The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-21
REFUGEES AT ATLANTA.
Stringent Quarantine Regulations
Enforced Against Montgomery.

Atlanta Ca, Oct 2O-The influx of
yellow fever refugees from Montgomery
continued to-day with a rush that threat
ems to depopulate the Alabama capital,
and it does not abate. Tonight a special
train of seven coaches, all loaded to the
limit of their capacity, came in, making
about 500 refugees during the past three
days. Many of the Montgomery people
are seeking accommodation in adjacent
towns, expecting to remain away from
home until Christmas, or after. The pan
icky feeling among them is much worse
than among the New Orleans and Mobile
refugees, VINO crowded into the city at the
first outbreak of the scourge. No alarm
is felt here about an outbreak, but the
experience with the case of fever develop
ed several weeks ago, has caused Presi-
dent Alexander of the board of health to
notify refugees that they should seek ac
eommodations without the city, as in case
any should develop fever difficulty might
be experienced in getting places to stop
here.
]. r. Kendrick a travelling man from
Montgomery, who arrived to-day, gave an
interesting account of the situation in
Montgomery when he left yesterday.
1.-The Exchange hotel is headquarters for
yellow fever news" said he. land every
day there are great throngs of people as
sembled watching with nervous anxiety
for the report of any fresh outbreak. 1t
is the general opinion, or was yesterday,
that there are fifteen well developed cases
of yellow fever in the city. 1t Is for that
reason that there was such general
stampede yesterday. Every time report
reaches the Exchange of the discovery of
a new case there is a furry of excite
ment, and men hurry away to their homes
to pack up a few necessities for the jour
ney and then take their families and has
ten to catch the next outgoing train in the
direction of Atlanta. Those who cannot
get away spend their time in uttering i'm
precautions upon the heads of the health
authorities of the city for suppressing the
intelligence of the existence of fever there
so long. 1t is claimed that there has been
yellow fever in Montgomery for month,
and that the health authorities suppressed
it, and denied its existence until they were
compelled to acknowledge that the cpl
demic had appeared. People generally
blame the authorities in the most un-
measured terms for keeping the public in
ignorance of the existence of the fever un-
til 1t had got such a foothold that it is
likely to play sad havoc with the people of
the city.
Surgeon sawtell of the marine hospital
stationed here at the outbreak of the few
er called on Mayor Collier this morning
for a conference in regard to taking prop
er steps to inspect all refugees from Mont
gomery. After the scare subsided two
weeks ago somewhat there was a slight
relaxation in the stringent quarantine reg
ulations, but since the appearance of the
fever in Montgomery they will be fully
enforced again.
Mayor Collier agreed to detail two ad-
ditional physicians to meet all incoming
trains carrying passengers from Mont
gomery, and to subject all refugees from
that city to the most careful inspection
All baggage from Montgomery, even the
hand sachels, are taken charge of and
turned over to the fumigating officers who
subject it to a thorough fumigatien before
being returned to their owners.