The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
YELLOW FEVER REFUGEES,
A Train from Jacksonville Carries Them to
Hendersonville-A Forlorn Sight.
Atlanta Journal, 18th. I

AL lZ.lo O'CLOCK to-day train of ten
passenger coaches rolled into the union
depot loaded with men, women and
children.
It was the excursion train ofrefugees
from Jacksonville to Hendersonville,
n. C.
There were two hundred and eighty
one persons in the ten coaches, which
was about one person to each seat. Of
this number about thirty were negroes
and three-fourths men. There Were
eighty or ninety women and thirty or
forty children.
THE CRY FOR WATER AND FOOD.
AS the train slowed up in the depot
heads Of men and women, blackened
with coal dust, and gaunt, hungry
looking faces, with blood-shot eyes, red
for the want Of sleep, were showed
through the open windows and theory
went up from one end of the train to
the other:
"Give US food and water"
The door of Durand's restaurant was
propped open and all the walters and
everybody else who would volunteer
carried sandwiches, coffee and water to
the thirsty, hungry refugees.
The train was so long that four of the
coaches were left outside the depot be-
tween Pryor and Peachtree streets. In
a few minutes after the train arrived
people hocked to the depot from every
direction; some in the hope of meeting
with friends and relatives, and others
from curiosity. Fully five hundred
persons took look at the train.
DR.. ". S. Armstrong, president of
the board Of health, DR.. J. B. Baird,
secretary of the board of health, and
DR.. Crichton, one Of the yellow fever
inspectors, were at the depot. The
chief fofpolice, ,witha squad of patrolmen,
and Chief Inspector Veal were present,
and under instruction from Drs. Baird
and Armstrong had each coach guarded
50 that no person could get either on or
off. This was done to carry out the
instructions of Surgeon-Gencral Ham
ilton.
Persons who had friends or relatives
on the train were allowed to speak to
them, and all along the line of the
train on both sides there was much
hand-shaking and conversation kept
up until the train pulled out.
DR.. John Guiteras, who is connected
with the Marine hospital service. was
in charge Of the train, and he was seen
by a Journal reporter. The doctor
stated that the train left Jacksonville
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning and
would have been in Hendersonville
this afternoon but for delay Of twelve
hours below Macon, caused by wash
out on the railroad.
"How were the refugees fed?" was
asked DR.. Guiteras.
"They were instructed to bring
lunches with them," he replied, land
most of them came provided. The de-
lay of twelve hours, however, caused
the provisions to give out, and they are
all in need of food.
"What will the refugees do when
they get to Hendersonville?"
"God only knows. They have been
invited there, and I don't know what
the people of Hendersonville will do
with them. Few of them have any
money and many will be objects of
charity"
DR.. Guiteras said there were four
cases CT yellow fever on the train, three
of which We're undoubtedly yellow
fever, and the other doubtful. The
three PATIENTS who had the yellow
fever were Mr.. Page, a Mr.. Young
and Mrs. Douglas. All Of them were
taken sick Immediately after the train
left Jacksonville, Mr.. Page having
complained of not feeling we'll several
hours before ne left Jacksonville.
II don't know" said DR.. Guiteras,
whether or not Hendersonville is calcu-
lating on any ofthe refugees having the
fever, and if any provisions have been
made for patients. 1 think Henderson,
vile will have its hands full"
Mrs. Mark Brotherton,, sister-in-laW
of Captain w. H. Brotherton, was on
the train with her three children. Cap,
tain Brotherton was at the depot, and
talked with her through the car win.
dow. She said that she and all three
Of her children had had the yellow
fever before Mr.. Mark Brotherton died
with it.
DR.. Armstrong learned that there
was a woman on the train who was
about to be confined, and a specia,
coach was provided for her.
Dr.. T. c. Collins, an elderly gentle
man and retired physician, was or
the train helping DR.. Guiteras.
The train remained in the depot
about fifteen minutes, when it pulled
out on the Airline road.
THE TRAIN PASSES GREESvILLE.
| From the Greenvilie News, 13th.l
A Special train Of ten cars passed
here on the Air Line road last night
about ten o'clock, loaded with refugees
from Jacksonville, bound for Hender.
sonvilie. The train stopped at the
| depot for about ten minutes, giving iti
passengers an opportunity, which many
of them embraced, to get out and walk
around for few moments. The travel
ers looked tired from their long ride
and apparently enjoyed the luxury Of