He doubted that there was a contagious disease in Baltimore, and thought yellow fever was in Philadelphia. Carey insisted that Baltimoreans were the best judge of the state of their city and they were fleeing. William Sansom said he had seen a sick man all yellow in a carriage from Baltimore and memories of '93 were too painful to risk infection from that city. John Connelly quoted an alarming letter from Baltimore. Every one are removing to the country who can procure a place to go.
All business is stagnated and the bank demands are very oppressive.
Miers Fisher, who was getting reassuring reports from his son Thomas, urged moderation, only one person had died on the young man's street. The upshot was the formation of committee to ask the stage companies to stop bringing passengers from Baltimore. No official quarantine could be instituted because the governor had gone west to be closer to the military action against tax rebels. For the remainder of the month Baltimore and Philadelphia traded charges. The former insisting Philadelphia was cutting off intercourse to hide its own epidemic.