The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18

The Dread scourge l. Spreading I'm
New Orleans.

New OEicAnns
New Orleans, Sept. i5.-The yellow
fever here is spreading. Six new cases
were announced Tuesday. They were
scattered all over the city, SO that now
no section OF New Orleans save that
district known us Algiers can be said
TO be free from the acourge. Two un-
pleasant features are connected with
the new cases Tuesday. In the first
place. some OF the cases cannot DC
traced TO Ocean Springs, as has been
possible heretofore. In the second
place, il has broken out in the Sums.
The work of cleaning and purifying
the city is being pushed rapidly ahead.
The streets and cutters are sprinkled
with lime where IL is thought that such
course will be beneficial and the prem
iscs are being cleaned up.
A great many people have left the city
for points in Georgia and wherever else
was found convenient pending the
stamping out OF the fever. Trade is
practically AT a standstill. Goods sent
10 the different depots to be delivered
I'm the ordinary territory dependent on
this city for supplies were turned back.
A great many cars Of. freight are in the
wards OF all the roads running out OF
4 here marked Awaiting Orders"
One OF the features developed during
the day is that people Of maturer age
have been attacked Heretofore the
disease has been confined principally
10 children OF tender age and boys and
girls not yet grown to manhood and
womanhood. Two Of the late eases
show that older people have been at
tackled.
Under instructions from the super
intendent of the railway mail service
the post Office authorities have fumi-
gated all outgoing mail in order that
letters and packages be not sent back
by the authorities of quarantining cities
and towns.
The city is so tightly tied up now
and so many hands are lifted against
her that there is no longer any com
motion created when this, that or other
town institutes quarantine. Within a
radius OF 1000 miles every town and
hamleth has emphatically refused TO have
any intercourse with the city. Drum.
mers who arc on the road are tied uI
in small towns and no orders are com.
ing in and the country people are al
present paying no bills.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. l5.-Another day
OF excitement and anxiety TO the PEG
pie OF jackson has passed. Monday tn,
general movement Of the people 10 n,
surrounding country commenced, ant
the same continued throughout tn,
night and Tuesday. This movement y
not restricted to any class Of people, bn
is participated in by rich and poor. Th'
city is now surrounded ON all sides b.,
an armed guard, and the quarantine,
rules are enforced with great strictness
business IS az complete standstill
Birmingham, Ala. Sept l5.-Ihe stat
OF Alabama has quarantined agains
Mobile. The prescription against tn
gulf city is rs rigid as that applying q
Ocean Springs or New Orleans. Not a
ounce Of baggage or express matte
coming from that point can stop else
where in the state. Neither expires
! messengers. conductors nor mail clerk
: can run between that and uninfecte,
! points, and mail matter from Their
must be thoroughly fumigated befor
delivering at other Alabama points
, Passengers from infected points, IN
Guiding Mobile, are locked in the coach
; es and the train goes through the stat
: flying, with stoppages for water an
l fuel only.