The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-08-07
YELLOW FEVER AND OUARAN-
TINE

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tlo city, Marietta, the dearest spot
on earth, has never been compelled
to issue or have issued against her
the seemingly unmcrciful laws of
quarantine, probably it would inter
est some of your readers to know a.
this critical period some Of the in
conveniences, to which not only the
fleeing refugee (who expects many
hardships but the travelling pablo
generally are submitted. Chatta>
nooga has now for several weeks
been quarantined against the unfor
tunate and helpless city OF Memphis,
and passengers via NJ. & G, Il. Il.
are compelled either to stop at Vans
hatchie "a station containing three
shentics) or else board the f H. 10
V. r. II. train, which backs out 6
miles to this point TO receive them
and be carried through the city Al
the rate of IS miles per hour. There
ale two officers appointed by the
city of G. to see that these rules are
enforced and the scene at 6 Z. NJ. as
the three trains stand eide by side
Che junction Of the Alabama Great
Southern is at Wanhatchic} is one
that 10 point Of confusion, excite
ment and announcement transferring,
boggars description, Besides their
usual weapons, the officers go armed
with "a pocket bible and tho oath Of
all suspicious looking characters is
required to insure the safety Of other
passengers. The sympathy and aid
of all who are more fortunate should
be entitled in behalf of these unfore
tunate people. There are many
who are now leaving, who at first
dcsisted, bu, the fever having boon
declared epidemic have sacrificed
everything to procure means to go,
they know not where, Truly this is
terrible state Of affairs and Only
those who are eye witnesses to such
moderate cases, (shall say y as
those mentioned can have any idea
Of the suffering which must exist in
and around the infected city. The
citizens of meny of the cities along
the line Of the M & G. r. Il. have
threatened to tear up the track If
trains were permitted to stop inside
Of their corporation and consequent>
" the local business of tho road is a
sussT cus OF nU TUvenut ffiirdifro tic
not run into Memphis but aro stops
ped 5 miles this side, to which point
passengers arc brought out by a con
Meeting train. Notwithstanding all
these precautions, citizens along the
line arc not willing TO be exposed 10
any causes from which the dreaded
scourge may arise, and at any day
the discontinuanco of trains beyond
Stevenson would not DO a surprise,
and in fact the general superintcn~
dent, Capt j. A, Grant, has given
official notice to the mayors of cities
along 1.-THE line that the road will have
to cease operations entirely if tho
ia not raised.
Should the fever make its appear
ancc at N. Orleans, Mobile, Vicks>
burg or Meridian, the Alabama CT.
SO. Il. r. would probably be simi~
larly affected, but strange to say that
citizens, particularly at the two
points frs; mentioned, are more than
sanguine as to the continued health
of their cities whose sewers and gut
ters have been thoroughly cleansed
by the recent heavy rains, much inn
proving their sanitary condition.
Several cases which after much in
vestigation proved TO be genuine
yellow fever occurred at Mississippi
City, between New Orleans aud Mo-
bile, but most of the excitement from
this source has subsidized, although
many who wish to go to New Or
leans even for a day desist for fear
that Mobile will quarantine, which
she is ready to do at moments notice
should the fever become epidemic.
The feeling which probably existed
and in fact to some degree manifest
ed from the rigid enforcem ent of No
bile's quarantine laws last year is
now considered to nave been bene
fit and protection to other parts Of
Alabama and even Georgia which
might otherwise have been affected.
The quarantine lines which to the
fortunate is blessing and protoc~
ton, to the unfortunate seem un
merciful and unnatural, but 10 the
only method by which 10 prevent
the ravtges of tho dreadful ecourgo
from infesting every part of our
country.
Chattanooga was never in a mora
healthy condition and every ono is
being made to keep it SO. Business
seems to be prosperous and all arc
looking forward to the speedy COM
pletion of tie Cincinnati Southern
Railroad as fact that will be of in
expressibIe benefit to the city.
Cox.
Intemperance among tho women