The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-19
GOVERNORS OFFICE
Is IN BIRMINGHAM
Coy. Johnston Will Not Return to Mont
SOmery.
DR.. SANDERS TELEGRAPHS
Saying There Was Yellow FeYer in the
Capital City.
Mr.. CORY IN THE INFECTED CITY
Quarantine Officer Amerine Has Put Montgomery
on the Infected List-No Mail From Mont
gomery Since Saturday-Terminal
Point For the L. and NJ.

TIL capital of Alabama SO far as the
governors office is concerned, is now
practically in Birmingham.
Governor Johnston received the fol-
lowing telegram yesterday:
Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 10.
Governor Joseph It. Johnston, Birmlng-
ham, Ala:
The board of health and myself report
existence of yellow fever in Montgon-
cry. w. H. SANDERS,
State Health Officer.
The governor will not return TO Mont
gomery in any event until after Ala
(bama Day at the Tennessee Centennial
and will probably not return at all until
the Capital City is free from Yellow
Jack.
Should the governor return he would
have no opportunity to communicate
with different portions of the stat e only
by telegraph and could not get out of
the city limits within twelve hours It
is likely that every point of any c0nse-
quence will quarantine against Mont
gomery and the state quarantine against
that city will now go into effect. THE
executive office has no more imlnedia tie
business with Montgomery than any
other county of it's Importance.
The governor is of the opinion THAT
Their has been two much alarm and APP
prehension in regard to the situation in
MONTGOMERY.
''Even with yellow fever in the city.
the sanitary conditions are so good that
I think there would be little danger to
the public heafth," said he.
MIR. Cory, the governors private Sec
rotary, is still in Montgomery.
The local quarantine againelt Mont
gomery is now more rigldly enforced
than ever and no one from that point
can enter Birmingham.
This is now the terminal point for the
Louisville and Nashville through trains
and there is no danger from this source.
Quarantine Officer Virgins received in
structions from Chief Officer Amerine
on Saturday that the states officers
could not be utilized for local qua.a utine
service, and accordingly Mayor Evans
appointed six Cnen and placed them I'M
der Mr. Virgins
They were put to work on all trains
between here and Montgomery, going
as far south as Cakra.
At 7:45 o'clock last night State Health
officer Sanders wired Mayor Evans as
follows.
II report yellow fever in Montgomery"
About the same time Officer Virgins
received Telegram from Chief Officer
Amerine saying that the state board of
health had officially announced yellow
fever in Montgomery and he at once or.
de'red Montgomery put on the List of
from that city to stop in Alabama,
which means practically local quar-
antine. Mr.. Virgins was seen at 8
O'Clock last night, and said:
ST have just received notice that the
state board have announced yellow f+ver
at Montgomery and have placed that
city on the infected list.
mo person who has been in Montgom-
cry for the past TIN days will be al
lowed to stop anywhere in the state.
az do not hink that the city quarantine
officers will be retained longer than to-
morrow. AS to persons who are in the
city and have been in Montgomery dur
dng the past few days. I cannot say as
yet what will be done.
No mail has been received from Mont
gomery since the quarantine regulations
went into effect, and as yet no arrange
ments have been made for fumigation.