The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
FEVER PANIC DISORDER.
TROOPS OUT IN MISsIssIPPI TO
PROTECT THE RAILROADS

Treatlo Burncd and the Track Taken Up Wear
Jn~ckson-scnseless ouarantines Being Mod
tiled in Many PInces-Maiis ana News-
papers allowed to Reach Some Towns.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 1s.-Tho panic in Jack
son, Miss, over tho yellow fever cases at Ed
wards has grown steadily. Late last night a
mob from the Mississippi capital tore up the track
on the Alabama and Vicksburg railroad. which
connects jackson with Edwards. and burned q
trestle n few miles west Of jackson. The Jack
son people excuse the burning OF the br dye on
the ground that the railroad would not obey the
orders of the City Council to run through Jack
son at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour,
and by going slow endangered tho health ofthe
city.
The quarantine authorities Of Jackson at first
refused to admit tho Governor to the
Capitol. Gov. McLaurin has called out
the Capital City Light Guards to pro-
tcct tho railroad from the mobs
The vicksburg militia have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness to be called out at
a moments notice in case of further threats Of
bridge burning or tearing up of tracks.
The quarantine situation still further i'm
proved throughout the Southwest to-day. except
around Jackson. Nearly all towns have aban-
doned their guarantees against their mails,
which are now being carried quito regularly,
although generally II day or two late.
The newspapers also arc being admitted to tho
interior towns after fumigatian. That has al
layed some of the panic. as the people now Know
the truth. Provisions in nearly all cases are
now admitted anywhere. and cotton Is again
moving freely toward New Orleans. In hoth
were loud complaints that no monev could DO
received from New Orleans to NOV cr,yps.
The Louisiana boards of health issued a
warning to the New Orleans public to-day In
which it recommended that none but accl Nnated
nurses BIO allowed to attend yellow fever pa,
ticnts. This is due to the fact that scve.'hi or
the nurses attending yellow fever patients uaVe
been taken with the disease.
The board also advises that all meetiiGs,
avoided and postponed as far ms possible; thn,t
the night air be avoided. and that only .hiterea y,
distilled. or boiled water, be used as a drink. LhS
ministers have been advised not to hold night
services at their churches.
The British Consul Mt New Orleans has re-
coivcd instructions from his home government
TO keep it informed daily of the condition Of the
fever here. This is for the protection of British
shipping coming to New Orleans,
Biloxi, Scranton. and Ocean Springs are now
appealing for outside assistance and financial
aid. They contain large numbers OF poor peo-
pie. and the closing OF al, factories ana tue ces-
sation OF all work in, these towns have left a
large number OF people without tn means OF
support orroc where tho ouocbitn Guards are
doing quarantine duty, Marion Dowdon was
shot and fatally wounded this morning. by "A
member OF the same company. who took him Tor
a quarantine runner. At NatchcZ one of the
quarantine guards was thrown from his horse
while ON duty and killed.
There are many thousand armed men out In
the south just now doing quarantine duty, and
in Monroe they have even armed the negroes
for that purpose.
New Orleans reports to-day 5 new cases of
fever and l death. a negro; total cases. "a.
Mobile has IL new cases and l suspicious case;
total. lS. Edwards has Z new cases; total. 80.
total cases, %. Scranton has l new case and 8
suspicious cases.