The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-09-23
BENTON, LOUISIANA,
Thursday ,::::::::::::::September %, 1897.
The Yellow Fever Situation.

The Yellow Fever Situation.
On Monday last the Shreveport !
Board of Health issued rules regu- 2,
iating the movement of trains, as
follows: On the New Orleans and
Texas Pacific road, south to Boyce;
on the Vicksburg, shreveport and
Pacific road, east to Monroe, provi-
ded trains east of Monroe are not
permitted to enter that town, nor on
the south from Alexandria. Health
inspectors must be carried on all
trains of these railroads, at their
own cost.
All trains, passenger or freight,;
from infected districts, or that may
hereafter become infected, are pro-
bited from entering Shreveport.
Health Inspectors were stationed
at New Louisville, Texarkana, and
Marshall.
There is general quarantine
against New Orleans and other in
iected points on the Gulf, and in
Mississippi; also, against Mobile
One case is reported at East Cairo,
and ten on a boat below St. Louis.
At Mobile, Ala, eleven new cases
were reported last Saturday, and the
same number the next day. In the
afternoon the hot spell was broken
by a cooling rain. Total cases at
Mobile, 80; deaths, 3.
On last Monday nineteen new cases
were reported at New Orleans. Nine
Of these were those of Dr.. Joseph
Holt; who had concealed the fact for
three days. DR.. Holt, who is ex
president, and who was instrumental
in passing an ordinance Furnishing
such criminal negligence; is severely
censured, and will perhaps be given
a dose of his own medicine. DR..
Holt reported that these nine cases
were traceable to Ocean Springs,
and that one of them contracted the
fever through It tier written by a
waman in q room where her child
was sick at Ocean Springs.
On Tuesday nine new cases were
reported at New Orleans; no deaths
Total cases in New Orleans up tc
Monday, 68; total deaths, 6.
Ten new cases are reported at Ed
wards; Miss; total to date, u.
At Biloxi, total cases to date, SO
On Monday fifteen new cases were
reported at Scranton, Miss.
Vicksburg is closely quarantired
about ten per cent. of the people
have fed.
The people of Biloxi, Scranton and
Ocean Springs are in need, and cal
for assistance.
A body of prominent citizens o
Jackson, Mississippi, aud vicinity
made an attempt to destroy the Pear
River bridge, on the Alabama ant
\ Vicksburg railroad, but the bridg'
wis too strongly guarded. The,
then tore up the track for some dis
lance west of the city. The troubl,
was caused by the arbitrary action O
the Superintendent in ordering tn,
engineer to pass through Jackson a.
slowly as possible. The usual speet
is 20 miles an hour and the engince
went through at the rate of fou
miles an hour. The action of th
citizens seemed to get move on th
train and it went flying through Me
ridian at the rate of 80 miles an hour
The origin of the yellow fever a
Ocean springs, and the spread of th
disease to other points, is traced t
theatrical man named Wyatt, VIII
had spent part of the Summer i
Mobile, and was visiting the Gul
towns, arranging for the appearance
of strolling company of char
stormers." The fellow fever first az
peared at Mobile, however, on