The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-10-22
YELLOW FEVER
Makes Its Appearance at Biloxi
Again.

afresh IN our neighboring town {
Biloxi, i'll Harrison county.
seems the local citizens are not sc
satisfied that the disease is yellO'
fever, but DrS. Harry aud Chan
pin unhesitatingly pronounce
yellow fever. The following W
take from the New Orleans Plea
yRne, which is as near the truth o
the matter as we "a get:
THE SICKNESS OFFICIALLY PRO
NOUNCED YELLOW FEVER.
BILOXI, Miss, Oct. 1S.-Dr. A. Z
Champlin, of Bay ST. Louis, arrived
here to-day under instructions from
the State Board of Health, and il
company with DIR. Harry, President
of the County Board OF health, who
also arrived this morning, visited
the two patients in the Cox family.
They were also accompanied by
DR.. Pelaez, one of our local pbysi.
clans. After an examination OF
the patients in the Cox family, and
also Capt. WIN. Patten, in another
vicinity of the town, DR.. Champlin,
together with DR.. Harry, uullesi.
tatingly pronounced the disease to
be marked yellow fever.
In an interview with your cores.
pOndent, DR.. Champlin stated most
emphatically that there was not a
single symptom wanted to confirm
him in his opinion that the disease
vas yellow fever. DIR. Harry
agrees with DR.. Champlin in his
diagnosis of the cases.
There have been no new cases of
yellow fever today, aud those now
sick are progressing tavorably.
Notwithstanding the declaration of
Drs. Champlin and Harry that
the disease existing in Biloxi is vel.
fever, two of our local pbysici.
ans decline 10 give an opinion as to
the nature of the disease.
Aldermen E.. l.. James. who went
to New Orleans yesterday at the
instance OF a number of Our citizens
the purpose of securing i'm ex.
pert to pronounce the name of the
disease, returned to night. He
to your correspondent that
he arrived in the city, he re.
II telegram ut English Look.
ii ON Mayor BOuSGuet, of Biloxi,
that New Orleans would es.
abIlsh quarantine against Biloxi,
nd that it vas not necessary to
ecure the services OF an expert to
ONE to Biloxi. During his stay
Il New Orleans lie called on DR..
Holiday, who stated to him that
g would willingly come any time
n the solicitation of the people OF
and give his opinion as to
he character of the disease.
Mr.. Marshall, Superintendent of
he Louisville and Nashville rail.
Dad, also stated to Mr.. James that
@ would furnish free transpOr-
ltion of nurses, doctors, medi
mes, or any necessary that the
of Biloxi might need.
Mr.. james also called at the Office
the Board Of Health OF Louisiana,
I'd in conversation with DIR.
.Olt, the doctor statetlO Mr.. james
Iat the quarantine would not be
Used against Biloxi until the ice
as two inches Thick. The doctor
Ither stated that he had no conf
ence in the people OF Biloxi, and
at bis future dealings would be
DR.. j. j. Harry, President
the County Board OF Health.
There is considerable Indignation
among some of our citizens that l
ayOr BOuSquet should have de. {
rted the town during the prevail !
excitement. {
HAT fHB DOCTORS SAY OF THE
CASES UNDER TREATMENT.
MINING INDUSTRY PARALYzED.
BILOXI, Miss, Oct. 10.-Every I
ing is quiet in Biloxi today, and
ere is no alarm fel6 by any one as :
the dangerous character of the il
sease. Through all the sickness, i
th a few exceptions, the< disease, =
latever it is, has assumed a mild n
I'm and in those cases that have n
fatally 1t is claimed Ny g
me that death was caused from d
complication of diseases i,
The enforcement of quarantine In
ainst Biloxi at this season of the X
ar, If continued, will completely q,
'p tue shipment of raw oysters n,
IN this point, and will, beside n,
many people out of EN-. al
,yment, resultin the loss of thou n,
ids of dollars in that industry, n
trains now stop here gong east w
west. If an arrangement could ",
made whereby trains would be 81
United to stop and receive ship. 70
ntS OF oysters, your correspond. m
feels satisfied that the oyster m
Ilers would pledge themselves to hi
that no person from Biloxi mo
.rded any train, and that the ne
Irantune, so far as passenger Ie,
tic is concerned, would be as en-
ctually crowded out as it is with ~,
ms running through the town ne
bout stopping. In
D an interview with your CORES. an
dent this morning DR.. Girardin IN,
ed that be had so far treated na
teen cases of the fever without No
loss of a single patient. He re.
IS the disease to be malarial NJ,
and so treats it. He has bad IN,
lew cases since last Saturday, MI
with the exception of the last -