The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
Business Houses Closed, Newspapers
Suspended and City Deserted Re-
cause of ssBIacIx jack at Edwards.
NEW CASES At NEW ORLEANS
ONE FOUND AMONG THE PATIENTS
OF THE T0URo INFIRMARY.
stormy weather Spreading the Dis~
ease I'm Ocean Springs and Biloxi
Quarantine Extended.

S<ACAADO~Ns MISS NCpe. AC SAdeO
capital is depopulated, it's 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 apprehen-
sions that the dread disease has obtained
a foothold in numerous places of the State;
wild alarm everywhere-suc is the condi-
tions existing in the middle western and
northern portions of the State to-day The
worst fears of the medical fraternity and
the public have been realized and the pre-
vailing disease at Edwards has been pro-
nounced 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 the disease is of a very mild type.
The exodus from this city, which began
in small way. several days ago, has at
tained unprecedented proportions. While
the state board advises all who can to
leave the railroads say they can handle the
largest crowds. The most rigid local quar-
antine prevails here.
DR.. Guiteras reached Edwards at 4:30
o'clock this morning and after investigation
sent the following report to Surgeon Gem
eral Wyman. at Washington:
The diagnosis of yellow fever made in
six cases by DR.. Purnell is confirmed. He
has two other cases that | have not yet
seen. There are many children sick with
what is probably a mild type Of the dis
case. The cases are not confined to ona
locality, but are all traceable 10 the Alex.
ander case which came from Ocean
Springs. The medium of distribution APP
pears to have been the Champion case. DIR.
Champion, who died, was prominent man
and many people congregated in the house
during his illness. DR.. Purnell is immune
and / recommend him to take charge OF
the situation if necessary | shall leave
this evening at 10 O'Clock for Mobile unless
otherwise directed
The following order by the State Board of
Health, addressed to all citizens of the
State of Mississippi railroad officials and
other transportation lines and all newspa-
pers was promulgated to-day:
ION account of the yellow fever at sew
eral places along the coast in this state
and several cases of yellow fever at Ed
wards, Miss, and reported suspected cases
til further orders by this board no persons
will be allowed to get off trains or boats
of of any gon ond or o n the STATE
or express is to be handled by the railroads
or other transportation companies from in
fected places. No trains will be al
lowed to stop at infected places.
Any person from noninfected COM
munities, whose destination is beyond
the State of Mississippi, will be allowed to
board trains at all points not infected with
yellow fever. Train crews running TO or
from places that are not infected by yellow
fever, will be allowed to get off at the ter
minals.''
Yazoo City, Miss, has issued orders for
shotgun quarantine to be enforced No
trains are allowed to stop except to ex-
change mails at the quarantine stations.
No passengers are allowed to leave the train
at all and the mail and express must be
fumigated Guards armed to the teeth are
placed along the county boundaries, but in
spite of these rigid rules several have man
aged to get in, some even coming from i'm
fected districts. Two drummers who came
Monday were taken yesterday and put In
quarantine.
A decided and complete panic has pre-
vailed in Jackson all day. Everybody has
left town that could do so. and, as stated.
the business houses have closed and the
newspapers have suspended publication and
closed their Offices jackson has popula-
ton of 10, 600 people. and two-thirds of these
have deserted the city.
Upon receipt of the information that some
cases of yellow fever existed at Edwards,
Mayor Wharton posted bulletin recon-
mending that all persons leave the city at
once who desired to go at ALL The city Off
Gals later issued a proclamation which
says in part: I'VE feel confident of our
ability to keep the yellow fever out OF jack
son, and will tonight put an absolute quar-
anttne against all persons coming into our
city from any points In order to do this
no health certificates will be honored from
any one. TO those who contemplate leav-
ing the city we desire to say If you are exs
pecting to go, TO go at once. To those who
are going to stay that we are going to
leave nothing undone to keep fever out,
and should It come we pledge our word
and honor to give notice of the very first
suspicion coming to our knowledge. To the
country people we wish to say in refusing
to admit you into our city, we want 1t un-
derstood il is done for our mutual good, for
If we have the fever you will be exposed;
if we do not have ii you will be protected.
TO our citizens remaining in the city We
say frankly curse is threatened; you are
expected to do your duty and co-operate
with the mayor and board of aldermen. The
regulations in regard to staying off the
streets after o'clock will be rigidly en-
forced"