The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-13
SHOT GUN QUARENTINES
THE STATE ALMOST WITHOUT
RAILWAY FACILITIES.
HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED
The Epidemic is no Respecter of Persons But
Visits the Hoyel and the Mansion
Situation in louisiana Grows
No Worse.

Austin. Texas. Oct. 12.-rhe most Sc
rious situation now confronting the peo-
pie of Texas is the almost complete
blockading of tavel, owing to the yellow
fever scare. Many trains on all the prin-
cipal lines have been abandoned and To-
cal lines have stopped running entirely.
Both divisions of the Houston and Texas
Central and the Southern Pacific are tied
up most effectually tonight, not a single
wheel moving, save in the extreme north
ern portion of the State. Every small
town in the State is rapidly organizing
shotgun quarantine so trains cannot
stop, except at the big cities. The stu
ation is one of growing alarm and appre-
hension. BY tomorrow night, unless the
situation is soon relieved, the entire
southern and central portion of the State
will be practically without any railroad
facilities, as all trains will be stopped.
GALVESTON.
Galveston, Texas, Oct. 12-The stu
alton in Galveston at this hour is hope
full. The Board of Health is under issue
OF a notice today declaring the disease
to be of light type and stating that
eleven cases have been reported all told
and all are either recovered or conyal-
escent.
The first mail since Saturday night ar
rived today, three tons of it. The prin-
cipal lines are bringing freight into Gal
weston and are being allowed to return
their box cars north. SO the export bus
mess is progressing. No freight is yet
allowed to 20 north. Free communica-
tion was established between Houston
and Galveston today.
DR. H. A. West, Of the Board of
Health. reported this afternoon that Isa-
dor Mayer fisherman. aged 46. living
at Thirty-second street and Avenue =,
had an absolute case of yellow fever.
NO DEATHS YESTERDAY.
Mobile Ala. Oct 12.-Threc new cas-
IS of yellow fever wer brought to light
in the past twenty-four hours No deaths
have occurred in the past forty-eight
hours. Total cases to date 129; deaths
20; discharged ~: under treatment 81.
There are three more cases reported
On the steamer Kate, lying at Magazine
Point. three miles above the city. A
hospital will be established there by the
quarantine board Of Mobile Bay and the
ship disinfected
The fever is making its greatest prog
ress along the centre of the residence
portion of the city III the Broad street
and the Spring Hill avenue districts. but
still il is not at the ratio noted at the
beginning Of the outbreak. while the
virulence of the disease has not notably
increased.
IN NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, La. Oct 12.-The fever
situation grew no worse her today But
at the same time there is no rift yet
showing through the clouds and the
promise is not bright for an immediate
reopening of the avenues of industry.
Daylight had hardly come this morn
ing before two deaths had been announc-
ed, but no other fatalities had gone down
on the books when night fell. There has
been for some time a general impression
that the fever was confined solely to the
houses of the poor But it has likewise
found It's way into the houses of the
rich, and in handsOm mansions today on
Jackson avenue and other fine residence
thoroughfares the ugly red and yellow
hags hung. Of the new cases those of
Mrs. Hunter G. Leake wife of the gen
eral agent of the Illinois Central road:
of James X. Anderson, n prominent sup
ply agent representing Eastern houses,
and of Mrs. Eakn. wife of the superin-
tendent of the Standard Oil Company.
are said to be Of a somewhat mild type.
These are the most prominent cases re
ported today.
HOUSTON QUARANTINED
Houston, Texas, Oct. 12.-The city
woke up this morning to find itself in
quarantine with the declaration of
State Health Officer Swearingen, based
on the statement of DIR. Guiteras, that
four cases of yellow fever existed here.
The public schools were not opened and
this fact created some alarm. Few
trains left town and all were we'll filled. |
The cases have been promptly isolated. |
City health officers today carefully in |
vestigated several cases called to their !
by physicians, but pronounced |
all of them dengue. No trans are run
ming now except one between here and |
Galveston.
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