The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-16
YELLOW FEVER SPREADING RAPIDLY
Worse Fears of All Realized by the Unexpected Pro-
gress of the Scourge-New Orleans Greatly
Encouraged-News From Other
Threatened Points

On account of the yellow fever at several
places along the coast in this state and sever
all cases of yellow fever at Edwards, Miss,
and reported suspected cases at various points
throughout the state, until further orders
by his board. no persons will be allowed to
get off trains of boats at any station point
in the state of Mississippi and no freight
baggage, mail or express is to be handled by
the railroad or other transportation companies
from infected places; any person from nom
infected communities whose destination is be-
yond the state of Mississippi will be allowed
to board trains at all points not infected with
yellow fever. Train crews running to or
from places that not infected by yellow
fever will be allowed to get off at the termi-
nails.
1t is stated that an expert has been
requested to proceed to Nittayuma,
Miss, to investigate the illness of Nal
colin Cameron, who came from Ed
wards. and to completely isolate the
case.
SHOT GUN GUARD.
Yazoo City has issued orders for a
shotgun quarantine to be enforced.
No trains are allowed to stop except
to exchange mails at the quarantine
station No passengers are allowed to
leave the train at all and all mail and
express must be fumigateq. Guards
armed to the teeth, are placed along
the country boundaries, but in spite Of
these rigid rules, several have man
aged to get in, some even coming from
infected districts. Two drummers who
came Monday, were taken yesterday
and put on a quarantine.
A telegram was received at the gov
ernor's office this morning asking that
fifty tents be sent to Vicksburg to be
used by quarantine officials. 1t is also
stated in the telegram there was one
new case of yellow fever reported from
Edwards. The telegram was from DrS.
Hunter and Kriges.
A decided and complete panic has
prevailed in Jackson all day. Every
body has left town that could do So.
The business houses have closed and
the newspapers have suspended publi-
cation and closed their offices. jack
soH has a population of 10000 people,
and two-thirds of these have deserted
the city.
At 1 o'clock Mayor Warton received
the following from Vicksburg:
l have bad message for you. Drs. Cult
eras and Purnell agree that there are seven
cases of genuine yellow fever at Edwards and
! many suspicious cases. Capt. Montgomery 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 trains
| today. The Alabama & Vicksburg railroad
will not stop trains at any infected points
and will not allow any passengers to get off
their trains IN the state of Mississippi.
| We have extra cars on Train No. this
| evening"
MANY LEAVING.
Upon receipt of this information
Mayor Wharton issued the following
| proclamation:
To the Public: The fever prevailing at Ed
wards has at last been officially diagnosed
as yellow fever, as has been expected as such
by our board of health since the death OF
| Mr. Champion. We have maintained a strict
quarantine against this point as well as
against all infected and suspicious points.
| We feel confident of ability to keep the
yellow fever out of Jackson and will to-
night put an absolute quarantine against all
! persons coming into our city from any point
In order to do this no health certificates
will be honored from any one. To those who
contemplate leaving the city we desire to
say if you are expecting to go, go at once
To those who are going to stay, we promise
that we are going to leave nothing undone
to keep the fever out, and should it come,
we pledge our word and honor to give notice
of the very first suspicion coming to our
| knowledge.
To the country people we wish to say in
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