The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-08-02
lELLOW .LICh.

TIE world that yellow FEVER wa!
raging in New Orleans, aud rs quicl
as thought the little towns of Gal
weston, Vicksburg, Memphis, to say
nothing OF the lesser lights along
the streams Vld railroads, called
together the wise heads of their
boards of health "and hereby
and hereon" resolved that com.
munication should be Immediately
stopped between their respective
hamlets and the great.city of the
South. There seems to be method
in the madness of all this furore
and scare about yellow jack as
regards the quarantine of Galveston
and Mobile. The citizens seem to
think that New Orleans loss will be
their gain, and if they can make the
county people believe that a thou
sand people a day III dying in the
latter city of course the tide of
trade will flew in their Golfers. But
this is a sad mistake. What in.
jures the prosperity of New Orleans
will to a certain extent injure the
surrounding towns. If New Orleans
is prosperous aud thriving likewise
will be the feeders to this much
abused city.
Monday the board of health of
Jackson county met at Scranton,
and placed a quarantine by rail
aud water against New Orleans.
The proceedings of the meeting
will be found in another column.
Now, we do not wish to be nm
derstood as condemning the action
of Il board of health, for we be-
lieve and kROW this board is com
posed of the wiSest and most pru.
dent citizens of our county-men
who have us much interest in the
welfare of the county aS any men
in the community, but still some
think they were somewhat haSty in
their action, while others heartily
approve their course and think
they did what vas wise and proper.
NevrrlesS as they have done
what to tn, m seemed best for the
protection of the health of this PEG.
pie, it nov becomes the duty of
every citizens to assist the board by
Ill can within their power to
carry ont u rigid quarantine. If
hey are successful in keeping out
Infectious diseases, well and good
f they fail they will have the con.
'ci0usness of knowing they did !
What was in their power to avoid a
lreadful sc0urge.
The yellow fever has not yet I
Deen declared an epidemic in New t
Orleans, and it may not assume
hat form this season, although we |
Omit there is a possibility of such t
thing. On Tuesday, by the Off G
ial report, we see but five deaths {
yellow fever reported for that I
and surely that is very few
Or a city Of two hundred thousand I
Opulation. The Samercport states a
hat up to Monday noon the total |
lumber OF cases for the season l
ere eighty, with total number of
eathS Of tllirty.three. The board t
t health of that city are using all =
ne means within their power to .
the spread of the disease, t
nd with what effect We shall soon Y
ee. |
Mobile has luarantined us to- ',
ether with New Orleans, and as :
communication can lie carried t
II between the coast and that city, Fl
he question arises how are we to |,
c supplied with provisions. The =
trains have been discon. +,
ed, and we see no chance of oh. t
supplies. One of our mer- II
lantS told us today he ordered !"
roceries from Mobile and the mer. q
lant there informed him he could "
OF ship. We are entirely cut oft W
ON the outside world, and if we u
re not allowed to bring in prOvi. n
ons very soon our people will be
a bad condition. Arrangements p
should be made whereby 81
people a be enabled to bring =.
supplies. AS we have no yellow n,
yer OIL the coast we see no sense IL
Mobile quarantining us, and thus Ill
'priving III people of something ~
eat. "
OUR ST4TE UNIVERSITY. I'll
This noble old institution is again ".