The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-03
Yellow Fever News.
LATEST.

VentIOD VIII Oc hc'u. we VIII All
sleep on board chartered boats. Nav
or of Baton Ronge tcleyraph> !. "
Patton as follows
So far Board of Health only forhids
landing sick or u'acclimated persons,
and certain goods. Should New Or.
leans people charter and sleep on a
boat while here, feals of citizens
would be greatly a|layed, otherwise
much anxiety will exist and may give
us trouble if fever increases in your
city. Leon Jastrcmski, Mayor, hope
you will he down yourself. | don't
think there is any danger.
GEO. W. DurRE.
Our people are anxious aud uneasy,
and rumo,s are rife concerning the
yellow fever. The NINDICAroR has
kept posted on the run of the disease
in New Orleans, aud gives its numer-
Gus readers its most reliable and
latest authorities
Special from New Orleans, July 81, 1878.
Editor Vindicator, Natchitoches:
Saw DR.. Chopin to-day. lie says,
fears are much exaggerated. He is
still confident Of checking ye||cw fe-
yer, which is not yet epidemic. OF.
fetal report at - o'clock to-day is,
total cases to-day, one hundred and
tlirty.ive. Total deaths 80.
DR.. Chopin and Board Of Health
are working like beavers. Disinfec-
tants, 80 far are working very we'll.
| don't believe Baton Rouge Conven-
ton will be postponed.
GEO. w. DUPRE.
New Orleans. La, July 81.
Mr.. Gus. Moses, Natchitoches:
Stay away, 81 pew cases to-day.
LOEBER.
DR.. L0eber is a member of the
Board Of Health, and it wonld seem,
that Notwithstanding the gallant fight
made by DR.. Chopin to confue the
fever, that it is spreading rapidly and
increasing alarmingly.
Prompt measures are being taken
here to quarantine against the infect
I'd district, and we have no fears that
our healthy town will he visited by
the scourge.
In the mean time, we advise our
citizens to thoroughly clense their
premises, ont houses, &c.
New Orleans Ang. !.
Vindicator, Na,chtoches, La:
There have been during the whole
season, including doubtful cases, 1855
cases yellow fever. The total deaths
from this disease up to IL ~. to-day
were 80. In 1872 there was donble
the amount of fever here and little
or nothing thought Of it. Now panic
has seized upon the community, and
thousands have left the city. Every
town and city is qnarautined against
New Orleans. Mobile has gone So
far as to prohibit rail transit from
passengers through that town, and
all freight and travel. The great
Mobile line is suspended.
I saw DR.. Chopin and the mem.
hers of the Board of Health yester-
day, and they and other prominent
Physicians, are still confident Of ar
resting the disease. We have had
nothing yet approximating an cpl.
demic. The whole thing so far has
been a big fright.
HEARSEY.
One thing to be guarded against in
times like these, is panic. A thou
sand wild rumors are adoat, and 9TH
ers are constantly manufactured. If
our authorities give way to every
story, unnecessary alarm will be ere.
ated.
The facts are, that yellow fever
prevails 10 New Orleans. The mum.
Der of cases so far reported are l59.
Deaths 46. The disease does not aps
proximate an epidemic.
1t is we'll to guard against it's in-
PRODUCTION here, but at the Same time
We should go about it quietly. No
boats are coming up Red River save
The Bart Able, and from her we must
be protected.
From the Shreveport Standard.
The steamer Danube arrived at +
[1:40 a. m, and attracted a large
crowd who sought most of them to
20 on board of her, but were prevent
cd from so doing by police stationed
At either end of the gaugway. May
'r Currie Immediately went aboard
and conferred with Health Officer
Booth and Chief of Police Rogers. |
who stated that they waited at Grand
Bayou for the Danube who would
stop there, having q large freight 10 |
eshi p on the Willard to Mindeb. On |
careful aud thorough inspection they
'ound no evidence whatever of yelIow
ever, and she was permitted to 90 |
through, Mayor Currie, acting with
he Board of Health, granted per-
mission to land the portion of the
cargo, consisting of salt and hard
ware, the principal portion, but or.
Tered the baggiug aud other like
Freights to remain on board. The
drought passengers will be allowed
70 pursue their travel, but strict quar-
,ntine will be exercised against thu
boats. To insure the carrying out OF
this regulation a sufficient q uarantine
police are employed. The passen
gers and officers report the fever to