The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-19

st. Louis QuarnntI ae Umctfs'
E Conduct.
u few dkys ago the steamboat, City
of syicksbnrg arrived at41he 81. Isoais
an rantiib station, having Cd board
a~hoptss61e hundred refugees from'
GreeDyfiie. Miss, and 6tlser Southern
places. The passengers were Roughly
treated by the quarantine officers. Mr..
Scott, Of Greenvllle. and one Of the
passengers on the boat, gives his expe.
Renee to the Chicago Times as follows:
"Cn stonching quarantine the boat
was boarded by a DIR. Davis and par
ty whom his attendant dubbed Capt.
Francis. The latter individual, I un-
derstand Is president of the board OF
health. The language and bearing of
these men in the presence of the pita-
BILE gathering Of sufferers were actually
indecent, aud had t not been for the
intercession Of Messrs. Goldstein and
Landers, prominent citizens of Missis-
sippi, who were among the passengers,
it is very probable that they would have
met with the chastisement which they
so richly deserved. The expression of
indignation at the uncslled FOR conduct
of the officials were loud and earnest
from every officer of the boat and mem
Der Of the crew. ssd
THE s1cK AND FEEBLE WOMEN AND chill
pREN
we're roughly showed off the boat and
driven like cattle to quarantine quar-
tars. But few of those who came up the
river had not tasted food or other nour-
ishm4nt for over thirty-six llNlrs; yet
notwithstanding the fact that st.
Louis authorities had been nQEded of
the state of affairs previous to th1 boats
arrival, the piteons appeals of pass
sengers for rest and ford a*eEA etpwith
only some cruel or p%rofane remark. /
may illustrate an instance: Mrs. Lee
w appealed to one of the officials who
boarded the boat to procure n bottle Of
champagne for her daughter. and ten
dered d five dollar bill in payment.
The lady was met by the brief in
quiry:
''wHAr IN HI BROUGHT YoU HERE?
We have the sick of our own city TO
look after, and have no time to devete
to you or your people,"
"Other and like epithets we're hurled
Of tha u~nfOrtunafn victims
"The statement that arrangements
were made to s>44
& ~.-.stis- ESTABLISH CAMPS
for the passengers at the quarantine
Ia lding they say is not true. Less than
an honr after leaving the boat two
thirds of the passengers were conveyed
to the pest hospital. Children were ia
ken from the care of their parents.
husbands aud wives, We're separated.
and placed in apartments crowded with
thessick. I fhave not. experienced an
hours sickness for over ten years, yet
notwithstanding, this fact. fully ex-
planned to those who took us in charge.
Twas barre I in M apartment little bet,
ter than a dungeon, i'll company with
three others. afflicted with a malignant
disease. My wife was separated from
her children. and being of a nervous
temperament, became hysterical. Her
treatment was a.. -
a s STILL WORSE. IF POSSIBLE,
than mine. She was placed IN an
apartment occupied bv two ether NO.
men, y Of whom was nj, the point OF
death. and the other foul and filthy in
her disconre. After procuring my lib
artv. I protested against this inhuman
treatment. and through a potent in
fnance. secured other and barely endu-
rabia partments. We were given the
alternative either to r main in this ron
| d;tior or. take on immediate departure.
Of course We we're glad TO avail onr
selvAs of the privilege to take onr de.
nartnre. and woula willingly have re
turnnd To G~rAenviIle in preference tC
remaining in this cosspool of v~illianv
and denrndation. We. or rather nv
salf. in behalf Of nv family-for the
messengers who had become separated
a willingness to proceed in
any direction most convenient. / ex>
nresspd a praferanca to take nv family
to Cincinnati as I have q brother in-law
in that CITY: Int the carving ont of my
| wishes wonld have cansed a few hon-s'
DELAY in our departure. and 7 was in.
| formed that The members of my
fam;lv had already proceeded mo to the
| Chicago and Alton Depot Upon arr
irving there, under close gnard in com.
panv with nv wife, Who by tbis time
had hacomn almost hatnless. I found a
large number of orr fe'low~passengers
DRAWN UP IN CONVICT RANK. e
surrounded nv a sqnad Of notice and the
health officers. A number Of those
who accompanied rs from the sonth
were droppe1, off at. Alton and other
POINTS along the line. A Mr.. yOrgile
and family. aIsn Mr.. Ackstien and fam,
iIv. nncnmnanied ns as far as Chicago.
and, I understand. have proceeded di-
rect through tn WISCONSIN,. I have no
hes,tancv in denonncing the action oi
the officials of st. Louis7 toward the
nnfortnnatps wio sought protection at
it's doors, as barbarous and inhuman.'
Deaths nj holly Springs:
The following is a partia! list OF
the deaths at Holly Springs from yellow
ever: F. m
e Downs, Miss Lake, AT Wiltshire,
eor qropada YIN Mockin fr,,,n Mam