The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-24

10 follow suit. They proceed homeward,
read the papers daily and see the rigid
restrictions prescribed, but do not stop to
consider that they are included. As
matter OF course when they reach the
ten-mie limit, an inspector-who has
elaborated TO them the arrangements
hustles them off. (That is, the inspector
is supposed to do so, though there
are many, many exceptions.) After
iretting, farming, swearing and saving
the air in ventilating raging wrath, these
parties set about TO find way 10 come in
anyhow. They succeed, and immedi-
ately upon arrival begin to belabor the
press and police for their damioolery.
1--WE are Memphians, then why in the
deuce should we be barred, when we
| have not been near an infected pointp'
| The inquiring individuals never stop to
consider how Prof. Richard Proctor met
his death. They never reflect that from
all the lights apparent he contracted the
fever while riding in railway passenger
car. In no other way is he known to
have come in contact with it.
PASS SYSTEM.
President Hadden has all along been
| opposed TO non-intercouise quarantine to
| the extent of barring out those returning
| home. He stated his objections before
| the Joint committee from the Cotton and
| Merchants exchanges, but was overruled.
| The public, as the gentlemen on the com
mittee saw and understood ii, wanted no
| chances taken. Non-intercourse quaran-
| tine was the popular idea. There are not
exceeding three weeks during which il is
| to be maintained, and Memphis can afford
| to isolate herself rather than harbor refu-
gees and have q little tussle with Bronze
| Johnnie. An APPEAL reporter called the
| attention of Il gentleman who has taken q
profound interest in the city ssaiety to this
| idea Of Mr.. Hadden's, and asked his opin-
| ion.
at is not a proper one" said he. "Safe-
| ty, beyond doubt, lies in the carrying out
OF the
ABSOLUTE EoN.ISTERCoURsE
''policy now in force. You may subdi-
| vide my position as follows:
81. II ] was executive officer Of the
| Taxing District would establish a Gordon
around and beyond the city limits, say
about five miles; and
"2. would not permit any one to enter
the city from any point in the Union, no
matter what the pretense, who lived be-
yond the Gordon.
"3. would rather be over cautious to
secure the public safety than endanger it
by being in any degree lax.
~. II passes or passports are Issued to
any one they might in time bo TO persons
who have come in contact with refugees
from infected places or to persons who have
travelled In the same car with infected
persons. and ultimately fall victims to the
disease rs Prof Proctor did.
President IIadden was seen aitcrward
by the reporter and acquainted with the
opinion adverse TO his own. al am car
rying out instructions" said he, "and ii
the committee makes no modification IN
this respect have nothing TO say. The
present orders go, just as ! have prom
iscd."
TOUCHING STORY.
An APpEAL reporter yesterday inter-
viewed one of the young ladies who was
put oil at Whites Station by Inspector
Polk and Conductor Ramsey, Of the Mem
phis & Charleston. She Is young lady
Of remarkable intelligence, and her story
is given as nearly as possible in her own
words. Her name is suppressed in COM
pliancc with her own request
81 came from TuscumDia, and was pro-
vidcd with certificate OF health, without
which / should not have undertaken b
come 10 Memphis. In company with me
was young lady OF Memphis who LETT
this city ON Tuesday, September IS BE.
fore leaving we took the prccaution 90 tcle.
graph AMI ascertain IL there would be any
obstacle TO our entering Memphis, but
were informed that the road wns clear.
We felt no uncaslness on the subject mas
much a. TusCumbia had been the first
town 10 quarantine against Decatur, and
had pickets posted on every dirt road lead.
ing into that town, aud no trains were per.
mittcd 10 stop there. In order 10 board
the train we had 10 90 10 what is known
rs sheffield junction, some three miles ~
80 from Tuscumbia. Ny young lady
friend had her little eight year old brother
with her, and there was no one else In thC
coach but ourselves and person from
Atlanta, of whose character We knew moth.
ing. We took her 10 be a lady, but have
since been apprised OF our error.
"Whcn within few miles OF Grand
Junction we learned that We would not be
allowed TO enter Memphis, aud requested
TO be put or nj Grand Junction In order to
enable us 10 reiraco our course and return
10 Tuscumbia. This We found 10 be im-
possible, Grand Junction having prohibit
cd all trains from stopping. Wethcn con-
suited Conductor Ramsey, and begged
him TO telegraph tho facts 90 Dr. Thorton
aud ask him TO instruct the inspector Ia
let IA come through. but I have learned
from DIR. Thornton since my arrival here
that he received no telegram on that sub
jet.
"whcn VIC arrived at White Station II
was raining. The conductor put Us OF on
a platform that leads into a store, whorC
the depot agent doubtless makes his head
quarters. ns could hear the telegraph in.
strumcnt clicking within. The platform
has no shelter, and tho
RAIN POURED down on us
and our baggage, which had also been put
of. We started ~ advance toward the
store when some one from within shouted,
Don't come In here; no room here foI
anybody thatspnt of the train. and there
we stood at the mercy OF the rain and Gle.
mcnu. asked Mr.. Ramsey whether he
could not at least provide a log cabin OF
some other rude shelter for the night. or
Al least a safe place for our baggage, but
lac made no effort 90 do 20, aud after a
stop VI five minutes left with his train Tor
Memphis, aud there We were In the rain,
alone, dcsolate. in despair almost, miles
from home, without even a board above
Ms 10 protect Us from the wind aud rain.
AT last some kind soul put out two chains
md dry goods box upon which We were
allowed 10 sit, while the rain pclied
through our umbrellas and the wind
chilled us 10 the bone.
Toward dark q young man named
Goodwin. moved to pity by our desperate