The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-09-27
A REIGN or TERROR.

A REIGN or TERROR.
The south Panic-stricken Over tho spread
Of Yellow Fever - Reports from tho
Stricken Cities - shot Gun Quarantine
Established ut Various Points Citizens
Fly from the Plague.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept 22.-The excite
mcnt which has prevailed here since the
outbreak Of the fever at jackson, Miss,
eliminated yesterday In meeting Of
committee Of six. appointed by the Cotton
and Merchants Exchanges and the city au-
thorities, at which resolution was adopted
requesting the president Of the taxing dis
trict to stop all passenger travel into Mem
phis from the east side Of the Mississippi
river and established q strict non Inter
course passenger quarantine. This non-
intercourse quarantine will go into effect
at once, and includes the Chesapeake.
Ohio T. Southwestern, Louisville &
Nashville, Memphis & Charleston, Ten
nessce Midland, Memphis & Birmingham,
Illinois Central, and Louisville, New Or
leans & Texas. Agents Of all the roads
mentioned will be notified not to sell tick
cts for Memphis, and no train will be al
lowed to come nearer the city than ten
miles. and a Gordon Of armed p;ckets will
guard the dirt roads leading int5 Memphis
and no one will be allowed to enter.
The sentiment here is that Mem, ,ahip can
better afford to spend 500 900 to haep the
city free Of injected persons than 10 have
even one case of fever, which would cost
her merchants millions Of dollars in loss
OF trade, not counting the Hyes
of her citizens which would pc
jeopardcd. The same feeling prevadss
throughout the States of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee and Alabama and ex
tends into Kentucky. Every town and
city in the States named. from Cairo, H.,
south to New Orleans, have established
strict quarantine against infected
points, and in many instances against
the world. Shotgun quarantine pre-
walls along the line OF the Illinois Gen.
tral all the way from New Orleans to Full
ton, KY, and trains are not allowed to
stop ut any Of the stations between Cairo,
ILL.,, and Canton, Miss. A regular panic
seems to have seized the people. especially
in the smaller interior towns where
On.intercOurse is the watchwOrd
and armed men guard the roads leading into
those places. The lateness of the season
and the near approach Of cool weather is
favorable for the safety OF those places
not now infected, and q feeling of security
will prevail provided there is no further
spread of the fever from jackson, Miss,
and Decatur, Ala.
A special from jackson, Miss. says:
s'Great excitement prevails here and the
people are leaving in crowds. Nothing
definite can be ascertained, but it is be-
| lieved there are four or five cases of fever
hcrc'
| RAILROAD TRACKS TORN CP.
New ORLEANS, Sept. aaa.-It is reported
| here that portion Of the railroad track
| between Harrison and Vicksburg has been
| torn up by frightened people in order to
| force trains to STOP There is good ground
| for believing the report true. There is
scarcely any fear that any ref
ugees will be able to reach Louisiana or
New Orleans by river, for jackson has
been isolated, and people from there have
no means of reaching the NJ ssissippi
river. Vicksburg and Natchez have both
quarantined most strictly, and roads
connecting them with jackson have
been obliged to 60 out OF business for
the present. There is evidently reign Of
| terror in and about jackson, and . gentle.
man on his way from Birmin CHAM to
Vicksburg, who was forced to come to New
Orleans from Meridian, said this morning
that he never saw people SO frightened
rs are Mississippians, who are panic
stricken with fear that the scourge may
become general in their State. Special
/ trains, rs required. will be sent to jackson
1 by the Illinois Central to carry North al
who wish to go.
/ West Point has closed her gates not only
against the fever-stricken districts, but
against the world. Armed police are scour
ing the city.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 23.-Chatta
| nooga has instituted most stringent quar-
rantinc against all infected points. The
city council has adopted ordinances
inf citing a fine of 800 on any
person entering the city from an,
infected district, and large re
ward is offered for tho apprehension an,
conviction of such offender and for thu
conviction Of any one harboring such ref
ugec. The Memphis & Charleston railroad
trains stopping at Decatur or within
twenty miles on either side arc forbidden
entrance to Chattanooga
FROM THE INFECTED POINTS.
| JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. ...-1he OH
cial reports yesterday shows lis new case.
of yellow fever and IA deaths. Most of tn,
new cases are among colorcd people in th'
suburbs. There are comparative few
deaths among the negroes, who usual.
recover rapidly from the desease Tota
number OF cases reported to date l,5Sa
total deaths, 1856.
| SELMA, Ala, Sept. GA dispatch fron
DR. Cochran, State Health Officer, says:
II know OF four cases OF yellow fever here an
believe there are others. The local doctor
have ut last agreed that we have yello'
fever"
The excitement is intense. Selma
quarantined against Decatur, jackson
vile. Fla, jackson, Miss, and all infecte
places.
JACKSON, Mss, Sept 22.-Four ne,
cases Of fever were reported yesterda,
John Lorenz died during the Afternoon
Total cases, seven; one death. 1t IS gel
orally conceded that all the cases orig
. mated here and were caused by excav;
tions and disturbing filthy sewers on II
depot grounds during the last tM
months.
The provisions have nearly all been ca
| ried away by the merchants, and peop
who can not get away are in truly ba
, fix. Nine-tenths of the white populatio
J and few Of the colored people have fe,
A special train on the Illinois Centr
road took OF carload last evening
points north.
/ WASHINGTON. Sept. aa.-Surgeon- Gene
al Hamilton. who returned from Cam
, Perry last night, said that the work Of 0
/ ganization had been finished aud that Il
. camp was in splendid condition. He say
e II should think that the number OF ne
csses At jacksonville probably reached
| maximum to-day. There are now only abo
l,lUO or l,20O white persons free from the d
, ease in town. The climate, however is simp
! terrible. The weather is very hot in florid
and when l passed through Savannah, Ga,
noticed u thermometer registered ~ degrees
Pleasures Of Thought Communion
, The man who is oppressed by tn