The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-09
IS NO DANGER IN TEXAS,
Dr.. Swearinaen Passed Through
Houston Yesterday.
LONE STAR STATE SAFE FROM FEVER
He win He Notified III New Cases
Appear at New Orlenns-Gunrds
at All Entrances.

A writer for The Post went to the Hous-
ton and Texas Central train yesterday
morning for the purpose of asking DR.. Il.
NJ. Swearingen his opinion of the present
yellow fever scare. The State health OF
ficer was en- route to Sabine Pass, wh!ch
is at the crossing of the Southern Pacific
railway an Sabine river, the dividing line
between Texas and Louisiana. TIE emf
nent surgeon was seen in the Pullman car
attached to the Southern Pacific casthound
train. He was asked II he believed the
fever will spread.
Il am Of the opinion that 1t will he cpl
demic In Ocean Springs and Biloxi, but
think it will be confined to those places.
| Efforts are being made to control 1t and
under the modern methods OF protection,
which include rigid quarantine regula-
| ton, there is no donger OF spread OF
the disease to other towns or othe States.
| replied Dr. Swearingen. Tue Texas
| gateways are guarded. l have selected
| surgeons whom | have worked with pro-
| fessoDally in quarantine matters and men
in whom l have confidence. and | have
no fear of a visit to this State Of the dis
\
by the health department OF The State is
Of blanket nature and allows "a detention
| of any one regarding whLm there Is the
| slightest suspicion. Prevention is a great
deal better than cure"
Are New Orleans people quarantlned?'
he was asked.
mo, not at this time. and they will not
| be unless there is report of more cases
| In that city. The fact of ono death, of az
| n nj
| New Orleans does not justify a quarantine
1t Is serious matter to cut off all bust
| ness intercourse between cities the size
| Of New Orleans and Houston and involves
a loss OF thousands of dollars in business
| and a great Inconvenience 20 the public
| While | would not hesitate to cause thi.
loss if there was a danger to the health
of our State yet / do not think "oull
be justified in doing so with the present
| information at hand"
"Do you believe New Orleans can show
clean bill of health?" he was asked
81 am confident of it," was the reply
| Il am in constant communication with Dr.
| Ollphant OF the Louisiana health hoard ans
| he Will advise me IL there is the slightest
danger | know the doctor personally.
have implicit faith in anything he would
| tell me, and IL there are more cases IL
| New Orleans ! will be advised OF It,"
How long will you be at Sabine sta
tion?" he was asked
II will return here tonight and 90 tc
| Logarsport to confer with l,r. clarendon
| who is detained at that camp
DR.. Swearingen returned from Sabine
station last night and stopped at the Lew
| or lie had heard nothing new from New
! Orleans during the day, but was still con-
| fdent ttl, there would be no necessity foi
guaranteeing against that city He fouho
| Sabine station in good cona .tion and pre-
pared to ta''c care OF any cases that might
| need detention. Some half dozen per-
sons stealing rides on freight trains were
stopped there today by the quarantine au-
| thorlties and compelled to turn back. This
happens daily, the number of travellers by
freight being remarkable. Dr. Swearinger
will probably 20 to LogansporL today.