The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-06

A THoRouca quarantine at this city is
matter Of 5ital importance TO every town
above US on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
and to every interior town and city in Hi
rois. This is the gateway through which
the sconrge may infect communities lying
TO the north and east of us. The existing
quarantine here will prove wholly ineff"ctdal.
Boats are stopped below the city and trains
from the South are stopped on the Kentucky
side for the purpose o. staying he progress
of the disease, but il We should, as We prob
ably will in the neAt few days, find q case,
the important question arises. " hat shall
be done with it! We have no place with.
out the limits Of Cairo where yellow fever
patient could be properly treated. We have
no quarters that would answer the purpose
of an hospital, and we are unable 10 provide
any. In our 2rcjept financial condition such
al undertaking is out of the question, But
even were We able to do 50 would it he fair
to put this entire burden on the shoulders of
our peope1 When the vital interests which
the other towns and cities in this state have
IN this matter are considered we think it
will be conceded that aid rendered in estab-
fishing an effective quarantine here would
he measure of wisdom and precaution.
The cities lying along the rivers above us
should aid lis in this. But will thvyl The
Mayor of St louis replied to message from
Mayor Winter asking that city 70 put its
hand into its pocket and pay share Of the
/. ;pense fat he could not do 50 " ,thout tho
city council, and that it would not meet to
transact such business until next Septcm-
Der. This was Owe. sroltz, and pity il is
that better men than he is should have the
black vomit, and he have ;'pt even a symp-
tom of the fever Paducah answered in a
better spirit She did not give anything,
it is true, but she was polite and said she
would take the matter into consideration.
1t is evident that We will receive no aid
from any OF the river towns. St. Louis is
able, but will not give it, and we hope she
may not have occasion to regret it. Other
towns would # they could bat, like our
selves, have not the means TO give. We
have no recourse left therefore but to ap-
peal to our State Board of Health. We
thick we ca1 d. this with justice and pro.
priety; for. of what use is that Board if il
cannot be used to keep ont of rhe state dis
eases as terrible as the yellow feverl DR..
Rauch, the pesd,lt Of ,he State Board a
Health, said, few days ago, that he had
fears of the extension Of die fever 10 Cairo
and other river towns in Illinois, ahd in
letter 10 Dr. Wardner Of dis city said 1T
is undoubtedly the duty Of our board to
take every precaution to prevent its intro
duction into the State In another inter.
view he said the State Boald of Health
could declare quarantine at any of the river
POI ts in Illinois, and would do 50 at Cairo
and appoint an inspector there as soon as it
appeared that the yellow curse was likely
10 maich further norhwad. Progress of
the disease in dis direction he hoped would
be prevented by tho action of the Memphis
al'ho'ii who were taking eve i, prccau
tion to keep of the dread visitor The doc.
to- IS a good 'alkc, but if he were a horse.
owner and was informed of the approach of
a hc;se thief he wod'd IL all wobabi'',y
talk about ne pocIr '0I nacS rl,y to IL
l'.cl against sp,h 'hicvc and aiccr ms
horse had been stolen lock the door with
great pGodc. The SAFE Board should not
remain IA, i've. DR.. Rau,h ,an be in.
duc"d to help US, and that help to lie cfic.
tive should be spccdy Mayor Winter
should make an appeal to Ii. RAuchs
Bo'.d Of Health al once.
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