The times., 1898-10-10
FROST is THE sole Hope
Without 1t Yellow Fever Will
Claim All of Mississippi.
DISEASED TRAMP BURNED
He Took Refuge i'm Church and
the Building Was I'm Ashes when
Doctor Sought Him-AnOther
Railroad Abandons Business i'm
the State.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 9.-Without the in
tervention of frost, the spread of yellow
fever over the entire State of Mississippi
is a certainty. Each nights report indi-
Gates how surely and rapidly the disease
is getting the whole State into its clutch
es Two counties are added tonight to
the list of infected ones, making a to-
tai of seventeen counties, or nearly .
per cent OF the whole number. These are
Pearl River and Perry, both in the south
eastern portion of the State.
The continuance of the present warm
weather will guarantee further spread,
which the resources of the State board
seem unable to stop. The disease is firm
ly rooted in all the different sections OF
Mississippi, and its appearance in coun-
ties adjoining those already in the grasp
of the fever is only a question of short
time
The State board of health despaired OF
coufning the infection and is now de-
voting itself more to the general work
of relief and securing nurses for the
stricken places. At the capital the work
OF enrolling immune nurses under the
Howard Association goes on Many have
been gotten from New Orleans and
Memphis.
An appeal yesterday TO the Federal
Government for relief has aroused neigh
boring States to the necessities of the
situation. About 5000 was yesterday
raised in Memphis for general distribu-
ton In the shape of food and supplies
The helpless destitution of the colored
reconcentrados continues in Jackson and
other towns without material alleviation-
They crowd as close to the guard line as
possible whep anyone goes down near
the eordoned district and beg eagerly
for money and supplies. Many without
families have managed to get away.
The executive department OF the state
s,oyerument is now located at Brandon
a small town twelve miles from Jackson.
Your correspondent had a lengthy inter
view over the telephone today with Gov
McI.aurin on the general SITUATION. he
states that he was preparing a state
ment OF the unfortunate condition or the
State and people TO explain the necessity
for the appeal 10 the Federal Govern
ment.
The spread of the fever in the south
eastern part of the State has caused an
other road to totally abandon business
The Gulf and Ship Island, wholly al
interstate line has taken OF all freigh
and passenger trains.
A gruesome illustration Of the state
public feeling was reported tonight b.
DR.. Harrison. health officer OF Lelor
County. 4 tramp entered the neishpor
hood OF Philip, a small inland town Il
that county, three days ago. He wa
taken sick and sought refuge in a col
ored church, where he remained two day
before he was discovered and his sick
ness diagnosed by DR.. Jackson as yelIo'
tsser. The whole neighborhood was IN
panic Jackson wired for an expert
Dome and confirm the diagnosis. None {
the citizens would go 10 care for the pa
tent Dr.. Harrisou's practice compeie
him to leave him for several hours alone
When he returned the church was
ashes and the tramp consumed in IN
flames.