The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-10-12

Lake Charles nnd Her Onlcials
Talked About.

Lake Charles nnd Her OnlciaAs
Talked About. H
The EoHo has steered clear Of max
ing any unpleasant remarks heretofore
about DIR. Rutherford and the Texas
quarantine. Three weeks ago when
Prof. WEIGH, Mrs. Vincent and a num-
Der of others came back from The REL
ported horrible quarantine accommo-
ilatiOns on the Sabine, we merely gave
Prof. Welsh's statement of the affair,
But now, since Mrs. Vincent has reach
ed her home and through the Bosqne
Citizen gwen her version of the affair,
aud Or. Rutherford has seen fit to
give the other side Of the story of
Mrs. Yineeut's trouble to Houston
Post reporter, we feel it our duty TO
give another side of the question.
The city of Lake Charles has never
yet taken the yellow fever scare in
the sense that it is known TO other
places. In the case of Mrs. Vincent,
who came from the mountains OF
Georgia, and Prof. WEIGH from South
Carolina, and others, with clear bills
Of health, the officers and citizens Of
orr city felt no alarm whatever.
IL was the sense Of the citizens and
city authorities that quarantine sta
ton should be established near our
town and all parties who were refused
admittance INTO Texas and made their
way back to Lake Charles from the
miserable accommodations offered
them at the Sabine qtaEauiine should
be sent 10 the quarantine station here
the usual number of days.
1t may be said IN this that the city
Of Lake Charles was aping the quar-
anhne at Sabine. Not so. The bus
mess relations between our city ard
Texas mast he taken into considers-
ton. Oar large lumber interest here,
sending from twenty to thirty ear
loads Of lumber daily, in aud through
Texas on the Southern Pacific railroad,
besides the schooner output, demands
that we keep intercourse with Texas
if possible. Common sense Would
suggest that the course for our city
to pursue .would be to establish
quarantine station and require all
those who came here from the Sabine
quarantine to enter it even should we
be thoroughly satisfied as to their bill
of health. If Texas refused admit
lance To party it was wisdom on the
part of our city authorities 10 refuse
the same party.
10 be plain, Lake Charles had de-
termined TO so act in the matter of
quarantine that DR.. Rutherford, the
yentable man who could establish a
ease Of yellow fever in New Orleans
on vacant lot or in a cotton press,
would have no excuse 10 establish a
quarantine against our city. In giving
his side of the story Of Mrs. NineeBts
troubles while she was in Lake Charles
DIR. Rutherford says: "Afier enduring
numerous indigHilies al the hands Of
the Lake Charles officials, who threat
ened 10 drive them out Of town, word
was sent them on the 22nd, through
another party, in a casual way, thai
they eonld pass the quarantine station
and 60 on into Texas"
This is certainly extraYagant Ian
guage for a man holding the position
Of DR. Rutherford. Where did be ge
tho information that Mrs. VINCENT re
ceiyed numerous indigailies at thi
hands Of The Lake Charles officials
Certainly not from Mrs Vincent
statement because be was giving th
other side Of the Story. Perhaps hi
Information came from The sam
source that Il did when be establishes
a case Of yellow fever On the vaean
lot and cotton press. II % we thin
Il high Lime he was repudiating II
formation received Through such
source If Il deceived him once il Ia
deceived him swiee.