The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-21
ALL BUT TWO OF GALvEsTON,s A.
LEGGED CASES ARE WELL, AND
THEY ARE NEARLY so.
THAT HOUSTON INVESTIGATION
'oo"mittee of Physicians Reports
That the Same Disease Exists Mt
Both Cities and Recommend
Cases BE Kept Under Guard.


by DR.. Guiteras have recovered Tho
last of them. James Seawell, was dis
charged today.
Il vi the four cases since reported by To-
frai physicians, Lorenzo Solari and Arthur
I'M keetch have been discharged George
IN lorgan is rapidly conyalescing and Isa-
n gre Mayeur, the last case reported. is
Ing we'll
physicians report that the dengue cpl
>demic is fast dying out. Nearly every
body has had it, and there is little ma
terlal left for it to work ON. There has
been no fatality.
But one death occurred in Galveston
y today, and that was suicide. The
deaths from all causes for the week end
\ ing Friday evenins-ewere ten. Two of
these deaths were from suicide. None
We're from fever of any type. The deaths
during the same week in last year were
seventeen.
DIR. Swearingen, state health officer
! today voluntarily authorized Mr.. H. A.
Landes, prominent merchant. to say to
the board of health of Galveston that
If they would unanimously adopt resolu-
ton to the effect that there is no yellow
fever in Galveston at this time. and that,
in their opinion, there is no danger in
opening up or removing the quarantine
he would, upon receipt of telegram adj
vsing him of the passage of such resOlu-
ton Immediately declare the state quar-
antiGe against Galveston off. He also
said that the same proposition applied
\to Houston.
\ Mr.. Landes said that DIR. Swearingen
i remarked that he desired to show the
f,eOple of Galveston that he wanted to
~ the right thing. Mr.. Landes thinks
N lpeople of Galveston can not say too
"A in commentator of DR.. Swearin-
I course. Mr.. Landes Immediately
GHerested himself in trying to have a
= aeeting of the board of health, but this
W/was impossible yesterday forenoon.
Z Acting Mayor Skinner was on his way
to Liberty, where his father is critically
ILL., and City Engineer Peek Massick and
Alderman Jones could not be located
DR.. w. G. Fisher, city health physician,
has not yet entirely recovered from his
recent illness and is confined to his room,
but he is keeping track of the situation
= This evening, when he was informed of
State Health Officer Swearingens offer,
he sent the following telegram:
"Galveston, Tex, Oct. Or. r. Nj.
Swearngen, State Health Officer, Austin,
Tex.-You quarantined Galveston on the
report of Dr. Guiteras and on your per-
sonal Responsibility and not on the report
IF the board of health of the city of
Galveston, for it has never reported yell
low fever. You alone hold the kCv -
the situation.
Opportunity to examine patients WI
be afforded you, and for Gods sake re-
lieve us of this useless quarantine. An
swer when we may expect you.
"W. G. FISHER,
Health Physician"
The quarantine lines are gradually
loosening. Bolivar, Hitchcock and other
nearby towns threw their doors wide
open today. Colorado county raised its
quarantine and telegrama from many
points in the state to wholesale mer-
chants indicated that they were only
awaiting the official report from the
l committee and of Galveston and HonS-
u ton boards of health before taking like
kactOn. .c .
"A Railroad traffic is being less difticu.t
liza freight trains are being moved into
keston from all lines except the Mis-
4 Kansas and Texas, which has been
@ble to obtain modification, OF the
, lin nt tNUn IT.
Ytle stations. The Santa Fe is bringing
in freight and this morning began to send
4 empties north without being fumigated,
\ stations on that line no longer refusing.
A number of business men in Calves
4 TON This afternoon wired General Man
l ager Polk of the Santa Fe asking, nm
to resume passenger service IN ana out
l of Galveston.
Mr.. Polk replied that he was doing
the hest he could, that quarantine restric-
ton interfered. N-.,,o,
Itrain service is now running the scheduie
land tickets are being sold to many points
lin Texas. That line is now serving
freight for points north of JacksonVilie
land west of Taylor. as well as all through
freight for northern points. ~ ,,;s
The Gulf, Colorado and santa re, MS
Isouri Kansas and Texas, INTERNATIONAL
4
IClntral and Southern Pacific have invited
Ithta hoard of health at all stations on thelr
Respective lines to send representatives esn no
kGaiveston and Houston on specla1 an 'ru mns
IN make investigations. The plan was
for the physicians to reach Houston sat aha
Nurdar- at noon and come to Galveston the
SAM evening Communication WIN III,
terlor towns today incated that T. at o t4ere
ould probably not be very large attent
lance Of physicians from these towns OS tbo at
NIalyeston and Houston. most OF the EN-
that they would not t be t able t tG rs
home after VISITING a1vi tine nr ewH e to
Last evening Col. L. J. Polk, general
manager of the Gulf, COLORADO ana E Saher
re. wired City Health Physician flShei
rs follows: ,o+ 70.
"Up to this time, p. m: have n9t mo-, re e.
jkeiysd single response of the boarus VI