The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-22
DECATUR's DEsERTION.
Hundreds OF Refugees Refused Entry
to Nashville.

CHICAGO, Sept. M.-A dispatch from
Nashville. Tenn, says: "At a late hour last
night seventy refugees, who boarded Lou
isville and Nashville train two miles south
OF Decatur, arrived in this city. Officers
met the train at Mallory's, six
teen miles out, and informed
the refugees that they could not be
permitted to stop at Nashville. Twelve of
the number had tickets for this city. Those
who didn't pass through Decatur were
allowed to leave the train upon its arrival
hero. The conductor reported that severa!
stopped at towns along the road. 1t was
learned that great excitement prevailed at
Decatur and that last night the people fed
In all directions, going in vehicles and on
foot as trains were not permitted stop in
the city.
''It is reported that 100 more refugees from
Decatur will arrive in this city to-day.
Those will not, however, be allowed to get
off here.
"Most of those who went through are
bound for points north of the Ohio river"
BIRMINGMAM's sTRICTNEss.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Sept. 2l.-Since the
development of new cases of yellow fever
at Decatur an extra number of quarantine
officers have been employed to meet incom-
ing trains, both freight and passenger. The
dirt roads leading into the city are closely
guarded and the sentiment OF the city is to
adopt the shotgun policy if necessary to
enforce the quarantine, which has never
been relaxed since Spencer's death at
Decatur.
SELMA ON THE SAFE SIDE.
SELMA, ALA, Sept. 21.-A dispatch from
Decatur this morning to the Times Nail
from DIR. jerome Cochran, state health
officer, says: II know of four cases of fever
here, and believe there are others. The
local doctors have at last agreed that we
have yellow fever The excitement is in
tense" Selma is quarantined against De-
catur, jacksonville, Fla, jackson, Miss,
and all infected places. The city council
met this evening and adopted still more
stringent quarantine regulations. The
health of Selma is remarkably good. The
people are hopeful, and business is brisk.
DOORS BoLTED.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Sept. 21.-Springfield,
Tuscumbia, Athens and Limestone county,
Alabama, have quarantined against Deca-
tur, Ala.
Vicksburg, Miss. has established abso-
lutte non-intercourse with jackson, Miss.
LaGrange, Tenn. has quarantined against
the world.
TWO DEATHS EXPECTED.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Sept. 21.-A special
TO the Herald from DIR. jerome Cochran,
state health officer, who is now at Decatur,
Ala, says: "The local doctors now concede
that we have yellow fever here. Two old
cases will die. To-day there are three or
four new cases. Two-thirds of the whole
people have left, and others are leaving by
all possible ways. There are not enough
people left to make a big epidemic. Only a
small section of the city is infected. No
mails can get out. There has evidently
been a focus of infection, independent of
Spencer's case"
CHATTANOOGA COURSE
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Sept. 21.-Chatta-
rooga has instituted a most stringent quar-
antine against all infected points. No one
is permitted to enter the city on any of the
nine railroads without giving satisfactory
account of himself The quarantine off
GERS board every train. Fifty-one men are
thus employed.
The city council has adopted an ordinance
infiicting fine of $500 on any person enter
ing the city from any infected district.
A large reward is offered for the apprehen-
sion and conviction of such offender, and
for the conviction of any one harboring
such refugee
Memphis and Charleston railroad trains
stopping at Decatur, or within twenty miles
on either side, are forbidden entrance to
Chattanooga.
Meridian, Miss, was quarantined against
tonight, owing to a report that cases of
yellow fever have occurred there.
Chattanooga Is enjoying the best of
health, and the county authorities are on
the alert, ard will go to any ex treme to
keep refugees from the city.
TIGHT LINES AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Sept. 81, 10P. M
The county health board to-day held a
meeting and decided to rigidly enforce
quarantine. Any refugees coming from in
fected districts Of the south within the
borders of Davidson county will be arrested,
fined and imprisoned as the law directs,
and detained for period of ten days. Per-
sons who harbor such refugees, or fail to
report to the health board their presence,
when known, will be subject to arrest, fine
and Imprisonment to the full extent of the
law. The law permits arrest and fine of
$50 in case of any person known to stop in
Nashville from an infected district.