The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16

Y v1ounme mn N4Wuko - - csn piets-
4 l01Sooato ~ ease.
xasno city has issus6 orders for tho
y e1ptsan QuAsaatlns y - enfoFced. No
\ eluins ~ allowed 10 stop except to OK
shanss mails q re Quafsstine stations.
\ No passengers ~ allowed 70 leave the
drain q al, ana an mali and express must
\ be fumisated. Guards armed to the teeth
sro placed alons ne county boundaries.
but - spits II these rigid ruiss several
have managed b vt IN. nouae even coming
from injected districts Two drummers
Who came Monday were taken yesterday
ana but Ii quarantine. A telegram was
received At the governors Office asking
that twenty-five tents be sent to vicksburs
10 be used BY quarantine officials. The
Telegram was from Ora Hunter and Kri-
per.
decided and complete panic has pre-
vailed In jackson all day. Everybody has
left town that could do SO. The business
houses have closed and the newspapers
have suspended publication and closed
their Offices. jackson has a population Of
10000 people, and twc-thirds OF these
have deserted the city. At ! p. m. Mayor
Wharton received the following from DR..
Hunter at vickshurg:
II have bad message for you. Drs.
Guiteras and Purneli agree that there
arc seven cases genuine yellow fever at
Edwards and number Of suspects. Cap
tain Montsomery's condition is about the
came. The board OF health recommends
that you get ali the people who want to so
out OF town on the trains today. The AL
ALBANIA and vickshurg VIII not stop trains
at any Infected poink ard will not allow
passengers to get OF their trains 10 the
Etgte OF Mississippi. We have extra cars
on train No. Q this evening
Upon receipt OF this Information Mayor
Wharton posted a bulletin recommending
all people to leave the city at once !. they
desired to go at all. The city officials then
isucd tho following proclamation;
10 the Public: The fever prevailing at
Edwards has been officially diagnosed
as yellow fever, which has been regard
cd 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 Infect
ed and suspicious places. We feel con-
fident OF our ability to keep the yellow
fever out OF Jackson and viii tonight
put on an absolute quarantine against
all persons coming Into our city from
any points. In order to do this no
health certificates will be honored from
any one To these who contemplate
leaving tho city we desire to say, IL
you are expecting to go. to go at once
10 those who are gong to stay, we say
We are going TO leave nothing undono
to keep the fever out and we pledge
our word and honor to give notice OF
the very first suspicious coming to our
knowledge To the country people, wa
wish to say in refusing to admit you TO
our city we want ii understood IL Ia
done for our mutual good, for II we
have tho fever you will b. exposed: II
we do not have II you will be pro-
teetcd Our doctors will he permitted
TO visit you In sickness and arrange
ments will be perfected so you enn
come TO our quarantine station and send
In for groceries, medicines aud thu
necessaries OF life.
10 our citisens remaining In the city.
we say frankly curse is threatened;
yon are expected TO do your duty and
Cooperate with the mayor and boar5
OF aldermen. The regulations In re-
sh,a 70 staying OF the streets after 0
o'clock will be rlgidly enforced. The
IRE alarm viii tap three times at
O'Clock. and all persons found ON tn,
streets after that time will be held TO
strict account. II there are any pas.
sons mere who are depending on being
ied on free rations we want 10 say 10
them frnnkly that Their win be none is-
sueu' me farmers are alauorlng for
saouVcTs ana we arc determined no
ipaiers or idlers shall remain In the |
wy 10 TINS class we especially say
You mad better get out at once.
we usain assure our people In our
Guy lhat should fever break out we will
see that speedy transportation 10 taka
tneln away VIII be provided, the Illinois
oentral nave promised II nco,ssary 10
hours notice. 'e"
Ramsay Wharton. Mayor.
+, w u. TODD. Health officer
James u. Wing. Chief Of Police.