Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
THE PLAGUE STRICKEN SOUTH
Several More Cases of Fever Re-
ported at jackson, Miss.
THE CITIZENS GREATLY EXCITED.
Stringent Quarantine Regulations
Adopted BY Memphis and Other
Cities Against the In
fected Districts.
Excitement at jackson.

creased by three new cases this morning
all workmen on the new railroad depot. No
deaths have yet occurred. 1t is generally
conceded that all the cases originated here
and were caused by the excavations and dis
turbing of filthy sewers on the depot grounds
during the past two months. Three-fourths
of the white population have fed. The
stores are nearly all closed and there is but
little food in the city for the ''can'tget
aways.n No trains stop here. A special
train will be furnished tonight for sucn as
wish to go through to the north, taking on
passengers some distance north of the city.
A Howard, OF Red Gross, society was organ
lied today
SELMA, Ala. Sept 2l.-A dispatch from
Decatur this morning from DR.. Jerome
Cochran, state heath officer, says: "I know
of four cases of yellow fever here, and be-
lieve there are others. The local doctors
have at last agreed that we have yellow
fever The excitement is intense. Selma is
quarantined against Decatur Jacksonville,
Fla, Jackson, Miss, and all infected places"
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 2l.-The excitement
which prevailed here today over the intelli-
gence of the outbreak of the fever at Jack
son, Miss, has calmed IN measure since
the city authorities this afternoon resolved
to stop passenger travel on railroads
east of the Mississippi river. The
pressure was 80 great from the peo-
pie for non-ntercoursc that cUmmitte of
six from the cotton and merchant exchanges
who are acting in concert with the city
authorities, voted unanimously for the adop-
ton of resolution favoring non-intercourse,
and the same will be rigidlv enforced com
mencing at noon tomorrow. The agents
of all roads mentioned will be notified not to
sell tickets to Memphis as no train will be
allowed to come nearer the city than ten
miles, and Gordon of armed pickets will
guard the dirt roads leading into Memphis,
and no one will be allowed to enter.
shot gun quarantine prevails along the
line of the Illinois Central all the way from
New Orleans to Fulton, Ky, and trains are
not allowed to stop at any OF the stations
between Cairo, Ill, and Canton, Miss. A
regular panic seems to have seized the pGO-
pie, especially in the smaller interior towns,
where non-intercourse is the watchword and
armed men guard the roads leading to the
places. The lateness of the season and the
near approach of cool weather is favorable
for the safety of those places not now in
fected, and feeling of security will prevail,
provided there is not a further spread of
fever from jackson, Miss, and Decatur,
Ala kilograms sent early this morning to
Decatu, Ala asking the situation, have not
been answered.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. 2l.--A quarantine was es-
tablished to-day against all trains from the
south on the Illinois Central and Mobile IL
Ohio. All passengers from the north will be
compelled to have health certificates.
New YoRK, Sept 2l.-Charles +. Peck,
believed to be resident of EnglewoOd, NJ j.,
was taken sick in Seventh avenue horse car
this afternoon and was taken to Bellevue
hospital. a report to the police headquar-
| ters says it was rumored that he was suffer-
ing from yellow fever
The New York press club to-day passed
resolutions commencing the heroic devotion
of newspaper mon at jacksonville, Fla, and
| has appointed u committee to solicit subscrip-
| tions for the benefit of the family OF M. =.
| Bowden, city editor of the Times Union, who
| died few days ago. .
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 2l.-A train which
arrived this morning brought to kentucky
| between two hundred and three hundred
| yellow fever refugees from Decatur, Ala. A
| large number left the train at the smaller
| towns and have scattered through the state.
| About sixty came on to this city. Most of
these have relatives of friends, to whose
| homes they went. A few went to the hotels
but did not register from Decatur.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Sept 9l.-The official
| report to-day shows lis new cases and four
teen deaths. The most of the new cases are
among the colored population in the suburbs.
| There are comparatively few deaths among
| the negroes, who usually recover rapidly
| from the disease. Total number of cases re-
ported to date, 1,5S2; total deaths, 1876 A
| high death rate is expected for several days.
| a special from Gainesville reports one new
| case there.
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept 2l.-Chatta-
| nooga has instituted most stringent quar-
antine against all infected points. No one is
| permitted to enter the city on any of the nine
| railroads without giving satisfactory ac-
| count of himself. Quarantine officers board
| every train, fifty-one being thus employed.
| The city council has adopted an ordinance
inlicting fine of $500 on any person enter
| ing the city from any infected district. A
| large reward is offered for the apprehension
| of such offenders and conviction of any one
| harboring such refugees.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 2l.-A special
| from DR.. Jerome Cochran, state health Off
Ger. who is now at Decatur, Ala, says: 1.-The
| local doctors now concede that we have yel-
low fever. Two old cases will die. To-day
| there are three or four new cases. Two
thirds of the white people have left, and
others are leaving by oil possible ways. Not
enough are left to make big epidemic
Only small section of the city is infected
No mails can get out. There has evidently
| been a focus of infection Independent OF
| Spencer's case"
| WASHINGTON, Sept 2l.--Dr. Hamilton, sur
geon general of the Marine hospital service
has returned to the city from Camp Perry
near Jacksonville. The work of organization
he says, has been finished, and the camp is
now in splendid condition. II should think
| that the number of new cases at Jacksonville
| probably reached its maximum to day
| There are now only about eleven or twelve
| hundred white persons free from the disease
| in that town. The climate, however, is sim
ply terrible The weather is very hot il
Florida, and when passed through Savan
|
! registered 949 :"
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 21.-The news OF
| the appearance of yellow fever at Jackson
| Miss, created considerable uneasiness ii
this city, and Governor Hughes appointed {
| state board of health this morning. M
| passengers are allowed to cross the river a
Arkansas City unless they lave health Ger
tifcates. The city authorities have quaran
tined against Jackson and Grenada, Miss,
Decatur Ala, and all Florida points. Tht
| force of sanitary officers has been doubled
Twenty passengers from Mississippi hav'
been turned back and not allowed to eros
the river.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 2l.-It is reported
here that portion of the railroad track be
tween Harrison and Vicksburg has beer
torn up by the frightened people in order Il
force trains TO stop. There is good groun'
for believing the report true. There i
| scarcely any fear that any refugees will b
| able to reach Louisiana or New Orleans b.
| river, for jackson has been isolated ant
, people from there have no means of reachin
| the Mississippi river. Vicksburg an
| Natchez have both been quarantined mos
strictly, and the roads connectn
them with jackson have been oblige
to go out of business for the present
5 There is evidently reign of terror in ant
, about Jackson, and Agent Leman, on his wa
from Birmingham To ylcksburg, who wa