Amador ledger., 1905-10-06
YELLOW FEVER In THE SOUTH
Thrilling Experiences With the
Quarantine.

LIZ. -. VI. MCL6du WrlC6S TO GQ0
Salinas Index the following account
OF his experiences while travelling
through the south during the qua1an-
tine regulations which we're so rigid
ly enforced while the yellow fever
held sway in New Orleans and other
places:
We then rolled on through Texas,
stopping a while at San Antonio,
which is hourishing little city, with
electric cars and the streets brilliant
ly illuminated with electricity, not
equalled by any of our California
cities. We left there at 10 p. m. and
nsxt morning were far down IN Texas,
nearing Louisiana, where we began
to get an idea of the real workings
of yellow fever quarantine No one
was allowed to leave or get on our
train. Then and there the question
as to what was to become of us be-
came decidedly interesting; but after
several kilograms to New Orleans we
we're Informed that there would be
no trouble in passing through that
city, so we proceeded on our jour
ney.
Upon arriving at the Mississippi
river all the windows and ventiIators
in our cars were tightly closed, the
doors locked, and guards put on to
keep them so. For twelve hours we
we're held in that closed car, where
the heat was so intense that it seemed
beyond human endurance. 1t seemed
impossible to live through it, and all
for fear lurking mosquito might be
hanging around window.
When we reached the Alabama
line we were informed, after all that
precaution. that we could enter
"hell hole" or pay our way into
Georgia or Tennessee, notwithstand-
ing the fact that we had through
tickets, and 1 was within twenty
miles of my destination l was or
dered 200 miles away to wait ten days
before L could enter Florida,
Only those who have had the privi-
lege of riding through the grand,
glorious and chivalrous state of
Alabama, in locked coach, with
large detachment of guards on duty
to see that their prisoners did not
force open the doors, climb through
the transoms, jump out of the wind
ows ur scratch through the floors, or
by any chance place their defled
feet on her pure and sacred soil
while the train carrying it's cargo of
contamination was running at high
rate of speed through her matchless
donain-only those, l say, can con-
ceive of the magnitude of Georgia's
chivalry and the confidence of her
people IN the immunity which her
perfect cleanliness lnsures.
When within twenty miles of the
Georgia line l was transferred to
different line going to Columbus, in
Georgia, my ticket being to that
point, as it was nearer to return.
When 1 was transferred l was put n
charge of single officer, taken into
the smoker as common criminal,
shown seat and told not to change,
while he took seat back of me.
AS we crossed the line, the conduct
or, kindly old gentleman, came to
me and said, "You are In Georgia
now." L grasped my grip, turned to
my guard and invited him to that hot
country whence no traveller returns,
and walked into different car, where
was free man, and l felt like
shouting blessing on Georgia and
her people. We reached Columbus
at 1890 p. M, more. dead than alive.
Our dining car was left behind Fri
day forenoon, and as the eating stat
ions we're all closed, we did not have
a mouthful to eat for thirty two
hours, nor did we sleep a minute
either for that length of time, nine
hours of which was spent in that
terrible sweat box and ten in lock-
ed car. 1t is needless to say that l
had square meal and went to bed,
but oh! it was hot.
lime dragged slowly for the ten
days until the Florida quarantine
permitted me to enter that state, and
L reached home to find my old
mother still alive, but scarcely able
to recognize me.
People may laugh all they wish
about California climate being sold
by the acre; it is worth all that is
asked for it. The boasted climate of
Florida won't compare with the Sac
ramento or San Joaquin valley clim-
ate. Try it one week here and you
will be convinced that California
climate is worth more than the land.
After spending two weeks at home,
left Ponce de Leon for California.
l had to go to Pensacola, on the
southern coast of Florida to get my
return ticket, which had to be en-
dorsed there. Unfortunately for me,
yellow fever was reported the very
night previous to my intended start
. next morning. All trains we're stopped
and general order made that no
trains could leave the city. l was
refused passport or health certificate
and ordered to remain in Pensacola,
which order | did not obey, for the