Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-08
Yellow Fever.

FRANKL1N.-The Franklin, Planters Banner,
Of the 29th ult., says:
Since our last pubIiction pluch uneasiness has
been manifested by our citisens growing out Of
the appearance at Pattersonville, and along the
Atchafalaya, of q very fatal disease, much re-
sembling yellow fever, but whetheritis is not,
is matter Of much doubt and uncertainty, even
with the medical profession. Several persons,
however, have died of it; and these facts coming
to the knowledge of our citizens, have created
quite a stampede among the people Of our town,
many Of whom have left, and others are pre-
pairing to follow. We have never before known
anything to create so much excitement and
alarm here. Our town wears now quite de-
serted appearance; our principal schools are
closed some of the teachers having gone i'll quest
Of what they deem safer quarters-and yet not
single case of yellow fever if that be the
disease below has visited Franklin so far this
season.
BATON RoUGE.-The Board of Health reported
10 deaths of yellow fever in Baton Rouge for
the week ending at z. NJ, on Saturday last
The Comet, of Sunday says:
We believe we can now safely say that the
fever here is fast declining, there being fewer
new cases as well as fewer deaths. But the de-
cline is induced by want of subjects, and not
from disappearance of the epidemic. We base
our oponion upon the statement of one OF our
most active physicians, who informed us yester-
day that his list of cases had gradually declined
within week, from about eighty to twenty; in
cling his calls to the latter number. Taking his
number of cases as the basis of q calculation,
and allowing the same number to each of our
other physicians, there must have been at least
three hundred and fifty cases nnder medical
treatment each day, and allowing the deaths and
discharges to average three hundred and fifty
per week, there have been not less than sixteen
hundred cases in this city since the fever began
its career in our midst.
In fact but few families have escaped, and in
many instances every member, black as well as
white, have been attacked. But now, unless an
unpropitious change in the weather takes PLACE,
we think We have seen the worst of our troubles
from the epidemic. W.
VERMILLIoNvILLE.-The Franklin Planters
Banner Of the 29th ult., says:
A private letter received last evening, gives an
awful account Of the ravages of the yellow fever
in Vermillionville, parish of Lafayette. It states
that over one-fourth Of the entire population
have already fallen victims to the disease and
the greatest salarm prevails All who can pos
sibly get away are leaving that vicinity as fast
as they. can.
WASHINGTON, ST. LANDRY.-The Franklin
Planters Banner, gives the following extract
from letter dated Washington, Sept. 25th,
written by Captain Hinkley, an old steamboat
man, who is well known to many of our readers.
1t gives deplorable account of the situation of
the sufferers in that place. After announcing
the death Of three members of his family, Cap
tain II. says:
Gag give you but very faint idea, indeed, of
the suferings we have endured for the last three
weeks. We have buried 50, and know Of 10
sick in their beds. Everybody has run off that
could get away, and there is not enough to take
care Of the sick! There is no market, no baker,.
and all the stores have been shut up for two
weeks-no business doing but coffn-making and
grave-diggng, and hard work to get men to do
that. We can muster but elepen well men in the
whole town. God only knows when this will
end. Our only hope is an early frost.
PESsAcoLA.-The Pensacola Democrat, of the
29th ult., says:
We are gratifed to state that the sickness at
the Navy Yard, and its vicinity, is rapidly de-
creasing The number of deaths since the COM
mencemenL OF the epidemic there, some time
about the 18th of July, until this date, is re-
ported to be sc.
PLaauEM1NE.-The Plaquemine Sentinel,
of Saturday last, says:
The health of our town to-day (Friday) is
about the same to all appearances as it was
this time last week. We may add, however,
that since that time, several of our old resi-
dents have been attacked, but are doing
well. The following report has been handed
TO US for publication by the Relief Associa-
ton:
aTotal number of deaths from 26th of
August when the first death occurred from
yellow fever, 33. Total number of persons
now SICK, including several who are con-