The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-16
FORTY CASES AT EDWARDS.
A Stiff Order by Mississippi State
Board and n Shot Gun Quarantine.

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Board and Shot Gun Quarantine.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 1J.-All the fears
OF the citizens Of Jackson in regard to
the sickness prevalent at Edwards have
been realized. DIR. Guitcras, the govern
mcnt expert, has confirmed seven cases OF
yellow fever and says there are many
suspects.
First the cases were reported as ma
arial fever, then after a time they be-
came dcngue fever Another week and
they were pronounced suspicious, and
finally declared to be the genuine yellow
fever During all this time the disease
has been spreading at the rate Of five or
six cases daily, until there are now forty
cases in existence in Edwards. The evolu-
ton of the disease from malarial to yell
low fever was such that the people now
regard dengue as simply a more conve-
nient term for yellow fever.
The State Board has instructed DR..
Purncll to place n Gordon Of guards
around Edwards. Reports say that the
disease has also appeared at Clinton and
Smiths towns near Edwards. The State
Board has ordered the discontinuance OF
trains of the WOodville, Miss, branch OF
the YazoO and Mississippi Valley road.
The following order was promulgated
today by the State Board of Health:
"Vicksburg, Miss, Sept. Is.
"To all Citizens of the Stateof Mississip-
pi, Railroad Officials and other Trans
portation Lines and Newspapers:
"On account Of the yellow fever at sew
eral places along the coast in this State
and several cases Of yellow fever at Ed
wards, Miss, and reported suspected
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 no freight,
baggage, mail or express is to be han
died by the railroads or other transporta-
ton companies from infected places. No
trains will be allowed to stop at infected
places. Any person from non-infected
communities, whose destination is be-
yond the State Of Mississippi will be al
lowed to board trains at all points not
infected with yellow fever. Train crews
running to or from places that are not
Effected by yellow fever will be allowed
to get off at the terminals"
| 1t is stated that an expert has been re-
quested to proceed to Nittayuma, Miss,
ito investigate the case of Malcolm Came
ron, who came from Edwards, and to
completely isolate the case
| Yazoo City, Miss, has issued orders
for a shot gun quarantine to be enforced
| No trains are allowed to stop except to
exchange mails at the quarantine sta
tons No passengers are allowed to leave
the train and all mail and express must
be fumigated.
Guards armed to the teeth are placed
along the county boundaries, but ia spite
of these rigid rules several people have
managed to get by, some even coming
| from infected districts. Two drummers
who came Monday were yesterday placed
in quarantine.
| A telegram was received at the Gov
ernor's office this morning asking that
twenty-five tents be sent to Vicksburg to
be used by quarantine officials. 1t also
stated that there was one new case Of
yellow fever reported from Edwards
The telegram was from Drs Hunter and
Kr:ger.
| A decided and complete panic has pre-
vailed in Jackson all day. Everybody has
left town who could do so. Jackson has
population Of 10000 people and two
thirds Of these have deserted the city.