The Macon Telegraph

Macon, Georgia

October 24, 1899, page 1

EPIDEMIC IN JACKSON

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Mississippi's Capital in the Grasp of Yellow Jack

        JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 23 - Eight new cases of fever reported in Jackson tonight.  This makes a total of eighteen cases now under treatment.  The patients are well scattered over the city, and the state board of health issued a statement tonight practically declaring the disease epidemic.

        The statement further says that owing to the lateness of the season, it is not likely that he infection will spread if introduced at another place, but suggests that other towns in the state take such quarantine action as they may deem proper.  One of the new patients is a state convict named Chittingham.

        This is the first time in history that yellow fever has appeared in the pen.  Fortunately only  dozen or so convicts are within the walls.  Dr. Haralson, inspector of the state board, reports two cases at Flora, eighteen miles north of here.  Many of the citizens are leaving.

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