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


attended to the sick from the city, con-
tracted the disease. Before frost sp-
peared 80 persons had died besides the
first imported cases.
PlGquemine.-This place was free
from any disease until after several
yellow fever patients had been landed
by the boats from New Orleans. The
disease was communicated to others
who had not been exposed 10 any other
source ofinfection. Twelve or fifteen
OF the inhabitants of this place died of
yellow fever.
Baton Rouge-There is shoal bar
opposite this town, which prevents
steamboats, from landing at such low
stage of the river as existed at this
time. The people, too, refused to re-
ceive yellow fever patients into their
town. The consequence was that thIs
place was one of the few in the neigh
borhood of New Orleans whicb entirely
escaped the epidemic of 1889.
Port Hudson.-During the month OF
September, The yellow fever vas intro
duced among the merchants, clerks
and laborers of this village, and about
fifteen of them died. A number of peo-
pie from the country contracted the
disease by coming into the town, several
of whom died after their return home.
Waterloo.-A number of the iuhabit-
ants Of this place. having imprudently
visited New Orleans while the cpl
demie was raging, contracted the dis
ease. and upon their return home we're
taken sick. Several others. who were
not exposed to any other source Of in
fection, were also seized with the ma
lady The whole number Of deaths at
this place was about Is.
Bayou Sara-Soon after yellow fe-
yer became epidemic in New Orleans,
an infected district was created near
the steamboat landing at this place, i'll
consequence of the introduction of per-
sons sick of The fever from steamboats,
bound up the river. The disease sub
sequently spread among the resident
population. 1t was also communicated
TO a number from the country, who had
not been exposed 10 any 9th er source
of infection. About 20 persons died in
this town and the vicinity.
Fort Adams-The yellow fever was
introduced into this town in the same
way that it was introduced into Bayou,
Sara. II assumed an epidemic form
late in September, and about 20 deaths
occurred before it was checked by the
frost.
Natchez.-This city was very healthy
for thirty days preceding the introduc-
tion there of yellow fever. During this
period, the disease had been epidemic
in New Orleans. Passengers and iRer-
chandise continued to arrive in the
meantime without restriction. At
length, about the 22d of September, the
disease took an epidSmical form and
spread with great fury A large pro-
portion of the inhabitants Immediately
fed 10 the surrounding country for pro-
lection; and by the 28th, the popula-
ton was reduced to 500 or 900 souls
YET before the epidemic received
check, in the middle OF November, 235
persons, including three practising ply
Sicians, had died.
Washington, Miss.-When the yell
low fever appeared in Natchez, a large
number of its inhabitants fed to Wash
ington During the epidemic of 1925,
this little town had suffered severely
from an unrestricted intercourse with
Nalchez, at that time suffering under
visitation of fever. The town authori-
ties, reeollecting this, took measures
to protect their own citizens. They for
bade the introduction from NatcheZ Ell
ther of yellow fever patients, or of beds,
bedding, persons, merchandise, ETC.
BY these and other prudent precautions
they preserved themselves from visit
alton of fever.
Vidalia.-This very beautiful town,
situated about mile from Natehez, on
the opposite side of the river, entirely
escaped this year. It has never been
visited by yellow fever. although Nat
chez has frequently been deeimated
by the disease. Vidalia undoubtedly
owes It's exemption solely to the eircum-
stance that it has no steamboat COM
municaiion with New Orleans.
Vicksburg-This city was never be-
fore this year visited by yellow fever.
1t continued, on this occasion, free from
the disease, until after Natehez had be-
come so thoroughly infected and DESC
late, that the upward bound boats
ceased to make landings there, and
passed on to Vicksburg, as their fist
principal landing above New Orleans.
In the second week in October, the
lower part of the city, at the foot of the
bluff, began 10 be very sickly, and seve-
raj deaths occurred every day until the
last of the month. when, for a part of
the time, there had been as many as
seven deaths day. The mortality OF
the disease was greatly increased by
the faculty at that place mistaking it
for the eongestiue .fevsr. 1t continued
its rayages until checked by frost, du-
ring which time about fifty persons fell
victims TO it.
Grand Gulf-This town had free in
tercourse with all ascending boats
which chose to land, and freely admit
ted the sick. In consequence, about
twenty deaths occurred from the dis
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