The times., 1898-10-09
A YELLOW FEVER FUGITIVE.
Gov McLaurin Driven From His
Home Town by City Council.


Home Town by City Council.
Jackson. Miss. Oct S-Gov. McLaurin.
OF Mississippi. who took refuge. from the
fever in the insane asylum. north of
town. has been turned out of his home
town. Brandon, Miss, by the city au-
thOrities. 1t seems that the governor left
the asylum on Monday last TO go TO
Smith county, and the local papers at
Brandon announced his arrival in that
city on Tuesday. The city council met
and passed an order requiring the COVER
nor and his household to vacate the city.
This order was modified later, the family
being allowed to remain, but the COVER
nor, who was regarded as an infected
person. was requested to move on.
Thereupon he went down into the pines
OF Smith county. Whether he has found
a location or is still wandering about is
not known. His presence has been in
much demand here. as it is questionable
whether any business transacted IN his
name by his private secretary is valid.
Yellow fever is raging in many OF the
counties of Mississippi and louisiana,
though in all sections the death rate has
been remarkably small The isoard of
health of Mississippi, after & fose and
rigid investigation, trace the s5urce of
the fever to New Orleans. 1t was intro
duced into Mississippi by infeesed per-
sons and goods directly from fSew Or
leans. and the board asserts hat 1t ex-
listed in New Orleans for several weeks
before ii was officially announced.
Its first appearance in Mississippi was
al McHenry, on the Gulf coast. contigu-
Gus to New Orleans. a Gordon was plac-
ed around the town. and the fever was
thereby kept within its boundary and
stamped out after all material had been
exhausted, none but immunes escaping.
1t is claimed that June L there was
enc case at Eucutta, Miss On August 3
the fever appeared at Taylors, a small
village and flag station on the Illinois
Central Railroad. eight miles south of
Oxford. This was traced to a bunch or
bananas packed in straw, received from
New Orleans
Up 10 last night there have been off,
ciaIly reported to the board of health
one hundred cases and eleven deaths ar
Eucutta
From Taylors the fever moved to Or
wood, country interior village, II miles
distant At TaylOrs there have been up
to last night seventy cases and four
deaths.
Other points report as follows:
Jackson. September 10, forty-one cases.
four deaths; Oxford, September IS, fifty
three cases. seven deaths; Edwards, Sep
tember &c. six cases. no deaths: Water
Valley. September IS. ten cases, no deaths;
Harrison. forty-two cases. four deaths.
Fayette. October 8, enc case. no deaths:
Port Gibson. October 3. one case, one
death: Madison. October 5. three cases,
one death: Woodhin, October 3. one case,
no deaths; Clinton, October 4. one case,
no deaths: Hermanville, October 6, two
cases, TO deaths.
The dates stated give the origin at each
place. and results include all official re-
ports to last night
The existence of the fever has stagnat-
ed business of every character, and the
place where II appears soon becomes vir-
tually depopulated after its advent. This
place presents a somber and gloomy ap-
pearance, most all the places of business
being closed and few people being found
en- the streets. The weather is damp and
warm-just the weather favorable to the
propagation Of the disease.