The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23
SHOT GUN QUARANTINE
Very Effective Limit on Travel Now in
Force in the South

New Orleans, Sept. pa rigorous shot
gun quarantine against the dreaded
scourge, yellow fever, is in full force in
| two Of the nearby States and in parts OF
! two Others To attempt the passage of
| the cordOns which run along the state
! lines OF Alabama, Mississippi Louisi-
ana and Texas would be to invite a has
ty death. Folks of the South have had
/ frequent experiences with yellow fever
and with each visitation Of the scourge
they have waved the wiser and are be-
coming more and more strict in their
methods of dealing with those, VINO, COM
ing from infected points, attempt 10 get
beyond the reach Of the plague and into
some country or parish where naught
but good things are said Of hte climate
and sanitation generally. The fin de
steele method of dealing with plague
Scared people of infected cities and
towns may be considered barbarous and
entirely too harsh. It's chief virtue is its
entire effectiveness, and that requisite
perhaps equalizes matters.
With the exception Of those who are
too blind TO see, or, seeing, are unwill-
ing 10 admit the proof presented to their
senses, no one will deny that the states
Of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
are gravely threatened with yellow few
er. Time was in this state, subject by
the peculiar character OF its climate 70
periodical visitations OF yellow fever.
when the health authorities were upheld
by those short-sighted people who believ-
ed Il better that the facts be kept quiet
rather than have the business interests
Of the state affected. Fortunately, this
moSsback policy has been abandoned.
and ever since the terrible scourge OF 1878
the local authorities nave readil told Of
any and all cases Of malignant contag-
ious diseases as soon as they were dis
covered. From a business standpoint
this has not been very good, but IL mas
at least had the effect OF restoring con-
hdence in the city and state, and when
an official announcement was made Of
the non-eXistence OF any diseases that
statement was accepted as veracious.
Aside from the brief Geographic state |
ments wired by day from this section |
regarding the condition OF affairs in the |
three afflicted states. little of the history |
Of the plague and less Of the minor de- |
tails has been made known. Yellow few /
er exists here; il exists a Mobile. Ala; |
az Edwards. Miss: and al Ocean Springs |
Miss; while one case is dragging its slow
length along midway between Scranton |
and Pascagoula, Miss. These points are
al in the southern sections OF the tire,
SIaaes. practically on the Gulf coast, and |
every effort is being made 10 stamp the |
disease out before il can spread 20 such |
proportions as il did in the Still
10 be remembered pestilences which have
afflicted this section. The methods
which have been adopted are multiple.
out all are dictated by the latest expert
nen,s successfully carried on IN santa
ION. and are inspired by the higaeS:
medical minds OF The country. who have
lad extensive dealings with the dreaded
'courge. De,entive camps, state lines.
guards. disintectiOn. a close watch on
all and water traffic and complete ;sc-
alton Of suspected cases are the vogue
wherever there is the least doubt as 70
he character OF the disease.
Ye;. with al these precautions. il mus.
,e admitted that the disease is insideous-
J spreading. and unless fro<ts occurs
within the next fortnight Mississippi.
Alabama and louisiana win be in state
= epiderDir.
Every ely. every town, every hamlet. |
very settlement. with but three excep-
very settlement With but three OF four
RECEPTIONS in Texas. Mississippi. Ala
anna and Louisiana, has Guaranteed
gainst The injected cities OF New Or
cans, Mobile. Biloxi. Scranton. Ocean
'prings Edwards. Pe-kinson and Pas
sgouIa. Not a person from any % me
-oincs IL allowed TO even run through
ne state % Texas Medical certificates
b no: cut any figure IN the Lone S-sr
sate. For a passenger 20 admit that as
ONES from sn injected p5int IS 3 prsc-
.cal admission that ne does No: wan; =
. through Texas. A carload o. actors
rao recently played in New O..eaae |