The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-06

the season, which was a good xiii,
ing one. The next morning an.
other light one occurred. AND
again on Monday night we had an
OF her good one"
This issue contains notice or the
death from yellow fever, of L. B.
Swami, aged % years. Also the
deaths Of Isaac Rosenthal, aged
81 years, and Esther Hilton, aged
6 years and I months, but does
not state the cause Of death i'll
either case.
November 13th.-"We have to
report for the last week only five
or six new cases Of the prevailing
fever and not a single death i'll the
same time. We had a light freeze
on last Wednesday morning, but
since then the weather has been
clear and pleasant, bat warm for
the season. A few Of cur citizens,
who had left on account of the epi
dc!u!e, have retnrned.'
November 2O,h.-"We are sorry
that we have to report a slight in-
crease of the fever for the past
week over that of the previous
one. The type Of several OF the
cases has also been more marked
ana malignant. -Four deaths have
occurred, three Of which are pro,
nounced genuine yellow fever; the
other is said to have been typhoid
fever, the patient I,dving been sick
for over ii month";
November 2Tt'l.-"We have to
report aIii.ost the entire disappear
ance Of the prevailing fever i'll our
midst. We can learn Of but one
single new case the past week.
Not a single death has occurred
during hat tine"
The death notices from yellow
fever appear III this Issue, of Ro'
bert G. Hynson, Jr., aged 90 years
on the 18th of November and bis
son Finley Oh the l7th Of Novem
ber."
December 4'h.-"We believe VT
can safely announce that AleXaud
ria is at present DIS healthy Il tow
as any in the Fifth Monarchy. Al
our people who had fled Oh account
Of the prevailing fever have re
turned home and assumed thei
duties with fresh hopes and re
newei energy. The town ha
picked uI, & little in liveIiness an,
thrown off its graveyard solemnl
ty. Castor oil and Kentucky mus
tar,! are now selling at 80 per Cen
discount.'
December 1ltl,.-"The health O
the town and surrounding country
is good. All signs Of the late pre-
valiing fever have entirely diSap
peartd. All runaways have com
home and business has brightcnc;
N, little.a
During the prevalence Of Til
epidemic Alexandria probabl
numbered not more than thou
sand inhabitants, a considerabl
proportion Of whom sought refug
in the country as soon us the frs
tOrsin Of alarm was sounded.
will thus be seen now rapidly til
disease is communicated from on
to another, after it's first introdn,
ton, which should remind us {
the old adage, that can ounce {
prevention is worth a pound {
cure,' or in other. words, it is ia
better to fight it at a distance an
resist it's invasion, even if con
meyce suffers and languishes /
the interval, than to have Il dt
populated town, with all places {
business closed, except those {
r the undertakes, which would il
evitably follow tie development {
a single case in our midst. 1t wi
, also be noticed that the first r,
cord Of death from yellow fee
occurred on the 81 Of Octobe
We are advised, however, by cit
zens who resided here at the tim
that three deaths from it occu,ro
Previous to that date, and not r.
y ported probably, because NJ
known to be yellow fever at tn;
, time. Jerome Levy, aged nil
. years, y brother Of Mrs. G. &c
ger, was tie first victim, be haviu
; contracted the disease on board
I the steamboat Frolic, then at Il
landing from New Orleans. I
died OH the 9th Of September.
e Mr.. Gibson died Oh the 25th
= the same month and Mr.. Spris
!, about the same time The liSea
: in both cases originated from Il
i same Source Of c0ntagiOn.
e. ss~H 7SHr.s1s.se.e-,s
Wash Ferrln, d negro who III
:, criminaliy assaulted TWO white cir