Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-14
SLIGHT PANIC AT OCEAN
g SPRINGS,
A Good Deal of Fuss over q
Small Affair.
New Orleans Picayune, z.

be- A representative of the Picayune
visited the alarmed district. yesterday
and gathered all the information poe.
sible at the time relative to the out,
break of suspicious cases Of fever back
of Ocean Springs. The report Of these
cases and deaths and the situation a:
published in yesterdays issue is cor.
rect.
DR.. Carson, who is on duty at Look.
out Station, received orders on Friday
to pr9sead at once to Ocean Springs,
and take with him disinfectants, and
to tender his services and disinfect
the places where tho suspicious fever
has broken out. DR.. Carson tele.
graphed that evening to DR.. Shannon,
at Ocean Springs, that he would come
upon the morning train, and expected
to find him there to meet him. The
Louisiana man Of health aud disin-
fections hoped to make the trip to
the places back of Ocean Springs and
finish his work in time to take the
evening train back to Lookout Sta
ton. The representative of the Plea
yune met DR.. Carson and interviewed
him on his trip.
We'll" said the Doctor, 81 went
over according to my telegraphed
promise and got to, Ocean Springs at
about noon. DR.. Shannon had seen fit
to 60 out to see patient 10 the morn
ing, and consequently | did not see
him until after | had waited two
hours. Then he came and we had an
argument about disinfectants and the
necessity of using them. l offered to
go with him to Snyder's and help him
disinfect the premises. He said be did
not see the use, as there were no more
people sick and every precaution was
being taken. |, of course, did not
press the matter, but intimated my
desire to go and see for myself.
DO Finally DR.. Shannon said he would
come for me at 3 o'clock and take me
out in ayehicle He did not return
until after 4. Then it was too late for
me to go, He said something more
concerning the uselessness of disin.
fectants, but / argued with him at
length, and finally he consented to
take them and use them. He put
themin his buggy and took the train
back to Lookout.
MY impression is that DR.. Shannon
is surprised at the hubbub he has
created with his statements, and
wishes row to allay the public appre-
hension and fear. He says that his
brother and sister in law died ofother
than fever symptoms. TIE lady's
death was caused by intussusception
Of the bowels, he says, but his brother
was in very delicate health, and the
shock Of her death, coming so sudden
ly, killed him. The Synder case is
admitted to have had some Of the
symptoms of yellow fever
In answer to further inquiry DR..
Carson said to the reporter that the
disease may have been brought to the
Snyder place by schooners and luggers
which coast along and up Fort Bayou,
on the banks of which stream the
Snyder house is located. Snyder is
known to have spent several hours OF
each day on these schooners, enjoying
the company of the sailors.
The Doctor thinks that owing to
the isolation Of the place Of the disease,
if it be yellow fever, will not spread.
The people of Ocean Springs are
thoroughly aroused and the Gordon
will be established if any more cases
break out there.
From resident Of the county the
Picayune learned that the Snyder
home is located on high hill and is
eminently healthy, as far as all appear
snces go. II is in the piny wOods,a
there are no syapps or malarial
streams in the neighborhood. There
are no persons living within mile of
this place, and the public road does
net run to or near il.