The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29
Handsboro, Miss.
The Epidemic of l878-YeIlow Fever Sta
tistics and Matters PertainingfThereto.
BY G. NJ. LlDDLE.

=, Near the middle aud latter par
Of August there occurred il
HandSboro, Mississippi City an,
vicinity a number of cases of teveI
pronounced by the physicians az
malari |, bilious and otherwise; NJ
deaths, however, resulting there
from.
At this time yellow fever was
prevailing in New Orleans, Gre.
nadia and memphis, spreading rap
idly and becoming general through
out the Southern country.
Medical testimony regarding,the
disease vas united, "that yellow
fever features in i~nitiatOry cases
were so absorbed by malarial ele-
meiitS as to render their presence
almost impossible to detect" hence
opinion was divided when the first
genuine case OF yellow fever APP
peared-September I'd.
In order to prepare for any emer-
gency which might arise for the
accomplishment of its object a
Howard association was organized
September 10th, with the following
officers: Calvin Taylor, president /;
Jos. II. Davis, vice-president !; b.
Leger, treasurer; f. B. Myers,
secretary; the officers and follow
ing named. gentlemen constituting
the board of directors: =. X.
Mayors, j. T. Liddle, w. T. Aircy.
PROGRESS OF DISEASE.
The second case appeared Sept.
10th, almost in the center of town
and the subject a negro woman.
There were a few cases between
this date and October /, after
which there was a rapid increase,
the disease becoming general. The
principal seat of locality during
the epidemic may be termed cen,
trail. 1t early extended eastward
on Main street, from Church to
Gulf thence north to Magnolia,
thence west to Bridge, thence south
near its origin to Main.
Tim DEAD.
p. Mateo, native of Austria,
died Sept. "a; i'll three days; aged
26 years; Roman Catholic.
Mary Ann Cleary, native of Ire
laud; died Oct. II; i'll niue days;
aged 80 years; Roman Catholic.
John Cullinan, native of Ireland;
died Oct. II; i'll four days; aged Y
years; Roman Catholic.
Mrs. David McVay, native OF
Mississippi; died Oct, 10; ill seven
aged 26 years.
Walter Culliuan, native of Ire
died Oct. IL; i'll four days;
aged "a years; Roman Catholic.
Mrs. John Murphy, native OF
HandshOro; died Oct. II, ill tlIir.
teel days; aged 81 years.
DIR. John E. Lyon, native OF
South Carolina; died Oct. Is; ill
ten days; aged SO years. ,
Daniel Andrews, native of New
York; died Oct. 20; ill four days;
lgcd SO years.
Joseph Zundt, native OF Switzer- I
and; died Oct. II; ill thirteen
aged 80 years; Roman Cath.
,lic. ,
Eliz beth McVay, native of Mis-. !
died Oct. %; i'll eleven
aged 2G years. 4
Monica Waycott, native ofHauds.
,orO; died Oct. 26; i'll three days;
Iged 3 years; Roman Catholic.
Ge0rgiana Nieriing; native OF =.
landsboro; died Oct. ~; i'll three .
aged 10 years; Baptist. G
Matilda Bailey, native of Hands.
'oro; died Nov. l; i'll five days;
ged abouG 4 years. {
Alexander McVay, native of
1andsboro; died Nov. /; aged 8
ears; taken sick Oct. 10, aud re- .
ipsed after recovery. :,
Lewis Edward Hempstead. ma
i've of Mississippi; died Nov. 4; i'll ,
We days; aged II years. /
John g.. Blacklidge. native Of
Mississippi; died Nov. 10; ill four
ays; aged 81 years. n
CONTRIBUTIONS
ave been received to an amount W
eight hundred and one
lOusand dollars, five hundred dol
IFS of which Mas sent by Secre- "
Try Evarts from the foreign fever st
md, also upwards of three hun. NJ
red dollars contributed by the In
Anerons-hearted citizens of Moss h
oint, and oVer one hundred dol b
rs from u sister-tOwn Missis- ot
ppi CITY. Disbursements will of IN
'urse equal the amount subscribed, Pr
| of which will doubtless be made
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