The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-17
ATLANTA EXCITED
OVER QUARANT |NE
State inspectors Lock Doors of
Pullman Cars
CITY OFFICERS KEPT OUT
Conductors Are Arrested at Instance of
Mayor Woodward, and Outcome
of Trials Is Awaited With
Interest.
CITY OFFICERS KEPT OUT

Atlanta September ESPECIALLY l)-The
clash has come between the city and
state health officers, and interesting de-
velopments are expected within the, next
few days.
On the Atlanta and West Point train
which arrived in the city shortly before
noon today there was Pullman car
containing passengers from New Orleans
bound to points in the north and east.
State Quarantine Inspectors Frank Mea-
dor and Tom Lynch who were on the
train, refused to permit DR.. L. p Roug-
lin, one of the Atlanta inspectors, to en-
ter this car, and to prevent him they
secured the keys, locked the door at each
end and locked Pullman Conductor Kett-
ner outside.
Upon the arrival Of the train In Atlanta
DR.. Rouglin reported the matter to Mayor
Woodward and the city authorities. May
or Woodward, City Health Officer Ken
nedy, City Attorney Mayson and others.
accompanied by several policemen, went
to the terminal station and demanded
that the state inspectors unlock the doors
of this coach. The state inspectors kept
the keys In their pockets and laughed
at them.
Did Not Have Keys.
The demand that the coach be unlocked
was then made of Pullman Conductor
Kettner, who replied he did not have the
keys and could not reply. A similar de-
mand was made upon Pullman Conductor
Brooks, who relieves Kettner in Atlanta.
He made the same reply. Then Mayor
woodward had both the Pullman con-
ductors arrested and cases made against
them. The car In question went on to-
wards Washington without a Pullman
conductor and with the two state in
spectors locked inside. They will how
ever, return Immediately to the city.
The city officials then saw President
Wickersham of the Atlanta and West
Point regarding the matter. Mayor
woodward issued an official order put
ting the West Point road on notice that
unless the city inspectors were permitted
to enter their coaches, the road would
be required to switch such coaches
around by the Belt line and not to bring
them within the city limits.
Wlckersham Replies.
President Wickersham replied that the
state inspectors had taken charge of the
trains in connection with the quarantine,
and that so far opening the coaches
for the city inspectors was concerned, he
had nothing to do with 1t. He has inform
ed Mayor Woodward that the matter Is
one entirely between the city and the state
board of health, as the state inspectors
have full charge of the situation.
1t may be the city will endeavor to ar
rest the state inspectors and the result
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and any other cases made in recorders
court will be awaited with much interest
Governor Terrell said today the state
board had information that the party of
veloped five cases of yellow fever, intend
veloped five cases of yellow fever intend
ed to come to Atlanta and would have
done so If 1t had not been for the state
quarantine. This he said would have
been of incalculable damage to the city
as practically every place In the state
would have quarantined against Atlanta.