The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-31

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at these functions than when I reached Nash
vile. It might be worth while to state that
neither Nashville nor Louisville have quaran-
tined against refugees or travellers, and they
have had no cause to regret it. In Louisville
yellow fever patients, and they are taking
every means at their command to relieve suf-
ferers. The same thing Is being done at
Nashville Refugees are scattered all
Alabama. People from Memphis, Grenada,
New Orleans and all other places where yell
low fever is raging may be found In huts and
farm houses and towns in the mountains
east and west Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad.
WITHDRAWING TRAINS.
For awhile refugees from New Orleans
could make direct connections for the North
by means of a through train on the Alabama
and Chattanooga Railroad. But that train
has been Withdrawn between Meriden and
midst Of the strictly quarantined section, of
which Meriden Is the centre, on the line OF the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad north and south,
and the Alabama Central road west. It was
along the former road and past Meriden that
we were rushed, as before stated, Without any
supper Or breakfast. AS it is now, after refu-
gees get up to this point or to jackson, they
have difficulties In getting out again, and, /
understand, they are not allowed to go into
DAYS in quarantine In some hut or Whatever
shelter they can find outside. The railroads
which are quarantined so far are the Missis-
sippi Central, the Mobile and Ohio, the Mem
phis and Charleston, the Iron Mountain, the
Alabama and Chattanooga, and the Alabama
Central. The Mississippi Central is quaranl-
tined at every point. It runs north and south
near the Mississippi river, and through OF
adjacent to all those places where yellow
NADIA, Memphis and other points. The next
great road running north and south is the Mo.
bile and Ohio further east. 1t was this road
and the Alabama Central travelled on most
81 heard of a man from Vicksburg travel
ing on the Alabama Central who got off at
where he was from ordered him to get on the
train again, stating that he had instructions
to shoot any man from yellow fever districts
who disobeyed
and Ohio to Louisville was a gentleman from
Boston, who owned a house in Memphis anc
spent part Of the season there. He had got
shut up in Little Rock, Ark, and had beer
two weeks trying to get out of the place tx
go to Boston. He succeeded only by a cir
cuitous land route and finally slipping pas
the quarantine.
| AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE STORY.
"Another passenger on this train told me o
something | could not believe till [ heard i
| verified by others, and then had to believ'
| it. He stated that about week before train
OIL WHICH WEIt ttA VI tWSIFo peLSOL5 lIOlI
Memphis, had been stopped by the quarantine
| officers of Little Rock about tour miles out o
| town, and the whole party put off in q swanpy
place, with no shelter but that Of an old hut
| In this party was a child four months old
| They remained four days there without any
| thing to eat. When they appeared at tht
| houses in the neighborhood people would
| point their guns at them and order them tx
| keep away My first informant told me that
| on the fourth day he induced @ quarantine
| officer to go out with him on an engine to car
ry food to the party. None Of them had vel
| low fever. The quarantine officer, however
told them they must remain there seven days
| longer before they would be allowed to come
'tAnother case was told Of was also cor
roborated by others. When the fever frs
| appeared in Memphis young lady from Lit
| tie Rock, who had been visiting there, re
tured to her fathers, at Little Rock In
| few days it was found out she had come from
Memphis and the authorities made her leave
| the town.
Refugees have locked to the mountain
districts of Northern Alabama and Middle
Tennessee in large numbers. At Beersheba
| Springs, In Tennessee, where | passed Sun
Memphis and other points. At Blunt Springs
| in Alabama, there were between 400 and 500.'
s'Was there much suffering from scarcity o
provisions in the towns you passed through
'In Jackson [ understood they had beer
without butter for four days. In Nashvill.
the market had dwindIed down greatly. Tht
country people are afraid to come into thu
towns through which there is any traffic from
the yellow fever sections, and that is one o
the reasons the railroads are Ia some places
SO strictly quarantlned."