The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-29
MEMPHIS In IT'S GRIP.
Discovery of "a Suspicious Case in that
city Causes Great Excitement-after
Visiting Decatur He Shows Symptoms
of the Disease-The General Summation

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 25.-The local
board of health tonight declined to
modify its resolution plicing all trains
on the west side of the river under
strict non-intercourse quarantine reou-
lations, and therefore the same law will
apply to them as now governs those on
the east side Of the river 1t was 10
o'clock when the board had finished
It's labors and those in attend
ance were anticipating motion
to be made 20 adjourn. when
DR.. G. b. Thornton, president
| OF the board, said he had a suspicious
case TO report of person sick on the
outskirts of the city. The facts sur
rounding his illness were as follows: At
) O'Clock this afternoon, Drs. WilIiford
and Hennlng had been called to attend
Berry IL. Blnniord, a resident of Mem
phis, but who travels for a Cincinnati
coffee and spice house. Binnford had a
chill this afternoon at 3 o'clock, which
was followed by a high fever. HIS
symptoms were such that they felt
it their duty to acquaint DR..
Thornton with their suspicious. DR..
Thornton gained the following informa-
ton concerning the recent travels of
Binnford: lie had been in Decatur.
Ala, on September 3 and again on Sep
temher 4. lie was in CORTLAND, Ala.
where his father, DR., L. II. Binnford,
lives, on the l7lh, and went to II unls-
vile. He had also been in Atlanta.
Ga, where he was quarantined five
days and returned To Memphis on the
l9lh inst. The board ordered Binn-
ford removed at once TO the yellow
fever ward at the city hospital, where
he Is being attended by a trained
nurse.
DECATUR, Ala, Sept 25.-The deserted
streets, the closed store, the empty
houses, and the general melancholy APP
pearance OF everything shows the real
condition OF things here. Two deaths
have been reported since last night, j.
Ii. Weakly and his son. They were
| from Brownsville, Tenn, and had been
in Decatur only a short time. Two new
| cases were reported to-day Notwith-
standing the unfavorable showing this
! morning, the doctors still think the
worst Is over. The supply of provisions
and money IS about exhausted, and is
coming in very slowly. The relief com
mittee are still calling for aid No
trains, either passenger or freight, are
allowed to stop, and communication can
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept 25.-The sit
uation here tonight is practically I'M
| changed, except that hopeful feeling
that the worst OF the epidemic is over
continues. While new cases are devel-
oping very rapidly, the type of the dis
ease appears to be milder even than be-
| fore the equinoctal storms; and while
| many people are i'll, the death-rate
continues low. The official bulletin
for the twenty-four hours ending at
P. NJ. reports l43 new cases, of which
elghty-fve are among the colcred peo-
pie. Only tour deaths are reported.
Total cases to date, 2, l34; total deaths,
22l. A special from McClenny reports
eight new cases of yellow fever and one
death-that OF Jonathan Law. Ample
supplies for the present were. yesterday
sent to McCleuny by the Sanitary Asso-
cation. There have been about a dozen
deaths in Fernandina during the past
two weeks.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 25.-The wealth
er to-day was cool and pleasant. No
| new cases o! fever or deaths have been
reported for two DAYS. Government
tents and cots have been received. a
refugee camp Will be established about
six miles rom the city and efforts VIII
be made to move all except the fever
eXempts out to it to- morrow. \ private
| telegram has been received here report
| ing case OF fever at Bolton, eighteen
| miles west Of jackson, on Nicksburg x
Meridian railroad.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 25.-The sltua-
ton OF the yellow fever refugees here to-
| dav shows little change. BENJAMIN
| Grant, from Decatur, has a mild type of
| the disease and is being cared for at the
Eruptive Hospital. Many are leaving
| for Northern points as fast THEN bag
gage is fumigated and turned over to
them. A fund is being raised for those
IN need and concert will be given for
| their benefit. In response to the cali
| made by the Illinois Central Railroad
upon Gov. Buckner, the state board of
| health to-day revoked and raised all
| local guarantees throughout the state.
| MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 25.-Iele-
grams report frosts last night in many
| parts of Alabama, and within twenty
miles of this city. The temperature
| here was 81.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Sept. 25.-Evans-
| vile from to-day on will invite all yell
low lever refugees to come here until
| the danger of the sCOurge has passed
This was brought about through the
| Business Mems Association tonight.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 25.-The
Post-otiice Department this afternoon
received . telegram from Atlanta, Ga,
| to-day, stating that no trains are run
| ming between Memphis and New Or
| leans except accommodation trains !;
| none between New Orleans and Wilson,
| La, nor between Greenwood and
| jackson; jackson and Natchez, Meri-
dian and Shreveport, Meridian and New
| Orleans, Cairo and Mobile; Aberdeen
and Durant; Selma and Meridian; Chat
| tanoogo and Meridian, except a short
| tram between birmingham and Tus-
caioosd. Another says: No new
cases of yellow fever or deaths
have occurred at Jackson to-day but
this fact does seem to abate
| the excitement in the least. There are
no trains running between Selma and
| Meridian and Montgomery and Akron.
| A iumigating station has been estab-
! listed at Decatur. No station can be
| placed now at jackson, as the neigh
| boring towns threaten if mail or
anything else, fumigated or not, is
taken on at or near jackson, they will
| tear up the track and burn the bridges.
| Arrangements have been made to estab-
| lish q station at Jackson as soon as the
excitement subsidies. There are slight
! evidences of reaction. Business men
| bIElI W lttl the EItoStiIS anu oiN w
ginning to resist the mob element.
| SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. l2.-Gellow
| fever reigns supreme, both in this city
and at the military hospital outside. \
servant of the American consulate has
just been sent to the hospital with it. La
| Autonomia, OF this city, yesterday pub
| lished the following item: "Of
ninety-six me- of the battalion of
San Quentin, on duty at Santo Espiritu,
twenty-three have fallen victims to
yellow fever; seventeen more have
| been attacked with it, and three of
them are dangerously Ill. OF detacE
nent of nine men on duty at Parades,
all were attacked and seven died
| Of the fever. The mortality has
| been terrible. El Pals, of that city
one day reported twenty-four deaths
from it. Both natives and foreigners
have been swept away. The epidemic
has been sweeping the island. The ter
rife inroads made by yellow fever may
be gathered from the following; Out