The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-12

ment Of railroad companies to an extei
| which will render them safe to run In a
directions after they have been in infecte
ports.
| II. W. Garrow. President Houston Col
ton Exchange and Board OF Trade.
InnIan & Read.
| Dorrance. Neville & Cairns.
| X. w. Gamble & Co.
| G. s. Wigg & Co.
| l.. Hohenthai.
| Carson, Sewall & Co
| Knoop, Frerichs & Co.
| Rail- Bros, p. w. Meyerpool, Agent.
William d. Cleveland & Co.
Bateson. Hooper G. Co.
| Peden e. Co.
James Butte.
Bryan Heard
Henke & Pilot.
| Fl. D. Taylor & Sons
Bering- Cortes Hardware Company.
Ed. Kiam.
Herman T. Keller
T. II. Thompson.
In answer to the above. DR.. Swearingel
said:
Gentlemen: have taken great pleasur,
in reading this document, and ] Will as
sumo the responsibility of answering IL
the name OF DR.. Guiteras and myself.
can appreciate how deeply you are all in.
terested in the proposition submitted Il
us, and I can also realize the vast inter.
ests involved.
There is no question in my mind but thai
your empty cars can be thoroughly purifie.
at Virginia Point by process Of fumiga-
ton, The burning of sulphur in the cars
allowing the sulphurous fumes to thor
oughly penetrate their interiors, or the
washing out with a solution of bichloride
Of mercury either one. In my opinion
would thoroughly disinfect your empty
cars so they could be brought back from
Galveston.
This question was submitted to me b.
the board OF health of Alvin as ! passe |
through there this morning, and told
them that Alvin was even more interested
In the publication of these empty cars
IMAM Houston or other points further
north. as it is nedrer to Virginia Point
Open up all the doors of car and haul
II fifty miles with the wind blowing
through 1t and l am willing to stake my
professional reputation on the opinion that
IL could not carry the germs of all infecti-
Gus disease that distance. Therefore, it
is question of moro Importance to Alvin
ana other places nearer the infected point.
Il feel perfectly confident that Dr. Gutter
as will Join and sustain me in saying that
we can make those cars perfectly safe to
be carried back into North Texas without
OBTAINING them more than twenty-four
hours. l believe one nights fumigation
would be sufficient to purify an ordinary
car. OF course II 1t had been In a place
where 1t was badly infected 1t would be
detained longer. For instance, a ship that
mad carried g, sick man or room that has
mad sick person in it we would call
padly infected, and we, OF the medical de-
partment. must make those classfcations
IL We found car which we considered to
be badly infected, 1t would have to be FUN
gated by bichloride OF mercury. which Is
The most destructive germicide known 10,
science. Out at my quarantine station this
Iumigation is done by steam process and
me same Kind OF an apparatus could he
placed at Virginia Point. The work would
Of course have to be done under the super
vision OF an intelligent and competent
medical officer. whose services would have
% be paid for by the railroads Some of
Inc cars would need more fumigation than
'thers. For ordinary box cars the sulphur
'andles burned in them over night would
'e sufficient, and / would have no appre.
tension whatever over a car that had been
reated in that manner,
II you desire an elaborate opinion In re.
ara TO this matter Dr. Guiteras and nv
elf will take this paper with us and dis
quarantine station. after which we will
'ive you full written opinion. think
Win the assurance Of DR.. Gulteras and
myself that 1t is safe. you should expert
nee no trouble whatever In moving thea,
'mpty cars northward"
Mr.. Garrow asked the doctor for his
pinion in regard to fumigating barges In
eply he said. ="
of course the barges could not be treaties |
', 'he same manner as the freight cars.
We would nave to attend to them at the
,s staiion' have a magnificent |
liant there, and am sure it could moi he
sea Tor better purpose than thorough.
Wsiniecting and fumigaung those
argos. think the quarantine officer DR.
Jay iieio' VIII take pleasure In taking cara
the parges at quarantine, IL YOU vii,
ave them brought alongside the station ;,
mayor hice suggested that the bargey
40 over fliiy miles OF water TO traverse
eiore eeming INTO Houston. and DR..
wearinsen replied
They are even less liable 10 he infectsd
Tier arriving here than freight cars
ure air and sunlight are the greatest
'eVshtives OF disease In this world 7
iyselt would not be afraid of an onan
arse win nothing OIL II coming from Cal
eston, as ! am quite sure Il would nurirv
sell before II reached Houston hit ~
ouid have to disiufect them for moral
ire,' me sentiment of the community
ust be considered. In great many IN,
ances the people take extreme viws =,
'.s1 enlnss ana 1t Is part OF the duiy
an, - ancer To cater 10 public senti.
,wevor, It is very easy matter 10 f,,n,;
s.e tncee osrges at the quarantine 49,.
"a ina every one OF them leaving iher.
~ eaIry certificate from IN. onsrsn
% nc otl;cer that the work has bson done
% INT as the barges are concerned
!, conslaned, ~ win cost nothing 10 have
.,,n ia a,ns, and disintected at Guar
III Nave - M put the different railroads
v p virEinia Point. and win ssssc ttns
3 f.ork." $40 so0~ exter
fe niiroad representatives urs..,,
assurance that the susgesticns w.