The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-15
Excitement az O,hcr p,nees.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.

| ENcftement at Othcr Places.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. li.-Under date
of September 10, DIR. C. A. Alternately,
OF Pulaski, quarantine inspector, wrote the
president Of the State board of health:
"All is confusion below now. Since the
announcement OF DIR. Cochran that Spencer
died of yellow fever Decatur has been more
panicked than ever and large number of
people left on the trains out last night and
today. No trains have been allowed to stop
there ON the Louisville q Nashville, still
some have gotten out Of town and taken the
trains from other stations"
After speaking Of the train orders on
the Louisville a Nashville, published yester-
| day, DIR. Alternately continues: Athens,
Ala, will put ON a rigid quarantine against
Decatur tonight at o o'clock, and am in
formed that several towns near will do the
| same thing"
DR.. Cochran, president Of the State boald
| OF health of Alabama, is recognized as one
| OF the most eminent yellow fever physicians
IN the United States One other physician,
DIR. Lowry, OF Huntsville, also a member Of
the State board Of health, and who agrees
with DR. Cochran in pronouncing Spencer's
a case Of yellow fever has had much expert
ence in the treatment Of the disease.
Inspector Lynch ut Chattanooga reports
under date Of September ~: while sitting
IN the telegraph office Of the depot this
| morning, awaiting the arrival Of the tmin
| due here at i.3I am, message passed over
the wires saying there was case Of yellow
fever at Decatur. The operator reported IL
| 10 me, and Immediately wired the mayor
| OF Decatur and at noon received a telegram
| saying that the patient died of urUtmic poi
| soniug ] have instructed my inspectors, as
| directed by you In telegram received at
10 am. today, TO allow no Decatur pco-
pie 10 enter this city until further
| orders. Today upon the arrival Of the East
| Tennessee, Virginia * Georgia train that
reaches here at $40 o'clock am, my inspcc.
tor reported the following refugees 20 me-
W. ]. Walker and wife from Camp Perry,
en- route to Chicago; Miss Winnie Walker
| aged thirteen, from Camp Perry 90 Chicago.
The baggage belonging 10 them had been
| lumigaied These parties had been in Flor.
ida Camp Perry within the last fifteen days,
aud had stopped over In Cleveland. DIR. l..
V. Brown granted them certificates, and ON
the strength oi that the Inspector allowed
them 20 enter this city and change cars here.
| Travel on the East Tennessee, Virginia q
| Georgia railway (main linc) has been ~
heavy for the past few days that IL has bran
almost impossible for one man 10 work the
trains, and consequently | put an extra In
spccior on that train today. Tho 40 O'Clock
pm. train on the Western & Atlantic railway
has just arrived, and the inspector reports
that large party Of refugees will be on thc
next train 20 20 Dalton to assist the in
spcctor on that train, aud will return at A37
o'clock am. IL has been rumorcd that reiu-
gees from the stricken cities of the south
will attempt 10 80 through the mountains Of
Tennessee. DR.. Plunkott says the quhpu.
tine orders Of September f0rbids refugees
from entering the bounds Of tho State.
General Manager Harmhnn, Of the Louis.
Vile & Nashville railroad. sent an agent 10
Decatur 10 investigate the situation and give
him the facts. This agent wired nom DcCa-
tur yesterday morning that the report OF vel.
low fever there was utterly grOundlc.s.
General Manager llarrihau and Supt Gcddcs,
Of the Louisville & Nashville railway, went
10 Decatur this morning 10 fully investigate
the situation. Nio,-rrJsidcnt stahlnan said
today: I'VE will do an We can % allny fears
and prevent danger, but We will suppress no
facts
Conductor Dick Bradcn. Of the Louisville
& Nashville railway las relatives in Decatur.
but finds it impossible 10 communicate with
them.
a gentleman who spent yesterday IN De.
catur reports considerable excitement at that
place. lie says bushes, Is being greatly in.
jurcd, and many people leaving II was re-.
ported last night that the electric lights were
not burned there. The people Of Decatur
claim that there has been no sickness since
Mr. spcnCcr's death, aud that no member Of
his family Is sicl,
There is n good deal Of excitement AMI
dissatisfaction bcrausc II The action of the
Louisville q Nashville railroad In running
their trains through without stopping.
There were threats OF tearing up the Track
u the road aud turning the dmwbridgc, In
order 90 force the trains 90 stop. This was
due chiefly 10 the desire Of people 20 leave
the city. A train was made up nt Decatur
that conveyed passengers 30 the junction,
from which they lett Tor the north, This
proved an effective means 81 quioting the
excitement A report reached Harris Sta.
ton three miles this side Of Decatur lat
night that three now case had occurred, but
the report wa not confirmed
A telegram was sent from IInrHis Station
last night 10 the effect that Mr. kiboy. the
night train dispatcher 90 Decatur. was down
with yellow fever. The report was brought
'O Harris by sWiichman, who said hC had
seen kihcy, Everybody at Harris was
afraid io go near the sWitchmnn. Kihlcy
has been in feeble health Tor several weeks
The mayor Of Decatur tclcgmphcd Supt
Mctcnlf " the Louisville & Nashville. Of
The iuct that there were threats " tear up
the tracks,
"DrcAruH Ala, sept u, is,s
"Tho excitement is decreasing There are
no eases Of fever here and The report In The
Memphis Sciniiur Is false
Nine Of the most prominent physician
sFn ihc following I'VE, tho resident ply.
ficiins % Decatur, do hereby state that We
have examined 10 every possible manner
The case oi 4. d. Spencer. that We were pres.
emf and made q post moricm examination
on The body, and we are Of the opinion de-
ceased did not die Of yellow fever that in
our opinion the cause Of the death was Kid.
ncy trouble, complicated by acute malahil
fever and We further state there Il ri the
present time no yellow fever IN Decatur,
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