The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-21

removed to the hospital quarters at the send
mis-. 1he house was fumigated, and every
! precaution taken to prevent the spread of the
dlsease should it prove to be yellow fever"
as there any other case known to the
authorities at this time ."
The existence OF any other cases in the city
| was generally denied in every direction and
| from time to time news was brought into the
city about the rapid recovery of the patient.
and there was much discussion among the
| PHYSICIANS themselves as TO whether the man
ever had yellow fever"
:" " hen were the ether cases discovered?''
ION Thursday morning the board of health
announced the discovery of four other cases,
and this caused a regular stampede. Many
| persons suddenly made up their minds to inn
medlately leave for summer resorts to which
| excursions had been planned later on. Scores
| OF people remembered their uncles and their
| cousins and their aunts who were anxiously
| waiting to entertain them in other cities.
| None OF these people were at all afraid OF the
| lever but had suddenly made up their minds
that their respective occupations would not, in
any manner, interfere with their immediate
| departure for more congenial Cline"
This Must have made the transportation
! business lively the reporter suggested.
II should say it did," said Mr.. Wagstaff.
| "Omnibuses and hacks, baggage and express
wagons. drays and carts were loaded down
| with men, women and children, baggage and
furniture Of every description, rushing Tor de-
| pots and steamboat landings, and the outgoing
trains and boats were loaded to their fullest
| capacity-the Clyde line steamer leaving her
| wharf for New York with between three and
four hundred passengers, while the City of
| Jacksonville, of the DeBerg Merchants line,
was actually compelled to refuse business for
| up-river points.
ibid the board OF health declare the fever
epidemic?'
Eyes. Right on top of all the excitement
have mentioned, came the board of healths
announcement that the fever had assumed an
epidemic form, and advising everybody who
could do SO to leave the city. Then the
exodus was as lively as it possibly could be,
and every means Of transportation out of the
city was brought into service"
"How did the railroads take care of the
rush of tTavelers?''
LAS well as could be expected, but many of
the roads were forced to reduce their train
service, and this added to the difficulties in the
| way of those who were only too anxious to
leave the city"
"All this seriously affected business, did it
not?"
sit did indeed On Friday and Saturday
quite large number of the large retail estab-
llshments along Bay street discharged their
clerks and closed their doors The Tremout
and the Toqui, the two leading summer hotels,
together with large number of hotels and
private boarding houses, closed up, and what
was to become of the people who were COM
PEELED to live at public houses was becoming
quite serious question. The business houses,
including restaurants, billiard halls and
SdIoOliS, tilat maze any pfeUence OF cOnl10ulnS
business promptly closed their doors as soon
as SIX o'clock came and about the only signs
of life along the principal business street was
to be found around the drugstores."
'Itsis said that great many people have
sacrificed their property in order to raise
means to leave the city. Is thas true? '
''To certain extent it is. Where to go, and
! how to get away, were serious questions with
! several people. On Friday and Saturday the
| banks were besieged by tlrongs of people.
| Homes have been
! stances furniture and everything else has been
| left behind, the owners caring little what be-
came OF it. provided they could only get out of
| the city"
"What action is being taken by those who
! have remained in Jacksonville to check the
| spread of the fever?"
"On last Saturday large number of the
! business men met III the board OF trade rooms
! and formed q citizens organization, which will
work in harmony with the board of health
| and county commissioners. The city was dis
| tricted, and on Sunday morning large force
| OF men and teams went to work to thoroughly
clean up the place, and spread lime, coppeeras
and other dislnfectants ill every direction.
| Barrels Of pitch and tar will be burned at the
| street corners at night and no effort will be
| spared to root out the disease"
"Did you have any trouble at the quaran-
| tine stations on your trip to Atlanta?"
| MY trip was not a pleasant one, by any
means. left Jacksonville Sunday morning,
with my wife and children, on the Savannah,
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| Macon these nasseH rers we're git@n Tie coiore5
| peopIe's car. but Before arriving there the
| doors were locked and we were Informed that
! no one from Jacksonville would be allowed to
get off at this p0iut. .
"You then decided to come on to Atlanta o.,
eyes and the HOSPITALITY and gencros;tv of
| the ueoIle here have already made me THAR
friend to-eyer saw cod bless them for 1Leir
| Kindness in Dermittinc the nnnic.sfTjrken f,ri
| tiyes to come in and lind SHELTER
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