The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
THE WAY WAS BARRED.
Determined Citizens Turned Back
the Board Of Health.
SHOT GUNS PREVENTED A FARLEY
Drs. Olliphant, Guiteras ana Others
Could Not Pass Through the
Town Of Rayne. La.

| wow OficauS, cepteHfDcT SSs-A spcciu
train which pulled out Of tho Southern Pa.
cinc depot this morning carried superin-
tendent Owen. President Oiliphant Of the
board OF health. DR.. Carter OF the Marine
hospital service ana Or. John Guiteras. The
| two former. with health officials In many
OF the towns OF Southwestern and North
western Louisiana, will hold a conference
| tomorrow with a view TO giving the rail-
ways chance to move freight and the
| unemployed Of New Orleans chance to
earn their daily bread. DR.. Guiteras, II is
expected, VIII journey TO Texas and cx-
anime some OF the cases Of fever there.
Private adviccs received in the city say
that DIR. Guiteras would be welcomed In
Texas.
Lafayette. La, September 2s.-The ef-
fort OF the business men, city and State
health authorities OF New Orleans to ef-
feet modification Of the rigid quarantine
| restrictions OF tho various parishes OF this
State by conference OF tho parish and
town quarantine officials along the South
ern Pacific and Texas and Pacific roads
ended abruptly this afternoon. The train
carrying the physicians who were to take
M RI In, ha
the train which left Algiers this morning
passed through Lafayette this afternoon.
bub failed to proceed any further than
Rnyne. where the people, armed with shot
guns, refused to let IL 10 through.
When the train reached the corporate
limits OF Rayno a body of men tagged It
down and informed the passengers aboard
that 1t would not be allowed to 20 on;
that under no circumstances would It be
permitted to enter the corporate limits of
Rayne. Determined men with shotauns ma
rines pointed tho deadly weapons at I'm
gineer Gregory and declared that tho
wheels would have TO stop. Members Of the
body OF cilzens threatened to tear up the
track II the train persisted to run through
tho town. The reception was too warm 10
even permit OF parloy and the officials
OF the train decided that II would be wise
to mako its way back. An unsuspectins
fellow walked from the depot at Rayne and
entered the train to deliver a telegram to
one OF the physicians. The guards found
II out and would not let him get back into
the town and In consequence the unfor
tunate messenger was compelled to remain
on board
The train returned to Lafayette at about
o'clock In the afternoon ana stayed In
the station about half an hour. Among
the passengers were Or. 8. II. olllphant
DIR. Carter OF the United States Marine
hospital service. DR.. Gulteras. DIR. Smith
and Messrs Carlton and Frctcr OF Frank.
lin, Mr., beverley Miles. ex-Sheriff Frerc
Superintendent Owens OF the Southern
Pacific. DR.. Alfred Duporier OF New iberia
and several others. The train was in charge
OF Conductor Lusted Had not Rayne pre-.
vented the party from passing II would
have been intcrfered with elsewhere. The
authorities OF Lake Charles and opsiousaa
wired horc that tho train would not be
permitted to pass through the town. 1t IA
reported that Dir, Guiteras. who was ON
board, was trying to mako his way into
Texas. where his services arc wanted as a
fever expert
| The news that the physicians who vera
on tho train had recently been In contact
with yellow fever patients caused a deal
OF unravorable comment. The circulars Is
sued here stated positively that DIR. Carter
would be the only one from an infected
point This action of the people along the
road will. In all probability. put an end
to the move to have conference OF ply
sicians representing tho different towns
and parishes. Any plan to modify the quar-
antine would hardly meet with the ap-
proval OF the people.
Reaches Lake Charles.
Lake Charles, La, September a9,--while
" oliiphant and associates on tho con-
ference train from New Orleans were In
communication with calcasieu parish In