The leader., 1897-10-20
THE FEVER SITUATION.


This circular letter Is lntenoeu iof
personal and fraternal correspondents,
and NAV interest others to whom 1t Is
addressed.
In the first place, the city of jackson
has so far escaped any infectious or con-
tagious disease this season, and we are
hopeful of continued exemption. Inc
general health of jackson has not been
better for many years. The municlpal
and health authorities have been vigil
liant and tireless, and uncompromising,
in their efforts to protect the city from
contagion. A Gordon of paid guards
surround the city-no person being al
lowed to come in or go out without
proper permits, and those are granted
only in special and emergent cases. a
thorough system of volunteer citizen
police-white and colored-in the diff
ferent wards, and the ringing of the
curfew at 9 o'clock pm, insures abso-
lutte protection to public and private
property. Thus far there has been no
trespass. nor will there be to the end.
The escape of jackson means not only
much for the city, but for the surround
ing country. and for all points in rail-
road communication with it. Daily
trains continue to run north and south,
and eastward. While there has been
partial suspension of public and private
business, many stores and all the banks
are open and all the necessary supplies
and private accommodation can be OBJ
tanned. All the Inconvenience and
losses can soon be forgotten and adj
iusted should we be so fortunate as to
escape.
At "a largely attended meeting of citi'
zens last week it was resolved that
quarantine restriction should not be re-
Taxed until all danger of infection is
passed. Many important applications
from absentees have been uniformly
refused.
The jackson Howard Association was
promptly reorganized, and holds itself
ready for its appropriate work. The
Vicksburg Howard Association, being
within more convenient and unintor-
ruptcd reach of Edwards, is doing noble
work for that afflicted community, and
is also looking after Nitta Yuma.
The Executive Committee of the State
Board of Health-Drs. kiger and Hun
ter-are faithfully and efficiently dis
charging most delicate and respon-
sible work The daily bulletins keep
the public fully advised of the situation
at all points. DR.. Gettings, of the
United States Marine Hospital service,
| is here, heartily cooperating with
them. The other members of the Board
| for the State-at-large-Drs Dunn, Har-
alison. Cant and Quinn, as well as the
memb ers for the several Congressional
Districts, are zealously cooperating.
Drs. HARRISON, Dunn and Cant are in
constant and active service on the coast
and Edwards. DR.. Purnell has forever
endeared himself to the people of that
stricken community.
The local authorities and Relief Com
mittees of Edwards and Biloxi have
made earnest appeals for help, and it is
being literally contributed. The citi-
ZenS of jackson sent a handsome cash
contribution to Edwards. and refugee
Mississippians at st. Louis collected q
thousand dollars or more, for that
place. 1t was my privilege to send
$4,000 Masonic contributions there,
for general relief, and a like amoant to
Biloxi. Have just received kilograms
| from Rev. f. Thompson and Hon.
John f. Mccormick, stating that the
needs of Biloxi are very urgent. The
suspension of the canning factories and
other industries there is creating much
forward all contributions. | can trans
nit from here all funds without any eX-
pense for exchange. 1t will require
several thousand dollars to tide them
over their pressing needs.
| The daily death record and new cases
appears in press dispatches, and hence
not noted in this circular. Twenty
deaths in Edwards to date.
| The reported suspicious" cases at
Union Church, jefferson county, was
fully investigated by DIR. Carradine I'M
der orders from State Board of Health.
| ana IOuHt W Dt IL case Vi llllltl DnOuS
fever. The young man, with other stu:
dents en- route to A. & NJ. College, was
turned back from Durant, and got sick
soon after reaching home.
| The cases at Clinton were pronounced
by DIR. DeGraffenried as having no yell
low fever symptoms; but DR.. Dabney,
another expert, has reported that the
cases are yellow fever of mild type.
The suspicious" case at Terry was in
vestigated yesterday by DR.. Carter, of
New Orleans. and found to have no
yellow fever symptoms. delightful
| ten-hours' rain last night; but the
weather bureau records of killing frosts
do not encourage hope for one before
the 9th or 10th of November.