The Fall of the Yellow Fever

As fall arrived, there was hope on the horizon Doctors believed that epidemic struck in warm weather and would disappear as temperatures dropped. The final week of October brought cooler weather to Philadelphia And death rate began to taper off even further On October 26th, fewer than 30 people died Clarkson's committee passed a resolution declaring We feel the highest pleasure in announcing to our fellow citizens throughout the United States That the abatement of the disorder is beyond all expectation. President Washington had been in Mount Vernon for six weeks Far removed from the work of running the nation He was anxious to return to the Capitol so he boarded a coach alongside his secretary in valet and headed back north.