The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-23
Governor JclkS Shuts Out New Orleans.
 
CONFERENCE WITH BOARD
Through Trains and Baggage
 Will Not Be Barred.
Presence of Yellow Jack In Louisians Metropolis OMcially Announced City Board Makes Appeals
 For Clean City.


 ell persons from New Orleans on &C., count of the yellow fever there was issued last night at o'clock by Gov ernor W. D. Jelks for the State.
 The proclamation was issued by the Governor direct from the executive of . flee, he having hurried to Montgomery from Blount Springs yesterday. Im- mediately upon arrival in Montgomery last night at 7:25 o'clock, the Governor was driven to his office where he called into secret conference Dr. W. M. Will kinSon and Dr. l. l.. Watkins. of Mont gomery, members of the State Board of Health. These were the only mem- bers of the Board who could be reach ed within the time desired by the Gov ernor for deciding the question of a quarantine.
 The conference resulted in a procia- nation of quarantine modified so as to prohibit only persons entering Alabama from New Orleans except passengers and complement of through trains des- tined to points beyond the States border. The quarantine machinery. consisting of supervisors in Montgom- cry, Mobile. Birmingham and Decatur and Meridian. Miss. Is already in pos- session of official badges and the neces- sary blanks and these officers are now organizing their forces of assistants.
 The proclamation Is as follows:
 A PROCLAMATION
 By the Governor.
 Whereas, yellow fever exists at New Orleans, La, and whereas the State tine to the extent hereinafter stated as necessary to the protection of the peo- pie of Alabama:
 Now therefore, I, William D. Jelks, Governor of the State of Alabama, pur- suant to the authority invested by an act. ITO provide a system of quaran tine for this State." approved February S3rd, 1899, do hereby proclaim, declare and establish the following quarantine measures against persons in the city of New Orleans, La, to wit No person from New Orleans. La, shall be per mitted to enter the State of Alabama except on through trains destined tc points beyond this State. This quaran- tine shall be conducted through the State Board Of Health, which isNcharg- ed with the duty of enforcing such measures. not inconsistent with the Constitution of this State and the laws thereof, as it may deem necessary to that end.
 In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the Great Seat of State to be afixed at the capi- tol in the city of Montgomery. this the 22nd day of July in the year of our
 Lord. 1905 and of the tGREAT) Independence of the SEAL United States. one hun -~ dred and thirtieth
 W ID. Jelks.
 By the Governor, Governor.
 F. R. McDavid. Secretary of State. It is seen that baggage and merchan disc are exempted from the quarantine restrictions The passenger traffic from New Orleans to points in Alabama Is all that is disturbed. The direct routes by which the passengers from New Orleans would enter the State are via Mobile and Meridian, Miss
 Supervisors Are Ready.
 The readiness with which the super visors are beginning the enforcement of the quarantine Is due to the fortunate early suspicion of the fever in New Or leans entertained by the members of the State Health Board. including Dr. Bondurant of Mobile, President of the Medical Association of Alabama.
 Dr. Bondurant is also Acting State Health Officer until the return of the regular incumbent, Dr. W. H. Sanders who Is supposed to be now on his way from Portland Ore, to Montgomery. He Is expected today.
 Acting upon suspicion, pr. Bondurant as has been stated in The Advertiser sent a committee to the infected point to make thorough investigation of the cases presenting symptoms. The Health Beard did not desire to await the bull letin of the Louisiana Health Officer Dr, Edmond Souchon, and by thus send ing a committee to New Orleans who Identified the disease. the Board receiv- ed the benefit of earlier preparation tran any other State. The committee having reported pos itively that the cases examined were yellow fever. Dr. Bondurant wired recommendati of quarantine to the Governor Friday. Executive action was postponed, however, until the Gov ernor could come to Montgomery last night. The quarantine supervisors of the noints named are as follows: Mont Romary. w R. Brassell Chief Clerk ot inc State Board; Mobile, pr, Charles A Mohr; Birmingham. Dr. B. Frank Toe Decatur, Dr. N P Wallace. A super visor is also at Meridian.