The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-09-22
The Record OF 1875.

""N hSuleN from lle
epidemic of 1878 may now bo read
VIII interest lhirtyone conmuui.
tes In this State were stricken with
yellow fever, and tho business of the
entire State was prostrated aud par.
allied for several months:
Grenada-The first case was that Of
Mrs Capt. Fields, taken sick July 20.
died 3lst. Population at outbreak OF
fever, $500, Of whom 1900 were
whites, 1900 blacks. OF the whites
who remained, and who were not
protected by a previous attack, ouly
five escaped the fever. Total cases.
lol0 Total dcaths-266 white, 50
colored Including the immediate
vicinity, the total deaths reach 450
GreenvilIe-Populatiou before epi.
dem'c 2,80G; during, 1900 Total
cases, lI00. Death 299, OF whom 1879
where white, 10l colorcd, Chinese.
Adult males, 1862; adult female. 80;
male children 1S; female children 81.
First death, Aug, %; last death, Nov.
| %
Holly Springs-Population $500;
during epidemic 1900, of whom about
800 were white and 1900 colored.
Eoral deaths-adult males. 1870; adult
teGale, 70: colored adult males, 48:
colored adult females 29; white chill.
dreu, Is, colorod children II. Total
deaths, 304 Total eases, about LAO.
Mortality among whites 1855 per
cent; among colored TAI per cent
First death, Aug, 5last death Nov,
IS.
Dry Grove, Kinds Couuty-Total
cases 60; total death, 46. First death,
Sept. Z; lat death Oct 80
Port Gibson-Population about l,
100 First case, Aug, 8; total cases in
town and country 800; total deaths
it town aud country, 275 of whom 80
were colored
Lake-Population $50. Total cases,
$50. Deaths; 80; last death, Oct %.
Moridiau-Total cases 1872. Deaths
from Sept. a. to Nov, 7, Sc
Water yalIey-Totsl cases, about
$50 Total deaths, rs; adult males,
white, A; females, Z, adult males, col
ored, s; females, 5; 8 children, males,
white; females; 5 children, females,
colored. First death, Aug. S0i last
death, Nov. 8
Jackson-Total cases, 400; whites,
l73; coIored, 3l7 Total deaths, 84--
whites, 40; colored IS. First death,
Aug 3ll last death, Nov. %.
Bolton-Total cases, 167. Deaths
IA whites, 40 colored, in Bolton aud
vicinity last death, Nov, 10.
McComb City-Iotal cases, about
375. Total deaths, SO; adult males 2 a;
adult females, III boys, 8, girls, 8.
Coloscd, male and l female. First
death, 4; last death, Dec. /.
Hernando aud vioinity--Deaths,
Whit refugees, 10; colorcd gatugees,
/: white residents, Sg; colored resi-
dents, l5 Tolal death, "A. First
death, Sept. 5; last death. Nov. 10.
Canton aud yioiuity-Total dea,,,'us,
whites, 12a. coloredl 81,
Yicksburg-Totsl iuterments in
city cemetery, from July % to Nov.
20, were $50 Many of these were
from Tho surrounding country, and
several taken from steamers and died
ip hospital A large proportion were
colored. The lnterments in Warren
county, outside Of Vlcksburg, were
189 Five of the Featherstpp family
died Within few days.
Osyka-Cases treated 157; deaths.
5s-whites, 46; colored, Z. First death,
Aug. 80; last death, Dec /.
AT Wallace Place, near Summit
Four of the Grifdth family.
Garner Slatlon-TotaI cases, 80
Deaths, 10; adult females; 2 adult
males; young men; l male child.
Tillatoba-Total cases in town and
vicinity, Al. Deaths, 8.
McNair neighborhood, near Ray
mond-L. d. McNaiP four sons,
son n.iu-law, a daughter, a daughter-in'
law. a niece aud two sisters, all from
Oct s to Nov. 10 other deaths in
Winona-Deaths, white; colored.
Valley Home Plantation, Talla-
hatchie county-White population ID
The house.. 5 adult males, s. adult ie-
males, 5 children, All had the fever.
IA whites died; lColored died.
Eriars Point-Population during
fever 275. Deaths, 5 whites; l col
pred. First case, Aug. II; last case
Nov l.
Rocky Springs, Claiborne coanty-