Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-27
PANIC STRICKEN.

tween Harrison and Wick burg has been
torn up by frightened people in order TO
force trains to stop. There is good ground
for believing the report true. There is
scarcely any fear that any refugees will
be able to reach Louisiana or New Orleans
by river, for Jackson has been isolated
and people from there have no means of
reaching the Mississippi river. Vicksburg
and Natchez have both quarantined most
strictly and railroads connecting them
with jackson have been obliged to go out
Of business for the present. There is evil
IDENTIFY reign of terror in and about Jack
son, and a gentleman on his way from
Birmingham to Vicksburg, who was forced
to come to New Orleans from Meridian,
said that he never saw people SO frightened
as the Mississipp;ans who are panic strick-
en- with fear that the scourge may become
general in their State. Special trains as
required will be sent TO jackson by the
Illinois Central to carry north all who de-
sire to go.
AT JACKSON.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 22.-The fever ex-
element was greatly increased yesterday
by four new cases. They are David Hippo,
Charles Daley. J&eph Bourne and Frank
Kavanagh, all workmen on the new rail-
road depot. 1t is generally conceded that
all the cases originated here and were
caused by excavations and disturbing
filthy sewers on the depot grounds dur
ing the past two months. Three
fourths of the white population
have fed. The stores are nearly all
closed and there is but little food in the
city for the "can't-get-aways." No trains
cfo har hnt Ia1 tI-oiO
last night for such as wished to so through
to the North, taking on passengers some
distance north of the city. The Red Cross
Society was organized to-day. John Lor-
auce, one of the three cases reported
Thursday, died yesterday afternoon. The
provisions have nearly all been carried
away and the merchants and people who
can not get away are in bad fix. Nine
tenths of the white people and a few of
the colored people have fed. a shotgun
quarantine is now in force on nearly all
the dirt roads surrounding Jackson.
AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept 22-The Off
cial report yesterday showed 11Sne cases
of yellow fever and fourteen deaths as fol-
lows: Mrs. Susan Zeither, Laura McCrea-
~, Miss Ella Oulahan, Susie Lamon, W.
Palmer (colored), ]. W. Foster, Mr.. Rea-
gan, N. Jenkins, Miss Lula Smith, John F.
Deely, Miss Conrader, Mrs. John Doyle,
DIR. Francis j. Gould and John Strachan.
Most of the new cases are among colored
people in the suburbs. There are compar-
ativeiy few deaths among the negroes,
who usually recover rapidly from the
disease. The total number of cases re-
ported to date is 1,5S2; total deaths, 1876.
A special from Gainesville reports one
new case there-a member of the guards
who went to Fernandina.
One of the most pathetic incidents of the
pestilence occurred yesterday. A little
nine-year- boy named Storck was
brought in from the Sand hills where he
had recovered from yellow fever. Making
his way to his home he was told that his
father, mother and sisters had all fallen
victims to the dread disease. He is a
bright little fellow and will be cared for by
a gentleman who was a patient near him
in the hospital.
APPREHENSION AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 2l.-There is no definite
news this morning from either Decatur,
Ala, or Jackson, Miss. While some
anxiety is felt here, yet most active and
stringent measures are being put in force
TO keep out any infected passengers or
freight. Memphis feels secure from any
invasion of the fever provided all the ener-
gies of the people are directed toward that
end by enforcing strict quarantine against
infected points. This plan is being carried
out, and at a meeting of the Cotton and
Merchants Exchanges held this forenoon
a committee of six was appointed to CO.
operate with the city authorities in the he
roic efforts being made to protect Mem
phis. The city at present is healthy, and
if money and vigilance are the only re-
quisites Memphis will continue so.
AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 22-The Coun-
ty Health Board to-day held a meeting
and decided to rigidly enforce the quaran-
tine. Any refugees coming from the in
fected districts of the South within the
borders of Davidson County will be ar
rested, fined and imprisoned, as the law
directs, and detained for a period of ten
DAYS. Persons who harbor such refugees
or fail to report to the health board their
presence, when known, will be subject to
arrest, fine and Imprisonment to the full
extent of the law. The law permits
the arrest and a fine of $50 in the case of
any person known to stop in Nashville
from the infected district.
SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.
NATCHEZ, Miss, Sept. 21.-The city is in
a fever of excitement on account of yell
low fever reports, and the shotgun quaran-
tine will be established at once. A large
excursion party from Natchez, which
visited Jackson, are shut out from their
homes, all trains on the Natchez, jackson
& Columbus railroad beyond Hamilton
having been stopped. A special train was
sent out at eleven O'Clock last night to
bring in the Natchez people from Cooper's
Wells, Harrington and other points along
the road who have not been to Jackson.
AT CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 22.-Chatta-
nooga has instituted e strict quarantine
against all infected points. No one is per-
mitted to enter the city without giving
account of himself. Quaran-
tine officers board every train and fifty
one are thus employed. The City Council
has adopted ordinances infiicting a fine of
$500 on any one entering the city from any
infected district, and a large reward is
offered for the apprehension and con-
viction of any one harboring such refugee.
AT MONTGOMERY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 22.-In conse-
quence of reliable information that there
is case of sickness supposed to be fever
in Greenville, the Montgomery board has
quarantine against Green
vile, which was so ordered.