The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
LOUISVILLE OPENS WIDE HER DOORS
To Her NeIghbors Flying From the
Southern Scourae.
Panic Reigning In the Districts Where
Fever Has Appeared.
Armed Pickets PatroiIing the Roads
And Trains Stopped.

armed FtCketS rdtfohnS the Roads
And Trains Stopped.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 21-A train from
Decatur this morning brought between 200
and 800 yellow fever refugees from Decatur.
Ala. large number left the train at small
Ter towns and scattered through the State
About 60 came here. Most of these had rel
atives or friends to whose homes they went
A few went to the hotels but did not register
| from Decatur One refugee says a terrible
state of affairs exist throughout southern
Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana and Flor
ida. Business is practically at a standstill
and half the homes are deserted. The suf-
ferering people need all the help and sympa-
thy that can be extended to them. DR.. j.
| w. Mccormick, president Of the State board
of health, and all the health officers axree in
saying there is not the slightest danger Of
| fever in this city. The doors of Louisville
| have never been closed against her suffering
neighbors Of the South and will not be on
this occasion. The train was stopped by
Health Officer Gait at small station outside
OF Louisville and all the baggage detained
for fumigation. The refugees agreed to re-
| port here to DR.. Gait. There will be a spec
| ial meeting of the State board of health to-
morrow to consider the situation.
The Prevailing Sentiment.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept 21.-Since the
development of two new cases of yellow fe-
yer at Decatur. an extra number of quaran-
| tine officers have been employed to meet in
coming trains. both freight and passenger.
the dirt roads leading into the city are close
| ly guarded. The sentiment of the city is to
adopt the shotgun policy If necessary, to en-
force the quarantine. which has never been
relaxed since Spencer's death at Decatur
seIma's Quarantine.
SELMA, Ala. Sept. 21.-A despatch from
Decatur this morning to the Times -Mailfrom
DIR. Jerome Cochran, State Health Officer,
says: 81 know of four cases of fever here,
and believe there are Others The local doc
fever"
Selma is quarantined against Decatur,
Jacksonyllle, Fla, jackson, Miss. and all
injected places. The city council met this
quarantine The health of Selma is remark
ably, good, people are hopeful and business
brisk.
Nashville Alarmed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 21.-Refugees
from Decatur, Alabama and vicinity will not |
be permitted to stop at Nashville. Railroad |
men report that the greatest excitement pre-
vailed at Decatur Wednesday night. The |
people left the city in all directions, going in
vehicles and on foot as the trains were not |
permitted to stop in that city. At late |
hour last night 20 refugees who boarded the |
Louisville and Nashville train two miles |
south of Decatur arrived in Nashville. Of |
hcers met the train 16 miles out and informed |
the refugees that they could not be permit |
tea 20 stop at Nashville. Twelve of the |
did not pass through Decatur were allowed |
to leave the train. The conductor reported /
road.
Decatur. are coming to Nashville today. /
Iney Will not, however, be allowed to get /
on. Most OF those who went through are /
bound for points north of the Ohio river
Shot Gun Quarantine.
NATcHEz, Miss, Sept. 21.-The city is in
a fever of excitement at the yellow fever re-
ports from Jackson and the shotgun quar-
antine 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, ackson and Colum-
bus railroad beyond Hamilton have been /
stopped: A special train was sent out at II |
O'Clock last night to bring the Natchez peo-
pie from Cooper's Mills, Harrington and /
other points along the road who have not |
been at jackson.
A Stampede of the whites.
JACKSON. Miss, Sept. 21.-The excite
ment OF yesterday continues and has been
greatly increased today by three new cases.
No deaths have yet occurred. 1t is general
ly conceded that all the cases originated here
and were caused by excavations and the dis
turbing of filthy sewers on the new depot
ground. Three-fourths of the white popula-
tion have fed and the stores are nearly all
closed. There is but little food in the city
Tor the can't get aways" No trains stop
here, but special train will be furnished to-
night for such as wish to go though to the |
North, taking on the passengers some dis |
lance north of the city. A Howard's, or
hed Cross society was organized today.
Guarded by Armed Men.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 21.-The city authorities
have resolved to stop passenger travel on the
roadroads east of the Mississippi river. The
agents Of all roads will be notified not to sell
tickets for Memphis and no train will be
allowed to come nearer the city than ten
miles. Gordon of armed pickets will guard
the dirt roads leading into Memphis and no
one will be allowed to enter The sentiment
mere is that Memphis can better afford to
spend $4,000 to keep the city free of in
Iected persons than to have even one case
OF fever, which would cost her merchants |
millions of dollars in less of trade, not
counting the lives of the citizens. The
same feeling pervades Louisiana, Mississip-
pl' tennessee and Alabama, and extends in
70 70 hentucKy; Every town and city in the
states named from Cairo, Ills, south to New
orleans has established strict quarantine
against infected points and in many in
stances against the world. The shotgun
quarantine prevails along the line of the
1iIinols nIinols central, all the way from New
Orleans to Fulton, KY.
chattanooga's InquIsItlon.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. Chattanooga
has instituted most stringent quarantine
against all infected ports. No one is per-
mitted to enter the city on any of the rail-
roads without giving satisfactory account
OF himself The city council has adopted or
dinances inficting fine of $500 on any per-
son entering the city from the infected dis
trlct Memphis and Charleston railroad
trains, stopping at Decatur or within twenty
miles m les on either side are forbidden entrance
antined against tonight owing to a report Of
yellow fever there.
One Death In jackson.
JACKSON, Miss. Sept. p. Four cases
were reported to-day, John Torrance, one of
the three reported sick yesterday, died this
afternoon. The total cases is 7.
Decatur's List.
To-day there were three OF four new cases.
Two of the old cases will die. Two thirds
of the white people have left. But enough
are left to make big epidemic.
Denial from Fernandlna.
FERNANDINA, Fla, Sept, 21-The board of
health of Nassau County publishes state
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