The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-03
WERE TOO PRECIPITATE
THE RAISING OF THE LOCAL
QUARANTINE.
why the Authorities Can't Afford to
lie Too H,sty In Relaxing the
Local Quarantine.

All quarantine guards We're removed yes
terday from the county lines by Or. Noark.
county physician. These guards have been
on duty since the first intimation OF the
suspected case at Beaumont The reason
given by DR.. Noark for removing them is
that he thinks the State quarantine suffi-
GENTLY stringent to protect the entire State
and that the heavy cost to the county OF
maintaining these guards is another motive
for their removal,
Following the example of the county
the city quarantine inspector on tho
Southern Pacific was also removed yestor-
day, Mayor Rice co, Guiding that that out
let was sufficiently protected at the state
line the fact of no through trains COM
ing In from New orleans rendering It
all the more needless. The only local
quarantine being maintained is that at the
intersection OF the International and Great
Northern and Houston East and West
Texas roads, where the guards are being
retained, and fortunately, too. as six de-
tentions We're made there yesterday OF par
ties who were unable to give satisfactory
explanations regarding whence they came.
INV lsltidi IdisiuS Oh tnlS quarantine
by the city and the absolute raising OF
1t by the county was the subject OF con-
siderable comment yesterday, and well
known citizen who has been through more
than one yellow fever epidemic In Texas,
remarked 10 reporter for The Post that
in his judgment u was very ill-advised
| In substantlatlon of his opinion. he cited
| the aetentons at the International and
| Great Northern crossing, showing tina,
1 ara IA Ia Malta
| into the State despite the State quarantine
| The local situation said he. though
/ very bright and encouraging. should no
| cause our authorities to become too la,
In protecting the lives OF the people Of
this community. There is Just as mucl
reason for maintaining a strict quarantin,
| against infected points today as there wa.
when the local quarantine was first estab.
lshad. In fact. the cNigency is even Nor,
pressing, as the epidemic seems 10 b,
spreading more aud more every day a
some OF the Infected points
The unfortunate Illness OF Dr. Swearin
gen AT his home In Austin Is another rca
son why we should be very alert all aion,
the line and apply the principle OF self
preservation and protection"
The opinion OF DIR. d. F. Stuart. presi
dent Of tho board OF health. was aske,
last night as to the advisahility Of 70
moving the local city and county auaran
tines. He replied alphabetically tGut IN
lccal guarantees should be raised~ II pr
Urwitz makes a favorable report on tn
persons now at the quarantine station
There ia 70 quarantine In Texas and IN
State quarantine certainly should be sum
Client to keep people out from Louisiana.
n Detained at Quarantine.
Tho following dctentions were reporte,
yesterday as being held at the Internationa
and Great Northern and Houston East an
Wsst Texas quarantine stations. J. W
Phiilits, Michael sehert, w. NJ. A. Barton
John Mcleod, Lose Lee. John Spence.
These persons were detained becaus
they were unable 10 give a satistactor
account Of themselves.
DR. urwitx, representing the local boar
Of health. visited those detained In quar-
antine and he makes the following repor
~ 10 their conditions.
These men wore mostly taken from IN
International and Great Northern. -
l'eve there = but one who came from q
infested point. There IL no susplciou
dcknen among them, but thny ksv4 4
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