The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-16
CINCINNATI DEALS WITN FEVER CASES Five Refugees Have Shown Un- mistakable Symptoms QUARAN TINE NOT UNLIKELY Unless Railroads Agree to Pay the Ex- penses of Detention the City May
 Bar Passengers From
 the South.
OUARAN TINE NOT UNLIKELY

Cincinnati, O., September 1o.-At least five persons suspected of having yellow fever arrived here over the Queen and Crescent line at 2:45 a. m, today. Those held are:
 Mrs. T. J. Roan of Tallulah, La; Miss Anna Stone of Tailulah, La; Mrs. J. Stone of Tallulah. La.: Willie Walters Smith of Lake Providence, La, and Miss Stockner of Lake Providence. La
 The train consisted of two hundred refu- gees from Lake Providence, La, and Tallulah, La, who were fleeing from the yellow fever. Dr. Clark W. Davis. health officer of this city, being notified by Gen eraI Passenger Agent Rinearson that he was bringing about 200 people from the south, up in a special, sent Dr. B. F. Lyle. and an assistant to board the train at Lexington. examine the people aboard and wire him.
 Ambulances were at the train to receive the patients in response to message from Dr. Lyle.
 Several Attempt to Escape.
 When the train reached Lexington sev- era1 persons who were sick, attempted lO tStdpSy put Wtlt SeuShA D3 NiAS PciiSS and forced back onto the train. They were taken to the branch hospital on their arrival here.
 All the other passengers of the train were allowed to go to their destinations. Reports that large number of these were also sick were Investigated by phy- sicians during the day.
 Fifty of the party of 200 came to the city absolutely penniless, though each carried a lot of handbaggage.
 These fifty gathered to gether in group at the Grand Central station. Con- gressman R. E. Ransdale of Lake Provi- dence, La, was on the train and he and his family rendered every assistance to the stranded group of fifty.
 At Tallulah, La. seventy-five persons boarded the train, but they did not get on at the station. Knowing they would have difficulty in getting out of town, which is in the heart of the fever dis trict, they walked put mile and half and there, when the engineer stopped for them. the crowd of men, women and children got aboard Some of these are among the penniless ones.
 Have We'll Developed Cases.
 ''The five refugees who were taken to the branch hospital here, have developed un1n1StakADle symptoms or yellOW IeVer, said Health Office Davis tonight.
 'The cases however, are In the mildest form. No one in Cincinnati need be alarmed by the presence of these cases of yellow fever. In the first place the species of mosquito responsible for the spread of the disease cannot be found here, and in the second instance the pa tients are fin a separate building at the hospital absolutely screened from the admission of mosuuitOeg
 Common charity demands that these people should be cared for. Their deten- ton at the hospital until the disease shall have disappeared will harm one Tn Cincinnati and may be the means of saw ing lives.
 T expect that hundreds and perhaps thousands of people from the infected districts will reach this city in the next few weeks. Whenever 1t Is deemed ad- visable from the condition exhibited by the people arriving. they will be detained from three to six days to watch develop ments. If by that time yellow fever symptoms fail to appear, they will be given their liberty"
 May Declare Quarantine.
 At a meeting of the board of health this evening 1t was decided to offer all refugees home provided the railroad companies carrying them to the city bear the expense of maintaining them in quarantine In case the railroads show a disinclination to shoulder the expense, there Is immediate danger that Cincinnati will declare quarantine against all southern points.
 The case will be decided tomorrow when the health board will meet In conference with the officials of the Queen and Cres- cent, the Illinois Central and the Louis- vile and Nashville railroads.