The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-05

BY proclamation issued laSt uiBhS
by Governor Jelks. Alabama's quaran-
Mississippi will be raised this evening
at 6 o'clock. This measure was decid-
ed upon after a conference between
tho Governor and State Health Ohicer
w. II. Sanders.
DR.. Sanders returned last night at
$40 o'clock from Scranton, Miss.
where he went Friday to study the
wisdom OF lifting the ban on the re-
mainder OF Mississippi and all Of
Louisiana that have been subject to
the restrictions of this State for sew
eral weeks. He was accompanied on
this trip by Dr. Charles A. Mohr Of
Mobile. Secretary of the State Board
OF Health, who Joined him in Mobile.
The conclusion OF the state Health
Cs1lcer to recommend the abandonment
OF this part OF the quarantine was
reached after careful survey OF the
health conditions as they now exist In
Mississippi and Louisiana. From
Scranton. which was the only place
at which DR.. Sanders and DR.. Mohr
with other points along the coast OF
Mississippi was established and highly
favorable reports were rendered by re-
table physicians In each of the towns
where queries were made. Not sus-
picious case OF yellow fever was heard
Oh IN all tuG inquiries Vi LII GAtA0GfSs
1t was felt necessary to make this
special investigation In view of the
previous doubtful situation through
out the eSouthern portion of Missis-
sippi. The slight suspicion was due
to the fact that over a week ago the
Mississippi health authorities an
nounced that they would discontinue
the yellow fever bulletins
stiII On Pensacola.
The relief of Louisiana and nine
counties In Mississippi puts Alabama
In unmolested communication with the
rest OF the world except two counties
In Florida. Escambia and Santa Rosa.
me fever status in Pensacola becomes
more assuring. Even this is expected
in the next few days.
The new quarantine move will do
away with great deal OF the expense
that has been incurred by the state
ever since the discovery OF yellow
fever In New Orleans. There will
probably DO hardly dozen men work.
ing the trains into Alabama It win
be recalled that not all Of Alabama 10
auarantined against the two Florida
counties. 1t Il only the southern por-:
ton. 70 be exact, that section which Ties
sonth pf line from Phoezlx through
0pelilxA on the Central OF GookBia
Railway to Eylacasiga. thence to Caiera
son the Louisvflie and Nashville and
thence on an afr line to McCrafy In
Pickens County.
10 guard this territory against
refugees from Pensacola or either of
the two counties mentioned IL regarded
as oiifeldss labor beside the vigilance
that was axercisod for SO ioug time
over forty Or fIfty times as much ground
when the fever was comparatively
The relay camp for crews on the
freight and passenger trains Of the
louisville and Nashville Is to be
abandoned today It has been In
operation since a week following the
placing on Of the quarantine against
New Orleans.
Refugees Arc Few.
The fact Is, there are hardly any
refugees to be seen coming through
Alabama or trying TO locate in this
State. BY this DR.. Sanders has refused
to be convinced of the safety of open
ing free communication with Pensa-
cola. There are chances of the disease
being propagated to Alabama yet and
all notifications of the quarantine that
have been made so far are made only
when giving others conveniences that
do not too seriously endanger the State.
The work that remains for the quar-
antine officers now seems to be the
guarding OF trains out OF Pensacola
kept UP, OF course, until the ban is
raised from the Florida counties. The
trains that come into Alabama from
Pensacola are few. They require only
one man TO the train and It would seem
that but very little AFFIDAVIT business Is
left to be done and passengers win be
OF the bulk Of their swearing. |