The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-11-25
Is 1T SMALL POX OR CHICKEN
POX?

The town has been very much alar
med for the past ten days over III,
case OF Mr.. Gaines Williamson, broth
of MIR. e. E. Williamson. who has beer
down with either small pox or an ag.
gravated form OF chicken pox at the
residence OF the latter for The past ten
days. 1t seems that MIR. Williamson
hearing of his brothers illness, went
down to the store of the Illawara Co.
where the young man was working
and brought him up here for treat.
meni. This was on Wednesday of last
week, so We understand. Mr.. William
sons case was at first thought 10 be
chicken pox, but the eruption on his
face broke out in a much worse form,
aud Doctors Bell aud Pierce, the atten-
ding physicians, called iu Doctor Ber-
nsrd. Doctors Bell, Pierce and Ber-
nard agreed that it was genuine, we'll
developed case of email pox, as the
Young mans face was in a very bad
condition aud his fever ahowed no
decline. This threw the community
in q state of excitement Tho Board
of Health met and passed a set OF
resolutions. qnarantining the resi.
dence OF Mr.. Wil.iamson aud forbid
ding anyone but the physicians or
nurses to go to or come from it, on
penalty of fine or imprisonment, at the
discretion Of the court.
The Board of Health had another
meeting last Tuesday aud hired Mary
Gregory, q colored immune, TO wal, on
The patient and work around The house
during the young mans illness. They
Insisted on as many people as possible
being vaccius,ed at tho earliest oppor-
tunity. DR.. w. e. Long, Coroner, as
telephoned for and came up the same
day. On the following day he went
to the house and examined The patient. |
lie pronounced his case not small pox,
but an aggravated form of chicken
pox. Doclurs Bell, Pierce and Ber-
nard, however, all agree that it is a
bad case OF small pox. Doctors Bell
and Pierce say 1t is one of the worst
cases that ever came under their prac-
lice or observation. Doctor Pierce
tells us that the young man is broken
out with pustules from head TO foot,
and that The matter in them has every
evidence OF being small pox virus. Up
TO the present writing he has had high
fever ranging from l04 to l02 degrees,
aud pulse Of l20 for The last week.
We deem !! right TO give the opinions
Of the Doctors, for the people look to
hem and are guided by their dag
Iosis Of the case.
Now it il n well known fact that
Tery contagious and eruptive disease
las been in The lower end Of the second
ward and all through the first wnrd ter
he last two or three months, prevail
ng almost entirely among the colored
,eople. Ii has been especially so in
he leVee camps. both in shis and Nadi-
on parish, and across the river We
understand that there have been one
or more cases in the lower
wards. and that it is rather common
hing to see a negro walking around
With his face full of sores. Some
Ieaths have resulted from it. but the
'eople have never become alarmed :
yer it. thinking it nothing but chicken
'ox; and such has been. and still is
DOCTOR Longs opinion.
Mr.. Norris Williamson, writing TO
Dr.. Pierce. from the store of tho lila
'ara Co, under date ofthe 21st inst,
avs: "Lots Of disease down here, but
70 don't pay much attention 10 II. i
ee negroes every day BROKEN out thick;
hear one negro died just ABOVE here
his afternoon who had the com plant.
)on't think they had any physician q,
In
We understand that Dr.. Gains, of
iilliken's Bend, was called in to treat
ne Oft fret cases that were dicover.