The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-21

DIR. Plunkott regards the situation at Decatur
as serious. He says the State board is tax.
ing every precaution 70 protect Tennessee
from infection from Decatur.
Dr. J. d. Plunkett received reports from
inspectors today Ms follows:
NJ. d. l.. Jordan, inspector NJ Milan writes
under date of September Is 1.-TWO pieces
OF baggage from Waldo, Fla, checked to
Emporia, Kas., passed south on the Illinois
Central railroad yesterday, via Grenada,
Miss, thence 20 Memphis, Tenn, on the
Kansas City road TO its destination. 1t had
not been fumigated 80 far as know"
c. A. Alternately, inspector at Pulaski,
Tenn, writes, under date OF September 10.
II have Just received telegram from
Jerome Cochran, State health officer OF Ala.
hama, now at Decatur, IN response to my
telegram 10 Health Officer Cross OF Decatur
'Kibbey's nurse has not been sick. We have
one case under observation | take IL that
this is very ominous. Another case in DE
catur, after the two already there, would
look very much like an infected center /
found on the train this afternoon J. NJ.
Tarblc and wife, white ages hlty-lour and
twenty-five. from Pensacola, Florida, desti-
| nation Chicago, had certificates issued to
them. Also from near Decatur Henry West
face, white, wife and infant, ages twenty
| five twcnty-one and two months respect
| lively. They had no certificates and they
were going through the State. let them
pass on. Their destination wRs Grccnville
| Ohio, VIII write you II anything alarming
| occurs at Decatur"
The, anne inspector, IN another report,
also received this morning, says that
he passed IL. O. Bailey, colorcd,
| A,s. l
| Fla, destination Nashville, whom he
found provided with proper certificates;
also to George Mccoy, white, aged twenty
one en- route 10 Nashville from Decatur.
lie was not satisfied that Mccoy had not
| been exposed To Spencer or kihby Mccoy
| told him that the doctors had told him that
certificate was unnecessary. lie also
passed A. A. Lischcnbcrgcr, white, aged
| twenty-fOur, destination, Mount Vernon,
Ind; II. w. Howard wife aud son, white,
| aged forty three, forty uud ten years respect
| lively, destination Cincinnati, all from De
cutur and provided with certificates.
Dr. Alternately further says: "Simce the
| death Of q. :. kibhy, Of suspected yellow
fever and the reported ease at Mauhatchic
| the excitement Is increasing, especially In
| Limestone county, which las quarantiupd
| rigidly against Decatur The railroad agent
az Pulaski has orders not 20 sell tickets To
any point below Athens
Dr. Alternately says that he Is informed
10y the very highest authority that kihhy
nj Decatur died of yellow fever. lie wired
Dr. Cross that hc would not pass into Ten.
ncssco any other person from Decatur not
| provided with n certificate from him rs
health officer, that thoy had not been cN,
| posed 10 Spencer or Kihhy.
Dr. l.. V. Brown, inspector ut Cleveland
| Tenn. writes. Dalton train, $50 O'Clock
William Carter, from Stark Bradford county.
llu. Ia Washington, ID. c. certificate from
| United States officer at hyeoak rgcd forty
| five. appears all right Is q rr,idcut uf Wash.
! iuptpn Dalton train. ilui o'clnckHS T.
Laync LETT sanford Fla. On the 10th instant
| ipr Knoxville. Certificate from mayor aud
| board ui health, also at livcnak for baggage.
| aged twenty-five. ! have been informed
| thHt some ia, etonvillr refugees without
| certificates, already reported, had passed the
| guurd and escaped the quarantine at Camp
| Perry
Peter r. Ford, in,Iecior at Memphis,
under date oi Scptsmbcs 10 writes
Inspector DAILY, ON tli luuisvill" 4 Nash
| willie railroad REPORTS Two men ns suspiCiuu
| ON IA. tmiu this afternoon. The men wCn
| railroad lalprcfs trum cairo. H., going q,
| Leland Miss. Dr GurIun lett worl inr Mr
! nlly M Milan this morning that one Of them
| was from IHrksnnyillp Both men cllimrI
| % pa.e of mistaken identity. They we've scui
| under suryrilliu,D tu tic depot ~ Leland
| The following appeal uas received tuduy
| hy the central MumIu's Christian Tenn
| prraucr Union Mrs. lhNtur Mr. E ".
| EIst and Mir Grunfr NIvpll were appointed
q committee Ia solicit aid. They hope o lib
cfal rc.ponsc.
JACKSONVILLE tli., sept o.. I,ss
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/ tho Royal Icmplfn ~ icuiauu0s.
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| frpnird with the yrllUN iry,r aud poverty
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/, For God and Homo and Native Land,
! We iJcl confident that our cp.wurErr
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on ,nr ns the prompting ui Toe sIifit ui luy,
may indu e ihrm tD. and 40 contribution
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our daily papers and WI. hu 'r'ully dIs
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ward 80 contributions 40 l..U"f y. Iully
| superintendent uf ihH Jacksonville Temper
srrr school. iT WHi lHF .IH.Ht Jackson
WILLIE Fu W. are your i.r God end hum
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