Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-29
DISASTROUS
QUARANT|NES
OF 1897 May Be Revived on Ac
count of Yellow Fever in
New Orleans
PANIC is INCREASING
In the Smaller Towns of louisiana and
Mississippi. Militia Guarding
Line in Latter State.

New Orleans, July 29.-More dis
uation today is evidence that the panic
is increasing in the smaller towns of
Louisiana and Mississippi and that the
disposition is growing to revive the
disastrous commercial quarantines of
1897, when some country towns even
refused to receive ice or hardware
from New Orleans. If the movement
to quarantine freight should spread
New Orleans will suffer more serious
ly than from the fever itself. Up to
the present there has been no local
apprehension of a dangerous epidemic
and it was believed that if the boards
of health in other states lived up to
their agreements not to place any re-
strictions upon the transportation of
freight there would be only a slight
reduction OF business and the chief in
convenience would be the inability of
the country people to go into the
southern towns and cities.
Governor vardman Calls Out Militia.
New York, July pa dispatch to
the Tribune from New Orleans says:
Governor Vardman of Mississippi,
late last night called out the militia
of the state to protect the line of
that state from the entrance of people
from Louisiana"
Mississippi Coast Quarantine in Good
Shape.
Jackson, MISS July Ex-Governor
Vardman has returned from the Gulf
coast, where he went for a conference
with the marine hospital service, and
reports all quarantine matters in
good shape. He was besieged to let
the coast have communication with
New Orleans, but turned a deaf ear
to all entreaties.
Gufport Doctor Has to Take Back
Statement.
Gulfport, Miss, July 29.-Yesterday
one of the city doctors stated that
he had case of yellow fever. The
health authorities interviewed him
with the result that he acknowledged
that he told an untruth. The authori-
ties made him sign a statement to
that effect. An ordinance was passed
to the effect that any person making
statement about yellow fever at
Gulfport that was proved to be un-
true would be fined from $50 to $1OO |
Adjutant General in Charge in Mis-
sissippi.
Jackson, Miss, July 29-Although |
Governor Vardman has placed Adju- |
tant General Fridge in charge of the |
quarantine against Louisiana, he has |
not called out the state militia. Gen
eral Fridge has been given several
officers and privates of the National |
Guard to aid him in enforcing his Or
ders. The general himself is in |
charge of the quarantine along the |
Gulf coast, and this embraces the |
train service. Other officers and men |
have been detailed for duty at other |
points where refugees may seek to
enter Mississippi.
New York Observing Precautions.
New York. July 29.-All the passen-
gers of the Mallory line steamer Almo
who were transferred to Hoffman
Island yesterday, were released today. |
The Almo passengers were detained on
suspicion that some might be suffering
from yellow fever. Twenty-four hours
observation, however, removed all sus-
picion.
Yellow Fever on Vessel from Colon.
New York, July 29.-Seventeen per-
sons were removed from the steamer
Seguranca and transferred to the de-
tention hospital for observation, when
the steamer arrived from Colon today.
Two were first class five were second
class cabin passengers, and ten were
members of the steamers crew Eight
of the crew lad been ill during the en-
tire passage, but six of them were re-
ported convalescent when the steamer
arrived today. Four members of the
crew suffering from yellow fever were
removed from the steamer just prior
to her departure from Colon.