The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-16
JACKSON EXCITED
And the People Fleeing to the COun-
try for Safety.

try for Safety.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 14.-This has
been another day of excitement and
anxiety to the people of Jackson. Yes
terday the general movement of the peo-
pie to the surrounding country COM
menced and the same continued through
out the night and today, wagon after
wagon passing burdened with household
goods and supplies of families who find
refuge in the country adjacent to Jack
son. This movement is not restricted to
any class of people, but is participated
in by rich and poor.
The city is now surrounded on all sides
by an armed guard and the quarantine
rules are enforced with great strictness.
Late last night stranger was found
within the gates who could give no salts
factory account of himself. and he was
Immediately placed on a northbOund
train and sent out of town to what desti
nation. no one knew, he himself not
knowing where he would be allowed to
stop.
The principal cause of alarm to the peO-
pie of Jackson came from Edwards, only
twenty-five miles distant where there
are now thirty-fve cases of dengue. at
least three of which were reported last
night to be considered suspicious by DR..
Purnell the fever expert from Vicksburg.
who has been stationed at Edwards by
the state board of health. Little atten-
ton was paid to the development OF the
yellow fever in New Orleans. the pres
ence of so many cases of dengue of so
contagious form at our very door be-
ing regarded as of far greater Importance
than few cases of the genuine scOurge
at New Orleans, and as for Ocean Springs
and Biloxi, these points were never
thought Of It is safe to say that half
the residents of the city have been de
serted and the other half We're fast
emptyng their occupants into the country
at noon.
The following is the statement given to
the Associated Press by DR.. Purnell:
"The condition is not at all alarming.
beyond the fact that there exists here
an epidemic of dengue. All of the cases
are Of similar nature, Initiated by a
chill. followed by fever of from 1O1 to
103 degrees, lasting for about thirty-slX
hours, and then falling to 80 and to lO1;;
The majority of the patients are out Of
bed on the fourth day.
"Capt. Montgomery is the only very
sick person in town. and his condition is
caused by an attack of malarial fever
following dengue.
"The doctors are asked about suspicious
cases and they say there are none that
can be so classed. In one or two in.
stances the test showed the presence of
albumen. condition, however, that is
confined to no disease and does not occur
in dengue.
"The condition obtaining here will be
promptly stated without reserve. There
have been five new cases reported this
morning, all characterized by the usual
symptoms"
From the above statement it will be
seen that the three cases reported by
DR.. Purnel last night as suspicious are
so far recovered as to be no longer con-
sidered as such by them.
The prison authorities have deemed it
best, under the circumstances, to re-
move the convicts from the city. and this
morning. under Instructions from War
den McLaurin they were sent away.
sixty-three negroes to the Rankin farm.
among them nineteen women, and ten
white men to Oakley. This leaves only
five convicts in the walls, with a few
TRUSTEES.
Additional news has been received from
Nitta Youma, Miss, small place be-
tween Vicksburg and Greenville, con-
firming the report of last night to the
effect that Malcolm Cameron, son of
Hon. John s. Cameron. had arrived there
from Edwards and was taken seriously
sick with dengue fever. The dispatch
says great excitement prevails in the
vicinity of Nitta Youma and that a rigid
quarantine will be instituted at once, and
an effort made to isolate the case.
DR.. Purnell, at Edwards. was tele
graphed for additional information on
the situation there tonight, and the fol-
lowing reply was received:
"Acting under instructions of DR..
Hunter (secretary of the state board he
requests that all reports from me pass
through his Office. | have just given him
report of situation.
A story is in circulation that DR.. Pur-
nell has since reported at Vicksburg that
the Montgomery and Butler cases were
genuine yellow fever cases and that Capt.
Montgomery has since died. but this can
not be confirmed at this hour.