The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

III sluasuAAn fiuAnce committee; \. II.
poet. city engineer; b. 8. Dawson. actins
chairman committee hospital and health.
Thsrs was also Endorsed upon said rso-
htion the following:
1--WE. she advisory board, concur In the
above resolution
1hIs was signed BY the following named
eentlemen: Clarence warfleld. county
physiclsn; DR.. @. H. Wilkinson. Or. }. ".
Burk. Morgan M. Mann, county Judge OF
Galveston county; r. waverly Smith, city
attorney. and DR.. J. r. Y. Paine.
Immediately on the adjournment Of the
board DR.. Fred Fisher. acting health ofl-
Ger, sent 4 telegram to DR.. Swearingen at
Austin advising him Of the action taken.
I Later he called Or. swearIngen up over
the long distance telephone, and received
assurance from the latter that he would
at once issue a proclamation raising the
quarantine against this city.
VISITING PHYSICIANS.
In response to invitations sent out BY
The general managers Of the different rail-
roads Offering free transportation In special
cars, q large delegation OF physicians and
prominent citizens from the interior towns
visited Galveston tonight. Over the Santa
Fe came DR.. r. p. Tolley Of Temple. A.
A. Bailey. George Dunlop. A. l.. Towles
and u. A. Pearsons OF Richmond. G. NJ.
Blair, r. c. warnock and Il. T. Stephena
OF Rosenberg. The International and Great
Northern brought w. @. Jameson, John f.
Watts, G. 8. West and General Superin-
tendent Trice OF Palestine. +. G. Woodland
OF Grapeland, J. s. Shivers. j. C. Lacey.
!. s. Wooters. ]. l.. Hall, l.. Corley. j.
NJ. Cook and II. #. Craddock of Crockett,
G. 1. Holt OF Kilgorc. NJ. S. Cooper. c.
+. Darby and W. N. Hooper Of Conroe and
@. r. Davis and ]. =. vann of Trinity.
They wero met at the fremont hotel
by Mayor Skinner. members OF the board
OF health and citizens. After supper was
had the visitors and others assembled In
tho rooms OF the chamber OF commerce 10
discuss the situation.
Mayor Skinner presided and called upon
the Galveston physicians to explain the
symptoms OF the suspected yellow fever
cases here. They did this fully and then
all retired while the visiting physicians
drew up and passed the following resolu- |
tons:
Galveston. Texas. October To-
Whereas. after having heard a full ex-
al,
now In Galveston. and also thorough
explanation OF the courses and results
Of all the suspected cases OF yellow
fever, as diagnosed by Drs. Guitcras
and Swearngen and some OF the local
physicians, we, the visiting physicians
OF the Interior of Texas. resolve that
WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE
is A CASE OF YELLOW FEVER IN
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
Resolved further That WE DO NOT
BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN A
CASE OF YELLOW FEVER IN THE
STATE OF TEXAS WITHIN Tho
PAST TWELVE MONTHS. While We
believe that Drs. Guiteras and Swear,
ingen and others who have made dlag.
noses Of yellow fever In Galveston and
Houston were honest and conscientious
In their diagnosis, the results have not
borne out such diagnoses: be 1t further.
Resolved. That we are unani nously
Of the opinion that dengue--thc disease
now prevailing as an epidemic in CAL
weston and Houston-now exists also
az an epidemic throughout the entire
State Of Texas.
j. II. Collier. II d.,
Health Officer Montgomery County;
j. Il. yann, MD.
Health Officer Trinity Coulty.
J. s. Wooiors, MD. Crockett;
c. l, Holt. MD, ktlgore:
Lawrence Corley MD, Crockett;
+. G. Woodward. MD,
Grateland Board OF Health;
w. N. HOOPER, MD. Conroa:
q. s. West, MD. Palestine:
W. q. Jameson, Md, Palestine,
1nlei Surgeon International and Great
Northern Railroad
j. l.. Hail. Crockett,
q. L.. Davis. Trinity.
inc meeting then adjourned and the Wis.
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