The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
The Days When There Was An Epidemic of Yellow
 Fever Here.
GOVERNOR APPEALS FOR AID
An Interesting Record of Sad Episode in New Hayen's
 History.

Samuel Huntington and his council in 179i making an appeal for aid for the city of New Hayon whose people had been suffering from an epidemic of yellow fever The print shows the ex- tent of the plague in New Haven and also that the disease was compara- tive stranger to Connecticut at that time The document follows.
 At meeting of the governor and coiincil in the council chamber in Middletown, on the 30th day of Octo- Der. A D., 1794. t.ai
 Upon the memorial and represent alton of the civil authority and select men of the town of New Haven to the governor and council showing that from the commencement of the pres ent year to this time great sickness and mortality have prevailed in said town and destroyed within the limits of the city of New Haven more than 160 of the lives of its inhabitants That the scarlet fever which prevailed and proved. very mortal for the first six months of the current year was succeeded by the yellow fever, a dis ease new to the State, and extremely malignant and which for the last four months has ragged with virulence ex- tremely distressing to lndlvldual fam lilies and the whole city That at an early stage of the fever it was dscov- cred to be contagious to a. degree which dmanded the vigorous and un- remitting exertions of the city to save it's own inhabitants and those of the adjacent country from impending danger.
 That the more indigent class of citizens from various circumstances were immediately the objects of this great calamity. and that hence the establishment Of hospitals, the pro- vidng of nurses, the furnishing of physicians medicine and attendants at public expense became all irresist- able duty. Showing also that all in- terconrse. between the said city and l the city of New York with which l place their commerce is usually great, has been for more than two months interdcted and that their neighbors in the country, from justlfable mo- tives. have withdrawn their customary connection and thereby their trade and manufactures have anguished | The occupations of their citizens have been suspended and tho necessaries of life greatly enhanced in their prices.
 That the said town has already been compelled to expenditures amounting to 500 pounds. lawful money, which must he paid by the citizens at large of whom many have already suffered greatly by sickness in their own families and all of whom have severely experienced the losses incident to total stagnaton of busi- ness and the afilictions attending such a mortal disease. For these reasons following they pray the governor and 4 council to direct that brief should issue to the several religious congre- gations in the State requesting them on some suitable day to be named to contribute to the relief of their dis T tressed brethren of New Haven, con fidently feeling that city sitting soli-
 tary. in view of the loss of her com merce. manufactures and the lives of
 many valuable citizens is an object sufficiently distressing to awaken the
 compassion md invite the charity of
 the people of this State hitherto pro- tected from the wasting pestilence .l which now presents in New Haven
 widows, orphans and virtuous poor
 demanding public aid.
 The facts aforesaid having been substantially proved to the governor pand council and they sensibly feeling I those impressions which such scenes
 are calculated to inspire:
 Ut is therefore resolved that fl bt
 and hereby Is recommended to tho several Christian { churches In this
 State Chose in the counties of New
 London and Windham excepted) i'm
 medately after divine service on tht
 first Sabbath in January next to con
 tribute for the relief of their fellow
 citizens of New Haven and that tn,
 sums collected by contribution he pait
 over as speedily as conveyance vii
 permit to the civil authority and SC
 lectmen of New Haven to be by then , applied to the relief of those win, ; have been afflicted with and suffere, by the said yellow fever in such wa, : and manner as the said civil authorit and selectmen shall direct And tha l it is further recommended that thi resolution he publicly read in tn , said churches and congregations oI the Sabbath day next preceding tn l day herein named for the said contri , button true copy of record, } John Treadwell, clerk of council New Haven-Printed by T. sa S l Green"
 There is probably no record now Q , the reasons which excepted New Lon don and Windham counties from tn
 call from contributions. It is possfbl though that New London was as badl l off as New Haven for the city on on
 or two occasions had. it's fill of vello,
 fever New Haven. too. was not to es
 cape with enc visitation, though thi
 one which prompted the appeal fo
 aid was as severe as any probabl,
 How the people of New Haven %
 along between October 30. 1794. an the first Sunday in January. 17s5. . another thing which does not appea in record. Most of the other coas towns between New London and Ne, . | Haven within few years of 1794 gq
 speaking acquaintance with Yello-
 Jack and graves along the shore al . tested to the knowledge for man years afterward.
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