The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
WOMEN IN QUARANTINE
THEY HAD TO SLEEP ON LUMBici,
ON THE BOLIVAR PIER.
No Protection Mt Night from The
Mosauitoes, and the People Up
in Arms Against Them.

Galveston. Texas, September 23-Dr
Clarence watneld went to Bolivar at II
o'clock this morning to see how the peo-
pie who were on tho Gulf and Interstat e
train yesterday were faring.
The doctor returned about I:30 o'clock
this afternoon.
Il received telephone message this
morning" said DR.. Warheld to a Post
man, that something had to be done
right away, as the people had no place
to stay. Or. Fisher was too busy 10 go. |
am very busy man myself, but some
one had TO go, SO l went. / found In
spector Duffy had done the best he could
under the circumstances. That was not
much. There are FIVE persons detained
there. They are Mrs. j. Neis and son
DR.. j. Romano Kicker A. Briggs (coloretl)
and Goiored woman. There was another
person, white man. He went back to-
ward beaumont by tram. The train did
not so amy further than Winnie. Where
no Is now. do not know. suppose he is
~ Winnie, as no could not get any fur
ther. believe he could not 20 beyond
the county line.
- questioned tho i've persons as to
whether they wished to go TO Virginia
llon at that pace. They said they did
not; they wished TO stay at Bolivar ii they
could not come to Galveston. They felt
badly about being detained. but | ex-
deep with them, there was no hep.
tho,y would have TO remain ten days.
estaOnshed camp of detention at
me codnty bridge Mt Bolivar and have or
dered provisions, mattresses. tarpaullns,
b.ankets, etc There is plenty OF wood
There and tents VIII be put up as soon as
possible; The eolored woman viii act as
nd
WI have communication twice a day with
inc new camp, Plenty of provisions Will
be supplied and everything that | can do
for the persons detained viii he done.
"rhcy suffered greatly last night. They
had u sit or lie on the boards on the pier
az night and the mosquitoes nearly ate
them UP.
''rhe people who live on the mainland
back OF Bolivar are up In arms and will
ipot 10, amy OF the detained persons cross
the bridge They won't stop at anything.
Ihe workmen on the bridge Kicked a
Eood denl over the presence of the de-
tanned people and It was not until had
assures them that there was no danger
thlt they would 30 near them
u haNc eystematiZed everything as we'll
as i could this morning, and | believe tho
detained. persons viii he comfortable from
now on; In times like these somc per-
SIS suHer, We on our part, are endeav-
orlng TO act In the kirdest and most hu-
mano manner and mt the same time do
cverythlng within human power to pro-
tect the residents OF this community
Here Is telegram the doctor received:
Dr. c, Wnrneld, Galveston.
League CITY, Texas September e.
Party of twenty-elght Mermonites loft
Empor'a, Kan, Tor Galveston yesterday.
0uaiantine officer dctalns them hccause
they affirm instead OF swear Can 1, not
DC iixed to let them IN Galveston? See j.
~; ilii L., G. Hamilton
Dr. Warned said he immediately in
struct,d the quarantine officer to admit
tho party, They were only DELAYED one
train
-, FROM another source Il Is learned that
rom Duity. the Inspector nj Bolivar, sct-
q ilke the geod-hearted man that he Is to
make things comfortable for the women
detained at Bolivar Point. He gave his
overcoat aud such other clothing az no
oonln 81 10 the women and fixed up some