The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-26
Elonr WEEKS OF EkvsR
E7&5 Cases and 2o2 Deaths in that
Time.


EIoHT WEEKS OF FEVER,
i7&5 Cases and 2o2 Deaths in that
Time
Eight weeks have passed since the first
case of yellow fever developed at Jackson
vile Fla-.-that ofMccormick, at the Grand
Union Hotel. Last night the official records
showed a total off745 cases aud 292 deaths.
The daily list OF cases and deaths during the
past zen days has been fearful in a city Of
the size of jacksonville, with two-thirds Of
cases footed up los. OF tbese CAGES 103 were
ofcolored people. who are being freely re-
ported.
THE FEVER RARELY FATAL TO coLoRED PEOPLE
II is now almost certain that many hum
dred colored people have had the fever and
recovered without treatment or physicians.
The old theory that negroes are not liable to
contract yellow fever has been exploded. II
has been demonstrated that they are almost
as susceptible to attack as tbs whites, bat the
issue IS rarely fatal with them. probably
never unless the fever is complicated with or
ganic diseases. An old an eminent local
physician said yesterday: Negroes never
die of yellow fever unless they cali in a
doctor" There were but six deaths reported
yesterday.
Dr. Porter has wired Miss Clara Barton to
recall Colonel southmayd, in change Of the
Red Gross nurses. He is reported to be
making trouble and d~issension here and i'm
pairing the efficiency Of the Medical Bureau
thereby.
Greenland has telegraphed for physicians.
There IS yellow fever there.
DECATUR NEARLY DHPoPuLATEp.
DR.. Jerome Cochran. State Health officer,
now at Decatur, Ala. t~elegaphed the Mont
gomery Board of Health that Decatur has
nine cases of yellow fever that the place is
nearly depopulated and but little material
left for the fever TO work on. The people
have gone north and into the country. None
are going South.
REIGN or ERROR
A reign of terror may be said to exist in
Mississippi and other parts ofthe South since
the appearance Of yellow lever ct Jackson
has been made known. Quarantines have
been established in all towns situated on the
line Of railroads or adjacent to railroads. In
many places there are shotgun quaran-
tines aud embargoes upon all freight from
the stricken city. \ number of railroads
leading to Jackson have discontinued traffic
absolutely, and frightened citizens tore up a
portion of the track between Harrison aud
Vicksburg in order to compel trains TO stop.
The people Of Meridian, Miss, are panic
stricken. and no sooner had the presence Of
the yellow plague at Jackson become known
than exodus began.
CLOSED AGAINST OLD.
West Point, Miss, has declared quarantine,
not against the infected districts only, but
against the world. Armed police are scour
ing the city and most extraordinary sanitary
precautions are being taken.
The Governor of Arkansas has appointed a
State Board of Health. No barges are allow
ed to cross the river at Arkansas City unless
they have health certificates. and Little Rock
has %quarantined against Jackson and Grena-
da, Miss, Decatur. Ala, and all Florida
points. The force of sanitary officers has
been doubled. Twenty passengers from Mis-
sissippi have been turned back and not al
lowed to cross the river.
At Nashville, Tenn, heroic measures are
being taken against the appearance Of the
pest, and people coming from any infected
district will be imprisoned and heavily fined,
and citizens harhoring any sue persons will
share the same treatment.
At Chattanooga every, woman and child
has been transformed into an amateur de
tective by the offer OF So reward for deiec-
ton Of and refugees, from a fever infected
district.
The Mayor of Montgomery, Ala, tele-
graphei for Government protection, and the
Board Of Health of Roanoke, Va, is keeping
a sharp lookout for refugees, who will not be
allowed tostop.
Memphis, Tenn, has asked the Governor
to call out the militia to aid in the enforce
ment of quarantine regulations.
Alta meeting of the physicians of Louis
vile. Ky, it was decided to open the gates OF
that city 20 refugees, and lS5 arrived from
Decatur yesterday.