The age-herald., 1897-11-05
Hare Been Made Free From Any Res
 triCtiODS.
THE ACTION WARMLY WELCOMED
Every Member of the Board of Health, With the Exception of Dr.. Furniss. Endorsed Governor Johnston-Mayor Evans
 Seconded the Governor

Birmingham Is open to the world and that portion of tine state of Alabama laying north of Calera, thirty miles south of the city, has been relisved of advice in rsgard to raising the quar- antine. With but one exception, Dr. Furniss. of Selma, all indorsed the rais- ing of the quarantine in the northern proclamation, which was followed by one from Mayor Evans.
 Birmingham's Escape
 The frost which fell yesterday morn ing, the physicians declare, has abso- lutely eliminated al danger of yellow jack, if there had evsr been any, in Birmingham.
 It has been conItended all along that the disease could not spread here. ard little danger was anticipated from sporadic casss, with the exception of the inevitable stampede it would create among excitabte citizens.
 The people are now so confident that Birmingham is not a healthy place for yellow jack that in the event of another scourge 1t is probable that the doors will be thrown open.
 Birmingham's escape is not consider ed remarkable The city is too high and as not tainted with malaria. A few refugees came in here, but no evil results were felt The quarantine officers were vigilamt, but it is impossible to enforce the regulations .Gfectly to the expulsion of every refugee.
 Everybody Jubilant
 There was feeling of relief when the uuarntine was raised. Birmingham has been practically hemmed dn, having but two outlets in the directions of Chatta nooga and Nashville.
 Travel can now resume. Freight traf- flc can resume and there is a general feeling of ease. The northern portion of the state will furnish safe asylum for refugees from New Orleans and Mobile which will likely be the last places to be rid of the infection.
 A few people are returning to their homes, New Orleans Mobile, Montgom- cry and other places. Quit number of Montgomery people were in the city yes- terday returning from Nashville, Louis- vile and other points where they had been refugee.ng. They say that frost is so near they feel no danger.
 Some of the local physicians question the wiseness of this course. The doc tors say that those afflicted with yellow fever after frost generally swell the mortality list.
 There is getting to be better feeling of confidence however, and it is mooted question If yellow fever should prove epidemic next year whether so many people would flee.
 The merchants and railroads are the happiest of all over the freedom from the quarantine.
 Trains to Resume
 Within the next few days 1t is likely that trains will begin to resume.
 Charles Jones, of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham telegraphed last night to find out if the train be- tween Birmingham and Memphis would be resumed. He received no reply, but says the trains will probably be put on roday or tomorrow.
 First through train from New Orleans to stop in Birmingham for several weeks arrived yesterday. Quite a number of passengers alighted, but none from New Orleans for they were ignorant of their freedom, the governors proclamation having just been issued.
 No trains have been cut off on this road north Birmingham, and No. and 4 going south from Montgomery cannot be put on until the regulations are aibol- ished n the southern portion of the state All of the trains on the Central of Georgia run through the infected dis trict and cannot be resumed until such action is taken.
 The raising of the quarantine will also give great relief to freight traffic. The freight warehouses In Birmingham are packed and jammed with goods that could go no farther. A lively exodus will now begin.