The age-herald., 1897-09-08
BUT DENIED BY THAT CITY
One More Death at Ocean Springs Three
 Cases at Biloxi.
SURGEON GENERAL WYMAN ALERT
Will Do Everything Possible To Crush Out the Disease -Dr. Guiteras En Route to Ocean Springs-New
 Orleans Safe.

A telegram saying that there were three cases of yellow fever in Mont gomery was received by Chief of Police Mcdonald, alt late hour last night. No names were given. The telegram was from the Birmingham quarantine officers, who were sent to Calera to board the northbound Louisville and Nashville train.
 Passengers on the north bound Louis wills and Nashville accommodation, which reached Birmingham at 7:3O o'clock, reported a wild state of excite ment in Montgomery, which resulted from a rumor that a case of yellow fe- yer had been discovered in that city during ths afternoon It is said there was a general exodus of Montgomery citizens The citizens of Birmingham, who chanced to be there yesterday, came home ats soon as they could catch train out. Henry Badham, the back tax commissioner, left for his home here without his baggage, so great WIS the
  eagerness to escape.
 The railroad commissioners were just on the eve of making their monthly tour They called a hurried consulta- ton yesterday afternoon in Montgom- cry and abandoned the trip.
 Vigorous measures are being enforced, 1t is said, against all persons who were in Ocean Springs this summer. WheEh- CT they reached Montgomery before a quarantine was instituted or not, they are being hurried out of town.
 The mans name whom, it is reported. has the yellow Jack" in Montgomery, could not be learned in Birmingham last night. It was said to be Gates or Yates, and that the disease developed in h,s system several days after his return from Ocean Springs, where he had spent a portion of the summer
 The passengers of every train coming into Birmingham from the yellow Jack" infected regions are closely scrutinized by the quarantine officers Yesterday morning Assistant Sanitary Inspector Steven Wiggins was placed in charge of the quarantine force which lS COlipOSSd Ol l. II IielSOll, JdIuSS F5. Gambill, Hester Garner and J. B. Rob- bins.
 Quarantine Officers Hester Garner and J. E. Gambill met the northbound Louis- vile and Nashville train last night at Ca1era. The train was due to arrive at 1922 this morning, but did not come in until a few minutes before 1 o'clock.
 There was a great deal of objection toI 1,xyf -4S~ to Atlanta from the infected district. Among the passengers not allowed to stop was A. w. Mapp. He had passed through New Orleans and wanted to change cars in Birmingham, but he was not allowed to stop here even temporari- ly. Mapp said he was disgusted with quarantine, and he had been dlounded like criminal since leaving New Or leans.
 D. M. Malone and wife and I. c. Brown, from St. Fillmore, were allowed to go to their homes in this city after taking the prescribed oath that they had not been in the fever-infected dis tricts. Two young white men and negro preacher going to Atlanta were sent on up the road.
 On board were Herbert Ellerbee two female relatives and another man. MT. Ellerbre said he had been in Georgia for the past few months, and went to Montgomery to meet his relatives who were on their way from Pass Christian to this city. The local quarantine of- ficers met the train and were informed as above by several passengers and the conductor. After some barley they were allowed to leave the train. MT. ! Elierbre said they were going to the residence of MT. Woodson.
 Pass Christian is near M ssissippi City and Ocean Springs, the hotbed of the disease. MT. Ellerbre said his relatives had been summering at Pass Christian and had intended to leave for several weeks On account of his business in Georgia they were not able to leave un- til yesterday.
 An effort was being made last night to discharge Atlanta passengers at Irondale, on the Queen and Crescent, so they could take the Southern for At lanta a few hours later.
 Mayor Evans said last night he did not think the local quarantine would be maintained longer than tonight, by which time the state board of health will have taken action. Dr. E. H. Sholl is mernbsr of that body, and has gone to Montgomery to be in at- tendance.