The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-14
NO OTHER CASES.
Decatur Free Of Fever for a Time.
Rumors of New Gases There Yes
terday Without Foundation.
This Little Town Possesses Very
Peculiar Mayor.
He Contends that Thore Has Not
Been a Case Since 1878,
Yet Physicians Pronounce Spen-
cer's Malady Yellow Fever.
This Same Mayor, It Is Said, Makes
Some Very Big Threats.
Among Them is Proposed Inten-
ton to Tear Up the Tracks
Among Them is Proposed Inten-
tion to Tear Up the Tracks
OF the Memphis g. Charleston and
Louisville 81 Nashville Roads.
This Is Because the Trains of These
Roads Do Not Stop.
Rash Citizens OF the Place Also Threaten
to Open the Draw Span OF the
Railroad Bridge Over the
Tennessee River-The
Local Excitement.


created panicky feeling here, and THE An.
PEAL and every member Of its editorial stan
and reportcrial corps are daily besicged with
telephone aud facc-to-face inquiries about
the condition Of things Mt Decatur. "What
Is the latesH' is the inquiry on every lip.
and every other topic OF conversation Is
ovcrshadowed 10y the intense interest felt in
reports from the infected districts and the
discussion Of the chances Of our own safety
The people have suddenly been aroused 10
the Importance Of absolute non.intcrcoursc
with places where the existence of fever Is
even suspected, and are disposed to com.
plain that the quarantine system In opera
tion here is not as air-ught as II might be
made.
One gentleman Of much experience In
these matters said.
Our quarantine system Is n farce. The
inspecting officers board n train, question
passengers examine tickets aud then they
are done. What would prevent a Jackson
y!lle man from going Ia Nashville and from
there IN Memphis Nothing. The only way
To secure absolute protection is TO insist on
every traveller who visits Memphis proyidinr
himself with bill Of health. certifying that
lac has Jor two weeks been In the CITY Irnm
which lac pretends 10 have come. These Ger.
tiicatcs should cmanate from a board of
health, aud care should be taken that they
are not issued without careful investigation.
/ hope IHE ArrEAL will continue the good
work Il has already done IN this direction
aud urge the adoption Of the bill Of health
system
other citizens were equally dissatisfied
with the present so-callcd quarantine.
said one prominent Main street merchant.
mn tN.tN ff. al Al.
danger Of another epidemic In Memphis.
But what Of thaG
oNg CASE WOULD PRACTICALLY RufN rs
II would cost Memphis untold millions. I'm
view NJ this awful possibility Il strikes me
that rcd tape methods should not be coun.
tcnanccd hcrc. I have reason 20 believe
that our Taxing District president and our
health authorities are % trilc slow. They
are too judicial In their habits. They lack |
quick decision. These arc no times for |
'monkeying' We want absolute non.intcr. |
coursc with every place where yellow fever |
has obtained lodgmcnt mud every place |
Atlanta not excepted"
Other gentlemen spoke In a similar strain.
and the general sentiment seemed a. be- that
more rigid measures Of protection should be
adopted. Front street merchants were Ia
receipt Of tclegmms from Louisville. 81
Louis and Chicago, inquiting II there was
sny truth IN the report that there is yellow
fever here. OF course prompt denials were
ai once sent but these damaging reports
will doubtless continue 10 he circulated by
cities interested in the ruin II the trade 6f
this city. Unfortunately there II no posi-.
blc way 10 prevent tie circulation VI such
Infamous reports
The authors Of these reports know very
well that they are untrue, hut Il helps their
Interests to he about Memphis.
SELLING HEALTH CERTIFICATES.
THE Atrial yesterday received informa.
tiun that o certain doctor at Jackson. Tenn,
h selling health certificates for ~ cents n
piece 10 all who apply for them. lie must
be lulu. lnr ArrEAL has his name but
will withhold publication until conhrmatory
evidence of his yilainy u received
There was considerably. talk on Main street
last night about the ndvislbility ~ establish.
ing n shotgun quarantine. one gentleman
said; u will give So toward raising n fund
10 employ Gordon Of men 70 surround the
city and permit no one 10 enter who l. un.
able 20 furnish satisfactory proof that be has
not been exposed 10 yellow fever infcc.
tion for three weeks. This might ubstfuct
commerce Tor n short time bat better OBJ.
ttruct commerce for month than uiu the
risk Of even one case II fever here"
Othor merchants chcctfully seconded tho
proposition, and the money can be raised in |
three houu.
nov wK ARH PROTECTED.
4 gentleman who arrived from Virribia
day or two ago gives the following account
oi bis quarantine experience "A few miles |
from Chattanooga a quarantine inspector
boarded the train anu asked me Tor my cor. |
tihca'e NJ health. Ircplicd that had none. |
lie then sail | guess ] had better give you
ono, thcn and suiting the action to the
worl pulled blank out II his pocket. filled
in my unmo and handed ID 10 me. after. |
warl was interviewed By six inspectors. ana
each one Of them accepted the certificate I
had ns conclusive"
And this Is the sort n protection service
We have 10 rely On Tor protection.