The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-24
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Sunday seven persons went TO the
detention camp at Fontainbleau.
Our fishermen are happy, they can
60 shrimpinR now.
Tuesday about % persons went to
detention camp at FOntainbleau, and
more " follow.
Last Saturday a large number of
country people came into town to do
their trading.
Mr.. Frank Jackson is holding the
position OF entrance clerk at Camp
FOntainbleau.
Popular JEFF Egan is sending inter.
esting notes to the New Orleans Item.
The staff correspondent being down
with fever.
Mr.. Oscar Elder and Miss Matte
Goodrich died Of the prevailing fever
here on Saturday last.
DR.. John Guitcras passed through
on Friday mornings train Tn route to
New Orleans.
Directly traccable to Ocean
Springs" Is the way our town Is men.
toned In some OF the big Dailies."
1t is a fact worth mentioning that
there has been no red flag displayed.
1t must be that we have no cases com.
Ing under section | Of the board OF
health's report.
= An Italian fisherman from Round
Island tried to break through the
Gordon Tuesday morning but was
captured and placed IN jail and will be
dealt with accordingly.
Captain Bellande was appointed
official fumigator, and his men are at
work d%islnfecting and fumigating
places where deaths have occurred.
MAJ. F. NJ. Weed, the afiablc station
agent who was stricken with the pre-
vailing fever is Commissioning. His
niece Miss Laura Aikens Is down with
the same fever, but We are pleased to
report recovering.
Assistant Government Engineer
Sidney +. Lewis, wife, eight children
and nurse, Miss N. Davis, Charles
Howard and family, of New Orleans,
and Conductor VIM. johnson, wife
and son. Of Ocean Springs, went into
camp on Tuesday.
At an adjourned meeting Of the
mayor and board OF aldermen, held
Saturday morning an order was pass
ed. at the request Of the board of
health, to the effect that all stores,
barro0ns and other public places, ex-
pnpt 1rnn ctnrnc olnco thntr Jo.r, No n
O'Clock in the evening.
The following report was handed me
by the secretary OF the town board OF
health for the week ending Sept. IS,
1897: Number Of cases OF prevailing
fever to date, %, OF which II are I'M.
proving, 2 cOnvalescent, 3 serious, 3
dead. Il. A. vANCLEAvE, PRESIDENT.
We regert to chronicle that the
angel OF death has invaded the home
Of Col. w. r. Snyder. His son-in.law
Mr.. W. +. Bransford died at 10 o'clock
Friday night last at the family home
near FOntainblcau. Deceased was a
young man Of many sterling qualities
and will be greatly missed. We ex-
tend our sympathy to the young wife
and family.
During Sundays storm the house
occupied by Mr.. G. P. Bose was struck
by lightning, tearing of part Of the
roof and one whole corner OF the room.
In its downward course 1t struck a
double barreled shotgun, entirely
SCATTERING the stock. A sewing ma
chine, which stood near, was knocked
all to pieces. The bolt went down
through the floor, leaving a large hole.
The escape OF the family was marvel
Gus. Mrs. Bose was sitting within a
few feet Of the sewing machine and Mr..
Bose and the children we're oil in the
room, but besides a slight shock and
the fright none OF them were harmed
10 the least.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Continued meeting Sept. II, 1897. All
the officers and members present. except
Aldermen Simmons and Russell.
r. A. Vancleave, president of Ocean
Springs board of health. read the, FL low.
ing report, which was apprOveh..
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. Sept. II, ~.
At a call meeting Of be board Of health
of the town of Ocean Springs. there were
present R. A. Vancleave, president aud E.
K. Bragg, secretary.
Sec. l, 1t il hereby ordered that q red
flag shall be placed in the front of every
residence in the town of Ocean Springs
where u case of contagious or infection
exists.
Sec. 2. 1t shall lie tho duty of the town
marshal 10 see that this order Is enforced
Sec. 8. 1t is hereby ordered that all
physicians attending the sick in this
town shall report all cases of illness, ma
ture and character of the disease to the
president of the board of health al or be.
fore 6 o'clock p. m. daily.
Sec. 4. No persons except physicians
shall be allowed to visit houses where a
red flag IL displayed without permission
from local board Of health.
Sec. 8. Physicians attending contu.
gious diseases shall wear II linen ulstcr
over his clothes. which ulster shall reach
the floor, and shall he soaked In q solu.
ton Of hi chloride of mercury, strength,
one to one thousand, and ulster shall be
kept damp with said solution.
Sec. d. All persons who are competent
to nurse c%ongagiOus or infectious diseases
will report to X. A. Vaucleave and have
their names enrolled, and all who receive
employment will be paid at the rate Of
$1.5O per day for ~ hours services
Sec. Z. Physicians in charge Of tn,
sick are required to report to the presl
dent Of the board of health ans negli
gence GU the part Of any nurse.
Sec. 3. 1t Is further requested that nj
funds not otherwise provided for, contri.
buted for the benefit Of the INDECENT o
this community, be placed in the hand
Of His Honor, !. w. Grayson, mayor o
the town.
Sec. 0. A book shall he kent In tn
Office Of the bosI Of health, 10 whic
each physician shall rec ord the name q
each patient DO attends, who il s%uffsrin
from any infectious or contagious d.seas,
or doubtful ossss, and give age, sex, oolol
and number Of cases Of o n.iufsctiou,
diseases. + A. vANCLEAVE,
President.
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