The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-03

Porter and its two bargeS Two long
months did this triumvirate of disease
stricken craft move up and down the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers, spreading
yellow death wherever they touched.
They communicated the fever TO tho
town OF Gallipolis, O.. where fifty-one
persons took the disease and thirty-one
died
From tho time these craft left New
Orleans until they tied up at Plttsburg
twenty-three persons died aboard Of
them. The ghostly plague ship or Van
derdecken and his Flying Dutchman
were never more dreaded than these
three spreaders Of the yellow death. At
Gallipolis, o. on the morning Of August
re, ISIS. the engineers of the tug refused
to work any longer and ran tho boat
alongside the bank, where all hands ex-
cept two men and the doctor deserted
II was from New Orleans that the tug
and lis barges brought the cargo OF
which Yellow Jack was master.
A pitiful story is told Of the last out
break Of fever Of any consequence, which
took place in 1ssS. All Louisiana WAS in
dire distress. when none knew at what
moment the deaths head might leer in at
the door. Apparently sporadic cases were
heard OF on every hand DR.. I'Heureaux
a physician Of New Orleans. learned that
az the house Of farmer out toward Bayou
Christian the disease had found several
victims. all Of whom were in a pitiahle
state. The doctor. who had no fear OF
yellow jack drove out TO the place and
found that the majority OF the family had
gone. Across the road from the house sat
the owner. beside a brightiy-burning bon
fire Of pine logs. He told the doctor that
his son was sick en- tho house but that he
Was afraid 70 20 10 him.
The doctor went IN and searched the
dwelling. wbich he found 70 be in a con
diu-n simply frishtful. but discovered no
sign or the patient. At last. behind tho
kitchen stove lay a form that he at first
thought was that OF q negro. bat on ex-
animation discovered that the 19-vear-old
hoy, fevered thirsty and dying from the
dread disease had crawled about on the
hlthy floors 81 his home IN p vain search
FOR water and lad az last collapsed on the
spct where he vas found
This ia one % 2 hundred instances. yell
low jack drives courage from men who
have fcsrlassly faced death and danger in
many forms. There SIS something 50 hor-
ribie about q that ore becomes tremend-
ouslv alarmed with apparently slight
cause. What brings the yellow fever 20
New Orleans is something that no one
knows. unless It he that certain conditions
81 the atmosphere or certain growths OF a
vegetable nature result iu the blr7h o. the
germs. TIE most experienced yellow fever
doctors declare that she disease IS not com
manirable by one person 20 another. but
taat r. makes ifs var through the air ard
hy means ~ personal clothing. baggage
4ua ordinary n1err andiTe
ln saying tazt ono person cannot COM
uun.-stn 1ae disease 70 another il is
meant the authorities here cay. that Il
NN Not result from drect personal con
-aat although q the Same tine one per
son may be the ea'ise Of tire germ finding
Io1EUeut in another. Heretofore the
chances for recovery have been very
zl.eat bat with Sana~elHs remedy We
may houe fcF relief