The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-10
YELLOW FEVER.
,ocollections Of Great Plague
st. Louis Republic

"a when people who have lived through
80 of the yellow fever epidemics
~ ~ have scourged Southern cities
- ;D, the past 20 years read in the
n,ccrs that only five out of every
af our soldiers who have been
.tod with the disease die, they
;ucrclulous. They say: "That' s
,he genuine article; it's too mild.
nus, be something else
Physicians and nurses, now alive,
81. il actively participated in the treat
.Ot and care of people during the
:, destructive and widely spread
A ;,omc that ever visited the United
,,,c.-that Of 1S78-are apt to be
.-,cuarly skeptical about the char
,er Of the disease which made its
nns,rauce among our troops in Cuba
,hc beginning of July. You may
IL these doubling Thomases that
s sd;caI science has made great strides
#4 s4n the prevention and treatment of
ss .llow fever. as it has done in coping
,;tb other malignant diseases, and
# our soldiers were surrounded with
81 ssll the resource Of sanitation, hygiene
I'd prophylactics that enlightened
s|sHedical skill could provide. But
& |gsbey are apt to shake their heads and
Sn, their experiences against the
3chieyements and deductions of
sescience.
81 That was dreadful cpidemic-that
IS | witnessed some Of the havoc
IA wrought in Southern homes, and
:Sbust confess that in very small per-
eptare only Of the cases that came
ADDER my notice was mildness one of
ss3t: characteristics.
S Between the latter part Of July,
,.he fever first made it's appear
'sanee at Port Eads, and the early part
f November. when frost put stop
sso its ravages, there were approx
& hately $1,000 cases in the city of
Kew Orleans and over $500 deaths.
ialn Memphis, with population about
IS )nefourth that of New Orleans, the
eath list for August and September
sB]outaincd 200 names. Vicksburg's
soutribution to the harvest of NOR
j alily that year was over 1,1OO.
Grenada Holly Springs, Port Gibson,
Greenville and many smaller towns in
Ii mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee
$ere almost depopulated.
"a The tugboat Porter carried the dis
3 asc along the Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers from New Orleans to CALI
}olis. Refugees from the stricken
|ities scattered che germs from the
3iulf Of Cairo, and from the Missis-
'9ippi to the base Of Lookout Noun
3ain. Plantations and farms became
he feeding places of the scourge, and
34undreds who had sought safety in
he country places were followed
!saahther y by the saffron foe and returned
80 the cities to take their chances with
sath
= Shotgun quarantine fourished every
fhere in the exposed area with brutal
md conspicuous ineffectiveness. Lo-
}aitles without quarar zine protection,
fhich gave free ingress and egress to
$ffugees, enjoyed immunity from the
's}lsease, while others few miles
RHay, which were protected by cor
4on Of armed men, would inside
s3aeeks time develop the fever in cpl
f'mlc form. Nashville, Atlanta, Sa-
A'nnah, Montgomery and many other
&3'Hns we're conspicuous examples of
81 immunity. The situation was full of
distress q and crowded with anomalous
s0nditions.
'len who have witnessed the car
Page Of battlefield and the scenes
Intending a yellow fever epidemic
prefer the latter in choice Of unwel-
#3one alternatives.
j The symptoms of yellow fever differ
Rat little from those which presage
Ra attack Of ordinary malarial fever.
|3' usually makes its presence known
ya chilly sensation, generally felt
pong the spinal column. It is accom-
s#'nlcd by feeling of lethargy aud
eanness and an inclination to stretch
lae limbs and to yawn.
these we're my premonitory symp-
ss'us s. when yellow Jack took me in
|Ia1d 81 at Vickaburg. The day before I
81 Fao attended the funeral Of Lieuten-
3a' benner, who commanded the
s''ei boat Chambers whieh went from
.' Louis loaded with clothing, medi-
loe and food for the sick and desti-
We In the towns and plantations
q |l'0s the Mississippi.
~ After tho oks1lx, co.a.A:. $780,.