The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
THE GALVESTON CASE
The Report Of Yellow Fever u
That Poiat
RESULTS IN "A RIGID QUARANTINE
Being Declared bs Houston BY Rail-
and Coaaty Road.
MEETING or BOARD or HEALTH
All the Avenues Of Ingress from Gai-
weston Are Closed Awaiting
News from swcarin~en.
MEETING or BOARD OF HEALTH

Houston has had so many startling ysi-
low fever scares oi late 1t was supposed
that she had become injured and could
view anything In the shape OF yellow
fever rumor with stolo indifcrencc. but
when the well authenticated rumor bobbed
up last night that DR., John uuiteras. the
United States yellow fever expert. had dis
covered fever In Galveston. the iowa re-
sumcd what has been Of late Its more or
less normal condition--onc OF fevercd ex-
element.
This news was disseminated by dis
patch from Acting Mayor skinner OF Gall
weston to State Health officer DR.. r. w.
swcnrineen. who was then in the city.
while Dr. swcaringen left with this dis
putch before he could BIO seen by re-
porter for Tho Post, II was seen by City
Health Physician Dr. Robert McElroy.
who reported Its substance to be that DIR.
Guiteras had found eight cases of yellow
feyor Mt Galveston; that there was DIR
ference Of opinion upon the subject among
Galveston physclans and asking that DIR.
swearlngen como to Galveston at once.
In compliance with this request DR..
swearlngen left at cnce over the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fc.
rtl &c.. a.. 40
reported to be ait Scabrook-end Actng
Mayor Street was slick IN bed, but
Dr McElgoy. city health officer took the
bull by the horns and established rigid
quarantine at once against Galveston Hc
first notified thc general cffico OF tho diff
ferent railroads In Galveston by telephone
| that none Of their trains would be allowed
| 10 come into Houatou until furthcr notice.
| lic then coniirnea thlsaction by wire, ana
cont tho following t6,sgrAn, to ,he'fasnsa-
! tnent OF tho International and Great Nosth-
| ern, Santa Fe and La Porte roads Ir Gal
| weston;
81 WILL NOT ALLOW ANY TRAINS TO
ENTER HOUSTON UNTIL l HEAR
DEFINITELY FROM DIR. swEAR1N-
GEN"
lie then sent for Chief Of Police Holm
| and instructed him 10 send mounted
| officers at once TO intercept any AID all
| trains coming from Galveston in the
| meantime.
| At s;55 DR.. McEroy said; II think l
can safely say that from this
| moment no train. individual or conyeyance
| NJ.
the south until the quarantine is raised.
| ] realize that Houston is the gateway to
all points, north. east and west. and us
| city health officer the responsibility OF
| protecting this city restB upon me. and I
| shall put forth every effort TO keep tho
| quarantine rgidly enforced until all danger
| IL past"
| Or. Noark, county physician, was preccnt
| when DR.. McIslroy made the above state.
ment and concurrei with him thoroughly.
| He said he would nave Gordon OF euards
placed at tho county line very carly In the
| morning and no one would be aliowed
| 10 enter the county over the ,oublic highs
| ways At the subsequent suggestion Of
| Commissioner Hiisch. however. guards
| were sent out last night to patrol the coun-
ty roads leading into the city from tho d.
rcction OF Galveston. In this way the teie-
phone and Harrisburg roads arc both
guarded.
The Santa Fe train, duo here last night.
was stopped by the mounted police ut tho
city line and not permitted to proceed
further 1t was still detained UP to md
night, with the option OF returning 10 Gal
weston. but with positive instructions that
no passengers would be permitted to como
into Houston.
special meeting Of the city board OF
health was convened at $3.50 last night. 1t
which all members were present.
DR.. Stuart called up DR.. McElrcv over