The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1897-09-25
THE EPIDMIc or rs.
Some Figures on the Yellow Scourye.
No Danger that II will be Re-
peated. Some Interesting
Figures.

Figures.
From tho terrible results that followod
the yellow fover endemic in 1873. IL /,
I.hot at nll strange that the peopls become
alarmed nt the very mention OF the terri.
ble sc0ufge. The condition existing tben
ana now arc entirely different. Th
wonderful advancement made In medical
science nave been along the lines Of fever
treatment as well na that of other dis sens.
es. The disense ia better undvratood tho
methods TO prevent ita spread are mora
thorough aud the treatment of tho dis.
ease u more satisfactory than In 1914.
Should, by amy chnpge, which ia not mn
likely, the disease become epidemic in TIA
Houtl, The doath rate would not approach
that of9e7s.
~ ~ feiis wing dgures takon from tho
,,S ut'o III. "'o 70 ms tiine iptcrestinp and
fever IN lS78
Thlrty.ohe communities Ia this Slate
wore stricken with yellow fever. and the
Dubiness OF The entire state, wns prostrat.
cd ana paralyzed for several months
Gre NADIA The ilrst case was that of
Mfs. Captain Fields, taken sick July 20.
alod 3lst' Population Mt outbrenk Of fe.
yor, 1000, OF whom 1900 were white 1000.
pihck. After tho stampede there remain.
cd 80 whites and 1000 blacks; of the
WHITES who were not protected by IL pre.
vlous attnek, only FIVE escaped the fever
lOtal cases, lO40; total deatlIs, 266: whites
~; c0l0rod, including the Immediate yicin.
NY, total deaths renched 400.
Vrcenville--P0pnatio before the epi-
lsnic, 280O, during, 1900; totel cases, | loo
uehths, 300, of whom I99 were white. 100
coIoiod, . Chinese; ndult males, 1862; adn't
females, 30; male ehi dron, u. The nrst
deaIh WAS on Aug. 23, aud the last death
0n Nov. %. "'"'''
Holly sprngs--Population 35OO;dnrinp
the epidemic lbOO, Of whom about 300
we're white and 1900 c0l0rrd. Total
uea'hsi Adult males, d30; adult fenmles.
~; cOl"red adult males. ~; e0Iorpd adult
females, 90; white chilIrsn, n. coIored
children, IL; total deaths, 8Oi; total cnae.
about l44e. The mortality among the
whites II ,88 per cent; among the coIored
14l per cent. The first death was ON
Aug. 20, the last death on Nov. 19.
Dry Grove. Htiids Couuty--Tutnl casea
B0; total deaths 40. Tho first death was
on sept. z, the last death on Oct, 80,
fopt Gibson Population. about 100
Ihe hrst cahe was oU AnR. 3. Total cases
IN town and country, 1900; total deaths In
colored 49,
Lake--Population, $50. Totnl case, $40,
deaths, 80. The last death waa ON Oct
%. ""' WI '''
Meridian Total cases, 800. deaths,
from sept. "a to Nov 7, SO
water vniley-Total cases. about Qb,i.
total deaths, 76; adult males, white. a.;
females, Z; adult males, colored, S;fernales
children, white; females, cnlored.
inc iirst death was on tho 30th, and the
last death Nov. 8.
Jackson-Total cases, db0; whites, l73:
e9hnod, 3l7; total deaths, IA; whitrs, ~;
ooioiea, 90. The first death was on Aug
o. Inc last death was on Nov. %.
bo'ton - Total case, l67; deaths, IL
Whites ana aO colorcd In Bolton and vi.
cinity: The last death was OH Nov. 10.
mcGomD CITY cases, about 375;
inaies' ii; boys, .; girls; y col0red, male.
aud female. The first death was on Oct
land the last death on Dec. /.
fernando aud Veinity-Denths. white
rtfns ees,.l9; c"lored r,f gees, /; white re.
sldcit bJ;c"loied IJsi, EMS. l5:totui de,tba
~. Inc iirst death WIS on Sept, and
the last death on Nov. TO-
Canton and Vicinity - Total deaths.
whites, 1866; colorcd, 81.
VicksDirK Total interments In tho ctt y
cemetery. from July - TO Nov. 20. were
9gO. Many of these were from the snr-
rounding country, and several taken from
steamers apd died IN the hospital. A large
proportion were col0red. The interments
IN warren County outside of Vicksbnrg
we're ls9. FIVE Of the Featherston family
died within few days.
osyka- Cases treated, 257; deaths 3d.:
white, 4d; c0lored, 7. The III st death was
on Ang ~, and the last death on Dec. /,
~ Waiiace placb, near Summit, four OF
the Griffin family
'arher station Total cases, 80; deaths.
adnit females, 2adult males, young
men, male child. ~ r.
T1llatoba - Total cases in town and
vicinity IL, deaths, s.
McNair Nvighborbood. N.ar Pavmond
- l.. ID. McNaIr, 4 sons. gn.in.iaw q
daughter, daughter- law. a niece and
two Sisters AL from Oct. S To Nov. ~.
~ other deaths In The neighborhood
Winona-deaths, white. 9 coIorad
valley Home plantation in the house. /
aduit males, adult females, 3 cbildren--
an had the lever. Fourteen whites died
and colored died,
Fnar Point-Population during fever
zoi deaths. D white, .cOlored died,
Rocky Springs, Claiborne County
Igtai death; White, 30; colored, 10.
Near Cardiff Landings y deaths.
IazoC CITY deaths, whites; colored.
nandsboro and Vicinity Canes, ~
whites. W. colored; 2S deaths; white 10.
Death AZ Barnes Hotel, 8 on the beach 2.
Bay ~. Lonts, total ~; Biloxi, death:
ocean Springs, 3 deaths; Horn Lake, !
deathi Terry snd Vicinity 4 deaths: gsna.
to1ia, deaths; Cayuga, deaths.
stoneyille--b3 deaths, several Of whom
we're ere included in the Greenyille list.
INC foregoing makes total of 243l
uea.hs reported. Estimating those not
'epoeted The total may be placed at 1900.
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