The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-14

that yellow fever existed on board the
American schooner W. A. Knight, thai
there was one case only, and that the
quarantine physician, accompanied by
his bbatman, were visiting the same,
thence returning to the shore into the
midst of our citizens, endangering very
much the health of our community.
The citizens of our city feeling griev
GUS at the above actions on the part O.
the physician and his boatman, called 6
meeting among themselves, which wal
held at the Seashore on Thursday morn
ing OF last week, and at which all were
invited. The meeting was largely at
tended, Mr.. II. f. Krebs chairman, with
r. G. Ryder as secretarty. We publish
the resolutions that were unanimously
adopted by the meeting for presentation
to our board Of health:
To the President and members of the Board
Of Health of Jackson county:
GENTLEMEN: Yellow fever having de.
clared itself on board the schooner w.
H. Knight, now lying in quarantine in
this port, we, the citizens of Pasca-
goula, considering the health of this
community in jeopardy, met together
and adopted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That whereas the port ply
sician and his boatman are visiting said
vessel and sick person on board said
vessel, and then returning ashore among
us. We verify believe that there is
danger that said physician and boatman
will spread or transport said disease in
our community; we therefore earnestly
and solemnly protest against the said
port physician and boatman from re-
turning ashore after having visited said
vessel, and we therefore entreat your
honorable body to protect us in this,
and use speedy and decisive measures
to prevent said physician and boatman
from further visiting said vessel, or if
SO visiting that he be not allowed to re-
turn ashore.
Resolved That it is the sense of this
meeting that if the said board of health
cannot take any steps to accede to our
request as expressed in the first resolu-
ton that it is a duty we owe to our
selves, to this community and to, our
families, to take steps to prevent any
further visits by said physician and
boatman tossaid vessel, and if they so
visit to compel them to remain on board,
or at least to prevent them from return.
ing ashore, and to that end we will use
every lawful means in our power to pro-
tect ourselves, even if we have to use
the first law Of nature, which is self
protection.
Resolved, That Fl. +. Krebs, Fl.
Grant Willis and DR.. S. Moore be ap-
pointed committee to present these
resolutions to the president of the board
of health, and request that he in1medi-
ately call a meeting of said board if
necessary, and that immediate and
speedy action be taken in the premises,
and that they make report to this
meeting at p. m.
The committee Immediately visited
the president of the board of health,
who, after reading the resolutions,
called a.meeting of the board for next
day friday, at $50 am.
Promptly at the hour mentioned the
board Of health met on Friday morn
ing, there being in attendance COM
mttee,consisting Of Messrs. ii. F. Krebs,
e. Grant Willis, 9. W. McLanathan,
S. Moore and A. Chanteraut, which
gentlemen we're representatives for the
the citizens before the session of the
board.
The board being called TO order
listened to the reading of the resolu-
tions as adopted and presented by the
citizens, and after hearing the same
stated to the committee representing |
the citizens that it exceeded the power
OF the board to compel the port ply
sician 20 remain on board Of infected
vessels, or returning ashore, unless he
be paid regular salary, and that suit
able quarters be furnished him, and
that in their present financial condition
they were without the means to accom-
plish this purpose; that the only alterna-
tive would be to prevent the physician
from visiting such vessels after infec-
tious disease declared itself on board,
and that would be course to be pur-
sued only in extreme cases. After con-
siderable discussion between members
of the board and committee in attend
ance the board adopted, after sugges-
ton, the following resolution:
Resolved, That from this date the
quarantine physician shall, when about
to visit or go on board of vessel with
infection on board, shall change his
clothing, so as not to come on shore
with the clothing in which he boarded
such vessel. 81
The board of health also instructed
the quarantine physician that in future
should yellow fever declare on a vessel
that IN visiting said vessel he will be
taken by his bostman to the quarantine
station only, and from there to the ves-
sci by the vessels own boat.
Our board of health, we will take oc-
casion to repeat, is composed of the
most substantial and conscientious citi.
zens to be found in our county. and
have done, and will continue to do, all
in their power to enforce strict quar-
an.ine and keep ont the yellow fever,
but unfortunately, under the existing
laws, the board is not enabled to raise
money sufficient to erect all necessary |
buildings out in the bay, or upon one |
of the islands. to empty physician
his full time, buy bedding, ct ceseras,
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