The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-26
THE SOUTHERN CURSE.
Terror of the People in and
About Memphis.
THE. FEVER KILLER APPEARS.
A Frost In Northern Georgia and Ala
bama-The Soourge on the
Island of Cuba,
The Fever.

WASHINGTON, September 25.-The
Postofice Department this afternoon
received telegram from Atlanta, Ca,
stating that no trains are run.
ming between Memphis and New Or
leans except accommodation trains;
none between New Orleans and Wilson,
La, nor between Greenwood and Jack
son, Jackson and Matches, Meridian
and Shreveport, Meridian and New Or
leans, Cairo and Mobile, Aberdeen and
Durant, Selma and Meridian, Chatta :
nooga and Meridian, except spe cial
trsin between Birmingham and Tusca
loosa.
Another says no cases of yellow fever
have occurred at ia tkson TO day, but
this fact does not seem to abate
the excitement in the least. There are
no trains running between Selma and
Meridian and Montgomery and Nikson.
Fumigating stations have been estab-
Iished at Decatur. No station can be
placed at Jackson as the nelghborlng
towns threaten if mail or anything else,
fumigated or not, is taken on at, or
near jack on, they will tear up the
track and burn the bridges. Arrange
station at Jackson as soon as the eX-
element subsidies. There are slight
evidences of a reaction, business men
begin TO feel the pressure and are COM
meRcing to resist mobilement.
AT DECATUR.
MEMPHIS, September 49, Special
from Decatur, Alabama: Four new
cases were reported since noon yester
day, thirty others are sick and look like
suspicious cases. Two deaths were re-
ported to the health officers this morn
ing, a father and son recently from
Brownsville. Tennessee. The relief
committee is under a splendid system
OF organization, with plenty of nurses.
There is still no chance OF communion
tion TO or fromD catur, save by telegraph:
No trains leave here and what mail
is thrown of is no. op ened save letters
for parties personally known to Actlng
Postmaster Thomas, the postmaster
having fed for his life. A refugee from
Decatur has the yellow fever at Calum.
HOPEFUL JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, September 25.- The
situation here tonight is practically
unchanged, except that hopeful feel
inc that the worst of the epidemic is
over continues. While new cases are
developing very rapidly, the type of
disease seems to be milder than before
. our euuinoxial storms, and while many
people are sick, the death rate contin-
.ues low. The official bulletin for the
past twenty four hours reports 143 new
cases, OF which IS are among the col
ored people. Only four deaths are re-
ported.
THE FEVER KILLER.
ROME, Ga, September 25-The first
frost of the season was plainly observed
here this evening.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, September 25.-
Telegrams 10 the Advertiser state that
there was frost last night in many parts
Of Alabama.
At JACKSON.
JACKSON, Miss, September 25.-For
the past thirty-six hours no new cases
of yellow fever have developed and no
deaths have occurred.
ExCITEM mt AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, September 25.-There was
great excitement all afternoon over the
report of case of yellO "
fever existing in the city limits.
The physicians in attendance on the
case have not agreed on the nature OF
the case, but will make a strlcter
examination in the morning. Mean
time, several of the faint hearted are
getting ready to leave. Tne report of
the physicians being made tomorrow,
will be waited with eager interest by
over 60 600 people.
CALL FOR AID.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, September % -
Supreme Chancellor William Ward has
issued a circular to the Knights of
Pvthiss of the world calling for Imme-
.diate contributions in aid of the yellow
fever sufferers, TO BIS lent TO F.. L. G..
white, Supreme Keeper OF Records and
Seals, Nashville, Tennessee.
THE FEVER IN CUBA.
ST. JAGo DE CUBA, September u -
The yellow fever reigns supreme in this
city and at the military hospital out
side, 4 servant of the American con-
suIste has lust been sent to the hos pital
with ii.
La Auf0nOmia of this city yesterday
published the following item: Of
ninety-s,x men of The battalion OF San
HuentiDe. on duty III Santo aspirin,
twenty-three have fallen victims to
yellow fever; seventeen more have been
attacked with it, and three of them are
dangerously i'll. Of the detachment of
nine Faen on duty at Parsdes. all were
attacked, end seven died. The mortal =
ity has been terrible.
EI PAS of that city one day reported
twenty-four deaths. Both natives and
foreigners have been swept away. The
epidemic has been sweeping the island.
An idea of the terrific inroads made by
yellow fever may be gathered from the
following: Out of a full company of
men. all but eight have been swept
away IN this city. The island of Mas
60 lrr,o,uincr the dnnnnr hna annIn.nI