The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-05
END OF THE FEVER SCARE.
QUARATTINEs IN THE SOUTH Being
RlISED GENERALLY.

The Advent of frost Loads 70 = FeeiinE or Con-
hdenoe, ana Business Hs BeinE Resun'ed
GenernliJ-By New. no All ounrantines
Will he Ended Trains Moving Again.
NEW oRLEANs. La, Nov. l.--Tho appearance
OF frost In the country around New Orleans, and
in some cases the appearance OF ice, has sud
denly dissipated much OF the yellow fever scare
In tho South. Most Of tho guarantees have
been abandoned or modified In the last two
days, and those towns that have not done 30
have given notice that they will do 30 by Nov.
10. BY that time q general resumption OF busi-
ness will DO chronicled. even should some
sporadic cases of yellow FOYER be reported.
Frost was reported yesterday morning
throughout the Southwest. The residents in
the suburbs Of New Orleans declare they saw 1t.
At Clinton and other places within 100 miles OF
New Orleans the thermometer registered So.
and In north Louisiana 80. The confusing
point is that the Government thermometer in
New Orleans registered a minimum of 53io0.
Capt. Kerkam explains this on the ground that
the thermometer is at tho top Of the Custom
House. 100 feet from the ground, and did not
feel the full foroo Of the change in tho tempera.
ture.
Again this morning there WAS q frost through.
out southern Mississippi and Louisiana, and al.
though the weather turned warmer in the day
1t Ia cool tonight. and another frost 10 probable.
Az the time Of incubation Of yellow fever 10
given as six days. these low temperatures are
expected to show q very considerable decrease
In the yellow fever next week. 1t has caused .
general rejoicing everywhere. and there seems
to be q disposition to drop all quarantine as no
longer necessary.
Tho refugees from the Southern States will
not return, however. in any large numbers until
informed officially by the several Boards Of
Health. Mississippi to-day abolished the State
quarantine as no longer necessary, and so did
the Governor Of Alabama for the northern part
Of that State. Arkansas has also raised the
quarantine established last week in consequence
of the fever In Memphis. Tho Alabama and
vicksburg, Queen and Crescent. and the vicks-
burg. Shreveport and Pacific railroads have re-
sumed their train service.
Tensas and all tho other river parishes Of
north Louisiana decided to-day to allow boats to
land anywhere. On the other hand Tansspahos
parish DECIDED not to suspend quarantine until
pend Quarantine on nov. 5, except Ascension.
which will wait for further developments.
ing murderers. The board Of Health in conse-
0 Gf q StPi hs' a in%iEa the t yeH PTis fsRer F Fnsrds IS W 'a1e
are getting only a dollar a day for twelve hours
,Great excitement was caused here to-day by
the tagging Of one of the leading laundries in
consequence of one Of the workmen being sick
with what was supposed to be yellow fever. 1t
was found afterward that the man was simply
drunk. and the Board OF Health is threatened
with a damage suit in consequence. Because Of
the improvement in business here several yes
sells have been ordered, from Galveston TO New
Orleans to take a regular line.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Nov. 4.-Memphis has re-
scinded all quarantine orders except those
against New Orleans, La, and Biloxi. Miss.
Trains, both freight and passenger, are running
regularly on all roads now. Tho citizens who
left the city on account Of the fever scare arc
returning by every train.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 4.-Gov. Joseph F.
Johnston to-day issued a proclamation lifting
the yellow fever quarantine that has been en-.
forced in Alabama against infected places for
the last fifty days. The quarantine Is raised as
far south as Calera, Ala, one-half the State, and
tho quarantine force has been reduced to six
men.
For the first time In sixty days the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad was able to stop their
! New Orleans and Mobile train at Birmingham.
This train has been running through the State
as q refugee train, not stopping at any town.
| Although tho Governors proclamation. was
not issued until to-day noon, travel has picked
up considerably already. and business through
out north Alabama. which hes been practically
dead since the quarantine set in. has begun to
| resume its former healthy business condition.