The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-25
YELLOW FEVER.
The Story Of the Stricken City
Of Shreveport.

Of Shreveport.
Scarcely Enough Men Left to Dig
Graves.
The New Orleans Times gives the fol!os.
ing, the FIRST connected account of the yisi.
taiion Of the yellow fever 1T Shreveport:
o. the arrival Of the steamer Era
No. Is from Shreveport, q Tiass 70
porter Immediately went on board to ascer-
tain the condition Of afiairs n the stricken
city when tina boat left. From the Clerk Of
the beat, Mr.. ChIs W. Drown, VS. obtain.
ed the following nar=;ive;
have seen and real ali the reporix pub
lished in regard to the pss'ilence. They are
not in the least exaggerated; indeed, they
give bat faint idea Of the destruction and
death RIGGING in that city. All Who have
been able to leave the placs have done 90,
comprising At leass 0ne-half Of the entire
population. They scattered in every direc-
ton, flying from the plague o. far IS they
could, according n they we're able, many Of
them going inlo Arkansas. Large numbers
vent to Marshall, Texas, and severa! Of
them died there, among whom were Mr.. L.
Baer, formerly Of New Orleans, and Mr..
Leon Franckl.
ALL RIVER TOWNS QCARENTINED.
Az We came down We found all points
along the river quaratined against boa,s
from Shreveport. The utmost conserna-
ton seemed to prevail, and We were not al.
lowed to land at any OF the river towns, al
al -.
ness Of any kind. We endeavored to seccr-
tain the heslth of the country as We passed
along, and sscertained that ait was good all
along the river"
WHAT DOCTORS SAY.
The sicknes in the Inflated town is Of the
most malignant type. and exceedingly fatal.
Up to the time the Era leit but one perron
Who was attacked BY it was known TO have
recovered. His name is Lucien E. Dodez, q
bar-keeper. All others had died. Asfar AZ
could be ascertained, persons stricken With
the disease seldom survived longer than three
days, aud large numbers sank under il in
len than forty-eieht hours. Many cases
were reported OF persons on whom the fever
was broken after the first day, when they
would get up and almost instantly relapse
and expire in from twelve to twenty -four
hours. Physicians OF Shreveport pronounced
the disease to be Mexican vomito, and it was
believed to have been brought there by a
stroliing circus COMPANY called the Trans.
Atlantic Circus, from Vera Cruz. Several
members Of that com ,any died ct Shreve-
port Of the disease. When the circus left
there some of the members remained in the
city. They also died Of the vomito.
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When the news reached Shreveport that
experienced nurse. and pbys;cians were
coming from New Orleans. there was srea,
,,ioiciny. and !, had the etfec. to inspire all
with hope and courage. IL was his opinion
tina, =, present the wan,. were experienced
nurses, physicians, aud druggists, and these
were just row needed more than money.
APPEARANCE OF THE CITY.
Mr.. Warren gives a most gloomy descrip-
were deserted, ana everything wore q funeral