The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-08-27
JUST DENGUE FEVER.
Rumors of a Serious Epidemic at
Ocean Springs
Lead to q Visit of a Board of Experts
from New Orleans.


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n. o. Picsyune, August ~.
There WAS |, snccial meeting Of the
n. H., -, o.. ~.
"oa'" VI hee''n ~
purpose OF hearing tue reP"rI Vi the
Board of Experts who were sent 10
examine tho renorted cases Of yellow
- c..in,,, ,rho rail-,
'o'oi al Occa" 'P''"s"
OF the investigation proved maj tue
disease il nothing more serious than
denyue The renort was clear and
-.
posit''e'
IL was nearly . O'Clock Deiore Tue
meeting was called " oroer, aS Tue
special train when brought o hnafd
OF Experts did not arrive until mat
time. 49,, ,
Dr. OIiphant PRESIDED, ana stated
tnat lie had been soilciIeu " go WIN
the Board OF Experts ~. L. w. SOLO
mon, Dr: o.; Czarnnwskl, Dr. y. r.
ration Dr. II. II. iiaralson, 70 make
investigation OF Tue peculiar ior!n vi
ieVer now preVaiiine w oGeau opiines.
III iurtncr explanation ne sa'd tndC
several uayS ago NJ reCei'eu d ietter
from a PHYSICIAN IN Il northern cily,
stating that a gentleman from tnat
pace hao died IN new orleans, u
from Tue symptoms he was
suspicious that tne case was yciiow
ever An ln'rstlgatIou OF tne case
IN tnis Guy was uaue u IL was
FOUND That the deceased had only re-
inalned III New orlea'iS q irW Ways;
i,r. iia'io"ay Wrote 10 the Doa,u u.
Health authorities IN TINS c'ty ABOUT
Lnat time' statine tnat nc llao .Hau
u,ie|o W. !" 49, =.
1n"u o"S,e "o'o !e,'o~ wv '"se' ~, ~
ocean springs u BILOXI. Ut. VI
ilpllaht ccioe tllat u wnuia DC wist
70 MAKE d IuiieT EXAMINATION, aht
sunday NC 'nu MT; n. . Ma"nsei,, =
nemoer " INC boaro OF H,eai'h
went 10 occan springs, caiIeo LOT tn'
Mayor anu were " cnt
cases ID Question. lncy iouhn tn'
aocIors a. Ocean springs eAiremeI.
kihu, anu C'ie iatlc! Willingly zen
Inelr enorls III making an 'h'eSt'ga
ZION ol lwo Oh tne most serious cases
!ne result .. Iuc un'cslIHalloh WI
lal iIoil s~a,Is'actoIy, anu ~. yin
pnahC ahu W.T.. .riauI'sell came pacN u
Tue Guy y make more completc ar
engagements lor d lurther exall'ha
I'0n
lesteruay morning party OF ex
perts were eotten together, ana lei
on inc 'aSt- man traih ior ocea'
opr'ngS. lney were me at biloxi D.
Dr. liaralson, VINO accompanied VI
parry.
Inc report Oh the Board OF Expert
was DIS lolIows'
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss, Aug 20, 1897.
"Dr. $ r. 0%lliphant. President OF the Boar
ol iie"lln' ''a.e ol louisiana
Dear Slr-inc undersigned havln!
ocen requested 10 investigate an .epl
demic OF FEVER prevailing at TINS plac,
would report as follows:
I'm company with DR.. j. II. Bemis
and DR.. O. j.. Bailey, attending ply
slcians, we visited and carefully eS
disease, OF Which we were informe.
that there have been during the pas
six or seven weeks over 400 cases, non
fatal, except Two or three complicate'
with %pre.eXisting organic trouble.
"Atter careful inspection and G,
animation Of the aforesaid eases
which correspond in clinical llistor
+ with other existing cases, and case
which have previously occurred, "
; are positive in our opinion that tn
, disease is 'dengue,' and that in q
, case, either Of those sec by us, or !
cases whose history has been obtainc
from the attending physicians,
! there or has there been any symptUr
which would lead us to even a su.
picion Of more serious disease.
Signed:
"LUCIEN +. SOLOMON. NJ. D.,
so. CZARNOwsKI, NJ. d.,
; &c. FARRAR PATTON, NJ. D.,
,-a,Iof the Board OF Experts.
} 'i'.si. liARALsoN, NJ. ~,
Member Of the Mississippi Board OF Health.
we cnnc'lr IN Tie ABOVE diagnosI
OF the disease prevailing at Occa
: springs.
SlEileQ: ~. L.. BAILEY, NJ d.,