The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-20

sleeper, two passenger coaches and bag.
gage car reached Atlanta at few minutes
past 5 o'clock Tuesday evening, but only
twenty-one passengers remained OF the
number who had left Gainesville.
The others had left the train at various
points en- route, twenty getting off at
Dupont and nine at Macon. 1t Is the inten-
tion of tho passengers who left the train at
Dupont to take rest there and come on to
Atlanta in small parties or singly, so as not
to attract attention. They came to this
conclusion after being told that the Atlanta
authorities would not permit them to enter
the city. They probably made a mistake,
as aside from the slight delay necessary for
a thorough inspection by the health Off
GERS, their fellow-travelers, who arrived
last night, came into Atlanta as first-class
travellers and in tirst-cass style.
Only ten of the twenty-one arrivals re-
manned in Atlanta the others going north
and east by the first train leaving the city.
Tho names of the travellers who arrived on
this train and who will enjoy Atlanta's
hospitality for few days are as follows:
H. E. Benson, N. H. Benson, Mrs. H K.
Benson, q. Brown, o. h. Nolan, j. A.
Goodwin, John Silliman, E. c, Coob, W.
c. Wade and A. b. Wade. O. II. Nolan is
former resident of Atlanta, and was
greeted by many friends ON his arrival last
evening
From one of the passengers who arrived
on this train, a reporter of the Constitution
obtained an interesting interview in regard
to the trip of the train and the situation at
Gainesville. In reply to a question as to
when the exodus first began, this gentleman
said:
"On Sunday night at one Of the churches
in Gainesville it was stated that a certain
young man was sick with yellow fever, and
the opinions of the doct) were at once
sought in regard to the matttr. They dis
agreed about the nature of the disease. and
this had as much TO do with starting the
panic as anything else. Then the guards
which had been stationed around the town
to prevent refugees from Jacksonville COM
ing in, threw down their guns and stampeded
Ike flock of sheep. During Sunday night
everybody that had any intention Of leav-
ing the city made their preparations as far
as possible, and the scenes in Jacksonville
at the outbreak of the scare there were re-
peated in Gainesville on a smaller scale.
Bedding, household goods, trunks and per
sonal property of every description was
packed up, and then the next question was
nov TO get away"
WAS Surgeon General Hamilton advised
of the condition of affairsF
ooh, yes. He was telegraphed and asked
to give his consent for the people to leave,
aud, after some delay, he replied that he
would offer no objection to the people leav-
ing Gainesville, but said they would have
to take their chances about finding place
to stop. He also telegraphed that the refu-
gees would have to keep on travelling until
they found a city that was willing to re-
ceive them"
"Was your train the first out of the city
Tuesday~
81 do not think it was l learned that
two freight trains were run out of the city,
the box cars crowded with the panic
stricken people, who were willing TO under
go any hardships in order to get away from
Gainesville. If the reports | have heard
are true, and are added to what / know,
| Gainesville must be very nearly depopu-
lated by this time"
did you have any delays on your way
hereP'
''At Live Oak we were met by an armed
guard and were forced to wait there six
hours, when Surgeon General Hamilton
wired his permission for the train to proceed.
We were stopped by government quarantine
officers, who would not let us go until this
order of the surgeon general was received.
This was the only detention worth mention
ing"