The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-25
TRAFFIC GENERALLY ABANDONED.
Terrified Southerners Prevent the
Running of Trains.
Two Thousand People at jackson
Without Supplies or Funds
Few New Cases Reported outside
of Yellow Jacks Stronghold.


NEwORLEANs, Sept. 24.-As a precaution-
ary measure to allay apprehension, the pres
ident of the board of health has issued orders
to representatives of the various rOa6s COM
ing into this city and passing through or
near the infected points, not to bring into
the city any coaches in which'refugees from
infected points have travelled North. All
local trains on the Illinois Central Railroad,
have been abandoned. Only the through
trains are running as usual. The CONNER
cial agent, Gen. Glynn, acting under in
struction, has withdrawn all trains on the
North Eastern Railroad on account of the
action of the quarantine authorities at Meri-
dian, Miss, and York, Ala, in refusing to
allow trains to pass those points. There is
not an infected place on the line. On the
Queen and Crescent railroad from New Or
leans to Cincinnati, the shot gun quarantine,
is continued throughout. Mail trains gen.
orally are abandoned. As there is no rail
connection now between Chattanooga and
Memphis or Cairo, the mail have been divert
ed via Nashville, Montgomery and New Or
leans.
Bad Weather In jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 24.-The morning
opened raw and chilly. A cold rain was fall
ing, and for the sick the outlook was very
discouraging. "This will play havoc with
the SICK" remarked DR.. Sommers this morn
ing. "This damp weather seems to catch
them. no matter how much extra care we
take with them. 1t was Just such weather
as TINS that produced the heavy death list Of
last week. 1t is very discouraging and the
sick and convalescing alike feel it. One pc
cullar phase OF the disease here is the weak
and exhausted condition in which it leaves
the patient. The least amount of work, or
mental strain or exercise, produces set
PACK, ana TINS seems as bad as the original
fever, If not worse"
waiting for Reasons Return.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 24-0wing to the re-
strictions of the quarantine regulations in
mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, the
Mobile. q Ohio road stopped, tonight, all
through passenger aud freight trains. Traf-
nc Will be lesumed when reason resumes her
sway and Generalization ends.
DepopuIatIng Fernandina.
FERNANDlNA, Fla, Sept 24.-Yellow fe-
yer was officially declared prevalent today.
An autopsy on the body of Mr.. Hood de-
monstrates the existence of the fever. All
are leaving who can, and the city will be de-
populated in thirty-six hours.
Afraid to Bury the Dead.
LOUISVILLE. Sept PA refugee from
Decatur stated in Louisville last night that
the rapid depopulation of Decatur was par
TALLY due to the fact that the majority of
white residents of that city were unacclim-
ated northern mechanics who would be par
ticularly susceptible to the rayages Of the
epidemic. Rapid depopulation is encouraged
and the INDECENT ones are furnished trans
portation. Factories, stores and warehouses
are deserted and the principal hotel is closed.
Sufficient frost to terminate the epidemic
cannot be expected for at least three weeks.
Operator Armstrong, of Decatur. stated
over the Louisville wire at midnight. Satur-
day night, that one of the crowd Of refugees
Wnlle waiting for special train was stricken
with the fever and, at that hour was lying on
the platform unattended. BE expressed the
OPINION that other cases would develop
Mnlle the train was en- route to Louisville
Ihere are % cases at Decatur. with total
Of ten deaths. There are no nurses TO be
mad and the drug stores have been abandon
ed. An undertaken states he could not get
negroes to dig graves for yellow fever VIC
tlms Ii the deaths continue to occur il will
oe dlfi1cult to bury victims. The mayor of
Decatur has called on the mayor of Louis
vile for help.
- n0PGt0t 6tsns
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. "a. A Picagune
special from Macon, Miss, says the authori-
ties have passed an order removing the
quarantine against Meridian, and allowing
all trains on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
to stop and take and deliver passengers and
freight from all points except those hereto
fore mentioned. This is accepted as a hope
tul sign that the panlc-stricken people Of
mississippi are regaining their reason.
Militia Under Arms
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 24.-An armed
force of the members Of the Chikasaw
Guards guards the roads leading into Mem
phis. There are thirteen picket stations and
a detail of six men for each station. The
board of health tonight determined to place
the same restrictions on the railroads west
OF the Mississippi as are enforced against
those on the east side. After 10 O'clock to-
morrow night no passenger trains will be al
lowed on the Kansas City, Springfield &
Memphis and Little Rock railroads.
JacksonvilIe's Sick Roll.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. pa cold,
drizzling rain continued throughout today
and this evening the weather was exceeding
ly unfavorable. There have been 113 new