The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-18

bureau today from w. A. Heinphill, business
manager of The ATLANTA Constitution, as
| follows:
"Our people would gladly furnish lunches to
the refugees if they knew the hour the train
| would arrive. 1 will attend 10 this if you will
| post me as to the arrival Of trains.
Decatur's Hard Luck.
MEMPHIS, September 13.-A special from
Decatur, Ala, says;
Another new case Of yellow fever developed
today. There is great excitement among the
| people, and all trains leaving are crowded with
| citizens fleeing from town. Memphis has or
dered non-intercourse with Decatur, which is
| 1870 miles east OF this city, and trains of the
Memphis and Charleston road are not allowed
TO stop there. Passenger trains on
the Louisville and Nashville and Memphis and
Charleston railroad today run through Decatur
without stopping. The mayor Of Decatur
telegraphed Superintendent Metcalf this even
ing, that nnless trains stopped he would have
the track torn up, The citizens of Decatur
have threatened to open the draw in the bridge
across the Tennessee river and compel trains
to stop. There is intense excitement at De-
catur, and the people are getting away through
the country as fast as possible.
The GIoomiest Yet.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September H.--[Spe-
cial This has been the saddest day in the
history of the jacksonville epidemic. The
general gloom is made intense by the grief at
the loss of several Of our very best citizens.
Two Of the noblest of Florida's native sons
| fell today-Louis !. Fleming, whose son and
| namesake was laid to rest early three days ago,
! and Hon. Henry A T. Engle, cashier of the
| Bank Of the State of Florida ex-treasurer of
the state, and lately the heroic and indefatiga-
| bic chairman of the committee on sanitation
| OF the Citizens association.
Scenes on Fever Train.
On THE TRAIN, September I4-Never did
man take a ghastler ride than THE CoNsTI-
| TUITION correspondent took when he left the
Union depot with the train of yellow fever
| refugees from Florida.
| The stop in Atlanta, the serving of lunches,
| tho excitement OF the city, seemed to have in
| fected the crowd, and from the moment the
train pulled ont of the depot it was apparent
that DR.. Guiteras had lost control of the
crowd. Men and women were nervous to an
uncomfortable degree. A half dozen stronger
spirits would organize on each car and pract-
cally take charge of it. If a passenger COM
planned OF feeling unwell. there was an instant
demand for him to DO put off the train. In
two cases this demand would have been en-
forced by main strength but for the determin-
alton OF two or three humane and determined
men. In one car q woman was taken with a
chill, which in a few moments was succeeded
by fever. She was Immediately. taken from
one car into another, and the car she was
elected from was barrcaded and no one
allowed to 90 out or in. This trick was
discovered, and as the rumor passed that there
were sick people ON this car, q quarantine was
Immediately established in every other car.
The consequence was that before the train
reached tine Carolina line every car was prac-
tically barricaded against every other car, and
there was quarantine all along the line. Hay-
ing been locked up for nearly two days and
nights, without sleep, excited by the fears of
the plague, hungry and thirsty, it is remarks
bic that there were not actual tragedies enact
ed on the train.
a lady who was about to be confined, and
who was in great mental and physical suffer
ing, was by order of the physician put off at
White Sulphur Springs station, il having been
declared the fatigue of travel and the jolting
OF cars endangered her life
curious and ludcrous effect was pro-
duced nj almost every station. The crowd of
loafers that usually hang about depots came
peering about the car windows to investigate
the train Upon being informed that it was
the yellow fever train, they fed like sheep,
and rs the contagion spread, one could see
from the car window, whole villages scudding
around corners, and taking for the woods, as
the dread train moved its slow and ghastly
length along. At Westminster, or near West
minister, s. c., four of tho passengers on the
train were missing. 1t was presumed that in
some way they had escaped from the car after
the train had pulled out, and took their
chances by jump from the cars and dash
into the woods.
A very strange thing was done upon the
arrival Of the refugees at Hendersonville. DIR.
Guiteras removed all restraint upon reaching
this point. There was no quarantine estab-
liShed, and the eXcursionists who had been so
carefully guarded all the way from Florida to
this point, We're at liberty to go where they
pleased. There being no quarantine against
Hendersonyllle and no quarantine here, there
is nothing to prevent the four hundred refu-
gees, seven of whom are down with the fever,
going where they please They are scattering
widely.
When the train load of yellow faced, gaunt
and nervous refugees were dumped at Hender-
sonvilles gates IA scene was witnessed which
rivaled the most affecting scenes OF war times
Men who, in the rush at jacksonville, had
been separated from their families hustled
into cars and locked up, and who had made
the entire trip without knowing whether
not their families were on board upon being
given their freedom rushed madly from one
group TO another in the too frequently vain
search for their loved ones, until, worn out and
completely undone from loss of sleep and
nervous prostration, they sank to the ground
unable TO go farther, and remained there until
the reIet committee which had been organized
by the citizens carried them to tho hospitable
homes of some of the villagers where they
We're cared for Mothers with babes in their
arms, and children clinging tn their knees, as
they cried for food and water and resting
place, were Vainly searching among the crowd
for missing husbands. Children were search
ing for parents and parents for children. 1t
took the whole day to get the refugees comfort
able quartered and this was not accomplished
until long lines of tents had been pitched in
every part of the town. Hcndersonvile is
village of about two thousand inhabitants, is
mountainous and is scattered over n large ter
ritory. The burden of taking care of SO many
people, when undertaken by small town,
can be better imagined than described The
patients are being cared for by competent
nurses. and the citizens are doing everything
IN their power TO provide for the refugees.
| There are nine cases of yellow fever developed
! up 10 date and two suspects, as follows: Con.
yaeScing, +. Ii. Page, Mrs. Howard,
Mrs. Douglass, W. I. Clark (colored),
child of Mrs. Brotherton; doing well, Dave
I 4 y. -.
i'll, G. A. Young suspected. IL. Murphy and a
stranger. The refugees say they will never
forget the big hearts of the people of Hender-
souville. Colonel McGill is chairman OF the
relief committee. which meets twice day.
All Fits stopped free by DR. Kiine's Great
Nerve Restorer. No fits after first days use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and $500 trial bot
tie free to tit cases. Send 20 DIR. Kline, 93l
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa.