The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15

ana city officials. including Mayor Flowcr,
were present. The situation was discussed
In all its phases for two hours behind
closed doors and a resolve was made to
spare neither effort nor money In control
ling the disease. 1t was made plain that
whatever funds were requiped could speed
lily be forthcoming. The meeting was en-
tiroly harmonious and health and city offi-
cials are at this time working without
friction. The result OF the meeting was
the appointment OF an executive committee
and an advisory committee composed OF
physicians. These two bodies. with the
board of health. will have charge OF tho
efforts to stamp out the disease
one OF the dangers In period like this.
Of course, is the prisons. Today Coroner
Lommonier wrote TO sheriff Uniscke and
Keeper Mahoney OF the two jails. calling
their attention TO the condition Of affairs
and urging them to keep their buildings
Bcrupulously clean. Every square inch OF
surface In the two jails will be sprnkled
With bichlorido of mercury. all carpets and
mating VIII be burned beds and cots are
TO be thoroughly disinfccteh and the ut
most care 10 TO be taken In receiving into
either institution prisoners who may have
come from infected points or as to whose
liability TO introduce the disease there 10
any question.
Under Instructions from .be Euterln-
tondent Of the railway service The post
office authorities today funigateI Ill out
going mail in order that letters ana rack
ages be not sent back py tie anil critics
Of quaranlining cities aud towns Tho
process employed is sulphur fumes ana n
large room In the building WIZ U;ilized
this afternoon for the work. 4 hour and
half WAS consumed In the ,lu cation
All accumulated mails are b,ing ;hus FUN
lgatod and by tomorrow everything Is ex-
| pected TO be In smooth running order.
Complaints have been reaching h,fc from
many points Of delays f. getting mail.
but It Is thought that this system Of frmi-
| cation VIII In the future remove all
sources u complaint OF this nature.
The Louisville and Nashville ran a train
today 10 Atlanta, giving people On the
coast an opportunity to 10 % tie Gate
City.
The train took about 'ssn'y ladier and
gentlemen from Biloxi and nGmber have
left New Orleans for that poiut ''be rail
road company however. refuses 10 allow
pafscngers TO take any baggage o; such a
nature as to be a good abiding race for
germs.
This afternoon a new case OF ever was
reported at Barclay. which Is not far from
| Ocear Springs. Out Of population OF
twenty-five only three persons in Bar
| clay have not had tho sickness, and the
percentage OF deaths has been what Is
usual In yellow fever.
There are several new cases reported to-
| day at Ocean Springs and OF the number
| III at Biloxi today fifteen were suffering
| with yellow fever.
| At Ocean Springs DR.. Tasdin Of tho
marine hospital staff is receiving the best
OF attention and It is hoped he will pull
through In few days. This Is bis first
experience with yellow fever epidemic.
| Al Ocean Springs prompt reports are
enade OF all cases OF fever and s,e posted
on the bulletin board OF the ltstofnce.
Nurses are still needed at Ocean Sp-ings
and none have been sent FROM here be.
cause all experienced rar,es here are be-
| Ing put IA charge OF existing ca,es. In
response 20 an inquiry It was learned from
officials at Ocean Springs that the Federal
government can not undertake 10 ray the
expenses OF nurses for the sick.
| Surgeons Carter and Dunn left Ocean
| Springs for Pascagoula today A Gaze OF
yellow fever existE lt hat paint. From
there they will make trip &c SIP Is
land though the purpose Of their yisit
has not been learned. number OF Inn
munes ct Ocean Springs are to he Gent to
! Cincinnati in special car. Surgeon White
has been at the detention camp for the
PAST two days experimenting its construc-
ton. As soon as Il Is ready large num-
Der Of people will be taken away from
Biloxi and Ocean Springs and yellow fever