1822 Yellow Fever Epidemic

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1822 Yellow Fever Epidemic

Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
October 23, 1822 Page 2
Fever At New Orleans
There were 47 deaths in New Orleans, on the 19th and 20th of September – 32 of which were by Yellow Fever. Ib.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]

Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
November 6 1822 Page 4
Baltimore, Oct. 17
Sickness at New Orleans
The accounts of the ravages of the fever at New Oleans, are truly distressing. Private letters of the 25th and 27th ult., state, that between 7 and 800 had died from the 1st of September up to that date; on the 24th there were 60 cases reported to the Board of Health; and it was supposed that bout 1200 of those who were considered liable to take the fever, yet remained. Of one vessel from this port, it is said that but one of the crew, (sixteen in number, exclusive of the captain,) had survived.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]

Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
December 4 1822 Page 4
The New Orleans paper of 19,20,21 & 22d October, announce the continuance of the yellow fever with unabated violence. An impressive fact to show the desolation of the City, is that the Federal Court there was opened, and neither parties, lawyers, jurors, nor witnesses, attended – and the Court was closed without having acted on a single cause. – Balt. Amer.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]

Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
December 4 1822 Page 3
Sickness At New Orleans
A letter from Dr. Thomas, Secretary of the Medical Society at New Orleans, to Dr. Pascalis of the city of New York, states that the number of deaths in that city from September up to the 2d of November, (the date of the letter,) amounted to three thousand. The mortality still continued, but hopes were entertained that the ravages of the pestilence would soon cease.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]

Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
December 25 1822 Page 3
New York, Dec. 17
From New Orleans
By the arrival of the packet ship William, we have advices and papers from New Orleans to the 17th ult. Inclusive. The yellow fever had entirely subsided, and the Board of Health had ceased publishing daily reports of deaths. A frost occurred on the night of the 22d, after which time strangers had gone into the city without fear. A formal proclamation of the Board of Health was hourly expected, inviting the return of those citizens who were yet absent. The last report of the Board, which was previous to the 22d, announced but one death.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]