The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-09-26
WILD WITH FEAR.
One Town Shuts Itself OFF From
the Entire World.
Railroad Tracks Torn Up and Other
Precautions Taken.

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reported that a portion of the rail
road track between Harrison and
Vicksburg 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 refu
gees 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 connect
ing them with Jackson have been
obliged to 60 out of business for tie
present. There is evidently reign
of terror in and about jackson, and
gentleman on his way from Birm-
ingham to Vicksburg, who was forced
to come to New Orleans from Me
ridian, said this morning that he
never saw people so frightened as
the Mississippians, who are panic
stricken with fear that the scourge
may become general in their state.
Special trains as required will be
sent to Jackson by the Illinois Cen
trail to carry north all who desire to
so.
STRICT QUARANTINE IN TENNESSEE.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 21.-
Chattanooga has instituted q strict
quarantine against all infected points.
No one is permitted to enter the
city without giving a satisfactory
account of himself. Quarantine Of
ticers board every train and fifty one
are thus employed. The city council
has adopted ordinances inficting a
fine of $500 on any one entering the
city from any infected district, and
a large reward is offered for the ap-
prehension and conviction of such
offender and for the conviction of
anyone harboring such refugee. The
Memphis and Charleston railroad
trains stopping at Decatur or within
twenty miles on either side are for
: hidden entrance. Meridian, Miss,
was quarantined against tonight
owing to the report that cases Of
yellow fever had occurred there.
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 21.-The
county health board to-day held S
meeting and decided to rigidly en-
force quarantine. Any refugees
coming from the infected districts O.
3 the south within the borders O.
Davidson county will be arrested
fined and imprisoned, as the Law
r directs, and detained for period O.
ten days. Persons who harbor sucl
refugees or fail to report to th'
health board their presence, whel
known, will be subject to arrest, fin
and imprisonment to the full exten
, Of the law. The law permits tn
arrest and fine of $50 in the case o
any person known to stop in Nash
= vile from the infected district.
West Point, Miss, Sept. 21-Wes
Point to-day closed her gates no
only against the fever stricken dis
tricts, but against the world. Arme,
Is police are securing the city.
s. Montgomery, Ala, Sept. al
consequence of reliable information
d that there is case of sickness. SUI
E, posed to be fever, in Greenville. th
i Montgomery board recommends
- tonight quarantine against Greer
vile, which was so ordered. Mayo
Reese telegraphed tonight to SUI
e geon General Hamilton and Senate
q Morgan as follows: Recent develo,
P ments show yellow fever to
s. epidemic at Decatur-another proc
L of the ineficiency of the quarantin
Ie system existing in the different cite
south. I ask that the governme1
quarantine service be put in force s
!. Decatur without delay to prote,
in this city and section"
or It is rumored that 1000 left n
riden, Miss, to-day on account (
: reported yellow fever there, thoug
dispatches say it is false alarm.