The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
YELLOW JACK NEAR Us.
The Disease Breaks out in Hendersonville.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 1.-THE
mayor received adispatch from DR..
Allard Memminger, Hednersonville,
n. c., tonight saying that yellow fever
had broken out among the Jacksonville
refugees in that place. Strict quaran-
tine will be established here against
Hendersonville.
EIGHT CASES OF FEVER AT HENDER-
SONvILLE.
CHARLOTTE, Sept. 16-The Chro-
nicle SAYS: DR.. George w. Graham, who
has been spending few days at the
Hot Springs of this State, arrived home
yesterday. He came through Hender-
sonville, where yellow fever refugees
are quartered and though he did not
interview any of them, he picked up a
few points from the local passengers.
They state the arrival of the refugees at
Hendersonville, four cases OF yellow
fever have developed, which with the
four cases on the train, make eight cases
altogether in Hendersonville. The peo-
pie of that place feel safe in the convic-
ton that the fever cannot "spread" IN
their atmosphere, and no alarm at all is
manifested by the citizens, the refugees
themselves being the only ones who feel
uneasy.
All the refugees, before leaving Jack
sonville, signed a written agreement
that they would not leave the town Of
Hendersonville, under any circum-
stances, until after the expiration Of the
usual ten days, but it is said that some
of them are violating their contract anu
scattering out in different directions.
1t is claimed that party of them made
their way to Saluda, and there register
ed as coming from Columbia and other
places.
An experienced physician is attend
ing the refugees in Hendersonville, and
the sick are receiving better treatment
and are in better circumstances than II
they were in Jacksonville. They are as
comfortably housed as possible, under
the circumstances. AS many OF them
have doubtless carried the germs of the
disease in their system, it is expected
that new cases among the Henderson
vile refugees will continue to be report
ed for some days.
The refugees are isolated as complies
ly as possible from the citizens, ana the
patients are being cared for in house
that is isolated both from the citizens
and refugees. Although the people of
Hendersonville profess to be perfectly
at ease, it isevident that they are some
what nervous. There are nearly 500
refugees in the party, and when the
train that brought them pulled into
Hendersonville the large crowd that
had assembled at the depot fled like
pack of frightened sheep. The refugees
at any rate are now enjoying the hospl-
tahties of the town and they feel that
they are welcome, since Hendersonyllle
was the first town in the State that
issued an invitation to them.
THE PLAGUE AT HENDERsoNVILLE.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Sept. 1S.-News
from the yellow fever refugees at Hen
dersonville is to the effect that thirteen
cases are now being treated there. The
fever is confined entirely to the refugees.
Four of the thirteen patients are repre-
sented to be dangerously sick. 1t is said
that the refugees are still scattering
over the country. A sharp lookout is
being kept in Charlotte for refugees,
and the first one that shows his face
here will be made to march in double
quick order.