The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-23

fever at places having an elevation of five
hundred feet above the level of the sea. but
1t does not necessarily follow that they are
free from it."
did you have good assistance in your
work while at Cairo"
Yes; the authorities were thoroughly
aroused, and the Illinois Central Railroad
company and the Mississippi Railroad COM
pany conducted themselves very handsome
ly. They-the companies
PAID FOR THE EXAMINATION
Of the passengers, and the Mississippi COM
pany went 50 far rs to establish a hospital
tent at Fillmore tor their own men and
such passengers as were taken sick. They
were also liberal in sending disinfoctants
and ice. They did everything in their pow
cr to cooperate with us. They propos-
ed to establish floating hospital in
the middle Of the river opposite Fillmore
and to that end invited the cooperation of
towns above Cairo on the river. To this
project the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany, through its representative, DR.. Owen
the surgeon OF the road, and Mr.. johnson,
Of Cairo, offered to pay on" fourth Of the cx-
penscs and it is hoped the United States
marine service would unite, but the towns
and others declined to cooperate with us.
| then went to st. Louis, and on the way
reading the papers and noticing the increase
OF fever sufferers, | telegraphed ahead to the
health commissioner to meet me at the Lin
dellhotel. He came on Saturday evening be-
tween and IL o'clock, and then preached
the establishment Of a floating hospital be-
low Cairo. | had previously communi-
Gated to him, asking his corporation His
reply was that he would see the mayor, and
on Sunday about noon he came to
see me, and told me that the mayor could
not expend any money outside of st. Louis
county. He said they had established
quarantine, and put man on the Iron
Mountain road. then telegraphed to my
colleague at Cairo and urged him to carry
ont the project. This occurred during my
first visit south. | subsequently wrote to
the authorities at Cairo not to abandon the
project, but it was finally decided that we
could not carry on the work as extensively
as projected. 1t was decided to simply take
care OF our own and
QUARANTINE AGAINST THE BOATS,
taking for that purpose our experience with
the towboat Porter. If we had had the
money. we would have taken the whole
thing in our own hands, but there was no
state appropriation. Next winter something
will, no doubt, be done in the Legislature on
this subject
Then all passengers had to pass on with
out the necessary attention."
YES, good many of the boatmen had
paid their marine hospital money, but they
had no benefit from it. BY doing as we
did, however, we protected Cairo and Hi
nois. But the system, to say the least, is an
inhuman one.
GLOW so,'
"Well where there are cases of yellow
fever on board and they are not taken of
for treatment and attention the rest Of the
passengers, who are compelled to stay with
them on board the boat rs she proceeds
north
BECOME GREATLY FRIGHTENED
and this fear is great predisposing cause
to the fever. Now if we had had floating
hospital, as | urged, we could have taken
of the sick patients and then diSintectcd
the remainder Of the crew, allowing them
to proceed up the river but not to land
for the further north they rot the less the
danger. But the sick and well were COM
PEELED to proceed together, and the result
to some Of the cities that declined to coop
crate has been noticed"
In what condition did you find Cairo
accompanied by my colleague, Dr.
Nardner, and the mayor, | inspected every
portion ofthe city and found il, generally
speaking, in excellent sanitary condition,
Yellow fever can't get much OF footing
there
AND NONE HERE"
mo, sir; if it comes it won't 70 beyond
the cases themselves
How came it to get such a strong foot
hold in GrenadaM
THE people there did not take the ncccs-
Sary precautions. They had never had the
yellow fever, and they mpaccntly declared
that it would never come into the MiSsis-
slpi valley Before they could act they
were stricken down, and the ravagcs of the
scourge there are simply appalling"
IF it is kept out Of Cairo, this city, then,
will be perfectly satc!'
"Ies; and the people there have taken
the greatest precautions TO keep it out and
Almost pcrtcctquarantine established, They
have besides
MOUNTED POLICE
to see that there are no entrances from the
land sides Of the city Lest there may be
any landings above, have taIcgrphcd to
the sherifls OF all the counties along the
river to permit no landings Of the boats,
us any freight permitted to come norh"
mo, sir;
ALL FREIGHT BUSINESS WAS STOPPED
Any empty freight cars that come north are
hauled on Il side-rack, thoroughly diSin-
tccted, and then held back for twenty four
hours
The reporter asked the doctor if he in
tended to return to Cairo, and, on being in
formed that he proposed To 90 bnck next
Thursday withdrew. His time between
now and next October will be divided be-
tween this city and Cairo.
CITY COUNCIL,
adjourned Special Mccting)