The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-09-27
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SAMUEL BRANDEIS,
COLEMAN ROGERS,
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept PA refugee
from Decatur, Ala, stated to a United
Press reporter that the rapid depopulation
of Decatur was partially due to the fact
| that majority of the white residents OF
that city were unacclimatcd Northern me.
chanics who would be particularly sus.
ceptible to the ravages of the dread
epidemic. Rapid depopulation is en-.
couraged, and the INDECENT are fur
nished transportation. Factories, stores
and warehouses are deserted ana the prin.
cipal hotel is closed, its guests and twenty
five walters having fed Sufficient frost
to terminate the spreading of the epidemic
can not be expected for at least three
weeks.
The COuricr-J0urnGrs special reports
twenty-five cases at Decatur, with total
of ten deaths to date. There are no nurses
to be had and the drug stores have been
abandoned. The undertaken states he could
not get negroes to dig graves for yellow
fever victims those who have been buried
are only foot or two under ground, and
If deaths continue to occur it will be diff
cult to bury the victims.
A dispatch was received from the mayor
OF Decatur calling on the mayor of Louis
vile for help.
The special train via the Louisville &,
Nashville road which left Decatur at mid
night Saturday arrived in this city at s
o'clock a. m. 1t had nearly 100 refugees
on board. Among them were three cases
Of fever. The sick were removed to the
fever hospital, beyond the city limits. Two
other trains arrived over the Louisville &
Nashville road and two over the Chesa-
peake e. Ohio, bringing refugees from
Alabama and Mississippi points. The to-
tai number Of refugees arriving yesterday
aggregates over 400. Of these many are
entirely destitute and but few are
comparatively we'll provided with funds.
The baggage of the refugees arriving on
one of the Chesapeake e. Ohio trains had
been taken from them and detained for
fumigation near Memphis. Fully one-half
Of the refugees arriving will leave for
Cincinnati at once.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 24.-This city has
been very quiet. Confidence is restored
and the feeling of uneasiness, which
amounted almost to panic Friday, has
given way to q more rational view
Of the situation. The non-intercourse
quarantine regulations which are be-
ing enforced against all passenger
trains on the seven railroads leading into
Memphis on the east side of the river have
caused suspension Of travel and the re-
suit IS shown in the arrivals and the
deserted appearance of the hotels.
Since Friday it is estimated that
fully 1000 people have left here. They
were principally women and children, the
wives and families of merchants and
others. who sent them North fearing that
in event of a case developing here they
would suffer great hardships in the stam-
pede that w ould surely follow
Business is virtually at a standstill
Country merchants can not come into the
city and every small town adjacent has
locked its doors, SO there are no mercan-
tile transactions to be recorded. Local
freight and passenger travel on
all railroads is suspended, and
the same state of affairs ex-
lists all along the line from Louis
vile south to Mobile and New Or
leans.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 2l-Au pas
senger trains on the Alabama, Great
Southern and Memphis & Charleston
roads have been abandoned because of the
rigid quarantine established by Chatta-
nooga. This will shut off nearly all com
munication with the South.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. IA jackson
(Tenn.) special says: This city has quar-
antined against the States of Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi and the city of Memphis
No trains from these places will be allowed
to stop within five miles of the city.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. A-The re
port to the Board of Health Sunday aggre-
gated 1873 new cases of yellow fever in the
city and suburbs, 80 of which are colored
people. There were 10 deaths reported
Total cases to date. ISIS; total deaths,
2l2 A more hopeful feeling exists
among the people. many observers OF
former epidemics believing that the worst
is over.
The Executive Committee of the Sanitary
Association held joint meeting with the
Relief Committee to discuss complaints OF
abuses. Numerous cases of fraud have
been discovered and it is believed tina,
hundreds of families of negroes have OBJ
tanned relief through the different mem
be RS so as to attempt to lay up supplies fol
winter. These will be cut of as rapidly as
discovered and sent to the refugee camps
or put to work.
A special from McClenny says that for
the twenty-four hours ending at p IN.
there have been two new cases of yellow
fever and one death. A special train was
sent to McClenny by the Jacksonville Re-
lief Association with supplies.