The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-19
SITUATION AT MOBILE.
ONLY TWO DEATHS IN EIGHTEEN
CASES ANNOUNCED.
An Apparently BtR Incr~Rsc In the
List Explained by Tardiness
OF Report OF Cases.

Mobile Ala. September rs. There has
been an accumulation of cases today Tho
president Of tho board Of health states
that had the physicians recognized and re-
ported PROMPTLY the suspicious cases many
Of these cases would have been announced
several DAVIS ago. but two OF them have
been discovered only In the past twenty
four hours. The number announced today
tx eleven, making eighteen In all so tar
announced. of which number two have died
as previously reported and one VAS today
DISCHARGED, The following is copy OF
the evening bulletin of the board OF health,
Cascs~lienrv Ezzcll. mulatto. North
Side. New Jersey near Scott, Alice Jon
ALLAN ass South Brood. Frank Donaldson
ili Marine, George Shamburgor. West
Lawrence. near Augusta Arracine Erque,
corner Augusta and Lawrence, Mrs. w.
II. Woolton, $40 South Conception; Rich
ard Murray. West ROYAL between Monroe
and Estaya. Mrs. @, Xavier. corner GeoIg e
and selma Louis Xavier. same address;
r. u. Miller. Glonnon avenue. near tleyi
Mary Bassott. Southeast Emyra and
Charles
One susnicious case Ia on Terrell street
and two north OF Glennon avenue.
proolamation--lt will be observed that
above any previous rcuort alt was noted,
however, that all the cases reported, with
the exception Of two. occurred In The we'll
known district. These two. with The Gus
eir',u egae under observation are on Glen
nonsavenie and Terrell street. or the other
positive cases, one 10 reported as contracted
at Biloxi, another In a house previously
infected and Two others have occurred In
the same house All OF these cases. with
the execution Of two. are reported as hay-
Ing been sick from three to six days ago.
SO In fact that II the cases had been
recognized and reported promptly the ad-
ditionnl cases reported for tho twenty
four hours ending this daY would hnve been
but two. George kctcnam,
II Ia learned that al yesterdays meeting
OF tho board n prominent attorney. Harry
PLANS. asked that the board swear out a
warrant against DR.. John Guiteras. tho
government expert. for violating the quar-
antine regulations by coming into Mobile
without detention from Edwards an In
feoted place. whore he was In contact with
fever patients. The warrant was not sworn
out, although PLANS made a vigorous ar
gumcnt In favor OF IT,
Dr. Gniteras left thia afternoon for Cairo
In response TO orders from the surgeon gen.
eral. He would not say what tho na,urc OF
hs visit to Cairo was.
from Chicaaaboguc creek, north OF Mobile,
some Ave miles northwesterly to the Mis-
eissippi line. 30 as to prevent an absolute
embargo against Mobilians pentruting by
land into the interior OF Alabama. This
trocha IL under the charge OF W. II San
ders, state health officer and s guarded
continuously. Some 200 people from this
CITY started out into the country this
morning intending TO take refuge with the
farmers living from ten to fifteen miles
out. They encountered the guard Mt the
trocha on the Maffatt road and were
stopped there. At o'clock most OF the
immigrants were still there In the open
air. fearing to return TO the city and not
being able to go further,
The governor today wired the board OF
health permission to use the Mount Vernon
reservation for a camp OF detention. and
the marine service will strain every nerve
IN getting the camp ready ut once. IL Is
proposed that people desiring to get away
from the infected city be taken % this camp
and there detained until found free from
the germs and passed out with clean bills
Of health. This will be a Godsend to many
people.
The marine hospital service perfected
its train inspection service today by APP
pointing Ora. Lea, Ward and Campbell
as inspectors and Nessrs. Moore. Barry
and Green as active aiternates. Tho OBJ
sengers ON the trains on the Mississippi
lines are In condition OF health All sick
people found on trains will be placed In
detention camps, This inspection Is under
the direction OF Surgeon A. II. Glennan.
The people here are still in great panic
and all are leaving who can. although ex-
perienced physicians and the older citi-
zens Try TO quiet the alarm by showing that
the fever Is not progressing with anything
like old-time rapidity and the death list
II as yet but two The fever district Ia
in the southern half of the town. with
one case In the far northwest. Every CT
fort lis making TO prevent the spread Of the
| Infection.
Frank Donaldson. one Of today's new
cases. died tonight. Ho is a carrier for
| the News and is is years Of age. This
makes the third death here.
| Gibson g. Labuzan Grocery company,
| Daupbin street, near Royal, Assigned this
| afternoon, due In part to the demoraliza-
| tion OF trade and falling off OF payment OF
\ accounts owing 10 tie fever scare.
| G.. l.. Swayze, press operator at the
| Register Office, was taken sick at $3.50
o'clock tonight. His condition is reported
\ as normal II is thought nc had been over
worked and excited himself about the vel
/ low fever.
Health Hoard Will Meet.
San Francisco Cal. September 1s.-Thl
State board will hold special meeting
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