The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30

OF yellow fever After he had gotten
through with his investigation he ey-
pected to leisurely complete his tour of
Tue section, but he found that he was un-
welcome and that people were disposed
rom ro pit every OBSTACLE in the way of his
tb bi;Iaihihg with them. They seem to
INN tnlnk, the doctor says, that as he had
Deen to Edwards, Mobile, Cairo and other
places, ne was an excellent medium for
transmitting germs and they were not
SLOW IN telling him that they would prefer
10 nave him complete his business and
proceed. Even Vicksburg seemed to have
y rear OF him. and the result was that
. si doctor secured q coach from the Mis-
SSissippi valley road and was brought
a very early hour this morning. He i'm
aneSdlately went to the st. Charles hotel
anu spent seven hours in the most peace
iul siumDer that he has had since he has
peen south. The doctor said that he was
nere simply. to await orders. He does
not know whether he will be sent to Gal
WESTON TO examine the fever there, but
tthhpects TO receive instructions soon. In
lhe meantime he will stay as closely as
possible in his room. He does not care
TO see any of the patients in New Or
M Ieahs VINO are suffering with yellow fever
re Delleves that the board of health here
mas taken the most effective measures
Known TO science to stamp out the dis
ease, peleyes that the sickness is in good
control and expresses the belief that it
y! Is mild type. He does not believe that
enere is a particle of reason for wide
spread alarm.
The, state board of health this after
noon held a long meeting to discuss the
Proprlety of quarantining Galveston.
Or; Olliphant presided and said that he
nau received reports from authentic
sources of a suspicious fever prevailing
IN the Texas city. He did not know the
ma nature of the disease. However, he
mad been urged to declare quarantine
AGAINST agar GALVESTON, as New Orleans had
peen compelled to do against Mobile. and
ne wanted to lay the matter before the
board; DR.. Walmsley urged quaran-,
tine, but Mr.. Kohn of the Commercial
EXchange, who was present by invita-
ton, said that the body he represented
were. opposed to any quarantine unless
the facts were. such as to leave little
doubt that yellow fever exists in Gal
WESTON. The view of the Commercial
OF the board took the position that
quarantine against Galveston would be
suggestive of spite and that as New Or
leans had decided to be thoroughly fair
with all cities it was not wise to display
any prejudice, but simply justice in de-
termning to quarantine any city.
Dr. Olliphant will leave New Orleans
on Wednesday morning and will meet
the health officers in a large number of
the parishes of the state on the west
bank of the river. consult with them in
the interest of uniform action in the mat
ter of quarantining against New Orleans
and urge them to relax as much as pos
sible their rules against the receipt of
freight from this city. The doctor will
go as far as Shreveport, where he will
probably meet DR.. Swearingen, the
Texas health officer. .s -lL a. -.
The Louisville board of health today
expressed reliance in the integrity and
candor of DR.. Swearingen, and the meet
ing between Doctors Olliphant, Swearin-
gen and Garter tomorrow night will de-
eide whether or not New Orleans will
quarantine Galveston. ,r '-.. .45.
The postoffice here has decided, in view
of quarantine regulations, not to receive
any merchandise for carriage through
the mails. Only letters and news
papers fumigated will be handled for
the time being. . ...
DIR. Clay of the Waits Home. a chart
table organization. telegraphed today
from Beauvoir that nine children in his
charge are sick and asking for a trained
nurse.
The Texas and Pacific Railway have
laid off all their employees in the
Louisiana district.
The board of health tonight instructed
DR.. Lindsey. at the Rigolets quarantine
station, to release all people there, when
showing unmistakable evidence that they
have been in the vicinity of no infected
point. This applies only to people who
are in the Louisiana detention camps to-
day. In future all persons who are
taken from trains at the detention camp
will either be referred to the government
camp at Fontainbleau or detained for
ten days.