Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-29
THE STRICKEN SOUTH.
Citizens of Fever Stricken Cities Trying to
Come Norta-The Shot Gun Quar-
antine IL Being Rigfdly
Enforced.
Sadness end Darkness Reign in the Fever
Districts, Where tho Dread Disease
Has Complete Control Over
the Excited People.

NASHVILLE, TENN, September 2L.-At
late hour last night, seventy refugees. who
had boarded the Louisville j. Nashville
train, two miles south of Decatur, Alabama,
arrived in this city. Officers met the train
at MaIlory's station, sixteen miles out, and
informed the refugees, that they could not
be permitted to stop ct Nashville. Twelve
had tickets for this city. Those who did
not pass through Decatur, were allowed to
leave the train upon its arriva! here. The
conductor reported that several stopped at
towns along the road. 1t was learned that
great excitement prevailed at Decatur last
night. The people fled in all directions,
going in vehicles and on foot as trains are
not permitted to stop in the city. 1t Is re-
ported that 100 more refugees from Decatur.
will arrive in the city to-day. They will not
be allowed to ge! off here. Most of those
who went through are bound for points
north of the Ohio river.
QUARANTINE AT NA1CHEz.
New ORLEANS, A. September PA
special from Natchez, Miss, dated yester-
day, says: The city is in fever of OK
element tonight at yellow fever reports.
Shotgun quarantine will be established at
once. A large excursion party from Natchez
which visited jackson are shut out from
their homes, all trains on the Natchez, Jack
son Columbus railway beyond Hamilton
having been stopped. A special train was
sent out at IL O'Clock to bring in Natchez
people from Cooper's Wells, Harrington
and other points along TIE road, who have
not been to Jackson. By shotgun quarantine
in 1878 the yellow fever was kept out of
Natchez, and it is believed it can be done
again.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, September 21.-There is no
definite news this morning from either De-
catur, Alabama, or jackson, Miss, while
some anxiety is felt here, Jet most active
and stringent measures are being put in
force to keep out any infected passengers or
freight. Memphis feels secure from an in
vasion of the fever provided all the energies
of the people are directed toward that end
by enforcing strict quarantine against in
fected points. This plan is being carried
out and at a meeting of the Cotton and
Merchants exchange held this afternoon, a
committee of was appointed to CO.
operate with the city authorities in the
heroic efforts being made to protect Mem
phis. The city at present is healthy, and if
money and vigilance are tho only requests
Memphis will continue so.
AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, September 81
1hirty-fve new cases and five deaths were
reported up to noon to-day. Among the
deaths yesterday at Sand Hills were two sis
tiers of mercy. The work of relief is being
systemized, and many will be sent to the
refugee camps, the work on which was de-
layed by rains. Surgeon Wise has inspected
the fumigation stations near the city, and it
ia said he endorsed the thoroughness Of the
system in vogue.
STRICT QUARANTINE.
MEMPHIS, September 2l.-A conference of
the special committees of the two exchanges |
and the city authorities was held this after |
noon at 2 O'Clock, and the following was |
unanimously adopted |
"Resolved, That the president of the taxing |
district be requested to stop oil passenger |
travel into Memphis from the east side Of |
the Mississippi river, and that strict non
intercourse passenger quarantine be estah-
lished. The limit of this resolution is sub
ject to the future action of the committee"
This non intercourse quarantine will go into |
effect at noon Tomorrow. Special tele- |
grams from Granada, Corinth and other |
towns to the Evening Scimitor, |
report shotgun quarantine having been es-
tablished against Decatur, Ala, jackson, |
Mics, and other infected points. 1t is re- |
por ed that the Illinois Central trains make |
40 stops going north between Canton, Miss,
and Cairo Ill