Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-26
IA, IA, MAJOR /!
The State Health Officer WIN Recon-
> = mend That the Quarantine
les & Be Raised.
DIR. Swearingen 10 the Fort Worth Del
egation: III DO Not Think the Quar-
antine at All Necessary
A Reasonable Prceaution offered. which
Is Intended, However, For Protec.
tion Purposes Only.

DR.. X. M. Sweariugen, state health
officer, was in the city yesterday He
came at the request OF the city authori-
ties TO investigate the status OF small
pox in Fort Worth and to determine
whether II warranted the establishment
of a quarantine by Dallas DR.. Swear
ingen passed through Fort Worth from
Austin on the early morning Missouri Pa.
cifc train aud proceeded TO Dallas, re-
turning at 80 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Immediately ON his arrival he was
driven TO each OF the infected places by
City Physician DR.. Slauter and made as
thorough examination as the brief time
he remained here would allow.
After this had been concluded the doctor
repaired to the Pickwlck hotel parlor,
where he was met by large delegation
of business and professional men. At
their invitation he made little talk (the
doctor is fluent and agreeable speaker
detailing the result of his Investigations
and foreshadowing his report to the gov
ernor.
DIR Swearlngen stated the extent and
condition of the malady, as he had found
1t, corroboratlng the observations of the
local health officers who have paid us
a visit. Like them, he minated that
alarm over the matter was causcless.
He commented favorably on the treat
ment of the disease by the authorities,
and made one or two suggestions looking
TO additional measures OF precaution
(Which were at once adopted).
In regard 20 his report, the doctor
stated In substance that he would recon-
mend that the quarantine be raised, and
that Dallas be permitted to substitute in
It's stead, II she choose, system OF In
spection. This merely seeks TO interdct
the entrance of parties who actually have
the smallpox, or who have been in per-
sonal contact with IL.
A gentleman in the party asked II this
inspection service would apply against
Fort Worth alone, or would operate
against all places where smallpox exists.
DR.. Swearingen replied that he sup
posed 1t would apply to the disease alone,
ana not against any particular city. So
far as he knew case OF Fort Worth
smallpox was no worse than that from
any other town.
There Is very little good to he directly
accomplished, said he, by an inspection
service. II will be rare thing
when an individual Is quarantined
But its existence tends TO keep parties
who have been exposed to the disease at
home, where they very properly belong,
whether they are in Fort WORTH San An
tonic, III Paso, or any other place.
A gentleman asked DR. Swearlngen II
there we're any grounds for quarantine
against Fort Worth.
/ Said he; az do not think the quaran-
| tine at all necessary, nor do | think the
| inspection service NJ all necessary. Still,
Dallas has the right TO institute inspec.
! tion II she desires"
| "lf the state had the money Ia spend
freely, II would be good idea TO inspect
every train from Mexico. Dallas would
be in much greater danger from person
direct from the City of Mexico than from
one from Fort Worth"
"The period OF incubation In smallpox
difference Of few hours In the time OF
travel between places amounts TO moth
ing.u
DR.. Swearingen remarked that Austin
was in much greater danger from small
pox than Dallas, being between Fort
Worth and San Antonio, but that II had
not thought OF quarantlning.
AS 10 the condition of the disease here
! h.a aatA haf IN, lao nm Ae
control, and he had no doubt that II
would soon be stamped out.
The Dallas quarantine had been
caused, he thought, by exaggerated re-
ports which had reached that city.
The gentlemen present were much
gratifed by DR. Swearingen's remarks
and expressed their appreciation OF his
Just and conservative disposition Of the
matter The DOCTORS conversation and
manner indicated hrs thorough impartial
ity and determination to mete out exact
Justice He returned TO Austin on the
night train, leaving here at $3.50 p m.
II GOV Ireland acts IN accordance
with DR.. Swcaringen's report, which, Of
course, is foregone conclusion, the
Dallas quarantine will be raised.
II our sister city is 30 disposed she
may continue an inspection OF trains TO
guard against the Introduction OF IN
fected persons, without regard TO their
name or habitation.
The quarantine proclamatlons, which
have not yet been distributed on west
bound trains, will bring at the paper fac
tory or Q cents per pound. This Is a
suggestion TO Maj. John Henry Brown.
Tia, IA, major.