Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-18
CLOSES UP A CITY
All Business Suspended at
the Capital of Mis-
sissippi.
EMBARGO ON RAILROADS
Wild Alarm Everywhere, and the
People Are Fleeing to Ha-
vens of Refuge.
EMBARGO ON RAILROADS
DREADED DISEASE SPREADS

Jackson. Miss, Sept. 15.-The statt
canital is depopulated, business houses
closed. newspapers suspended, seven
cases of yellow fever officially an
nounced at its very doors, with many
suspected cases at various points. Thefe
is an embargo on the railroads anu
crave annrehension that the dread dis
ease has obtained a foot-hold in num-
erous parts of the state. There Is VII"
alarm everywhere. Such are the CON
ditions existing in the middle, western
and northern portions of the state 10.
dav The worst fears of the medical
fraternity and the public have been
realized and the prevailing disease al
Edwards has been pronounced yellow
fever. The state board of health mas
laid a general embargo on travel, eH-
cept out of the state, by means Oh an
order promulgated this afternoon ana
addressed to all lines of transportation
Travel from infected places is abso-
lltely barred.
The bright side of the situation is
that the disease is of a very mild type.
The exodus from the city, which began
in a small way several days ago, mas
attained unprecedented proportions.
While the state board advises all who
can to leave, the railroads say they can
handle the largest crowds. The most
rigid local quarantine prevails here.
DR.. Guiteras reached Edwards at 4:3O
a. m. today and after investigation sent
the following message to the state
board
Il arrived this morning. | have Wis
tied a number of cases and the follow
ing are pronounced yellow fever w.
A. Montgomery, Pat Montgomery, Miss
Anna Henry, T. II. w. Barrett E. f.
Suttle, Miss Mamie Austin. three miles
in the country; Mrs. Champion, Cham
pion Hill"
The following is DR.. Guteras' report
to Surgeon General Wyman:
Edwards, Miss, to Wyman, Wash
irgton The diagnosis of yellow fever
made in six cases by DR.. Purnell is con-
firned. He has two other cases that |
have not yet seen. There are many
children sick with what is probably
mild type of the disease The cases
are not confined to one locality, but are
ali trdceabie to persons who came from
Ocean Springs. The medium of distri-
pion case. William Champion, who died,
Is prominent man, and many congre-
gated in the house during his illness.
Mr.. Purnell is immune and l recon-
nend as competent to take charge of
situation if necessary. l shall leave
this evening at 10 for Mobile, unless
otherwise directed. GUITERAS.'
Forty Cases at Edwards.
The first eight cases were reported as
malarial fever; then after a time they
became dengue fever. Another wait,
and they were pronounced suspicious,
and finally declared to be genuine yell
low fever.
During all this time the disease has
been spreading rapidly at the rate Of
five or six new cases daily, until there
are now 10 cases in existence at Ed
wards. The evolution of the disease
from malarial to yellow fever was such
that the people now regard dengue sim
ply a more convenient term than yell
low fever. Guiteras arrived at Ed
wards on a special train at O'clock
this morning and proceeded at once to
work
The board has instructed DR. Purnell
to place a Gordon of guards around
Edwards at once. Report says that the
disease has also appeared at Clinton
and Smith, towns near Edwards The
state board has ordered the discontin-
uance of trains on the Woodville, Miss,
branch of the Yazoo & Mississippi Val
ley road.
Board of Health Order.
The following order was promulgated
today by the state board of health:
"Vicksburg, Miss, Sept 15-To all
citizens of the state of Mississippi,
railroad officials and other transporta-
ton lines. and all newspapers:
ION account of yellow fever at sew
eral places along the coast in the state
and several cases of yellow fever al
Edwards, 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 nc
freight, baggage, mail or express is tc
be handled by the railroads or other
transportation companies from an in,
fected place. Any person from non-in.
fected communities whose destination
is beyond the state of Mississippi viii
be allowed to board trains at all points
not infected with yellow fever. Trair
crews running to or from places tina
are not infected by yellow fever will
be allowed to get off at the terminus
u. F. HUNTER, NJ. D.,
"U. G. KIGER, NJ. D.,
mississippi Board of Health"
II is stated that an expert has beer
ordered to proceed to Natayuma Miss.
To investigate the case of Malcolm