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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Extract of a letter from New Orleans dated September 5th, 1819, describes a violent yellow fever outbreak, more malignant than in 1817, with many residents fleeing, 30 daily interments, spread along the Mississippi, heavy losses on ships including 11 deaths on one vessel and entire crews on others, and deaths at Fort St. Philip garrison.
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"The Yellow Fever rages here with great violence. I believe it is more malignant than that of 1817. A great proportion of the inhabitants have left the city. We now average about 30 interments per day; but, had we the same influx of strangers, and extent of population, that we had in 1817, that number would be more than doubled. The disease appears to be general along the Mississippi. The vessels in the harbor suffer most: a few days since, a ship left the port with 16 hands, and before she reached the Balize 11 of them died: there are several vessels, now lying at the Balize, that have lost the Captain and all hands. The garrison at Fort St. Philip, for the first time, feel the effects of this dreadful scourge; many have already died, and their sick list is swelled to a fearful amount."
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New Orleans
Event Date
September 5th, 1819
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30 interments per day in new orleans; one ship lost 11 of 16 hands before reaching balize; several vessels at balize lost captain and all hands; many deaths at fort st. philip garrison with swelled sick list
Event Details
Yellow fever rages violently in New Orleans, more malignant than 1817, with many inhabitants leaving; disease general along Mississippi; vessels in harbor suffer most; garrison at Fort St. Philip affected for first time