The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-21
INVESTIGATION INVITED.
Outside Physicians Welcome to In
yestirate Galveston Fever.

Galveston, Tex. Oct. 14.-(Special.)-
1t was reported here today that DIR.
Nagruder, United States marine hos
pital surgeon, had returned from Sa-
bine Pass. where he had been recently
located, with orders to further inyesti-
gate the situation here.
Reporters were unable to lind him to-
day or tonight. but it was learned from
n reliablc source that DR.. Magruder
would not acknowledge that he had re-
ceived such instructions.
4 committee of physicians appointed
by the board of health of Houston visit
ed Galveston tonight and made an IN
vestigation.
Afterwards they held a rather lengthy
conference with number OF Galveston
physicians. Reporters were excluded.
and at the end of the conference the
statement was authorized that they
concurred that Galveston and Houston
had the same disease, but they would
postpOne Il statement as to it's diagnosis
until Il similar committee from the Gai-
weston board of health had visited
Houston and investigated the cases
there. The physicians from Houston
were DIR. ID. +. Stuart, DR.. VIM; Eek
hardt. DIR. j. w. Scott and DIR. ;. Z. Red.
The Galveston physicians who particl-
pated in the conference were Acting
City Physician Fred *. Fisher, County
Physician Warlicld, DIR. H.. A. West of
the board of health DR.. Edward Kan
dell and DR.. George III. Lee. -.
Acting Mayor Skinner, president OF
the board of health, has appointed the
following committee to go to Houston
tomorrow: DIR. Warlield, DIR. Wilkinson,
DR.. Burk and DR.. Lee.
While the physicians were visiting
the alleged yellow fever patients num-
her of business men held conference
with Mayor Rice of Houston. The sub
iect of the conference was to arrive.
if possible, at some conclusion as to
what the two cities should do to get
relief from the stringent quarantine re-
strictions throughout the state. No
definite action was taken, but 1t was
decided that the two cities should work
together and If the Houston people
suggest some plan tomorrow commit
tee of Galveston business men will go
to that city. 1t was suggested that the
other railroads serving Galveston ana
Houston might also run special trains
to bring representatives of the boards
of health from all of the towns to in
yestigate with the committee and to
come on the Santa Fee Saturday night.
Mayor Rice said he was sure the ious-
ton and Texas Central and the South
ern Pacific would readily do so. Man
ager Hill of the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson said he felt sure the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the In,
ternational and Great Northern would
readily join in the movement. He said
he would communicate with the mama
gers of those lines at once and with
General Manager Polk of the Santa Fe
as to concert of action, and 1t Is more
than probable that there will be a con.
ference representing most every part of
the state here next Sunday. The con-
sensus of opinion was not to antagonize
the opinions of medical men, but to get
physicians to Galveston and Houston
from all parts of the state and let them
see the true conditions. believing they
will decide that the disease, whatever
it is, exists throughout the state.