The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-16

fully informed him that he must leave
town at once and take his family with
him. Jacobs pleaded want OF funds, and
produced bills of lading for five cases OF
goods shipped from Jacksonville to Men,
phis, with the intention Of
OPENING A STORE HERE.
Mr.. Hadden took charge Of the bills of
lading and advanced Mr.. Jacobs $50 to en-
able him to reach some other point with
his family. Officer Farris was then placed
in charge of Mr.. Jacobs, with instructions
to see that he and his people left town.
The following is q copy OF President Had.
den's letter TO Mr.. Jacobs:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug, Is, 1885
Mr. II. A. Jacobs, Refugee from jacksonville Fla.
Dear sir-Our people are almost unanimously
aycrse to any one from the infected districts OF
| Florida being permitted even TO pass through our
city, much less TO remain here. Unjust insist that
| you and your family leave the city by tonights
train II Is not the Intention OF our authorities TO
| deal with you harShly, remembering as we DO now
kindly were always received and treated by ev-
| cry city and State In the union when we Ourselves
were refugees few years since But the remem.
branCo of the disaster which once swept over our
beautiful city, confirms our citizens in the deter
| mination 80 take no chances In permitting any
possible cause OF their recurrence we nave issued
80 i,'ai,'sni -, i,,i,a, s,ur esnsnses 'Resnect.
fully, DAVID PARK HADpLN,
President
There are evidently no flies on Farris, for
he succeeded in pumping out OF the pris-
oner the fact that Jacobs had bills OF lad
ing for eleven more cases OF goods, all
shipped at Jacksonville and consigned to
Memphis. The Imagination stands aghast
at what might have happened had The
AppEAI remained silent and not ventilated
this matter of admitting refugees.
Here Is what would Certainly have han.
pened; A store would haye,been rented,
and sixteen cases of goods. CHARGED posi-
Div with deadly virus, exposed for sale
without fumigation and scattered broad.
cast in the most thickly populated and
hlthiest quarter Oh inc Town. ana ye'
mere are those VINO are ulsposeu 70 mugn
az these things anu COMMENT JoGuIary
upon masking sohielling vut VI ho.iing
III Is graliyihS 10 hole tnat III sPi'e Oh
such scoherS
PUBLIC OPINION sUsTAISs THE APrEAL,
and that the universal sontiment of Nom.
mis- IL. "Tell the truth AT ali hazards"
Sail an intelligent professional man 10 nm
ApprtI renorter Yesterday. "The sold
nrovrrb IAN ounce Of prevention is worth
| "A
tensitied i'm this case. The proyerb should
! read ian ounce of prevention is worth a
million tons of curei"
Another intelligent gentleman said. az
don't bolieye I'm HALFWAY measures
! Memphis should be ouarantined not only
against Jacksonyille lint against every
, point that barbors refugees from Jackson
7 vile. This would include Atlanta. Knox.
e ville and Nashville, lint n il only bv such
= A quarantine that perfect immunity can
hc scrurcI NIomnhis has loo mnrh M
stake TO take anything for granted. Nash
5 vile is just as dangerous to us as Jack
: sonvillc, rs long as Nashville's doors are
) open 10 Jacksonville refugees
a THEY ,ur DRY.
1 oroor Forr;s J;d no, Io,yo bis clar,,s
= ,,',i ~ GO. -, 80, L,orI ,h" o,,is"ii
8 ny Na ~ 80, ,,iioh 10 y, "a. n
, o'clock Iost pi,bt An Appy,t rcnortcr
u ,yns an hand 10 500 flat thorn was no mis-.
2 | '....s,i.,, r., -, r. So, ri -.
!. conhtcuon. III l'Ct' ilE ATRIAL h"u Ie-
| pOTtcrS at every depot IN order 20 make
. | s,r, that the rniugns. Lad sh.kan tho dnst
u ~ 49,, re ~. -. "a, -
IA OF Memphis from ihcir lcet TN board
. the Louisville x Nashville train were Off.
Gers Dclnuy and o. Hrien on rpute for Mi.
i So'' 80 49, -. 80. -
"a IAN ana llumbolut respectively, 70 ooaru
IA trains NJ those points from injected distTic, 4
u anil 10 ,,,r, ali nasscno,rs inn, ,,,cb liz.
Il uiu " We. !. az l'sss7e"e.'' ""i'i $50 80 II
/ lrlcs that thcrc N no room lor lhem ~
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