The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-13

where At Leghorn $50 died daily for several
months 1t also visited several places in
| the United States. among them Rock L.
land and Queensborough, In Orange coun-
", ". r., where 40 persons died during
the month Of October.
| In 1905 the mortality from yellow fever
| In the West Indies was something friBht-
ful. III Domingo there were 1900 cases
| and %. 900 deaths AID other islands suffer-
ed In like proportion.
In 1903 the fever began In New York on
July IS. and ended IN October with death
! list Of 6700 souls.
In 1901 csrthagena, crain. lost from yell
low fever 1870 Of her population Of 49,.
220. and Malaga from a population OF
5000 lost II ,i6i The official reports OF
deaths from yellow fever In Spain for this
year place the mortality at $4,000. and
the population Of the country n said to
have been reduced by more than 1,000.-
900.
In 1905 Quebec was visited by the fever
for the first and last time. The attack
was OF short duration. being nipped by
frost early in September. but II was so
severe that out OF one company OF English
troops, fffty-fiye in number. all persisted
except six. In this year, also. the fever
again RACED in Philadelphia, destroying
3400 persons. From this date until 1919
there was no epidemic OF yellow fever in
the United States. though every year wit
messed a number OF sporsdi. cases.
In 1919 II broke out In Alabama and
Louisiana, and in New Orleans the mortal
lily was 2i90. Spain suffered terribly dur
ing this year and in the two following.
In 1922 New York witnessed Its last cpl
demic Of tie fever, where out OF IA cases
230 died. Since this date there have been
coast north Of Norfolk, Va, though num-
Der OF imported CAGES. scattered about the
shores Of New York harbor, threatened to
cause one IN 1856.
The terrible epidemic OF 1853, that swept
over portions OF Florida, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas,
numbered Its victims by thousands. In New
Orleans alone, during the month Of August
the mortality was 6235, while before the
epidemic ended the death list had swelled
10 a total Of $500.
In 1854 the dread fever claimed 2423 more
victims In New Orleans. and In 1856 2670.
In the latter year the pestilence also ragged
In Norfolk. Va. where 1t claimed 1907 VIC
tins. and in Portsmouth, Va, where the
mortality was 1000.
In 1857 Jacksonville. Fla. was visited for
the fret time.
In 1858 the mortality IN New Orleans was
1889.
After 1883 the next great epidemic year
was 1867, when the principal sufferers were
Louisiana and Texas. During this season
the mortality in New Orleans reached
3O93; In Galveston, Texas, 1850 and In Mem
phis, Tenn, 231.
In 1870 there were 40 deaths from yellow
fever on Governors Island. i'm New York
harbor, and is in Philadelphia. but In nei-
Their case did the fever spread beyond it's
original limits
Florida and Charleston, S. c., suffered in
1871, and in 1873 another great epidemic Of
yellow fever swept along the gulf coast and
up the Mississippi valley. touching parts OF
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi.
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio. The greatest
mortality was at Memphis, where 1t
reached 1000.
In 1876 yellow fever became epidemic In
Savannah Ga, and In 1878 occurred the
most terrible epidemic OF the disease yet
known to this country. 1t swept along the
gulf coast and up the valley Of the Missis-
sippi to Cairo. Ill., Selling victims in every
oity. town and almost every village plan
tation In Its course. So malignant WAS II
that 1t readily attacked domestic animals,
and even the wild deer Of the forest are
SAID to have died from 1t. In Memphis,
with population reduced to less than 30
600, there we're 1900 cases and 5l50 deaths,
ratio OF mortality to cases OF In 49,
The present visitation of 1897 Is very
mild one, but the people have been panic
strtcfsn nom tse very first rumor. II is
confined to Alabama. Mississippi and Loub
isiana.