The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-16
FLEEING FROM JACKSON
City Completely Demoralixed and
Business at a Standstill.
ALL ARE ADVISED TO LEAVE
Two-Thirds Of the Population Have Left
the Stricken City Shotgun Quar-
antines Are Being Eetab-
lished Trains Cannot Stop.

completely demoral lixed and business Is
AT a standstill. The people continued 10
pour out of the city during all of last
thirds nj the population will have gone.
Their fears. due To suspicious eases al
Edwards. g, miles distant. are IN no way
allayed. but their apprehension grows
hourly
AT 1890 y. m. Mayor Wharton posted n
notice that he had been advised by the
state board OF health that IL should be
well 10 get all the people out of town,
provided they desired to leave at all
The bright side of the situation Is that
the disease IL Of a very mild type. The
exodus from this city, which began IN
small way several days ago. has attained
unprecedented proportions. while the
state hoard advises all who can to leave.
the railroads say they can handle the
largest crowds The most rigid local quar-
antine prevails here.
Dr. Guiteras reached Edwards At 4:3o
Il. m. to-day, and after investigation sent
the following message To the state board:
dtIiNfn thiN ftdN' NlSiAfu ~
number Of cases and the following are
pronounced yellow fever: ". Mon,gom-
cry. Pat Montgomery. Miss Anna Henry.
T. "a. W. Barrett. T.. r. Suite. Miss Ma
mie Austin. three miles In the country.
Miss Champion. Champion Hill.''
The following Is DIR. Gui,cras' report
To Surgeon General wyman: Edwards.
Miss. wyman. Washington: The diagno-
sis Of yellow fever made In six eases by
DIR. Purcell H. confirmed. He has two
other eases that have not yet seen.
There are many children sick with what
Is probably "A mild type OF the disease.
The eases are not confined to one locality.
but are all traoeable 10 persons who came
from Ocean Springs. The medium of dis
tribution appears to have been the
Champion case. Mrs. Champion. who died.
William Champion. who died. is a promi-
nent man and many congregated In the
house during his illness. Mr.. Purcell is
To take charge OF the situation II neces-
sary. shall leave this evening at 10 for
Mobile unless otherwise directed"
All the fears Of Jackson In regard TO
the sickness prevalent at Edwards have
been realized DIR. Guiteras the expert.
has confirmed seven cases of yellow fever
aud says there are many suspects.
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 Ia be genuine yellow fe-
Yer. During all this time the disease has
been spreading rapidly. at the rate of
five or six new cases daily. until there are
now ~ cases In existence at Edwards
The evolution of the disease from ma
larial To yellow fever was such that the
people now regard dengue as a more con-
vcnicnt term than yellow fever. Guiteras
arrived at Edwards on a special train at
4 O'Clock this morning and proceeded at
once to work
The board has instructed DR. Purnell
to place a Gordon of guards around Ed
wards al once. Reports say that the dis
ease has also appeared at Clinton and
Smiths. Tho state board has ordered the
discontinuance Of trains ON the Mood
VILE. Miss, branch of the Yazoo A. Mis-
sissippi Valley road.
The following order was promuIea ted
to-day hy the state board of health
"yicksburg, Miss. Sent, Ia.-To all citi-
zens of the state of Mississippi railroad
officials and other TRANSFORMATION lines.
sand AN Newspapers. ON account Of vel
low fever nj several places along the
coast In the stat. and several cases OF
yellow fever al Edwards Miss. and re-
ported suspicious cases az various points
Throughout the state, until further orders
by this board no persons will b. allowed
10 get off trains or boats at any station
or point In the state Of Mississippi. and
no freight. baggage. mail or express is Ia
u. handled by The railroads or other
transiortation companl.s from AN I'm.
fectcd place. No trains will I've allowc Cd to
s,op al Infected places. Any person from
"A non-infected community whose d.stiua.
lion is b.yond the state of MIssissippi.
will be ullow.d to board trains nj all
points not infected with yellow fever
Train crews running TO or from places
that ar. not affected by yellow fever will
d. allowed TO get off at the terminus. -
Il is stated that AN -<pert has been or.
d.rcd To proceed to Natayuma, Miss, 4,
investigate the case OF Malcolm Cam.
sron. who came from Edwards. and Il
completely isolate the case. Yazoo city
Miss. has issued orders for a shotgun
auarantin. 10 be enforced.
M trains are allowed to stop except 1,
exchange mails at the quarantine sta.
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