Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-29

The Precautions Agaiass luapersing
Yellow Fever.
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pAYs INSPECTIONS
Or. 7. z stratton, who was appointed sanitary
Inspector 70 inspect the trains coming this city
from the south IN the vicinity or the sections az
nicted with yellow fever, found yesterday that %
many trains were arriving n would be impossible
20 60 through all OF them. and In order that the
duty may be thoroughly performed an assistant
20 Dr. stratton will be appointed DIR. BirdsaiL OF
Alexandria n spoken OF. and the appointment viii
probably b made to-day.
DE- 0TRArroSs FIRST RSroRL
Dr. Stratton made his nrst report 20 Acting
Health On1cer Mc0inn this morning, as follows;;
"To-day examined the passengers on the trains
mont airline; also ii:a4 a. m. ana ii 40 ?. m.
trains over the coast line. and $50 p. M train on
the kenesaw route. was instructed by Dr. Ham
the trains over the coast line hence 4 examined
the IL "a q N train Instead OF the ll:l3 a M.
As there was only eleven minutes difference IN
their time OF arrival, found IL Impossible 10 ex-
anime both. I found no one holding ucAets from
the interuicted points In Florida. one gentleman
on his way from Gainesville 70 PENNSYLVANIA ha9
officer have questioned several OF those closely
coming from po,n In Georgia asl arm almost salts
ned taat they buy tickets from those places 70
pIsINFEcTKp LETTER
Acting Health oficer Mc0inn this morning re-
eeived q disinrected letter from the infected
regions The letter was perforated and the origi-
nsi letter had been placed In second envelope
II was as followss
CsDAR Ksys, QuARASrrSs STATION.
Dear Sir: came here eleven days ago, and there
was steamer that came the same time. She was
from Tampa, Fld lives from sarsola, SO miles
south OF Tampa, AMI 20 miles from eny Infected
places, ana have Kept hear To serve out nftecn
Gays, so " ould uAe 10 know IL Is. 1 am out hear
In boat ahd she Il almost disable for service and
wanted 10 set In TO have her repaired Please send
me The rules and regulations II you please.
louis truly ID. s. TULFoRp.
DR. srRATToNs INSTRUCTIONS
To-day at noon ID. Stratton held consultation
with Acting Health Onloer McGinn with reference
10 the supervision OF cases and the making up OF
the daily report TO the he ,lth ofcer The doctors
hsIuctions are 70 pay particular attention 10 the
persons coming from Plant City. Jacksonville,
Tampa Palmetto and Manatee. When any person
any time, bis or her address must be taken, 80
thoritieA
On one Of the arriving trains yesterday DIR.
Stratton found man that was quite sick. lie said
that he was from Atlanta, and was on his way 10
Baltimore. The doctor did not think that lac was
yellow lever patient, and 50 he WAS permitted TO
pass through 10 his destination. Another sus-
Fla, on her way TO New YORK. Had she stopped
In this city she would have been kept under sur
Vieiiance Tor ten days
MARRIAGE LIoENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been Issued b. the C ERIK OF the court 10 John h.
Durben and Maria Layinia Norris both OF Mont
gonery County, Nd: Horace johnson and Mary
l. Reeves; John W, Baker, formerly OF Hagers-
town, No, and Cora V. Lttleford.
RANGE OF THE IHKRNonErER-rhe following
were the readings at the signal once to-day: q
N. d; p. u, IS; maximum, 7s; illinllnuIn, 81