Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-11
YELLOW JACK AT PENSACOLA.
A Panic and Hundreds Fleeing From
the City.

the City.
Dismay and terror ran their course
through Florida yesterday when the wires
clicked the tidings to the country of An out.
break Of the dreaded yellow Jack" at PEN
sacola. North. south. east and west the
| news was spread. and adjoining states
caught the infection Of selfish fear for theiI
own safety. and hasty guarantees were e.
tablished at many places against the resi-
dents of Pensacola.
II dismay took possession Of the people
far beyond the infected city words are
hardly adequate to describe the panic that
became known throughout the city that two
deaths had occurred among them from the
dreaded yellow plague.
reasoning outbreak to escape from the city
and the danger of infection. The two deaths
occurred Wednesday morning. and by night
ran hardly q household In the city but knew
Of them. One common impulse seemed to
take possession of all. and as night settled
down the streets leading to the railroad sta
bending their footsteps in that direction.
Inc haste of the flight was evident in the
almost total absence Of baggage among the
crowd People packed what they could get
together In haste in handbags and left be-
hind them anything that would delay their
ngas TnFoSgh the night every train going
considerable part Of its population.
one on the East Hill and the other on the
the city. p. W. H. Ross. one Of the attend
When s reached ths
OF Dr. K. A: Hargis president of the Es-
Gambia county board Of health ne immedi-
ateiy requested that an autopsy be held on
The first death was that Of little Ellen
WOOD, the seven-year-old daughter of John
G. Wood; the other was that Of Rev. F. C..
Waite, Baptist minister and the proprie-
tor OF planning mill and furniture factory.
pd Inc autopsy was held by prs: W.: <.
R. Oglesby. and late Wednesday afternoon
they furnished the board Of health with .
Cert SessiSa cate that in both cases the persons
issued its proclamation that went out
through the press that night.
Dr. Joseph Y. Porter state health oficer.
was officially notified of the existence Of
yellow fever in Pensacola Three companies
OF state troops from that city. two infantry
en- route by rail to ocala to attend ths stste
encampment there. DR.. Porter at once
wired Ad1utant General Houston at Ocala
back to Pensacola. fearing that they might
be infected and thus endanger the health Of
the entire camp OF 1 900 men from all parts
at Lachloosa. . few miles this side Of Ocala,
and sent back. They were much disap-
pointed and crestfallen, and the news Of
s ane 81 onder err. created CONSERVATION in camp
A dispatch was received at the office Of
the state board Of health from F. B. Carter,
mayor of Mariana, In Jackson county, in
which he stated that in consequence Of the
yellow fever at Pensacola that Mariana
had guaranteed against that city. and he
asked for the rules and regulations of the
state board, in order to maintain their quar-
antine in accordance with them. Mariana
has no power to quarantine. Her health
board. II she has one. has no Jurisdiction in
the matter. II the state board deems 1t
prudent to establish a quarantine there 1t
will do 30.
The physicians report that there are no
other cases Of suspicious character in
Pensacola, and 1t is believed that no other
cases Will occur. as every precaution ia
being taken to stamp out the disease.
A mass meeting Of the citizens was held
IN Pensacola yesterday. On motion, q COM
mittee Of safety. five from each ward. was
appointed to make thorough investigation
on behalf Of the people and to request Sur
geon Gen. Wyman to send an expert there
to make thorough examination.
On his way to Pensacola last night State
Health Omcer Porter established a quar-
anttne on the long bridge on the p. and A.
where rigid sanitary inspection will be
kept up. His deputy has also established
sanitary guards at Baldwin and Callahan
to prevent refugees from Pensacola enter
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