever had never existed
before. During the latter part of July
a few of these fugitives died of the fe-
yer at Augusta. On the goth of August
the disease had become epidemic there.
For some Is or 20 days before the
of tine fever at Augusta,
and for as long a period after it had ap-
peared epidemically at Charleston, the
disease made its appearance at Savan-
nah. As vessels from the West Indies
as we'll as fugitlves from Charleston
had arrived at Savannah before the fe-
yer broke out there, it is uncertain TO
which of those causes it was aseriba-
BILE.
About this time an infected vessel
from Havana arrived in Portland, Me-,
after losing several of her crew on the
Several deaths by yellow fe-
yer soon after occurred in that place in
persons belonging there, who had been
on board this vessel while at the Port
land wharf.
The disease made its appearance at
Mobile this year among the shipping,
with the same disease
here. In both places the first cases
were among the shipping. II continued
10 spread until the Goth of October,
when it began to abate On the 1st Of
the disease was considered
extinct.
Let us now note the rise and progress
of the disease at New Orleans YES
sells from Havana arrived almost daily
during the season. About the last of
June several cases of yellow fever
were discovered among the shipping in
port from the West Indies, particularly
among those from Havana. Towards
the close of July cases among the ship
ping increased, and by the 1st of Au-
gust about 25 cases had been received
in the Charity Hospital, By the 18th of
August it was speading among the re-
sident population near the wharves.-
On the 18th of August it was admitted
to be epidemic, and strangers were ad-
vised by the authorities TO leave the
city. The disease spread with great
violence and rapidity over large por-
tion of the city near the wharves. The
early victims were laborers, draymen,
clerks. merchants, and others whose
business brought them on board or in
the vicinity of the infected vessels
From this time until the close of the
epidemic the Charity Hospital, that un-
erring chronometer of public health,
was crowded with fever patients. The
angel of death was manifest IN every
part of our devoted city.
This summer was unusually hot, dry
and calm. Up TO the time when the
fever began to increase, the population
Of the city, resident and transient, never
was more healthy at any season of the
year. The press only echoed public
opinion in congratulating the city upon
the prospects of a healthy season, ard
the "absence of local causes of the
disease" BUT by the 18th of Angus.
these prospects were blasted and at
the instance OF the authorities, the nm
acclimated, TO the number of some
Immediately left the city,
and spread themselves over the coun-
try, aud in the towns and villages with
in 300 or 400 miles of New Orleans.
The extension of the epidemic of 1889
from this city 10 those adjacent. and the
towns in the interior, will now be
noted
PenSacota-The first case that ap-
peared at this place was at the Navy
Yard The subject was gentleman
who had just arrived from New Orleans,
and who was sick at the house of DR.. -
of the U. S. Navy. He died with black
vomit on the 5th of September. The
Doctor himself, and negro man who
had nursed the deceased, were stimuli
taken sick with fever a few
lays after his death. The next eases
we're other members of the Doctors
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