The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

of yellow fever but the old residents those
who have been through several epidemics
tell me tnat IL commences IN mat way ana
gr lauany 1t BECOMES vIruIent ana Iatai. AT
nist a great many SAID that it was not the
genuine yeilow jack, but all of the experts
VINO nave been sent by the government, IJrs.
Gulteras, carter ana Murray, ali concur
ara say that 1t really is. In the auIopsIes
they nave neld they lind unmIs takapie evl-
dences. There are TWO months yet tor il to
hoid sway, for nothing stops IL but d heavy
frost, ana that We never nave before De-
eemDer. People here are frightened 10 death
ana panlc-Strlcken.
In addition 10 the fever we are threatened
with roLs. we thought yesterday that there
would be a regular state OF communism.
thrown out OF employment, and are already
suffering Tor food. Tney are making great
many threats l don't know but that we
Will ali he put on snort ratlOnS, the people
are acting so crazy. No passenger trains
are aiiow ed TO stop here so far the freight
has not been interfered with but there is
no knowing what they Will 90. / see that
in jackson they tried to tcar up the rail-
road tracks so that the trains could not
come in. The fools do not seem to stop to
think that it would be worse to StarVe than
to risk the fever. Our mail is thrown on
and off the cars but the rest of Mississippi
has refused TO accept letters from any of the
infected places. MRS. h. has a daughter in
Mississippi City, with whom she wishes to
communicate, and she has to telegraph.
They have the fever in New Orleans and
Mobile as bad as We have 1t, yet they quar-
antine against us, and we could not get into
either pace to save our lives. We might as
well be in a besleged city. 1t makes me
think of life in a feudal castle in the middle
ages moat drawbridge and all. We have a
perfect labyrinth of guarantees. Parts of
the town are quarantined against other
parts If one starts out to take walk one
is likely to come against rope stretched
across a street, or meet guard, who
points q Winchester at you and informs
you that you must retrace your steps. When
! we go to bed at night we do not know
whether we will be able to get out of our
house in the morning. and as we still take
| our meals out, it would make 1t very in
| convenient for US. No one is allowed out
of the house after o'clock at night: no
! public assemblies no congregating on the
| streets, no schools are allowed.
| we are almost under military rule, and
the president of the Board Of Health is our
| car. / suppose all of this is necessary but
| 1t is enough to brighten one into the fever.
am glad as the days go by and feel that
| we are much nearer frost. a. is very calm
and serene through it ali. He has gone to
| call on T. this evening, but l have warned
vited to come to them until the fever
! is past. but it would be as impossible for
me to get out of town as 1t would have been
for prisoner Of the Bastile to have escaped
| from his dungeon. / am afraid that this is
| going to ruin the town. Everything was in
such prosperous condition before. Every
| thing has been so gay this summer: such
crowds of people here. all sorts OF amuse-
! ment going on At the MOntrose there were
sails. dances, concerts and card parties all
of the time. People from all parts or the
country come here to spend the summer.
| There was man-of-War, the M0ntgoinery;
! with naval squadron on board anchored
! here for two weeks, that was great at
traction. All is changed now, however, ana
| ii looks like deserted village.