The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-23
A Front Street Man Said to Have
Snaked In from jackson.
Citizens Who Thoughtlessly Left
the City for Only a Day or Two.
Attention of the Authorities To Be
Directed Toward the River on Mon
day--An Outrageous Advertise
mont A Thing or Two To B.
Recommendations
Intelligence.

But for the inexcusable blunder on the
part OF some one, there would have been
little talk Of yellow fever by the citizens Of
Memphis yesterday.
As II was uneasiness was occasioned early
in the day and continued without cessation
until bed time.
On Friday afternoon DIR. Thornton re-
ccivcd a Geographic message that a long
tain load OF refugees from Mississippi,
ostensibly Nicksburg, would arrive yester-
day morning, Inspector Peter Ford, OF
the State board OF health, was instructed
10 take charge, which he volunteered TO
do. That cargo Of humanity, not less
than 500 souls, was pulled right into the
city about $50 o'clock am, and found TO
receive thcm-no one. Amazed at this
generous and open-handed reception the
passengers began TO scatter to the various
points Of the city, feeling that they were
in a regular whirlwind OF luck. A report
had reached them that Memphis was
quarantined, but personal experience had
dispelled the illusion. Comment on this
realization was fully INDUCED The real
izalion was so gratifying that they, as
friends joined together in n common cause,
fingered TO rejoice and make merry over
IT, They found two or three policemen
there 10 idly watch the scatteation, which
caused wonder 10 intensity.
Finally DIR. Ford hove in sight, and
great was his agitation. So many rs re-
NAMED in the vicinity were hustled un-
tremendously back into the cans under
the chnpcronage OF Officers Baskettc and
Dillon, and the engineer was ordered 10
move out TO the Valley road yard, Fort
Pickering. "Shall we escort them 10 that
= o nt rs guardsY' inquired Officer Baskette.
"No: We don't have 10 do that"
replied Officer Dillon, and that
settled IT, Second thought con-
WINGED Mr.. Baskeitc that IL would be
more like living mp TO IN alleged quaran-
tine II lao further looked after the objoc-
tionablc invaders, whcreupon lac made
post-hastc for the Valley road depot lie
made good time and was there 20 receive
them. lie, with half dozen or more
officers, stood guard over them until the
departure OF the various trains on which
they wished to depart.
Dr. Ford claims that his failure 10 "wel.
come" the refugees was owing 10 deccp-
ton on the part Of the Valley road EN-
ployos, some OF whom told him the train
was three hours aud a hall late. This is
probably explained by the fact that the
train was In two sections, the special be-
ing In front. This was one hour late, aud
the regular train about four hours and n
half late.
Tho blunder was n very bad and mex
cusablc ono, and evoked condemnatory
remarks from everyone. The quarantine
authorities dispose Of the complaint by
saying that the non-intcrcourso order did
not 60 into effect until noon, and trains
arriving b fore that hour were subjt CT only
90 the .ccriiicnto-inspeciion farce.
But, somehow or other, when they did
arrive, all armed with deceptive certif.
Gates, they were expelled 10 suburb.
All day long tho police gathered up sirng-
glcrs who had escaped frUm the train
while NJ the northern depot, but II Is not
beloved that half OF them were apprc-
hendcd. Such Ia tho ''iron-clad' quarnn-
tine by which Memphis is protected. The
corrallcd refugees left last evening, some
over the Iron Mountain road, and others
over the Louisville & Nashville.
Al i:45 p. m. n train OF coaches left
Memphis for Lake View 20 transfer the pas
sengcfs detained out there. Conductor
Mike Holden had charge Of the train,
which consisted OF one coach each Of the
following roads Louisville q Nashville,
Chesapeake & Ohio aud Iron Mountain,
Tho latter was also 90 take passengers for
the Kansas City. On theiraln were T.. II.
Rogers, Of the Chesapeake & Ohio, Milt
r. Harry, OF the l.. n. o. 4 T., Scfgi. +.
T. Koran, and Officers Wolf, Kcho, Cul-
len and Bryan. Arriving nj Lake View
thoy found something like go people
awaiting them. Some were all tho way
from New Orleans, Others from Vicksburg |
and few from way stations. Their con.
dition was pitiablc, many OF them being |
women and children who had had moth. |
ing TO eat for hours, and who had made no |
provision for a protracted quarantine at |
an out-oi.tho-way railway station. All had |
their Wearing apparel slowed away in /
trunks locked up in inaccessible baggage
cars, and not few were scaniily provided |
with money, having left their homes in
haste and arranged 20 receive further 70. /
miitanccs here. Some came from points
near by 20 purchase goods, but will not 10
allowed 10 enter the city. One case which
evokcs sympathy Is that Of a gentleman
named j. w. Whitehead, Of Coahoma
county, who brought his wife here Tor
trcaimen, by Drs Mitchell Il Ma1ry Tor a
disease Of long standing. The
sick lady and her husband are now at
Lake View. Among the others detained
there are: Fred. Miles, who IL lust re-
turning from Port Gibson; Judge J. w,
Wynn, who boarded the train al Green
VILE, Miss Eugene Robinson, Of New Or
leans, II. 9. Buck aud w. g. spailln, Of
Memphis; I. A. Dcyno aud Miss Mamie
Of New Orleans, who has been
employed TO teach a kindergarten in this
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