The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-06
ALEXANDRIA YELLOW FE-
WEIR DOTS.

tious had not then been rcsortcd
to, to prevent the introduction OF
contagious and infectious diseases
The experiment was tired Tor the
first time in 1878 and with eml
Dcut success, SO far as Alexandra
was concerned, not single case
having made lis appearance dur
ing the entire season, althou$ Il
surrounded by stricken cities. At
the suggestion Of Il friend, that it
would be Of public interest 1T the
present time, We have examined
the file Of the LOUISIANA Demo
GRAFT for tie year 1867, and repre-
duce all References found therein
to the Alexandria epidemic. The
first announcement Of the eXi5-
tence Of the fever, occurs i'll The
issue Of Oct. 9th, as follows:
"Since our last, that dreadful!
scourgp, the yellow fever, has
made its appearance in our town.
Great and terrific has been the
CONSIDERATION of our already sore,
Ily afflicted people, and great
many Of those who were good sub
jects for hat disease, have left the
place. The physicians pronounced
it here in All epidemic form. Up
to the present writing, we suppose
there must have been ut least for
Ity cases and only SO far four have
| terminated fatally. The disease is
certainly OLA mild type and spread
lug not very fast, AS an instance
of its mi!Aness, we would state
that in 1853, all the Germans OF
the Hebrew faith, who were at
tackled with the yellow fever, died.
This season, so far, among that
class of our population, there have
been some twenty cases ana Gully
two deaths have occurred. In the
country, we hear Of a very few
cases, one Of which has terminated
fatally. We are greatly surprised
that it has not spread far and wide
III the country, for the freedmen
still flock TO the town from the
four quarters OF the parish ail re
turn again. So far among thai
class the disease has attacked {
very few
In this issue is recorded thu
death from yellow fever on Oct
Sd, of Leopold, son of John ant
Jeanette We'll, aged ten year
and niHe months. On Oot. 9th
Laura Augusta, wife of Dr.. james
| S. Fish. Andrew J. Hadnot, aget
forty years, at his residence
"EEickcry Grove" on Sept. Goth
Malady not known at the time
but subsequently pronounced yel
low fever.
The following editorial utter
ances are foHud in the issue Of o.
tober 10th:
"The prevalent fever in on
town, since our last, has attacked
at least thirty-fve persons, and
we are glad to know, its type con
times mild Our physicians tiu'
no trouble in handling it and thu
far it has yielded we'll TO thei
treatment. But three deaths hav
occurred The past week: Il. Farr
Baltimore, Il freedman and a ne
gro child aged about one year
This alone is proof conclusive G
the mildneSs Of the epidemic. Th
weather is cool, fair and splendi;
and it ia to be hoped the diSeas
! will soon run its conrSe.0
The following editorial rcfcrenc
to the fever is found in the issue o
October 23d:
"The prevailing fever, since on
last issue, has progressed with II
abatement. We have to repor
, about the same number Of new ca
Scs as. last week, viz: thirty vt
There have been o4lly FIVE death
in town aud one in the country
five miles from town. The mild
ness Of the type OF the disease i
| still the same. The physician
are still very successful in thei
management Of it, and from til
start The deaths are far below til
usual average in epidemics Of til
kind. From the iucipiency of til
tever up to the present writing
there have been at least Que hun
: dred aud twenty eases treated an
unly fourteen have terminated +;
tally"
In this issue is recorded Il
deaths from yellow fever on Oct
Der 2lst, of Eugenia Reynola
only daughter of VIM. J. Re,
holds, Of Mobile, Ala, and wife (
. George Y. Kelso. DR.. Horaa
Walker, aged twenty-five year
, at Evergreen plantation, OH Bayc
I Robert.
October 30th.-"Tle prevailir
fever has, since our last, decrease
somewhat IN the number Of vi