Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-23
YELLOW PLAGUE.
Latest Reports From the Infected
Districls-Strict Quarantines.

Latest Reports From the Infected
| DistricIs-Strict Quarantines.
| JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September 22.-
New cases to-day, 1853; deaths 6. 1t il
almost certain that hundreds of colorec
people who have had fever have re-
covered without treatment or physicians
Greenland has telegraphed for ply
sicians yellow fever there.
DECATUR, Ala, September 22.-Busi
| ness houses, postoffice and express offices
are all closed. Ten new cases of fever
| were reported this morning and two
deaths. The spread of the disease is ap-
pallipg considering the few people Left
in the city.
JACKSON, Miss, September 22.-Five
new cases of fever were reported to-day.
Nurses are badly needed.
The health authorities have assmed
| control of all sanitary affairs. The Mayor
has issued an order for the protection of
property. All persons not already ex-
posed are urged to leave the city on a
special train which will be provided as
soon as arrangements can be made. The
fire bells will be rung at o'clock each
evening, when all persons are notified to
retire. A quarantine station has been
established two miles north of the city.
LOUISVILLE OPENS HER GATES.
LOUISVILLE, KY, September 22.-At a
meeting OF physicians and others, called
by the Mayor, it was decided to open the
gates OF Louisville to yellow fever refu-
gees. A train brought 135 from Decatur
this morning.
WASHINGTON, September pa tele-
gram was received at the Marine Hospi-
tai Bureau this morning from committee
of citizens at Live Oak, Florida, asking
that an expert be sent to Ferdnandina to
investigate disease there believed to be
yellow fever.
NASHVILLE, September 22.-The Amer
ican's Martin. Tenn, special says: Two
trains on the Illinois Central road, con-
tanning several hundred refugees, passed
through here to-day going north. The
train was allowed to stop mile north of
town, where provisions were taken to
the passengers, many of whom had not
eaten anything.for forty-eight hours.
sHoTGUNs RULE.
New ORLEANS, September 22.-Spe-
Gals from almost every village and ham,
let in Mississippi, where there is tele-
graph office, show that Shotgun quar-
antine" has been established. The fol-
lowing from Columbus fs given as a
specimen: The excitement here is in-
tense. The Columbus Rifemen and
Browns Cadets have volunteered for
duty, and guard of four men under
military regulations is stationed on each
public road and railroad leading into the
city, with orders to let no one pass who
is known to be from a fever-infected
locality.
REGULATIONS AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, September 22.-The street
non-intercourse quarantine regulations
adopted by the city authorities yester-
day against all passenger trains on the
east side Of the Mississippi river, are be-
ing rigidly eeforced. Governor Taylor |
was telegraphed to this morning, asking
him to call out the militia in this city
and place them under orders from the |
city authorities to aid in the enforce
ment of quarantine orders.
A special train from New Orleans, con-
tanning 500 refugees from that city,
Vicksburg and other points will arrive at
Lake View, Miss, twenty miles south Of
this afternoon. A special de-
tail of police will meet the train coaches
have been provided by several lines, by
which they will be transferred. Then
each coach will be locked, and the pas
sengers guarded through Memphis. will
be sent on to their destination. None
will be allowed to stop here.
Superintendent Pegram, of the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroads, is in re-
,eipt of a telegram from Decatur, Ala,
which says there are eight cases of yell
ow fever there. The town is almost
1epopulated.
QUARANTINE AT NEW YORK.
New YORK, September 22.-The
Delaware, which arrived at
quarantine last night from Fernandina,
Florida, will be detained for observation
until Sunday afternoon.
Two refugees, from a quarantine camp
in Florida, were arrested to-day by the
Health officers of this city and taken
north to Brothers. Island, where they |
are kept close prisoners. The refugees |
come from an infected city, said to
be- Jacksonville. They had agreed
to undergo ten days. quaran-
tine before continuing their journey
north, but they broke their parole and
came through by rail. The Health Off
GERS here are in close telegraphic COM
with the infected districts,
and will arrest all who are found violat.
ing their parole.
Acting Mayor Gerew, of Jacksonville,
Florida, writes to the Charity Commit
tee of the Produce Exchange, expressing
thanks for the generous responses to the
call for aid. He says that Jacksonville
has enough to last thirty days, but will
have to divide with McGlenny and
and that the epidemic can
not be expected to end before December,
80 that much additional help is re-
quired.