Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21


J. w BARCLAY, NJ. D.,
County Health Officer.
Attest: w. J. Paarce, Acting Mayor
There was a marked decline yesterday
il the excitement prevalent on Monday
owing to the announcement of the ap-
paarance Of a number of cases of small
pox ifl the city
AS stated in yesterdays issue, Acti-g
Mayor Pearce and County commiss onsr
Young went to work early and arranged
for place to locate THE colony of cases
and suspects. No sooner was this done
than Mayor Pearce secured a comforta BILE
wagon and the services of Messrs. Bell
snider aItdlShirley two efficient men, and
at once began ga herring up the persons
subject to quarantine and had them re-
moved to the camp.
In all there were transferred yesterday
twenty PATIENTS all OF whom were givtn
the most careful handling en- route to
their temporary abodes.
The police department. was unusually
Yigilant in seeking out suspects, and as
soon as one was located he was report q
and transferred to ca mps.
Mayor Pearesl also started broom
brigade to cleaning up sweeping every
thing in the way Of rubbish and trash b.
fore them.. Lime Is also beng used and
1t is only Amatter of short time ere ths
CITY will be as clean as a pin. Gen.
George L. Thomas has charge of the
lively.
MAYOR EVANS HEARD FROM.
Acting Mayor Pearce received a tele-
gram from Mayor r. " Evans Yesterday
afternoon asking for information and
demanding to know If his services were
needed, He was promptly informed that
ne was ON vacation and to stay away
and enjoy himself, as Birmingham is all
right.
A PROCLAMATION
Acting Mayor Pearce has issued pro-
clamatiop, which reads as follows:
To prevent the spread of smallpox ev-
cry citizen of our city is hereby urgently
requested to at ONCE cause themselves
and family TO be vaccinated. Those who
wish to can call on City Health Officer
DIR. w. III. Wilder, corner Second avenue
and Twentieth street, who will vaccnate
them at the expense of the city. 1t is
very important that our people take this
precaution at once. The health and
safety of our community depends upon
prompt action
Every family is also hereby requested
to have their places cleaned and the rub
sbish placed where trash wagons can get
to 1t. Wagons will be instructed to
sprinkle lime in all bad places about your
premises as soon as you have them prop
erly cleaned.
w. J. PEARcE. Mayor.
A. J. CAMP. Clerk.
y L.
Mr.. Rip Beasley. the popular travelling
passenger agent of The louisville and
Nashville was On the hustle yesterday
dwirg to rumnfs of a proposed quarantine
at Nashville, against Birmingham
He promptly wired to the Exposition
City and received the following in an
swer:
Nashville, Tenn, July 90 1897
r. F. Beasley, P. A. L & N. Birlning-
ham
No quarantine here against your city.
y. G. TUCKER, Health officer.
WM. NJ. MCCARTHY, Mayor.
Nashville Tenn. July 90, 1897.
r. +. Beasley, Care L. e. N. r. r., Biz
mingham
No truth in the report and no likei-
hood OF quara ntlne; mad not heard of any
smallpox a Birmingham.
J. w, THOMAS.
On receipt of above Mr.. Beasley had
the following circular gotten out and
spread broadcast over the city and on all
trains entering and going out of the city:
SMALLPOX!
Following telegram just received:
Nashville Tenn, July 20, 1897
r. F. Reasley, Birmingham Ala.
No truth in the report, and no likeli-
hood of quarantine. Had not heard OF
any smallpox at Birmingham
(Signed) j. w. THOMAS.
Above is from Maj J. ". Thomas, pres
ident of the Tenre ssee Centennial expo
sition and was sent in answer to mes
sage from here asking If thre was any
truth in the report of Nashville having
quarantined against Birmingham.
r. Il. BEASLEY,
Passenger Agent L. & \. R. r. Co.