The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-03
e plague from being brought to

keep the plague from being brought to this city.
 Later in the day the report was cir culated that the Western Railway or Alabama train between Montgomery and this city had been stopped by a shotgun quarantine at Lowndesboro and that the train had been turned back. This report, whether true or not ouited those wwho had been alarm ed earlier in the morning and gradual ly the anxiety and excitement over the case wore off and when It became known that the case of fever in Mont gomery was only a sparddic one and that there was not much danger of 1t spreading no great amount of alarm was felt.
 The proximity of Montgomery to this city was the principal reason for the alarm evinced on the part of the fever scared of this city. Some thought be- cause of the case in Montgomery that it will be bound to spread to Selma and this morning hundreds of grips and trunks were packed so that if sus- picious case should be reported here many families could leave without any inconvenience on the first train. One citizen as soon as he heard the report Of the case in Montgomery hurled to ouartermaster of one of the local mili- tary companies and tried to secure a tent SO that he could take his family to the woods and camp out until frost or all danger of the spread or the dis ease was over. .~%@
 On all hands words of commendation were heard for the Board of Health or Montgomery for the prompt manner in which 1t had reported the case there and the manner in which the case had been treated. The train from Mont late this morning. but before 1t reached the union pas senger station it was stopped in the North Selma yards and an inspection of the passengers were made by Coun- ty Health Officer s. c. Gay and City Physician Skinner. While the passen- gers on the train were being examined by members of the Board of Health a policeman stood guard over the train and no one was allowed to get on or off until the examination had been made. The train then pulled down to the station. as usual where the pas sengers got off.
 The passengers who will remain in this city mad who came In from Mont gomery this morning were instructed to report at County Health Officer Gays ofs,e every morning. so that heir con dition could be watched and If the slightest sign of the fever develops they VIII Dc LdhoH tO camp oul Ok the city That no quarantine was placed against Montgomery this morn ing and that the regular train and pas sengers were allowed to come in the city also caused considerable discus sion. Many of those who favor quar- antine even wanted the military com panies which had recently been in camp in Montgomery sent out of the city. Mayor Atkins came from Montgomery yesterday, where he has been settling up matters pertaining to the encamp- ment of the cavalry squadron.
 Owing to the fact that the case of yellow fever was a refugee and not a resident of that place the Board of Health has decided not to tino against Montgomery unless another case develops there. The city officials necessary quarantine. If the case dis covered yesterday had been a resident t would have been immediately estab- lished, but at present the Board of Health does not consider that city an in pOint.