The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-08-07

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o. arriving at Fort Barrancas, n little
more than a mile from the Navy Yard
and reporting for duty, / was assigned tc
Fort Pickens. there being no medical off,
GER at that place. DIR. Solomon rem lining
With Drs. Sternberg and Vaudeville in
charge of the hospital at Barrancas.
From what 1 can learn Of the disease
and other facts associated with il, il made
its first appearance among the troops sta
toned at Fort B%arrancas, on Monday
evening, attacking Sergt. Co-rel', of Com.
! panS 4, First Artillery, and by Tuesday
evening eight or nine were under treat
ment with this disease.
1t is reported that il was at first belisv-
ed to be intermittent fever, bnt noticing
its disposition to become epidemic, and
the typical characters of the fever having
become better portrayed, it was decided
to be yellow fever, and as snch reported
to Gen. Bfsnnan at 10 p. NJ, Tuesday
evening.
1t was at, once determined to remove
the remainder of the forcss over to Fort
Pickens, which had been unoccupied for
the past eight or nine mouths, and in
charge of an ordnance sergeant and a
few men. to prevent. if possible, its
spreading.
The General ordered the removal of the
troops and all unscclimated persons, and
on Wednesday morning they commenced
evacuating Barrancas, and by 8 o'clock,
p. NJ had completed.
This precaution did not seem to control
its ravsges, for case after case made its
appearance, aud even Immediately return
ed to the hospital at Barrancss, for ont of
eighty-one brought over, thirty three have
been returned up to date. The total-67
cases and 81 de ,ths.
The many disipfectants have been un-
sparingly and j%udiciously used under the
superintendence Of Lieut. Il. X. Russell, |
of the First Artillery, officer in command
at + TT Pickens, and be has undoubtedly |
done everything possible to prevent con-
tagion and promote the health 81 the gar.
rison. The troops and all connected with
tho army undergo medical inspection at
8 o'clock, p. NJ. and any suspicious attach
ed to individuals are noted and never lost
sight of until our fears are Gained and the
cause removed.
On the night of the 2Sth nearly $1,000
worth of government property. such as
tents knapsacks, clothing, etc, which
had been in use by the men infected. was
destroyed by burning on the beach. All
casemates and quarters previously occu-
pied by these men were fumigsted, aud
carbolic acid sprinkled. We suipped our
last CASE of fever on Monday night at 10
O'Clock, and have had no suspicious cases
up to time OF writing. Friday, 4 o'clock
p. NJ.
Nc cases is as yet reported from the
Navy Yard, though only a little over a
mile from persecnted Barrancas. Large
volumes of smoke mag be seen every
evening about sunset, in the direction OF
the Navy Yard, and 10 doubt the authori-
ties there are giving full test to all modes
of disinfection.
Com. Cooper declares that il after all
the expenditure of time and money, the
removal of all suspicious causes. and his
having great attention paid to hygiene,
one case of fever would appear. he would
bundle up everything n order the re-
movsl OF men and baggage. as he consid-
cred the life Of one officer more valuable
to his family and government than the
expense attending his removal to safer
+,
The Commodore has done all in his
power. and the Navy Yard deserves escape
if nothing but ;or it's sxtreme cleanliness.
Gen. Brsnnsn. of Fort Barrancas, has
been hard at work disinfeeting
morning and evening, but as it turns ont,
all 70 no purpose. {
Many theories are advanced and DISGUISE I
as TO the origin this year and It's APP
after all their scientific and her. /
,nlean efforts to prevent the great de-
I should have mentioned that quarsn-