Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
DECATUR,
DIR. Swans Able Report on varlola
in Fort Worth Made 10 The
City Couneil.
wars Praise of the oaioials OF the Fort
worth Denver Railroad
Judge Piner Slick.
specialize the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DECATUR, Tx, Feb. s2--Dr Swan,
who was sent TO Fort Worth TO inyesti-
gate the smallpox scare, returned home
Yesterday and made his report TO the
mayor aud council He thinks there IS no
present necessity TO quarantine says that
All infected districts and the pest.house
are extra well patrolled, and the city
thoroughly yaccinated. The doctor speaks
in the highest terms Of praise OF the peo-
pie OF Fort Worth, and Tie city council
OF Decatur and her citizens are well
pleased az the manner In which our
health officer was received, The doctor
also has many Kind words foy the Fort
Worth & Denver City railroad officials,
especially It's conductors and train men.
We will not quarantine now, but VIII
take all cautious means to prevent the
spread OF the disease in Decatur, such as
vaccinating, tisinlecting, etc Some
few of the citizens Of Decatur are In
favor Of quarantlning, but the majority
think extreme measures unnecessary,
DR. SWANS nEnonr.
nEoAprR. Tx. Feb s2.-To thr Honorable
Mayor and Members Of Council ~ the cay 81
Decatur. / h.So the honor of submitting Tor
! your consideration the following report OF my
4 Investigation relating TO the sanitary eohulll0h
OF Fort Worth and Beighboring Ciiich regard
/ Ing the prevalence OF yariolai
| After exhaustive research, aided oy prom /,
| nent professional men aud others, ! nave 70
] sav that there was, on the evening OF the 2lsl
! inst, twenty five cases OF vhrioih KNOWN 70 "
/ ia In the otyO Fort Worth, nine OF whom
wore In the pest house, the remainder were
/ divided ia four different locations In that cry
| The city officials of Fort Worth claim that lhcy
arc Thoroughly fortified against further
| spread of the disease by the only rational
| means known TO the medical profession VIZ
/ vaccination. yariola also exists In tne
| following points In this state made known !.
| mo "a. wit: The cities Of Dallas, lif0Mnwoou
! and Strawn. ThelcXact number 0f cafes,l regfe
10 say, was una0lc by any means ~ my com
mand TO learn which would not exceed lhe or
der WIS then acting under.
Asa rule, people VINO reside IN lniecteu 10
callties arc reticent on the subject
Iwish further 10 state TINT te morbid lnnu
enee which proceeds "yariola' originated u
| Inc Southwest portion of the state, 30 iar ~
concerns us, and seems 10 bc passing IA noru
and east course, but It's transit " ny no mehn
rnDid for Il fingers. ana nt alternate peIyu.
many months passed, has reappeared as II Iotl
TO quit its haunts. .,.... ,t,, coi
/ a. H. Frost and his conductors OF the TOR
worth Il Denver City railroad, who, / Az
pleased 80 say, are willing ana ren1y 70 ~, w
crate with The city council Of Decatur IN pre-
venting a spread OF "yarlOla" as far ~ " u y
their power 70 do 30, and VIII extend 70 you
agents every courtesy necessary.
4. have to recommend in tho bighctt terms "
! officers OF the Fort Worth a Denver cry fhn
rond Tor their pains taking sanitary fumiga
lion 81 their coaches for the bcneBt Of "
travelling public whose lives ana hAppihef
they must yigalontiy study 10 protect.
Hoping that you may appreciate my eaIpei
and unobtrus five effort 10 carry out your lnuh
/, lie aim and intention % protect TIE hYes
our fellow citizens against that destroyer w
walketh abroad unnwafcs. am your oDoefei
GA. SWAN, NJ. -
p, Heath OHicer Decalnr.
Judge Piner Is stlll at home at DeAtol
and we have TO select Judges from OF
har