The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-19
hOhS Tore Up the Tracks of the Alabama
and VickShurg Roads.
Fear of the Spread of Yellow Fever
Leads the Citizens to Take Ex-
treme Measures-The Situation
at New Orleans Not So Alarm
ing - Conditions at Other
Points,


of the yellow fever wave was in the
interior of Simpson County, from which
place he proceeded to his old home in
Brandon. Being anxious to return TO
the State Capital, he made application
to the City Board of Health for permis-
sion to enter the city, which was
promptly refused. There is a general
quarantine rule against persons enter
ing the city.
1t is learned this morning that, in ad-
dition to tearing up the tracks of the
Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad, a
snort distance west of the city, report
ed at midnight, the crowd also burned
a trestle on the same road a few miles
west of the city.
Meridian having consented to allow
trains to pass through that city, the
Alabama and Vicksburg regular train
passed here at p. m. yesterday, 60
ing to Meridian.
The speed of the train was not great
er than four miles an hour, whereas
the road had been ordered to run their
trains through here at the rate of
twenty miles an hour.
Not only was this order willfully dis
regarded by the road but the train act
ually stopped in the heart of the city.
Indignation is at fever heat here. and
the people say that if necessary to COM
pei observance of their reasonable
quarantine regulations they will burn
every bridge between here and Vicks-
burg. The city authorities say that if
yellow fever is introduced it will be by
41191o f,1J =
as in this case
superintendent Bond corrects the re-
port from Jackson to the effect that he
had instructed the engineer of yester-
days train to run as he pleased through
Jackson. On the contrary, in view Of
the threats reported from there that
the bridges would be burned. the tracks
torn up and the switches thrown, the
engineer was ordered to run through
the town carefully and with his train
under full control, the only orders that
a prudent man would give under the
circumstances. The doors of the train
We're locked.
Messages have been received from
Jackson repudiating last nights affair
and terming it the act of lawless men.
4 I'm A9iA CN tPOIl lile queen anu ATeS-
cent Railroad is now tied up, though
negotiations are pending which may
open the Louisiana Division tomorrow.
Vfcksburg is still free from fever.
DEATHS AT MOBILE.
MOBILE, Sept. 1S.-There has been an
accumulation of cases to-day. The
President of the Board of Health states
that had the physicians recognized and
reported promptly the suspicious cases,
many of these cases would have been
announced several days ago. But two
Of them have been discovered in the
past twenty-four hours
The number announced to-day is
eleven, making eighteen in all, so far
announced, of which number three
have died, two of which were pre-
viously reported, and one was to-day
discharged.
Three suspicious cases are under sur
veillance
Frank Donaldson, one of the days
new cases, died tonight. c. l.. Sway
see, the Associated Press operator at
the Register" Office, was taken sick at
$40 o'clock tonight
There has been a quarantine line
drawn from Chicasabogue Creek. north
of Mobile, some five miles Northwestern
ly to the Mississippi line so as to pro-
vide an absolute embargo against Mo-
bilians penetrating by land into the
interior of Alabama. This trocha is
guarded continuously. Some 200 peo-
pie from this city started out into the
country this morning, intending to take
refuge with the farmers living from ten
to
the guards at the trocha, and were
stopped there. AT 6 o'clock most of the
immigrants We're still there in the open
air, fearing to return to the city, and
not able to go farther. The people
here are still in great panic, and
are all leaving who can.
SITUATION AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1S.-A tri-
fling improvement in the fever situa-
ton marked the close of the days
work of the Board of Health. There
were two deaths to-day, as against one
yesterday, but there were fewer new
cases. At 6 o'clock this evening there
were still two cases under investiga-
ton by the experts OF the cases
investigated to-day five were de-
clared by the experts to be yellow fe-
yer, and as usual they were widely
scattered. This is the record:
Deaths-E. Harmon and Santa Graf
fato.
New cases-Marie Dubois, Rafael
Fourteen, c. H. Gormon, -Melcher.
AS a general rule. the patients who
are suffering with yellow fever are
reported tonight to be improving. with
the exception of DR. Lowell, whose con-
dition is not considered very satisfac-
tory There have been a total of
thirty-fve cases here, and the death
rate hiss not yet reached 10 per cent,
thus showing the mildness of the type
of the fever now prevailing.
Marion Dowden, a member of the
Ouachita Guards. who are guarding the
city. was accidentally shot this morn
ing at Monroe. about 630 o'clock. by
Henry Mccormick, a fellow member.
and it is not thought that he can re-
cover.
THE FEVER SPREADS.
EDWARDS (AIiss.), Sept 1S.-Thirty-
nine cases of sickness here are pro-
nounced yellow fever by the doctors.
The rapid spread of the disease is re-
markable. Five of the patients are in
the country The disease is now well
distributed throughout the town. Sew
eral new cases have been reported. but
not yet passed upon by the physicians.