The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-11

put on Saturday night was not In the
least relaxed yesterday. but was. on the
contrary, supplemented by the sending ou'
Of guards by the county and placing them
at the county line along every avenue o.
travel between Houston and Galveston.
number Of the retail business men oil
Houston met yesterday and secured from
the city health physician. DR.. Robert Nc
Elroy. the following statement
Houston. october 10.--Thcre is no
yellow fever here. rigid auaran-
tine is established by Houston and
Harris county against Galveston and
all infected points.
Robert McElroy
"City Heath Officer"
This statement was made the text Of a
dispatch and Immediately wired out TO
the county judges at the following points:
Hampstead, Brennan, GlddinGs. Bastrop.
Navasota, Bryan. Franklin. Richmond.
Columbus, LaGrangc Gonzales, Bellvile.
Halletsville. Cuero, Victoria. Edna. Golad.
Lockhart. Willis, Huntsville. Crockett,
Palestine. Caldwell Cameron. Bolton,
Marlin, Livingston, Nacogodoches. Hearne.
Calvert, Bremond.
The receipt of the following dispatch
early in the afternoon by City Health Off
Ger McElroy furnished food for animated
street gossip for the remainder OF the
day
DR.. McElroy, Houston, Texas.
Galveston. Texas. October 10.'--1 expect
to visit Houston tomorrow with DR.. Cult
eras, Please instruct -FOUR guards and
at Houston. Please notify the board OF
health. r. NJ. Swearlnsen.
There was q great deal OF speculation
upon the street as to what the result OF
DR.. Guiteras' investigation 1T Houston
would be, and as to the ACCESSIBILITY of let
ting him into Houston until he had at least
conformed to the quarantine regulations
that would be imposed upon citiz ,ns SEN
orally. but this matter was the subject
Of very thorough and intelligent discuss
sion at last nights meeting Of the hoard
of health, resulting in the conclusion thdS
upon the taking of certain sanitary pre-
cautions both Drs. Swearingen and
Gulteras will be admitted.
The city board Of health held a special
meeting last night at the office of DR.. D. r.
Stuart. In addition to the regular mem
II. B. Rice and several representative
citizens, among whom were Captain j. c.
DR.. J. T. Boyles. Judge S.
raliaferTo, T., w. Sewall, Ben Campbell |
r. NJ. Johnston, w. B. Groseclose, ].
NJ. Lee, Horace Boothe, Howard +. Smith |
md County Physician Noark.
After calling the meeting to order Mayor
Rice said
Might before last being absolutely worn |
nut, and feeling that the yellow fever scare |
bad practically been disposed. | visited |
The country for rest. received a tele- |
gram last night saying that my presence |
In the city was urgently required and |
'ame home on special, arriving here at |
80 this morning
Nothing has mortified me so much in
many % long day as the attitude OF the
'ity health officer toward this board dur
ne my absence. The health of the city OF
Houston has been of such great moment
hat deemed 1t absolutely usce3.lry stme
line ago to ask the co-ope nation of the |
most experienced physicians Il this city |
nd can state that do not believe any
fficial Of the city of Houston vii coun-
enance the disrespect and discourtesy
hown this board and It's learned and re-
pected members last night.
While 1t is true this S Az advisory
oard and working In the interests of hui
nanity and fer the welfare OF our clti-
ems without pay, yet II mas alr,Sndy done
n immense amount Of good ami every off,
III and citizen Of Houston should apl re-
late the same
49, 49, a.. |
his city, that this board shall continue TO
xist. and shall he governed by it's actions
, quarantine matters.
AS to any clash between the city health
Ulcer and mysslf. there can be none. AS
10 head Of this municipal government II
my duty to labor earnestly and vigorous
to maintain It's progress, its health. and
ny other benefits that may accrue to it.
THE city health officer should endeayor
all times to cooperate with his brother
hysiciape, and especially those who are
der and more experienced than he. In the
tort to keep an infectious disease out OF
lie city. This is no time for petty jeal-
isles. political matters or trivial differ
1ces. Politics should be laid aside and
'eryone. both in official and private life.
iould work for the welfare OF this com. ,
unity"
County Health officer DR.. No,rk having !,
attu Huat tHe quarantine at the county F..
ne would h. rigidly enforced. the hoard
ION considered the question ms 10 whether
70 city authorities should maintain the /,
ty quarantine now In force against Gal
ss on.
Relative to this subject Mayor Rice said;
rhe board has heard what Dr. Noark has :
ia about the bridges, the three railroads I,
ID all Important county roads being un- ,
r quarantine by the county authorities. :
ne railroads are cooperating with the !,
~ OF Houston and will of course mt
axe any attempt to run trains into the |,
~ during the quarantine. and as long as ,
nave tho assistance OF the roads hard (,
see the necessity OF maintaining the CITY .
arantine."
This led 20 considerable discussion. In 4
. course OF which Mr. Ben Campbell said q
had heard that the passengers on the !
Ma Fe train that was held up outside the y
" limits Saturday night got into Houston
nday morning, the train having backed =
OK to Alvin and then went on TO Rosen-
rg, whore the ssange-s took the Maca-
nj freight into Houston,
Mayor Rice then said II would he nroner ,
'he city 10 quarantine the Arkansas pass
southern Psoifc west and let the com.
do the rpst. Nouh-
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