The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-10
BUT A FEW CASES THERE AND THESE
ARE CAREFULLY GUARDED.

Our little city was astir on Monday
morning, awaiting the verdict which
was to mean so much for it II favor
able, and would plunge it into the
deepest gloom il not. At a little after
6 o'clock the doctors proceeded to the
suspected case, the party having died
late last night. and an autopsy was
held and they pronounced it a case Of
yellow fever, but OF a very mild type,
and the dread fat has gone forth, and
still u people do not believe the re.
port and are not alarmed, and those
who were in a position to know what
was being done by some Of the physi-
clans were not surprised in the least,
as it seemed from the start that they
had come here to find yellow fever,
and flnd it they would in spite OF the
protests OF the more experienced men
and men who had experience with yell
low fever, which they had not, and
the people are indignant at being
made the scaregOat for the whole
coast, from Mobile to the Rigolets.
The following statement from the
president Of the Ocean Springs board
of health, Colonel r.. A. Vancleave,
expresses the opinion of So per cent Of
the people. Colonel Vancleave says:
you may say as coming from me
that | consider the action of these
physicians in pointing the finger of
suspicion at US as only m effort or
their part to divert suspicion from
their own localities, as | have good
authority to state, and am of the firm
opinion, that this same fever prevails
in Mobile, Scranton, Moss Point,
Biloxi, Bay St. Louis and Pass Chris
tian. AS near as can be traced the
first case was brought here by a Miss
Seymour, from Biloxi, along in May,
and a few scattering cases occurred at
the time, and since then we have had,
it is estimated, over 800 cases, and out
of them twelve deaths have occurred,
but in every case there has been other
complications which were the direct
cause Of death, although aggravated
by the fever, but in no case vas the
first symptom OF the dread disease
manifest. Our physicians, who have
been right with it from the start and
are in rather a better position to know
than on a single days examination,
are of the OplniOn still that they have
held from the start that. although the
symptoms are not those OF any rec
ogniZed fever. they are surely not vel
low fever"
AT a meeting Of the hoard Of mayor
and aldermen to-day, DR.. Bailey was
APPOINTED on the board OF health &c
take the place OF DR.. Bragg. He was
then instructed by the local health
board to disinrect the "said to be" in,
fected places, and all precautionary
measures necessary have been taken
DR.. II. A. CANT, OF Water Valley,
member OF the State board OF health
who was expected yesterday, but wa!
delayed and did not arrive till thi.
morning, will, at the request OF TIT
State executive committee, TAX,
charge here and endeavor to staml
out the prevailing fever, and is OF til,
opinion that with care and prope
management it can be done in a yer,
|, few DAYS.
A Joint meeting OF the mayor an,
board OF aldermen and health boar
was held tonight at the inn, h
take measures towards disinfectinI
and other sanitary measures, an,
all houses where fever was or ma
! be will be thoroughly looked after