The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-15

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10 tho diss.se whsch appeared TO be pre-
asiins In both Galveston and Houston
and called on Mayor nice to make few
rmarks.
Mayor Rice said that the object Of THU
visit was for the purpose Of allowing the
Houston board Of health to zoe what kind
Of yellow fever they had in Galveston
sfter which he desired TO invite the Cal
weston physicians to come TO Houston and
~ what kind Of yellow fever we have
here.
Il don't believe" said he. that there 10
any yellow fever in either place, but Of
course We mymen know nothing about dis
eases or the practice OF medicine. Therefore
l have brought to you the most prominent
physicians OF Houston. that they may con-
suit with you, and this Joint conference
will no double result In positive diagnosis
OF the disease. think II 1t is yellow fever
the entire State OF Texas has had II for
some time 1t is my opinion II the Calves
ton and Houston physicians come to the
conclualon that there is no yellow fever
here. then the whole people Of Texas will
believe them. in spite OF the opinion Of any
Cuban or foreigner who may pronounce
otherwise"
Short remarks were made by DR.. Stuart.
Dr. Scott and DR.. Red after which the
physicians took carriages and we're driven
to see some OF the patients.
On their return to the hotel It was found
that they had visited two patients, one of
them being Ieadore Meyeur on Church
street, n fisherman. who has been sick for
several days, and whose disease DR.. X. II.
Harrison pronounceg severe case OF
jaundlce. Tho other patient vas Mr..
Reach, a newspaper reporter. He was
found to be convalescent and nothing could
be determined ais to what he had suffered
with.
After seeing the patients meeting In
reading room. at which. In addition to the
Houston delegation, the following Calves
ION physicians were present: Drs. II. A.
West, Clarence Warheld, j. u. Burk C.
II. Wilkinson, Ed Randall. George IL. Lee,
J. w. Mclaughlin and j. II, Y. Paine.
No regular report was made OF what
ranspired at this meeting DR.. Il. II. Har-
-ison Of Columbus. Texas. who has been
hrorgh eight opidemics OF yellow fever
Turing his career as physician, was pref
mt al the meeting, and when asked by a
Post reporter as to the result OF the visit
10 the cases said: The man Reach had
been pronounced yellow fever by Dr. Gut.
lcras and is 90 nearly well at this time
hat We can't tell what he has had. The
other patient (Meycur) was not seen by
'uiteras. All the other patients which no
yellow fever are well aud Il ia
,f course utterly useless TO attempt to
diagnose what they were suffering with
while SICK
While the meeting was In progress Mayor
Rice conferred with several members of
he Galveston Cotton Exchange and board |
II trade with view TO inviting physicians
rom different points throughout the state |
o visit Houston and Galveston. In case
he physicians of these two cities decide
hat the disease is not yellow fever, with |
he view of promuisnting the true facts
nd having all quarantine against Houston
nd Galveston raised. Mayor Rice said Inst
light that this would be done II the Hous-
on board Of health and the Galveston phy-
icians decided against yellow fever, and
g Is OF the opinion that that will be tho
esult of the coming conference In Houston.
After leaving Galveston for home the
GARD of health issued the following bulle-
n:
We fnd the same character and type OF
Yer in Galveston as is prevailing in
custom, On our invitation delegation OF
preventative Galveston physicians will
sit Houston tomorrow or next day and
III examine the cases In thir city, after
hieh a conference will be held with the
irpose and in the hope OF arriving at a
Sltiye conclusion as to the nature OF the
sease prevailing here and NJ other town.
'roushout the State OF Texas.
DR.. d. f. Stuart,
President.
DR.. ]. w. Scott.
DIR. w. II. Eckhardt,
Or. $, c. Red.
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