The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-23
HOUSTON'S QUARANTINE.
Health Officer SwearinEen Has De-
cided to Admit no Freight.

Houston. Tex. Sept. 16.-(Special.)-
Contrary to expectations the quarantine
station on the line of the Southern Pa
cifc about half a mile from the COM
pany's creosote works, was not establish
ed until this morning. Two freight
trains. in charge of Conductors Ed.
Hoffran and Ben Aiken, respectively,
were stopped during the day. The last
one was made up at Beaumont and was
loaded at New Orleans. The other con-
tanned three cars. loaded respectively
with iron. steel and lumber for points
ed at Algiers under the agreement made
on Monday and were allowed to pass.
Tonight. however Traffic Manager Bein
of the Sunset said that DR.. Swearingen
had decided to admit nothing which
came through. even in that way. The
fact that it might be through freight
would make no difference. Mr.. Bein
ships would not go to Galveston. but
would continue to make their terminals
ut Algiers as formerly. The following
instructions were sent to Traffic Man
ager Bein and Assistant General Pas
senger Agent l.. j. Parks of the South
ern Pacific by General Manager w. II.
Van Week today:
The postofiice department advises that
all United States mail from New Or
leans. Mobile and other supposed in
fected points is fumigated. and no
damage from that source is likely to
arise. Also all railroad mail will be fiji
migated
may be no uneasiness about it. A wire
was received stating that the quaran-
tine at Liberty had been established
against Beaumont on account OF ru-
mored case of fever at the latter place
had been withdrawn. News was re-
ceived this afternoon TO the effect that
Shreveport had quarantined against all
points south of Boston on the Vicksburg.
Shreveport and Pacific and all south of
Cypress on the Texas and Pacific and all
south of Nacogdoches on the Houston,
East and West Texas. The latter, it
will be seen, includes Houston, and as
such action was considered entirely pre-
mature. Mayor Rice communicated with
the authorities on the subject with a
drawn.
In speaking of quarantine matters this
morning. DIR. McElr0y said:
81 have been trying to get wire COM
munication with the state health officer
all morning, but have not yet been able
to locate him. We want to ascertain
if he has the northern gateways at Tex
arkana and at Denison properly guarded,
so that passengers from the infected dis
tricts can not enter the state. We have
reason to believe that travellers who
know they can not enter the state via the
Southern Pacific from New Orleans will
probably attempt to do so by the northern
routes. In fact. we know Of some here
who have been making the inquiry as to
whether they could come back by the
northern route in case they visited the
infected district. If we do not get a sat
isfactory response from the state health
officer. we will establish quarantine also
! on the Houston and Texas Central and
| the Missouri. Kansas and Texas"
In talking along the same line. Mr.. Bein
said that the Sunset was willing to do
| all in its power to aid the authorities. but
| he seemed to be of the opinion that his
line was being Disseminated against, in
asmuch as other lines were taking freight
out of New Orleans From passengers
from the east this morning. it was learned
that DIR. Blunt has thirty-fve suspects in
detention at the quarantine house on the
border. and that the number was being
added to daily.