The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-17
BIRMINGHAM HAS
GUARANTEED.
an'
No Passengers and Mail From the Capt.
tai City.
THE PEOPLE ARE FLEEING
Evnduc From Mnntdnmnpv In Smaller
Exodus From Montgomery to Smaller
Towns Is Great.
TEMPORARY CHANGE OF CAPITAL
May Be Made and Birmingham SeIected-Goy-
ernor Johnston Will Not Return to
80 Montgomery if Yellow Fe-
yer Exists There.

Birming ham has quarantined against
Montgomery, and the passenger trains
from that city were not allowed to stop
here yesterday.
AS a result passengers We're not al
lowed to alight here and no mail was
received Mail will not be put on mere
until the quarantine is raised or until
Arrangements are made to have 1T fumi-
gated.
No positive assurance that yellow f.
yer really existed in the Capital CITY
had been received up to the time the
quarantine went into effect, but Wlfd
rumors were flying about all day yester-
day to the effect that there were sew
eral cases there.
The people of Birmingham felt thai
quarantine re gulations should be an
stftuted as a safeguard. To answer the
many demands, Mayor Evans called
meeting of the board of aldermen yes
terday morning at 10 O'Clock. The mat
tsr was discussed but few moments
before a resolution demanding quar-
antine was adopted.
The mayor issued a proclamation at
once, and the first work was to prevent
the Louisville and Nashville through
train stopping here. special was pro
yided and Mayor Evans the quafan-
tine officers, with mail and passengers
who bought tickets here. left for Boyle
station, eight miles north of this city.
who had bought tickets to Birmingham
will be held there ten days.
Many prominent citizens are opposed
to a quarantine, based simply on the
rumors afoat, and 1t is understood that
Mayor Evans is of like opinion.
There was a movement on foot last
night to raise the quarantine, and a tel
egram was received from j. M. Falk-
ner, of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road, saying there was absolutely no ne
cessity for a quaran tine, as there was
no yellow fever in Montgomery.
The fact that people are leaving Mont
gomery rapidly has had tendency to
excite the citizens of Birmingham. AT
4one time it was said on the streets That
more than one hundred Montgomer1ans
were in birmingham having arrived on
q late train yesterday morning. An IN
yestigation around the hotels failed to
substantiate this, and not more than
half dozen peoRqe from Montgomery
could be found.
Travelling Passenger Agent Bi1lups, OF
the Southern railroad, who arrlVeo from
Montgomery Friday night, was notlf1ed
to leave on the first train and not return
for ten days. 1t was then thought that
every one in Birmingham who had re-
Gently been to Montgomery would De
forced to leave. Mr.. B 1lups made all
preparations to depart, but in the mean
time the order was modified and he was
notified just before boarding the 4:2o
train that he would not have to do so.
The parties in charge of the hotels at
Blount Springs sent to Birm.ng ham yes
terday to secure all the idle walters. Tne
hotels and cottages there are taxed TO
their utmost capacity and the majority
of the boarders, it is claimed, ara citizens
of Montgomery.
The through train from Montgomery
due to arrive herr at 1920 this morning
was not allowed to stop, but went on to
Boylet, This course win be pursued I'M
til the quarantine Is raised. -,
c. S. Johnson, travelling representa-
tvs of The Age-erald, came up from
Montgomery last night, having spent
part of yesterday in the Capital CITY.
Mr. johnson says the people OF mont
gonery are in thoroughly panlcKy
state. and are rushing from the city by
the hundreds. Every train leavir 9
Montgomery Is crowde and many a. {
coming in The direction of Birmingham,
though leaving the train at stations be-
tween Montgomery and Birmingham.
They are dtoign this because Birmingham
has ouarantined. The accommodations
in the smaller towns below Birmingham
are limited, and many of them hav= 10
camp out.