The record-union., 1897-09-16
PEOPLE FLEE FROM
YELLOW FEVER,
The State Capital Of Mississippi Al
most DepOpuIated,
Seven Gases of the Dread Disease at Its
Very Doors.
The State Board of Health Lays a
General Embargo on Travel Ex-
cept Out of the State-Trave1
From Infected Places Absolute
Iy Stopped.

From Infected Places Absolute
1y Stopped.
JACKSON (Mfss), Sept. 15.-The
State Capital is depopulated; its bus
mess houses closed; its newspaper sus-
pended: seven cases of yellow fever
officially announced at it's very doors,
with many suspected cases at various
points; an embargo on the railroads of
the State and grave apprehensiOns that
the dreaded disease has obtained a
foothold in numerous parts of the
State wild alarm everywhere. Such
are the conditions existing in the mid
die western and northern portions of
the State to-day.
The worst fears of the medical fra
ternity and the public have been real
lied, and the prevailing disease at Ed
wards had been pronounced yellow fe-
yer. The State Board of Health has
laid a general embargo on travel ex-
cept out of the State by means of an
order promulgated this afternoon and
addressed to all lines of transporta-
ton Travel from infected places is
absolutely stopped. The bright side of
the SltudliOH Is THAI the NloCciSC VI
a very mild type.
The exodus from this city, which be-
gan in a small way several days ago,
has attained unprecedented proper
tions. The most rigid quarantine pre-
walls here.
DR.. Guiteras reached Edwards at
4:30 a. m. to-day, and after an investi-
cation sent the following message to
the State Board:
It arrived this morning. Have Wis
tied a number of cases, and the fol-
lowing are pronounced yellow fever:
w. A. Montgomery, Pat Montgomery,
Miss Anna Henry, T. H. w. Barrett,
f. f. Stule, Miss Mamie Austin, three
miles out in the country; Mrs. Cham
pion, Champion HILL
The following is DIR. Guiteras' report
to Surgeon-General Wyman
Edwards (Miss.), Sept. 15.-Wyman
Washington: The diagnosis of yellow
fever made in six cases by DR.. Purnen
is confirmed. He has two other cases
that I have not seen.
There are many children sick with
what is probably a mild type of the
disease. The cases are not confined to
one locality, but are all traceable to
the Anderson case, which came from
Ocean Springs. The origin of distri-
button appears to have been the Cham
pion case. William Champion, who
died, was a prominent man, and many
congregated in the huose during his
Illness DR.. Purnell is immune, and
I recommend him as competent to take
charge of the situation, if necessary.
shall leave this evening at 10 o'clock
for Mobile, unless otherwise directed.
"GUITERAS"
The following order was promulgated
to-day by the State Board of Health:
'VICKSBURG N1iss.), Sept. 15.-To
all citizens of the State of Mississippi
railroad officials and other transporta-
ton lines, and all newspapers: On
account of yellow fever at several
places along the coast in the State and
several cases of yellow fever at Ed
wards, Miss, and reported suspicious
cases at various points throughout the
State, until further orders by this board
no persons will be allowed to get off
trains or boats at any station or point
in the State of Mississippi, and no
freight baggage, mail or express is 10
be handled by the railroads or other
transportation companies from infect
ed places. No trains will be allowed to
stop at infected places; any person from
non-infected communities whose desti-
nation is beyond the State of MISSISSIPPI
pi 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
will be allowed to get off at the ter
minus. j. f. HUNTER, M. ID.
w. c.. KIGER, NJ. d.
Mississippi State Board of Health
1t is stated that an expert has been
ordered to proceed to Natayuma, Miss,
to 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
except to exchange mails at the quar-
antine stations. No passengers are al
lowed to leave the train at all, and all
mail and express must be fumigated.
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 drum
mers who came Monday were taken
yesterday and put in quarantine.
A panic has prevailed in Jackson all
day. Everybody has left town that
could do so. Jackson has population
of 10000 and two-thirds of these have
deserted the city.
At / o. m, Mayor Wharton received
the following from DR.. Hunter at
Vicksburg:
4 have a bad message for you. Drs.
Guiteras and Purnell agree that there
are seven cases of genuine yellow fever
at Edwards and many suspicious cases.
Captain Iontgomery's condition is
about the same. The Board of Health
recommends that you get all the peo-
pie who want to go out of town on the
trains to-day. The Alabama and
Vicksburg 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 even
ing
Upon receipt of this information May
or Wharton posted a bulletin recon-
mending that all persons leave the city
at once who desired to go at all