The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-17

Rsfugees-Large Influx OF New Oriesss
People Into Atlanta
jackson. Miss. September I5-Thc state
| capital depopulated: its business houses
| closed: its newspapers suspended: seven
| cases of yellow fever officially announced
at its very doors. with many suspected
cases at various points: an embargo on
| the railroads of the state and grave ap-
prehensions that the dread disease has
obtained a foothold in numerous parts OF
| the state: wild alarm everywhere SWch
| is the conditions existing in the middle,
western and northern portions Of the
state today.
The worst fears Of the medical fra
| ternity and the public have been realized
and the prevailing disease at Edwards
| has been pronounced yellow fever. The
state board of health has laid a general
embargo on travel except out OF the
state, by means of an order promulgated
| this afternoon and addressed to all lines
of transportation. Travel from infected
places is absolutely barred. The bright
side of the situation is that tho disease
| is of a very mild type. The exodus from
this city, which began in a small way
three days ago has attained unprece-
advises all who can to leave, the rail-
roads say they can handle the largest
crowds. The most rigid local quarantine
prevails here.
DR.. Guiteras reached Edwards at 4:@
| o'clock a. m today, and after investsga-
| tion sent the following message to the
| state board: II arrived this morning.
have Investigated a number OF cases and
| the following are pronounced yellow
| fever: A. Montgomery. Pat Montgomery.
Miss Anna Henry. T. H. w. Barrett. K.
F. Suttle, Miss Austin, three miles out
| in the country; Mrs. Champion. Champion
HILL"
! Following is Dr. Guiteras' report to
Surgeon General Wyman:
Edwards, Miss, September Is.
| 'Wyman, Washington:
| THE diagnosis of yellow fever made In
| six cases by DR.. Purnell Is confirmed.
He has two other cases that have not
with what is probably a mild type of the
! disease The cases are not confined to one
locality, but are all traceable to the An
| derson case, which came from Ocean
pears to have been the Champion case.
Mr.. Champion, who died, was a promi-
| nent man and many people congregated
in the house during his Illness & Or:
as competent to take charge OF the sttua-
ton IL necessary. shall leave thu even
ing at 10 o'clock for Mobile unless other
l wise directed.
(Signed) GUITERAS."
All the fears Of the people Of Jackson
| in regard to sickness prevalent at Ed
| wards have been realized. DR.. Gufteras,
the government expert, has confirmed
| there are many suspects. First the cases
| were reported as malarial fever, than
| after time they became dengue-fever:
| another wait and they were pronounced
! suspicious and finally declared to be the
| genuine yellow fever. During all this
time the disease had been spreading at
they are now forty cases in existence at
Edwards. The state board has induced
DR.. Purnell to place Gordon OF guards
| around Edwards. Reports says that the
| disease has also appeared at Clinton and
Smiths towns near Edwards. The state
| board has ordered the discontinuance Of
| trains on the Woodville Miss. branch Of
the Yazoo and Mississippi valley road.
The following order was promulgated
today by the state board of health:
"Vicksburg, Miss, September Is.
ITO all citizens of the state of Mississippi.
railroad trains, transportation lines, and
all newspapers:
eral places along the coast in this state
and several cases of yellow fever at Ed
wards Miss, and reported suspected
cases at various points throughout the
state. until further orders by the state
board. no persons will be allowed to get
off trains or boats at any station or
point in the state of Mississippi and no
be handled by the railroads or other
transportation companies from infected
places. No trains will be allowed to stop
at infected places. Any person from non
is beyond the state of Mississippi will be
. allowed to board the trains at all points
not infected with yellow fever Train
, not infected by yellow fever will be al
, lowed to get off at the terminals"
1t is stated that an expert has been
i <o6 % an1 fn ftdNy fR0
; | to investigate the case Of Mr.. Cameron
. . who came from Edwards, and to com.
pletely isolate the case.
!; Yazoo City, Miss. has issued orders FOL
. . a shot gun quarantine to be enforced NJ
trains are allowed to stop except to ex
change mails at the quarantine stations
No passengers are allowed to leave th'
train and all mail and express H2net b
fumigated. Guards armed to tn teeth
are placed along the county bod diaries
: but in spite Of these rigid rules severa
: people have managed to get by, som'
+ even coming from infected Districts. Tw'
. | drummers who came Monday were yes
terday placed in quarantine. A telegram
was received at the governors office ask
ing that $50 tents be sent
The city officials tonight issued tn
4 following proclamation:
e | ITO the public:
/ THE fever prevailing at Edwards ha
r at last been officially declared yeIio,
, | fever. We have maintained strict quar-
: / antine against all points infected. w
. ! feel confident Of our ability to keep tn
i yellow fever out Of jackson. and will to
3 night put an absolute quarantine agains
e all persons coming into the city from a.
X points. In order to do this no health ceE
tifcates will be honored. To those con
. | templating leaving the city We desire I
. say il you are expecting to go. go at onc>
to those who intend to stay, that We ar
( going to leave nothing undone to kee
z the fever out and II II should come ~
pledge our word and honor to give motto
Of the first suspicion coming to on
knowledge. To the country people ~
wish to say, II refusing to admit you. ~
want IT understood 1t Is done for on
mutual good. Our doctors win bo pel
rnitted to visit you In sickness and N
rangements will be perfected 30 you ca
come to our quarantine station and sen
in for groceries, medicine and the neces
: saries OF life. To those remaining IN th
|, city. We say frankly, a curse y threaten
ed. You are expected to de- your dut
= and cooperate with the board ok health
a nd ~ lIar>A As>A L.