The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-24
BILOXI MASS MEETING.
THE CITIZENS D~ENOUNCE
BoAEOs OF HEALTH. DOC
TORS AND OTHERS.
They Censure DrS. Holt, Scales
and Solomon for Declaring
Yellow Fever at That Place
Etc.

A mass-meeting OF two hundred
people was held at Biloxi on thu
18th inst, when the following reso
lutions were adopted
ReSOlUed, That to Drs. Holt,
Scales and Solomon, by their ac
ton III refusing to credit the opin
ions and diagnosis of DrS. Lemon
aud Maybiu, physicians OF our
town, and placing reliance and
trust in the opinions of two or three
persons unknown to us, thereby
discrediting members OF their own
profession, are justly due the cen.
sure and opinion formed of them by
this community, aud the great out
rage perpetrated should be visited
with the severeSt penalties, and
our regret is that such heInOus OF.
lenses against public welfare are
not provided for by law.
ReSOl0ed, That the casual obsnr-
vations made at the supposed in.
fected locality, covering perhaps
two hours in all, was not sufficient
time to form an opinion, other then
conform one already in IA fair state
OF preparation, gives no.credit to
the gentlemen themselves or their
profession.
ReSOlUed, That the injury iufict.
ed upon the visitors by the false
report, forcing them at a moments
notice to fly the town, will long be
remembered by our friends in the
Crescent City, and whom we ask to
sustain the great head of "a badly
damaged health board, and thus
encourage such feals as attempted
in New Orleans in 1888 and again
in 1880, and repeated here in 1886. |
ReSOteed, That we call attention
of the good people of this entire
section to the report of Drs. May
bin, Lemon, PtlRz, Aldricb, of Bill.
oXi DIR. A. p. Ckamplin, Bay st.
DR.. Harry, HandsborO; DR..
New Orleans; DR.. God
Louisville, and DR.. Murray.
Island, to attest TO the truth
fulneSS of u statement that ne
sign or trace of yellow fever h,>
been found in our poor, unfortu-
nate, condemned town.
ReSOtred, That the citizens Of
Ocean Springs, to whom VT extend.
the hand Of fellowship in the
memorable year OF 1873, are chi
led to the disgust and contempt OF
very citizen OF Biloxi, and tn
shotgun b isade will
lot soon be forgotten by the men, i
women and children of their own
,ounty who were forced from their
resides aud homes upon the cold
llarlIies OF the world.
ReSOlred, That The working ppo {
lie Of Biloxi, IN being deprived at d
Iany days work by the refusal Of =
he manly element OF Ocean Springs !.
| permitting fishing upon the G
horcS OF jackson county, and cut
ing off the base of supplies, there. :
Y shutting down the factories. 4
ill ever bear in mind this kind and
umane treatment, and hope ~
God will ever come to the doors ol
his wrong.
ReSOtCed, That the thanks of this
he extended to Drs,
emon, MaybiH, Peleez and AL
OF Biloxi. DIR. Harry, of i,
LandsbOro DR.. Champlin, of Bay ~
t. Louis; DR.. Formento, of New OF
DIR. Godfrey, of Louis, vi
lille, aud Dr.. Murray, of Ship Is. So
nd, for the interest taken in 70
shalt of a wronged community, "
I'd tor the earnest attention shown
establishing the truth as 10 the -,
laracter of the sickness reported
Biloxi.
ReSOlUed, That the Mississippi
ate Board of Health in ignoring
e opinions of the resident phySi
aus and giving credence to thai 4
the visiting gentlemen, cast II by
IT upon the character of their pro CHI
and assisted thereby in S on;
wing color to the false report, and Gin
stead of assisting us as in duty all
und, lent q helping hand TO the PR
lel and unmistakable outrage, pa
d we desire to call the attention 0oi
the citizens of the whole State to {
* unp%rOfessiOnal and unjnstifa.
wrong perpetrated upon the /
lZpuS of this town. 4