The Hartford herald., 1879-09-03
Yellow Fever.
HOUSTON, TENAS


When the train arrived at the city
limits, it was halted by the whole police
fore of the city. The United States
Marshals having deputized about 100
persons on the train, they arrested the
police. On coming into the city, the
United States officers We're themselves
arrested 10y the city authorities and
taken into custody. AT Z. NJ. they
were brought before Mayor Burll, in the
office of the Chief of Police. The
Chief announced that each was required
to give bond of so for his appearance
at the City Court Monday to answer the
charge of violating the quarantine law.
United States District Attorney Ho-
man said he and his party acted under
the authority of the United States Gov
ernment and by orders from the Gov
ernor Roberts, of Texas. He showed
dispatches from the Governor to the
conductor, telling him to take the train
through at all hazards. The prisoners
refused to give bail, Homan annOunc-
ing that they would Immediately apply
TO Judge Masterton for "A writ of habeds
corpus. Great indignation is felt here
against the United States officials for
interfering. The passengers were re-
leased and allowed to proceed. The
train men and United States officers
alone were held, and are endeavoring to
get hearing before the District Judge
tonight.
NEW ORLEANS.
lydia Hood died last night. The
other child is very sick.
The paper signed by c. B. White,
Sanitary Director, and Edward Fenner,
Vice President of the Sanitary AuXilia-
ry Association, and approved 10y DIR. :.
NJ. Bemis, of the National Board of
Health, SAYS: THAT correct Informal
ton may take the place of idle and ex-
travagant rumors, we give the following
| list of all the cases of yellow fever that
have occurred, beginning with the first
one landed here" Here follow the
names and dates as heretofore tele-
graphed, showing that seventeen eases
have occurred. Seven recovered, six
died and four are under treatmcnt-the
first, July 22nd-Edith Hood-to Au-
gust -. Fifteen of these cases occurred
i'm eleven houses ON parallelogram OF
three blocks by six. One of the other
two cases, the genuineness of which,
after examination, was doubted by very
high medical authority, lived on the
outskirts of the city in close proximity
to swamps. The other was an import.
ed case from Morgan City. After re.
ferring to the various sanitary measure.
adopted by the Board of Health, the
Sanitary Auxiliary Association and re-
lief afforded by the National Board, tn,
. report concludes: Having reached
September under these favorable cir
cumstances il is not unreasonable to eX
pect that the cool winds and dry wealth
er proper to this month will continue
, We shall use our present general excel
lent sanitary guards to the best advan
tage, so that apprehension need not b'
felt by distant communities"
ANOTHER CASE REPORTED.
One case of fever was reported to tn
Board of Health to-day-GeorgeC Cotton
I aged four years, taken sick August 9th
< The Board of Health to-day decide,
p to divide what is termed the infecte,
district into seven sections, each unde
an inspector, the whole under a sanitar,
inspector, the Fourth district requiring
: daily reports. Disinfecting will be con
4 tinued throughout that quarter, an,
every effort made to prevent the sprea'
of the fever.
!. MEMPHIS.
: The records at the Health Office furn
ish another short days labor of tn
plague-fighters, the physicians report
ing but twenty-one new cases, includin
:, one from outside the city limits, an
r only eight white persons, as follows:
Mrs. Donahue, 66 years, $50 Main.
!, Mrs. Craffey, "a years, "A Manassas.
w. II. Lucas, ~ years, la Carrt
Avenue.