San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-10

- are yellow 1eVef, we nave nad nun
oreds of cases of yellow fever. / have
seen $50 or more cases of dengue dur
ing the present prevalence of this dis
ease and have seen no symptoms of
yellow fever. I do not believe there
is any yellow fever in Galveston. No
case 1 have seen,. in my opinion, shows
even a suspicion of yellow fever"
At 1880 O'Clock DR.. Guiteras came to
the fremont hotel. He was unaccom-
panied and started to make his way
up the hotel stairway to the dining
room for dinner. At the foot of the
stairway he met Cuban friend, and he
was holding a conversation with him in
Spanish when a representative of the
Tribune said, Doctor, it is rumored on
the streets that you have telegraphed
Surgeon General Wyman that you have
found cases of yellow fever here. The
people of the street are in a panic"
DR.. Guiteras was moving up the
stairway, but stopped long enough to
interrupt the questioner and said:
You should not say so. 1 will not
diminish the excitement. 1 am going
10 dinner, good night, sir"
With this he turned quickly from his
listeners and went on up the stairway
to the dining room. DR.. Guiteras'
manner and refusal to deny the report
seemed like an affirmative of the rumor
to those who were in the hotel rotunda,
and either heard or heard of the
reported conversation with the expert
and Immediately groups of excited
guests were gathered. There were hur-
ried inquiries concerning outgoing
trains at the hotel office on the part of
recent arrivals, and hurried conferences
among residents who happened to be
present. In the meantime DR.. Gutter
as disappeared through the doors of
the dining room and is supposed to
have enjoyed a hearty supper.
DR.. H. A. West was seen at his office
at o'clock and he was asked to tell
what he knew of the state of affairs.
He was told of the rumor, the inter-
view with DR.. Guiteras, and of the fact
that DR.. Warfield had been met with
en- Twenty-second street and partly
confirmed the rumor. "Dr. Guiteras
will report by telegraph TO Surgeon
General Wyman tonight that there are
eight cases here of yellow fever" he
said. ''The statement of the expert
will be without QUALIFICATION. TIE
telegram will also state that there are
number of suspicious cases also"
do you know the exact location of
some of these cases, unqualifiedly pro-
nounced yellow fever?"
Il know the location of some of
them. Two are at the Sisters nj
Urinary, one at the John Sealy hospi-
tai, and some in private practice in the
sections. The streets and
1 do not recall. The patients
are all doing we'll and don't know they
have yellow fever"
will you give the Tribune the loca-
ton of the case in private practice?
Upon what symptoms does he base his
"On the fact that there is albumen
in the urine, on the state of the facaes
and a low pulse with high tempera-
ture."
DO you know what other physicians
agree with DR.. Guiteras?'
Il cannot give you the names Of any
body except myself. 1 will say that
l am positive as to two cases of which
I was suspicious before DR.. Guiteras
came. 1 am inclined to agree with
Guiteras in other cases"
At this point other physicians began
to gather in Dr. Vests office for
with DIR .Guiteras, and the
interview came to an end. DIR. Wet
says DR.. Guiteras thinks the fever
came in the dengue epidemic as it did
at Ocean Springs and Biloxi. AS to its
exac torigin he has not the slightest
idea. He does not think it will be
or serious in its character.
The board of health will meet tomor-
row at II o'clock to begin its fight
against the disease. Drs. Truehart,
West. Lee, Wilkinson, Randall, Ducie
and Stanley and Acting Mayor Skin
ner held a conference tonight at 8
o'clock, at Dr. Vests office. Some
agreed with DR.. Guiteras and some did
not No formal action was taken.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Houston, Tex, Oct. 9.-Houston has
hard and fast against Gal
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