The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

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| ORLEANS where arr4vcd an .hc s.,h
| NV rensrts OF yellow fever at Edwards
! and Al California had twice saved the city
| OF yicksburr from the infection Of yc,low
! fever. The city had been In communication
| with these localities I'm TO the tinla OF my
| announcement OF tho existence OF yellow
4 fever In them In New Orleans / received
| orders 10 proceed TO Texas and Investigate
| the prevailing epidcmic Of denguc fever in
| thao State. An attempt was made to do
| this over the Southern Pacific railway. the
| State health officer OF Texas having pro.
1 cccded to tho State limo to accompany me
| 10 Houston and Galveston. Local quaran-
| tines however. interfercd with the carry
| ing out OF this plan. was obliged. there
| fore. 10 proceed from New Orleans TO st.
| Louis on September 30, In order TO remain
out OF the infected district a sufficient time
1 10 comply with tho health regulations OF
| the State OF Texas.
| During my stay In New orleans had re-
manned In the Hotel st. Charles. which was
| unaffected. In the city OF st. Louis ex~
amined 4 large number OF cases OF acAto
malaria In tho city hospital with view
| 10 determine the presence or absence Of
albumin In tho urine Albumin was found
1 IN only one OF these cases, IN n man sur
| ferjnr with tho remittent type OF the
| fever OF two weeks duration
On nv way from ST. Louis to Galveston
liz was detained at tho quarantine staten
~ Ho,,ston and did not rcach Galveston
mill the evening a, the 4th.
Before my arrival in Texas hud card
| the reports of one case OF fatal illness at
| beaumont and another at Houston. had
seen an New Orleans dctnilea history Of
tho o,se In Beaumont, and was convinced
| that the case was ono OF yellow fever. At
Ithc same time. se the disease had not
| spread was Inclined 10 believe that rcxas
was not this year within the area ~ con-
ditions fayorinc the spread OF the disease.
| / was surprised. therefore. upon my ar
| rival IN Galveston 10 and that the physi-
clans In that city spoke OF several cases
\ IN the extensive epidemic OF denguc that
| presented tho symptoms OF jaupdice. nlbu-
min In tho urine and slew pulse. found
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