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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
SEVEN CASES Ann ONE DEATH
AZ Decatur. win Another Report That
There We're sixteen New Cases.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc Appeal
BIRNINGnAN, Ala, Sept 2l.-It is now
settled beyond doubt that yellow fever is
epidemic at Decatur, but 80 great has
been the exodus Of people today II has
little material left 10 work on. Reliable
news from there tonight reports seven
new cases and one dcath-Dr Bow
man, who attended A. D. Spencer, who died
last week. A special train was made up
here today and sent 20 Decatur 10 carry rcfu.
gees TO Kentucky. Over 600 people left
there on that train. II seems that the news
paper men In Decatur were the first Ia leave,
and were followed quickly by all the tclc-
graph operators except the trnin dis
patchcr. All the correspondents there
had left their posts All the reporters Of
this city have volunteered to go up and a..
certain the true situation there, but the uu-
thoritirs here will not let them return under
twenty days. one report from Decatur to-
night states that there hre thirteen cases
but this 4 not 10 rcliabicas the report which
reports the number seven.
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SUSPICIOUS cAsE Al NASHVILLE.
A sick ChiId In Family Of Decatur
Refugees the Doctor says 10 n III
inns Fever.


special Dispatch ~ Tho Appeal
NASHVILLE, Torn, Scpt el.-Thc hen''h
authorities placed siS policemen on n train
tonight ~ meet "a train bearing thirteen pa7'
songcr from Decatur, which arrived nj II
O'Clock tonight None oi the passengers
werr allowed 10 gct OF here The State
board of health issued nn order yesterday 10
allow no refugees irom Infected districts tp
stop .n Na.hyillc and several were made Ia
leave town today Allpurons before entering
the State from injected district mist sign
nn agreement that thfy pas on through TIE
st,tn A family. cuusi.. .Iug Of husband,
wife and siE children irum Decatur Gre ~
Na.hyIllc. and one Of the children N sick
susr.oipusly The attending physician says
that itH bilious fever There BE- np uurn7i'
mes irlt here. Chatiuupm has passed q
law timing al refuge from injected dl.
tricts 40 aud impr,sJuiug them for one
! month
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40 Macon, Miss.

Special Dispatch TO The Appeal
MAcoN, Miss, Sept 2l-rhcre are count.
less rumors ON the streets here today of the
existence Of yellow fcycr In Decatur, Ala,
and Meridian, Miss. The health authorities
here have endenyored TO ascertain from the
Decatur and Meridian authorities whether
these rumor could be relied on, but
have failed to receive any response
To- their numerous inquiries. Macon las
today inaugumted strict aud rigid
quarantine against jackson. Miss,
Meridian, Miss, New orleans, NicksbuT,
Decatur. Ala, aud the State Of Florida.
This quarantine applies Ia dry goods cloth
ing etc, us well ~ any persons coming from
the above named places.
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Chattanooga Quarautincs.

Snccim blsphtch 10 u no App'h'
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept H.-Chatia.
noogas quarantine against Decatur will be
made doubly strong at once Passengers
coming here from points forty miles ON each
side Of the unfortunate city will bc required
To produce n certificate signed by the ticket
agent that they are bona iidc residents Of the
point from which they are tickctcd. In
that way refugees will be hindcrcd from
walking out few miles and buying tickets
tine against Jackson, Miss, will be- insti-
tutcd. II Is thought that many people from
that city will head this way, seeking refuge
ON Lookout mountain. There il some excite
mcnt but no particular alarm felt here
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Nntcnc, pc,crm,nra No, 90 Ma,c I,.

NEw ORLEANS, la, sept 2l.-A special to
the Picayp,ne from Natchcz, Miss, dated yes.
tcriay, says The city is In fever of cN-
element tonight at yellow fever reports
from Jackson, aud the shotgun quarantine
will be- established at once. A large cScur.
sion party from Natchcz, which visited Jack
son are shut out from their homes, all trains
ON the Natchcz Jackson 4 Columbus rail
road beyond Hamilton having been stopped.
4 special train was sent out at II o'clock to
night a. bring the Nntchcz people from
Cooper Wells, Harrington aud other points
along the road who have not been Ia Jack
son. By Tho shotgun quarantine In 1875 yeti
low fever was kept out u Nutohcz, and Il b.
believed II can be- done nrnin.
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heir going to other plaecss" asked the re.

their going to other plaecsa' asked the re.
porter,
ooh. quarantine Is farce, The officers do
the best they can, but there are plenty of
ways to clude them. The railroad authori.
ties work in harmony with health officers,
but they must move the people II they can,
Manager Harrahan, Of the Louisville Il Nash
willie railroad, has been in Decatur for sew
ern days and has done everything possible
that he would help them get away II real
danger come. Last hight he told me that he
would send down train OF half dozen
coorhps this morning.
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Tho, co.id No, stop There.

Special dispatch 20 lhN Nlifhh
sruEylrlE, Miss., Sept n when ihe
yellow fcycr news from Jackson was received
here thia morning great excitement pre-
vailed throughout the town. The town
counci, met at once and established strict
quarantine against Jackson, Mi'si Decatur
Ala. jacksonville, Fil., and nll other in.
lcrird points Several passengers Uu tho
Illinois Central train going eat itum JACK
sun wanted 10 stop, but were wut on 10
West Point Every prccauiiUn Will bc u''d
10 keep II Or any other malaly away from
here
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rr,.Io VIII Wal, AwhlIo.

Special Dispatch ~ The Appeal
rrrELo, Miss, Sept 2l.-orr quiet l.iilo
oity was very much excited today after fcr'iv'
INK the report that there were so'ci1l ol.'ao
yellow fever 1T Decatur Ala, md lnrksun'
Miss, and Immediately qliuntlncd up'iusi
them after receiving reliable Information
that such wus the case. our city b. NOT diH.
pu,rd to be- histy md waits until iu0'hrfdr
y.lupmruts aud Then. u necessary Guhhn.
tines against nll places. Az trlu' are 'l"-,,
watched and ~ one allowed ~ cut,r With.
uut health cCrtiugntrH
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FUrfIHI UI"UlIfh % H0 NIp'aI
wisr ruisr, Miss. Sept 2l.-Wc't Point
today closes her gates not only against the
poor stricken districts, but against the world
The Aberdeen branch u the Illinois Central
milroal will shut down operations tonight
and ID IL very likely tho last tain On the
Mobile n Ohio has been permitted in stop in
the city. Armed police are securing iho
city aud every proonution viii hc used q"
prevent the appearance Oi the terrible plague
in this city. The city council j. in Hrs.
zion tonight hut the result II their meet.
inc cannot BE- had. The widest excitement
prevails throughout east Mississippi
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,roRE Ano,r DECArUR.
The Panicky Condition Of the People
a Land Agents Gaii

Special WapHift w. the AplNAt'
N,mytLlr, Tenn, Sept 2i.-About thirty
five people come here on the carly morning
tnIn from Decatur. Some of them got of
there ono man, whose name could not be
learned, loit the train In spite oi the protos'
tatious Of the officer threatening 10 use vio'
lcnce Il necessary 10 force his way. lie
aid lac could not 20 farther north fDr hc
bnd 70 money When told that lac
would be- furnished transportation. hr lnid
that he had determined a. tiHy here. lie y
.tayinp. A few cludrd the officers aud
stopped NJ the union depot Among these
,,ft M. ] Morris and George q. Iruuy Ur
Finuy. Nj Truny was seen by reporter
and askrd about the state ~ nlinlu 10 d.
tHtur. It, is business manager ~ the de-.
rnur Land aud improvement company, nud
be- thoroughly acquainted Win We loWh' MI
iruuy .lids
II ysry much lpuhi Il there has been q
fr snf yellow fever Boo Decatur but people
.u frightened into panic u bad aH yellow
fever could possibly ruu.r. E',rNhuly ~
leaving that can gpt away. ] suppose that
mot more than uuc.ihid ul 'Hu population
.f tLe town s there. Business r. dead.
ii there store or shop 0prn do
mot remember H. The drug stuIct are
rIl.,d aul the dJCtor have thc keys All
manufacturing enterprise uu slut down
| ,.,.ut tHr United States Rolling stock com
| rn,. work, ami The OAK Extract works
| Tlr rmWrf Ig running On half force. am
! f,.,ius hr.Huar busiuras is stopped for 9
/ ,.w. Ms uii" BE- at Mputc1nlC from which
I Mac. sup will AfiINc tHis evening We will
.,.u b. New York tonight
HHov 40 she people vrt away asked
| reporter ..r
'lp p,piv NUy.' v The reply They
r.. IgliuE Uu every Train .nIn. ta.i W,si
p......I. H,uu.sI, ruip uut livery team
/. ir constant nee 1Hd ipo people pas Z.
4. 81, D,frIrt f,e mlH. FROM town. 10 ]
already imis,. bl, 90 ind % vncnnt hpu-
sIolt Trinity or ANY Oi the other itii
,pv nyt ,hs quarantine olhsers proysa
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snorlnl nl.nnich 20 Tho Arrenl.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
J,cKsoy, Miss, Sept 2l.-Thcro nre five
more pronounced eases Of yellow fever here
today In addition 10 those reported ycstcr-
day, to-wit: Chas. Daley, D. T. Hipplc,
Frank Rayanaugh, Mrs. Ice and Joe
Bourne These arc not 10 be considered
cases Of today, for all Of them have been
sick several days. but were not until today
fully developed aud pronounced cases Of
yellow fever. This makes eight cases dc
yolopcd 20 date The colorcd man, Sandy
Jones, who died yesterday, the attending and
consulting physicians are not satisfied that
hc had yellow fever, though the case was
omcwhat suspicious. Whether or not they
lrc nero condolences, or whether II ha
sointer 20 the origin Of the disease, never.
hclcss II isa fact that ~ the eight pro.
bounced cases Of yellow fever already de-
,elopcd four Of them were working at their
,cycral trades on the new depot building Of
he ul'roi. Drnrml railroad. one was the
-urlr1.icr oura clerk nt siid depot and
4u. tI.a wife %. See contractor 0f said build
.,. H., o..,.r r.c roancc isa police.
..., ,,,,......,, 4. confined 10 the ncirnbor
..f,,..i ..,r-,tr..,.p.s of said acpst and
..,.t.r,rl.,.. ,pl whose dutle5 constantly
..llcli.m r...y.
49, en- mr omaiS
d, tho .t.rr-, nothing definite con 30
,.,ertsi,.F. yuu uf tho pcr.ous afflicted
,lh.s, a's.., .... '.c'.lu for months
-, rb,ro bad .r.f uo Exposure by any
Al hem 10 known u.r.upu There arc
,,,,cu. ,l,c,r.r, .U,aur.a a,toiJ. origin.
IuI. plr!,la. .u.iTc.au. uur m .,i u.
ne casss f., among iIc vofEmyn %. zoe
Ispoi rgilline iho material Cor lhc com
nu,Hon of which b ,aid to bayc hgsl
brough, from New Orleans.
2 There stood contiguous and ail''cn
70 the buIdinf used ior q great number e.
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Hundreds of Decatur People co Into
cLs-Ioui.yiIic's welcome.

LOUISVILLE, KY, sept 2i.-Thc train from
Decatur, Ala, which arrived here this morn
ing, brought TO kcnueky between DO aud
100 yellow fever rciup Vslrom Decatur, Ala.
A large number left the train at the smaller
towns and have scattered through the
State. About sixty came 10 this city. Most
Of these had relatives or friends Ia whose
home, thcy went a few went 10 hotels, but
did not register from Decatur
One uf the refugees WIS found nt The
Louisville a Nashville office, and said: we
had 20 run the gauntlet through several
places in the south, and had to conceal our
Identity in order to escape being thrown
into quarantine. When we left Decatur
there lad been four cases ~ fever reported
there and don't know how many have oc.
CURED since then. fOr several days past
there have been rumOr there that the
.courpc had broken out, but the officers OF
the board of health believed they could
check the disease, and in order Ia prevent n
panic suppressed the facts. a. soon a. II
became known, however thc widest excite.
m,nt prevailed, aud all those who could
leave the city lost uo time In doing 30.
There were about 80 on the train ! left on,
hut they dropped OIL at points hll along the
line. and not more than hiiy came 10 this
city. A terrible state uf affairs exists oil
through southern Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana aud Florida Business IL pruct.
cnlly dcnd visitors shun the towns and half
the homes ARE deserted. The suffering
people need all the help aud sympathy that
can be- extended to them
Dr. J. W, MCCORMACK, president 81 the
| State board Oi health, aud oil the health
onccrs ugrcod In saying that thotc Il not the
/ slightest danger Of The yellow fever In this
city. The doors u Louisville have never
been closed against suffering ncighbor. Of
the south and will pot be- on this occasion
The train was stopped by Health oiiiccr
| Gait, nj small station outside oi Louisville,
and nll baggage detained Tor lumigniiun. The
refugees agreed 10 rcpOrt here Ia Dr. Gait
There will be- a special meeting OF the
State board ol health tomorrow ~ consider
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special bislntch 70 lhc NIl"hh
CorTTyrLLE, Mics, sept 2l,-At meet.
inc of the town council, held here today, an
order was passed 10 the effect that no Trains,
either from the north or south, would hc
allowed 10 stop within the corporate limits,
and that the town l. hereby quamutincd
against all strangers, from whcrc-Ooyrr e.'m
ing. and that all the inhabitants oi suid town
now absent aud expected Ia return, ho quar-.
nntiurd Tor twelve days before being allowed
to return 90 snid town, and that nll persons
or firms violating ANY ot the said ordinance.
shnll be fined tlO0 for such Ollcnso by the
mayor II said town.
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yICkSBURG ALL RIGHT.
Nobody VIII be Able 10 Get Into THAT

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
VIcKsDuRG, Miss, Sept 2i.-There is no
case Of any pernicious or even suspicious
fever in this city, and the trains, passenger
and freight, between here and Jackson have
been absolutely discontinued. Our citizens
are enforcing the absolute nonintcrcoursc
policy with any aud every point where yell
low fever is rumored or suspected. There
is shotgun quarantine ON every dirt road
and the people are fully alive 10 the sit
uaton. The sanitary condition and health
OF Nicksburg were never better,
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NO FEVER AT IUKA.
Malicious Reports Bcing Circulated
About That Town.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
IuKA, Miss, Sept. 2i.-The report being SO
vigorously circulated that this place has n
case OF yellow fever is utterly at variance
with truth and without foundation. Our
town was never healthier The public will
be advised through your valuable paper Of
the first suspicious case.
W. A. HODGES. NJ. D.,
Chief Health Officer of Tishomngo County.
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AZ sAoKsoNyILLE ia.
one Hundred aud Eighteen Cases Ap'
near aud IauTteen Deaths Occur.

JAcKaoAyLE. Fla, sept H.-Ihs official
rport today shows ils cases Of yellow fever
and fourteen deaths. as follows Mr.. Susan
ZrIiher. Iaum McCunry, Mis- Ella Oulahan,
yusic lam1n. W. Palmer oolorcd, J. w.
Foster. Mr Reagan, N Jenkins Miss Lula
Smith. John W. Dccicy, Miss Cunridcr, Mr.
John Doyle, Dr. Francis J. Gould and John
stmchan.
Mot Of me new cases are among tho coll
orrd prppIu hoo the suburbs. There are CONF
r,rf',rly few death Among the ucrfurs.
VIu usually recover rapidly from ihr dIh'
,r Total number ~ eases reported 10
FgfrI .,.. lutl deaths iB.
tfu . impossible hs yet tD gci trhui'' i'l"r
r..r.H q lu rcfnnnhiun. but it iH cft.rl"l
u..f Id. I.c. from there will be- ni hnud 200 .
II.,.rtn1. A high death rate w ,Al''""
hI srtrUl days. ...
.u,..al from GniusNillc report. one
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AS ArrrAL rneM noNIGoMEnY.
Mayor Reese negs isT tnited states
go, erntaent QaHrantine.

Special Dispatch 70 The AlIeah
Mosf.oNrnY. Ala. sept 2l.-Tonishl
MAYOR Reese, ot this rt,, s'ut the following
telegram 10 Surgeon General Hamilton and
io United States Senator John T. Morgan
quito recent dcvclormou's show yello"
i,yor tp be- epidemic r Decatur Another
proof NJ the iuoliect s.H.s. ui ihr Ghainn'
iup systDm existing boz d. .rni'.iirs '"uih'
Insk thHt thc i,pycfum..' uNannuhF ,r'
vice be- pat in iorcu Hf ihH'lf N'lh'ut n''
lny t1 protect this titt rHl a"rnDu.
IVY "W Hrug Mayor
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SIXTEEN CASES Ar DECATUR.
The Disease n Epidemic rhcre-A Case
Rt GrecnyiIie, Ala.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
MoSrGoNEEY, Ala, sept 2l.--lt seems
that the fever is not going 10 turn loose In
Alabama this year without hard struggle.
The Decatur trouble has bcch declared cpi.
dcmlc. aud late report from there tonight
place the number oi new cases At sixteen.
At OREENyiLtT, ALA
A telegram received here tonight from
the health authorities at Grccnyillc six
miles below here. say' that there j one very
suspicious case there aud that there /. but
little doubt that it l. yellow fever Mont
romcy quamutincd against that place io.
nigLt.
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spetlal Dispatch ~ The Appeal
BHuypuN, Ala, Sept 2l.-Birmiushnm
has not q single ease Of yellow fever, im.
ported or otherwise, aud has an impcnoira
bio quarantine against oil infected points
Direct information from Decatur this fore.
noon states that there are only two cases
there aud no deaths birmingham hn'
aunrantincd sgainst Jackson and tullman,
between here aud Decatur and is talking ol
nnnrnnIinlmn nrlIn-l lhAllnmlOEl.
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Aberdeen QuarRutincs.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
AnERprEN, Miss, Sept I,-Dr J. NJ.
Green, health officer for the city and county,
with the cooperation Of Mayor Maynard, has
established and put in operation a rigid
quarantine ON three railroads running into
this place, and all the dirt roads, against
Jackson, Miss, and other infected places.
The hcalth Of the town was never
better at this season Of the year.
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arARAATisIs IltlnLIsHED.
All Towns aud Coni.auniiics Adopting
West algId Measures

Eprri1l uItpiiuh ~ To AU..HN
HuusA. Ark., scpi ''HIh' late yelloW
l,,,rugNs from Dcl,ur nnd Jackson mas
caused .omc oyriisutH 1ui alarm 10 ms
eou,mun,,,. Tis uvard Cd. U.ati wa called on
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Columbus Insists on strong Measures.

NpVVIhI UNINIVh w INV NNNVHL
CoLuMpus, Miss, Sept 2l.-our board Of
health today requested the mayor to have
the quarantine more strictly enforced, and
acting on their request lac will tomorrow put
guards on every public road leading TO this
place and no one will be allowed 90 come In
unless the authorities are satihcd beyond a
doubt they have not been In any infected
ltstriat
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Cairo, m, Quarautines.

ST. Lows, Mo, Sept p. A Post. Dispatch
special from Cairo, H., says that city today
established quarantine against all trains
from the south ON tho Illinois Central aud
Mobile Il Ohio roads. All passengers from
the north will he compelled 20 have health
rsftIncntps
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nnrc I,irid Iirrnin,Inn-.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
hcNsoN, Tom, Sept 2L--A mass meet
ing was held tonight Tor the purpose ot cs
tahlishing more rigid quarantine rcgula.
Ilum.
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uumbo,d,. Tens, Quar.utinc-.

HnVtINT II6IWIIN w IHV NITNhI'
HuNUoLor, Tenn, Sept 2i.--rhe board Of
health today passed AN order quarantning
against all States whore yellow fever exists
No passengers allowed tOstop here. Officers
appointed to enforce orders.
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MEMPHIS, TENN. SATURDAY., SEPTEMBER %. 1888.

to take some precautionary measures against
the introduction of the dreaded disease into
our midst, This evening the mayor issued
general quarantine order against the world
Patrols at the different wharycs and dcpots
will be employed 10 prevent any refugees
frnm coming in
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Special hflsIiN 10 NC NlVfAIH
HolLY srRiAUs, Miss, sept 2l-lniem
excitement over yellow fever reports pro-
walls here. A shotgun quarantine is now
enforced on every district road aud railroad
entering thc cts. Many refugees have ai'
ready been refused entrance.
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Special Dispatch 20 The Appeal
PULASKI, Tenn, sept 2i.-Ata mass meet
ing ot the citizens this morning the mayor
aud aldermen ordered u special police force
of fifty men as q precautionary method to
enforce former quarantine regulations.
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Grecn,Iiie u.ans Businc--.

Special Dispatch ~ Tho Appeal
GnE.vyfLLt, Miss, sept 2l.-Thc cry
council of Grcenyille tonight adg9,rl ah.p.
lutte quarantine against thg world, " iake
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o,,ord r.tI. In Line.

Special Dispatch lo The Appeal
ONroEn, Miss, sept 2i.-fhc authorities
have declared rigid quarantine against all
points. Trains are not permitted 10 stop In
the county.
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effect from Saturday morning 22d, All
railroad intercourse will hc suspended.
Steamboats, will be permitted to land certain
frrights mile from the town. Every dirt
road leading into the city will be strictly
puar,lpl
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s,uruI., Miss, auarantInc..

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
srHais Miss, Sept 2l.-Suu,is cstab
fishes ~ rigid quarantine tonight against all
infected points.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.
JACKSON, MISS.

| JACKSON, MISS.
Five New Cases and One Death There.
The Victim Is Mr.. Torrance, Who
Took Sick Wednesday Night.
Although the Disease is Confined to
the Illinois Central r. R. Depot
Nothing Can Prevent the Soourge
Spreading Over the Entire City.
Several Theories Advanced Con-
oerning the Origin of the Fever.
One is that the Excavation for the
New Union Depot
= Has Exposed the Old Germs" of
the Epidemic of 1878
To the Regenerative Influences of
the Hot Summers sun,
And This is Upheld by the Fact that
ALI the Afflicted Persons
Were Employed at the Building or
Were Connected with 1t.
Four Fifths Of the Population of
jackson Leave the City.
A Graphic Description of the Ter
rible Scenes There Yesterday.
Chattanooga Quarantines Against
Meridian on Account of Rumors
That Several Gases of Yellow Fever
Have Appeared in That City.
Every TJwn in Mississippi Rigidly
Quarantines Against jackson.
News from Decatur Grows Worse
Every Hour of the Night.
There is An Official Report OF Sevon
Now Cases and Ono Death,
But tho Probability is that There
Arc Sixteen Now Cases.
The Insidious Foe Makes Its Appear
ance at Still Another Place. and
This Is Greenvilio, Ala.--It is
Now Declared Epidemic
at tDecatur-All tho
Latest Nows.
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But tho Probability Is that There
Arc Sixteen Now Cases.

The Insidious Foe Makes Its Appear
ance at Still Another Place. and
This is Greenvilie, Ala.--It is
Now Declared Epidemic
at Decatur-Allt tho
Latest Nows.
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News from Decatur Grows Worse
Every Hour of the Night.
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There is An Official Report of seven
Now Cases and Ono Death,
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Chattanooga Quarantines Against
Meridian on Account of Rumors
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Every T Jwn in Mississippi Rigidly
Quarantines Against jackson.
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That Several Gases of Yellow Fever
Have Appeared in That City.