Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-16
PANIC IN JACKSON.
w,,s, Fears Of The Citizens in Suspected
Cases, Realized.
SWEEPING QUARANTINE ORDERS ISSUED
s,,,.,,op in New Orleans Is Inn
proved-Fever News From
Other Points.

-, ~ fine citizens of Jackson in re-
,o the sickness prevalent at Ed
uds have been realized. DIR. GUT
&c the expert, has confirmed seven
osses of yellow fever and says there
ore many suspects.
,rh, drst eight cases were reported
r,o,arial fever: then after time
No., became dengue fever; another
,yoit and they were pronounced sus-
,tc,ous. and finally declared to be the
rcnuipe yellow fever. During all TINS
r. the disease has been spreading
,,,,ii,, ot the rate of five or six new
sos daily. until there are now forty
oases in existence at Edwards me
,rolutlon of the disease from muiatiu'
,sllow fever was such that the
,,soyie now regard densue as Simply
peVp convenient term than yellow
fever. ..,.,,.o,, al Edwards on
a snecIal train at 4 o'clock TINS morn
and proceeded at once TO work
lus Va " m the following report was
made - CO.. IT. 1907 To
vv,,n,nn Notwithstanding diagnosis
Of Yellow fever made In six cases ny
DR.. Purnell Is confirmed ne nus W.
nther cases that ! have not yet seel,'
,rbare are many children SICK win
,ybat is probably n mild type of the
dtasase The cases are not conlheu
60 one locality, but are all traceaple 10
the Anderson case, whlch Gull'e it ais'
trlbiitlon appears to have been the
Sbannion ease. Mr.. Champion. who
disd was n prominent American ana
many people congregated in the mouse;
Or Purnell Is an immune anu l
recommend him as competent to take
charge of the situation IL necessary.
shgii leave this afternoon for Mobile
unless o'is' "''1 GUITERAs.
The board has instructed Dr. Purneli
Edwards at once. Report says mat
tha disease has also appeared NJ Clln-
ION and Smiths. towns near Edwatds'
The state board has ordered the as
continuance OF trains on the Wood
Vile Miss, branch Of the haHoo q
Mississippi Valley road.
The following order was promulgated
today by the state board of health;
Vickshurg. Miss. Sept. 10, 1897:
To all citizens OF the state OF Mlssis-
sippi, railroad oihcials ana other
transportation lines and all news
papers:
on account Of yellow fever at severa,
places along the coast in the state, ana
several cases of yellow fever at Ed
wards Miss. and reported suspicious
n
state until further orders by this board
no persons will be allowed to get OF
trains or boats at any station or point
In the state OF Mississippi, ana no
freight, baggage, mail or express Is to
he handled by the railroad or other
transportation companies from infected
places. No trains will be allowed to
stop at Infected places; any person
from n-infectcd communities whose
destination is beyond the state of Mis-
sissipp 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 win be allowed to get off at the
terminus.
II is stated that an expert has been
ordered to proceed to Natayuma, MISS.
10 Investigate the case of Malcolm
Cameron, who came from Edwards,
and to completely isolate the case.
Yazoo City, Miss, has issued orders
for shotgun quarantine to be en-
forced,
No trains are allowed to stop ex-
cept to exchange mails at the quaran-
tine stations. No passengers are al
lowed to leave the train ut all, and
all mall and express must be fumi-
gated, Guards armed to the teeth are
placed all along the county boundaries,
but in spite of these rigid rules, several
have managed to get in, some even
coming from infected districts Two
drummers who came Monday We're ta-
ken yesterday morning and put in
quarantine.
A panic has prevailed in Jackson all
day Everybody has left town that
could do so. The business houses have
closed and the newspapers have sus-
pended publication and closed their Of
ices. Jackson has IL population Of TO-
600, and two-thirds Of these have de-
serted the city.
Al n m M aytn ftfaI
the following from DIR. Hunter, at
Nicksburg:
have a bad message for you. Drs.
Gulteras and Purnell agree that there
are seven cases of genuine yellow fever
at Edwards, and many suspicious
cases. Capt. Montgomery's condition
Is about the same. The board of health
recommends that you get all the peo-
pc Who want to go out of town on the
trains today. The Alabama & Vicks-
burg road will not stop trains at any
infected point. and will not allow any
passengers to get OFF their trains In the
state Of Mississippi. We have extra
orders on train No. this evening.
Upon receipt of this information
Mayor Wharton posted bulletin rec
olnmendlng that all persons leave the
city at once who desired to go Mt all.
The city officials then issued the fol-
lowing:
To the Publlc--The four cases OF
t's'I lTeNalnnE Mt EDWARDS nave or
hcially been diagnosed as yellow fever
ana have been so regarded by our
board Of health since the death OF
Col Edwards We have maintained
strict quarantine against this point. as
Wen as against all infected and SUSPECT
Gus points, We feel confident OF our
9blity to keep the yellow fever out OF
Jackson, and will tonight put an abso-
Iute quarantine against all persons
coming ntO our city from any point.
IN order to do this no health certin-
Gates VIII be honored from any one.
To those who contemplate leaving
me city, we desire to say II you are
expecting TO go. 20 Mt once: TO those
VINO are going TO stay, that we are go
ing to leave nothing undone to keer
lever out, and should It come, we
pledge our word and honor To give no.
uce of the very FIRST suspicion COM
Ing to our Knowledge.
To the country people We wish 10
FhN that In refusing to admit you into
our city we want II understood II Is
zone for our mutual good for " we
nave the fever you will be exposed
IT We do not have it, you will he pro-
trCtcd. our doctors will he permit
yea to visit you In sclspcss and ar
Iengements win he perfected so You
can come to our quarantine stnton and
n'hd In for groceries. medicines md
me necessaries OF life.
10 our citizens remaining in this citv
we say frankly q curse Is threatened
you are expected to do your duty and