Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-28
IN HE FEVER BELT.
Graphic Pen Pictures of Yellow
 Jacks Territory.
ExAoT1Na QUARANTINE SYSTEM.

At one Point . Shipment of Carbolic Acid From New Orleans Was Re- turned, with Thanks-fIow . Drum- sner From Fever stricken City Paid Dearly For . Joke.
 stand the southern feeling against vel low fever than he can comprehend the real southern idea of the negro" de- clared prominent Alabamian the oth- CT morning to a New York Tribune special correspondent who had just ar rived at Mobile, Ala from New York on his way to New Orleans.
 This statement was prelude to a comprehensive defense of the quaran- tines shotgun and otherwise-est lished by Alabama. Mississippi and outlying parishes of Louisiana against New Orleans quarantine so exact ing that at one point shipment of carbolic acid from the fever stricken city was returned with thanks.
 we've had our doses of yellow jack" continued the southerner. We've seen half the population of many a prosper ous place stricken down. Our cene- teries are full of gravestones made necessary by this yellow death-all this before the doctors worked out the mos quito theory. We know that under present methods of treatment the dis ease is not as deadly as it was. but we are taking no chances Afraid of 1t? Certainly we are afraid of it, and not ashamed of being afraid, either
 l Two cities of the south join in laugh ing at the fright and quarantine-New Orleans, where the epidemic started, and Atlanta, which insists on keeping its gates open to all who care to come New Orleans would be fin bad way If 1t were not for the liberal spirit of Atlanta. Ii would be impossible to get to any points in the north without put ting fin from six to ten days in a hot detention camp fin Mississippi or Ala l bama if 1t was not possible to run tightly closed cars through these states into Georgia Running the shotgun gantlet in the through cars Is bad enough in the semitropical weather which prevails. but the detention camps. according to all accounts, are infinitely worse. -.....,...
 In travelling south the first indlca- tions one has that yellow fever is rag ing on the gulf is at Mount Arie, a summer resort fin Georgia, two hours run north of Atlanta. Here some 25O well known citizens of New Orleans are waiting for frost or the govern ment surgeons to free their home city of fever. In and around Atlanta one finds between 4,000 and 5000 refugees. The biz hotels are filled to the roofs, and many have found boarding places fin private families.
 Atlanta has never suffered yellow fever epidemic. The health authorities of the city say that it woub be i'm possible for the disease to spread there and that any cases which might come from New Orleans trip takes but fourteen houre- he handled with out danger to the rest of the popula ton. There have been several rumors that fever cases existed there. One persistent one of few days ago placed the number of cases at twelve. and for n time even ore of the doctors credited it. 1t proved to be false. and the Trib une correspondent in visiting Atlanta recently was assured that there was not a case in the city.
 we do not fear yellow fever in At lanta," said Mayor James O. Wood ward, "and we have no idea of quaran timing New Orleans or any other city If infected persons some here and tn, fever develops we are prepared 10 givt them the best possible treatment in ( hospital that Ia ready for use. There is not the slightest chance that the dis ease will spread"
 Dr. c. r. wertenbaher. surgeon of thu United States health and marine hos pital service. confirmed Mayor Wood wards statement that there was nt fever fin Atlanta. He was sent to tha city from Havana 10 issue health cer tlfcates. which are necessary to al who wish to travel in the south. Aftei asking many questions and examining witnesses ar documentary evidence Dr wertenbaher issues certificate tha "the bearer has produced sstisfactor, evidence that he has not been In anJ territory infected by yellow fever with in the last ten days"
 As q means of Identification the ap pIicant presses his thumb on an ink Ing pad and then mskes ap impression on the certificate. Woe is the portior of the man who uses his neighbours cpr tiflcate and cannot show the propel thumb mark. Two we'll known Geor gians. one the brother. the other th' law partner, Of members of the stat legislature. started to Savannah th' other day on passes which the poll tieians had secured from the rsllwal company. They neglected to take ou thumb mark certificates. snd q ssvan nah health officer put them on at Bur roughs. Ga. a station a few nile away from Savannah. This made in mayor of Burroughs angry snd fright ened his constituents "Are ve Toln. to be the dumping pIsce for yellow fe yer suspectsf" they asked. The sn swer was a shotgun quarantine agains the world. Savannah included. and io dav Burroughs 's a town which all vh' like msy leave. but none may enter Even those who gre bound 10 New Or leans have to get certificates from pr wertenhater or be hauled of si th' f.s4 Hsfentfon earnr, The s-urrssnord