The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
A Refugee from st. Augustine.

MT. Ii, &. BrOckett, OF 81 Augustine, was
in Atlanta Friday. lie came with party
by way Of Montgomery. Last night he went
up the Airline road 10 Nit. Airy.
Before taking his departure he talked freely
to a representative Of THE CONSTITUTION. In
answer to questions he said:
eyes, l am fleeing from the yellow fever
and You will not blame me when / tell
you that / lost three brothers and
two children in New Orleans ten years
ago when yellow fever WAS epidemic in that
city. An of them died within one week. /
had slight attack but got well enough to
leave the stricken city. l was in Jacksonville
a few days ago on business. l have large in
terests in St. Augustine and Sanford. but re-
side in Los Angeles, California most of the
time. L went TO Jacksonville just one week
ago and remained there three days. A friend
of mine came to me and advised me to quit
the city without delay. He informed me that
there undoubtedly existed yellow fever in the
city and he said he believed it would be cpl
demic in less than week. There were
number of bad cases near my hotel. / took
nay friends advice and did not stand upon the
order Of my going but went by the first train.
When / reached St. Augustine I found the
whole city scared. At least fifty people hurried
away in various directions. Some of us came
a round about way; we came by Montgomery.
Our train was stopped before we entered the
city and officers went through the coaches to
see that there were no cases of yellow fever
on board. We were subjected to good deal
of annoyance and delay. Every train that
leaves Florida will be crowded with frightened
refugees"
Several others who camo with Mr. Broclett
cOrrobOrated his statements. All OF them eX-
press the opinion that yellow fever will prevail
all over Florida. They declare that the inhabi-
tants are full of terror and are fleeing from the
state as rapidly as they can get away.
There is no Increase.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE following
dispatches from the yellow fever districts were
IL,
JACKSONVILLE, August 1l,-Surgeon General John
i. Hamilton: Twonew cases during the last twenty
four hours making q total oftwelVe one GONZALES
cent, three seriously ILL., Two deaths-J ], Perkins
ana Lucius r. Tuttle-back vomit in both cases.
The autopsy Of former by Dr.. Guiteras confirmed
the diagnosis absolutely. Ten remaining under
treatment. LSignedl NEAL MITCHELL, NJ. d.,
President DuYal County Board of Health
FROM T'ERNANDINA.
FERNANDINA, August 11.-Fernandina he's put on
rigid quarantine against Jacksonville and all points
in south Florida. No person, baggage or freight is
allowed to enter this county from the infected
or suspected places. Trains are all inspected at
three points, Baldwin, Callahan and Hartroad juno
ton. lSignedl NJ. A. MAHoNEY,
Collector Of Customs
AT MANATEE.
MANATEE, August 10.-Hamilton Washington
Three cases for ninth, two cases for the TENTH No
at Palmetto. Nearly all the people there have
gone (Signed) MURRAY, Surgeon
savannah's Quarantine.
SAVANNAH, Ga, August 11-TSpecial. THE
health authorities have been perfecting the
quarantine against Jacksonville to-day. I'm
der the present system no one is apt to run the
risk of coming III unless he is a Savannanian
anxious to get home. No Jacksonville mail
was brought in to-day. One lot that got in
south over the junction was sent back to Way
cross for fumigaton The authorities there
will not allow the fumigating to be done in
town.
A fugitive from Jacksonville was discovered
tonight walking into the city and was arrested
and locked up.
Passing Through Albany.
ALBANY, Ga, August 11.--[Special. IA
Brunswick and Western train was stopped
early this morning by Albany's health officer
at junction two miles away. 1t contained So
Jacksonville refugees, who, after breakfasting
at Albany expense, were carried throughthe
city at noon i'll closed cars, bound for Macon
and Atlanta. AT a meeting of the council to-
day it was decided that no more cars from
Jacksonville will be allowed to enter the city,
Partial Quarantine at Macon.
MACON, Ca, August 11.-[Special. THE
East Tennessee train arriyingnat Macon this
morning from Florida. brought eight car loads
OF people refugeeing from Jacksonville and
neighb0rng places. Very few of the refugees
stopped over in Macon, and the bulk of them
continued northward.
L
met at the city hall at nine O'Clock, with City
Physician Walker chairman, and secretary,
George A. Dure, to discuss the yellow fever
situation 1t was first suggested that Macon
90 into absolute quaranSine against Jackson
vile, but this was not adopted, but it was re-
solved that partial quarantine be observed,
to-wit: that trains with refugees be allowed to
pass through the city, but none of the refugees
viii be permitted to stop over III Macon.
A penalty of $1,000 fine or Imprisonment
posed on any conductor who allows sleeping
car from yellow fever infected district to stop
within the city limits.
Chattanooga's Action.
! CHATTANOOGA, August 11.-TSpecial.]-
Chattanooga today established a quarantine
against Jacksonville and all yellow fever in
fected points. y car load OF Jacksonville ref
ugees who were en- route to Chattanooga were
met at the depot by the mayor and board of
health and were not permitted to remain
over. They went north.
Birmingham's Quarantine.
BIRMINGHAN. Ala, August IL Special. +
The city board Of health today declared %
quarantine against Jacksonville and all towns
in Florida where yellow fever is known TO eX-
list. The quarantine will be rigidly enforced.
Quite number of refugees passed through
here last night, having run the blockade at
Montgomery.
a Lively Experience,
VIII Turner arrived in Atlanta SATURDAY night.
These are four of the boys who did their level
best to win the pennant for Atlanta in the
state baseball league. They did not intend to
return to Atlanta Just at this date, but the
yellow fever and a sheriff with two big pistols
are responsible for the change in their
plans. A reporter for The CoNsTITU-
rIoN met Bob Lawshe last night
and his story OF their return trip is
rather interesting. The boys left Atlanta
about two weeks ago, under contract TO play
ball with the Jacksonville club They ar
rived in that city and played several games
there, leaving that city ON Monday last, going
to Pensacola. At Pensacola they enlisted with
the state troops and went to the encamp-
ment at Magnolia Beach. This was the best
of the trip, in Lawshe's opinion, but it didn't
last long, In answer TO reporters question
as to what caused him to leave the encamp-
mCnt, Lawshe sad:
well the yellow fever scare got started
and Pensacola quarantine against tho encamp-
ment. That settled it and we got orders to
break camp on Thursday at 3 O'Clock, and got
anotice ut the same time that train would
leave the beach Mt 4 O'clock
THAT was pretty quick work wasn't it?'
eyes; but we got on the train Just the