The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-01

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ne absolute confidence on the part o
5 a. people that there was no yellow feve
s u Houston began to assert itself. Mature
\ 3udSmcnt began % .slsc the place Of wil'
excltsment, the relaxation Of the quaran.
tine Il various points, in consequence prob
\ ably Of the edtct OF Dr. swearingen. thai
ss'ths quarantine against Houston could b.
raised With perfect safety all conspiret
toward restoration Of confidence and I
4 Frightening up OF the business situation.
While tho retail trade showed a decided
Improvement over It's stagnated condition
for tho several days preceding. the cottor
clippers were jubiiant over the prospect o.
other channels being opened np to then
spite Galvestons embargo, and in the ratlt
Of Houston's jubilation might be measured
GalveHon'a discontinue. and bets were
two TO one on the strcct that Galveston'e
quarantine againss, Houston would be raised
before the passage OF another day and
without waiting for Dr. Swcarlngen to say
that Houston had no case OF yellow fever
which was the ultimatiim imposed by Cal
weston tho night before as the condition
upon which the quarantine would BIO raised.
The general impression upon the street
was that Galveston simply awaited an ex-
cusc for raising the quarantine and this
was finally youchsafcd in an invitation
from City Health officer Or. Robert Me-
Elroy to the mayor and board OF health OF
Galveston TO send to Houston n committee
OF physicians 10 investigate the situation
here, examine for themselves the suspected
patient and convey back to Galveston their
conclusions.
II was In response to this invitation that
special train came up from Galveston at
$40 p. m. over the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe, bearing several OF Galvaston's
most eminent physicians. namely, Dra G.
w. Truehcart. J. II. Y. Paine, c. II. VIII
kinson, q. NJ. Magruder. Marine hospital
surgeon, and J. u. Burk.
These gentlemen were met Mt the depot
by the following delegation Of Houston
doctors Dr. Robert McElroy. city health
physician. Or. D. II. Stuart. president
board OF health, DR.. j. r. Stuart. DR. Tom
Boyle Drs. Jackson. Eckhardt, urwltz and
MulisDe
Upon the arrival OF the specialAhe visit-
lng doctors were Immediately assigned To
carriages and driven directly to the housc
OF Eva Duncans. whore, after nm examlnn
ton OF the patient, they returnd to pr D.
~ Stuarts office at 8 y. m, whore they
were again met by the local physicians
named above. together with Dr.. Ramsey,
sne coiored physician who originally had
charge OF, the Duneans case.
After the meeting was called to order Dr.
Paine arose and said:
we have been sent hero as n committoe
70 report TO our people In Galveston tho
exact nature OF the case which we bavs
visited this evening. not 40 much from our
own observations Of tho case as from the
physicians who have been connected with
H. coupled with our own personal inspec-
tlon Of the patient herself.
We sympathze." said he, with the c,t-
Teens OF Houston In tho embarrassment,
tney nave sustained In a commercial wny.
anu We assure you that this act Of mar.
antlne has only been one of SELF preservn.
lipn' Justified by the official state.,ent
mat tho case was suspicious. we have
se'hc mere 10 learn facts. and II tho views
" your physicians regarding the case are
~ ~ we intend to cooperate with YOU
,ns,,s' wing ms quarantine removed, that
Justice may be donu without ieops rt,,,ns
me health OF the State
Dr. Trneheart then said TINT tho co,,,.
n v would be glad to hear the testimony
- 49, Wy Iirst phN hlan who attended tho
- ~ response to which DR.. Il, Il. Ram.
w mace the following statement.
i. wAs caiied to see this young woman
"a Monday September 80, al night
r nnasu ner troubled with mild fever. dian.
III y as malarlal fever and treated her
~ ,a ,aat disease, At that time her tenn.
Po rs,,l was 100 and her pulse los. when
irrc n ~ Ne we iiext morning her tempera-
aiternoon. however the patient,a temn.sa
' 'oa haa been higher. varying from loo >,
W. 's. OUT the daily range OF tcmperatur. Nv
NY. nv mornings hae been from 9S 10 % uar
p.s s nus varied from so to 10
/. :" zen sue came from Beaumont s,,a
sue wac complaining OF a slight hnad
.vue' soreness OF the muscles and M,
scne. ! examined her mouth and ,n"n nS
W, " lonsue slightly coated, the gums aml
ssi 70 DO In good condition excentIn,
snlarra.,p a.c unse. The tongue was llttle
, s,,,.s ~ ana coated with brownish Nil
ous coating and was molst Thn wv
S, slightly tiuged with yellow. In, t ,Ns
: ', y vessels OF the eye were mot .r,a. .us
auvut SIX days after 1 firvt at,arnas Nv Nv
owish." N ~ STOW more yell
(. one mas been sick at the stomach ~.
n y. every day since ! first saw ha, "ss ~,
. .ursuay l'he second day visited har, ~
~. 49, { Ereenish substance, but Il WINS
tcrted s ~ WIN oiood. have never do.
spleesi, nor has there been anv ta, .,.er or
! eoont the abdomen or stomach s Ssn
1eeu sleeping well at nirht Ga Snc mas