The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-12
THE fever SITUATION.
Outlook In Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama Unchanged.
A FEW CASES AT GALVESTON
Dr. Guiteras Reports Five Cases There,
but the hoard Of Health Doubts
Some Of Thsm-No Pan
isky Feeling There.
Situation At Galveston.

galveston, Oct 1.-THE board Of
health held a meeting yesterday for
the purpose OF graphing with the
problem presented by the diagnosis Of
DR.. Guiteras. Shortly before that hour
great crowd gathered in Market
street for the purpose Of picking up
what Information might be attalnablo
as to the situation and to ascertain
what measures the health authorities
Intended taking In the premises The
almost universal sentiment Of tho
crowd was that there was no yellow
fever in the city. There was little or
no excitement. No one expressed fear
OF the disease whatever II might be.
and the anxiety felt was az to how long
Galveston would be guaranteed. its
business interfered with and the MT
gratlons Of lie citizens clrcumscrlbed.
There we're any number OF persons
outside anxious TO learn this and that
from the men who had been In confer
ence. The oonfereos. when questioned.
Acknowledged that they had not done a
thing but talk. They had not decided
whether the town had yellow fever and
they were not ready 10 declare on the
subject.
Some Of the doctors In leaving the
once OF DR.. Fisher were received with
evidences Of hostility by the crowd.
There were some playful or otherwise
Ideas expressed that bath IN the bay
would be advantageous TO the health
Of this doctor or that. but II did not
20 further than a suggestion.
DR.. Guiteras made the following
statement: Il have fully communicate
cd with the surgeon general az Wash
ington and with the health authorities
az Galveston. with Dr. Fisher and with
the mayor. and have asked the surgeon
general to communicate with the state
health Ofiieer. In my report TO the sur
geon general said that there were Ave
casos Of yellow fever az present and
that there were three cases that we're
convalosccnt. or had recovered from
the disease. I have no doubt In my
mind. a. you know nave been going
over the ground carefully. and never
would have said they were yellow fever
unless l was absolutely sure OF Il. The
cases were scattered about the city
they seem to me that they have no con-
nection one with the other-,hey were
mixed up with dengue fever which ex-
lists here very generally at this time.
Il cannot tell you where these cases
are. that Is. DO not know the names
and numbers OF the streets One Is a.
the sealy hospital. I wish to say
made a mistake as 10 one Of the cases
az the hospital. From a report l re-
celyod from Or. Cook. there seems 10
be a mistake In the use OF words and !
obtained an erroneous Impression.
ind out today that he has no alhumfn
In the urine and / have changed my
opinion as 10 that case. The other
case In the hospital with albumen IN
} the urine Ia yellow fever. Two cases
in the practice OF Dr. West and three
In the practice OF DR. Flsher-two In
town and one near the cotton mills
IN all these cases have found what "a
me appeared TO be n Characteristic an-
pearance Of yellow fever. and In oil
found albumen In the urine.
MY duty a. the representative OF
the government Is TO cooperate In Civ.
ing my assistance In every way posi-.
BILE. feel that my assistance Is o
very little value In connection with
the management OF infected districts
have not much experience In thai
matter. but what little have I vii
! give Il TO the board. and such advic'
/ or opinion az l can n | am asked"
Some OF the officials OF the board o
health still differ with DR.. Gultoras a
20 yellow fever being In the city.
The train which left Galveston fo
Houston over the Santa Re on Satur
day evening was guaranteed and no
permitted TO enter the city OF Houa
, ton. II was backed down the line 4
I Alvin, but Alvin would not have IN
passengers. Then Il was run up tn
main line 10 Rosenberg. But Rosen
berg aid not want thom. The trail
Z continued 10 ntAlN anu Aut NAuAtIfF
are now Al that point Reports from
the main land are meager. but Il !
known that most Of the little town
have Quarantlned against Galveston.
Trouble was expected AZ Bolivar. bu
no information has been received as Z
A.. the result. Virginia Point Is reporte
20 have declared shotgun quarantin
against the world. A telephone mes
sage from Texas City says that a olil
= Eons' meeting was held there Sunda
4 afternoon and shotgun quarantine Dc
A clared.
Or. Swearlngcn. state health oiilcel
yesterday telegraphed to Governo
o Culberson asking. aid n necessary {
keep trains moving across the state 9
that n people desired TO leave the CT
for northern points they might do q
Tie said be dld not think 10000 peonl
should DO cooped up In the city n The
= cared TO leave. and prevented fro
J. crossing the state by local quarantine
4 Oue More suspect,
d Galveston. Oct. ii.-nr. II. A. We