The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-01
Southers Pacific Resumes Its Ser.
vice From Houstoa West.
THE SITUATION SOMEWHAT BRIGHTER
Houston and Texas Central Might
Trains Arc ON After Today-Knty
Has Service to GaIveston.

authorized through The Post, with refer
ence to the quarantines against Houston.
reached tho health authorities OF San
Antonio tho restrictions against this city
We're Immediately raised, and an order
given by the Southern Pacific for resump.
ton Of the passenger train service from
Houston west No. 20, due to leave at
1905 a m. did not get away from the
Grand Central depot until after II o'clock.
The morning train left San Antonio as soon
as the order was sent from Houston and
hast night their westbound train departed
ON Its usual time
The service east OF Houston has been
extended to Orange. carrying passengers,
mail and express.
Beginning today the Houston and Texas
Central will resume their trains and 4 on
the main line. and the trains doing service
on the branch between Hampstead and
Austin at night, which were abandoned
only few days ago.
AS near AS could be learned last night.
the International and Great Northern would
only stop their northbound fast mail trains
at Houston until Galveston saw At to modi-
~ their quarantine 80 as to permit them
to return to their former schedule. This
is true with reference to the Santa Re
trains between the two cities. They are
now only permitted to operate a train,
between Houston and Alvin. where con-
nections are made with the main line
trains. the quarantine against Houston
by Alvin having been raised. Their trains
leave the Grand Central depot at 7:35 D.
m. and a. m.
The Arkansas Pass has resumed their
train service In and out OF Houston.
The Macaroni trains between Houston
and Cuero will begin running today as
heretofore.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas will
resume all Of it's trains today. Their north
bound passenger this morning, as per the
standing time table in The Post, will stop
for passengers, but no advice has been
given with reference to the night train
north bound. Superintendent Mcdowell
wired from Smithvillc last night that he
thought all trains would stop at Houston
today. Their southbound train last night
stopped at Eureka. discharging Houston
passengers and ran through the city with
out stopping. An engine was sent from
Houston to bring the passengers to the
depot
San Jacinto county including the town
Of Shepherd. on the Houston East and
West Texas. raised the quarantine against
everything except business from infected
points. The company has 1t now arranged
that they can accept business from any
place not infected. Shreveport has advised
that they would keep the road open until
they were informed officially that there
was yellow fever in Houston, which leaves
the line clear, except Montgomery, which
is expected to follow today. Superintend-
ent Gushing yesterday wired to all points
on the line the reports as they appeared in
The Post, including the statement OF DR..
Swearingen and the bulletin OF the local
board of health. Polk county comm ssion-
ers were in session at Livingston when the
reports were received and they Immediate
~ adjourned, leaving the quarantine 90
that all persons would only be required to
present health certificates
lIaGrange has raised It's quarantine and
Trinity has shut out everything which ne
cessitated the discontinuance of all trains
on the Trinity and Sabine division OF the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas.
Waller, Colorado and Dewitt countics
have raised their quarantineS except
against all infected points. Victoria coun
ty Will accept no business or passengers
from Beaumont, and Jackson and wharton
counties have shut out everything.
Navasota has raised the quarantine
against freight, both local and foreign, and
passengers except from infected points.
Hearne sent message covering about the
same ground, while Robinson county has
raised the restrictions against everything
and Dallas county has raised 1t as against
Houston.
The guarantees OF Hockey and Chappell
Hin and Washington county. including
BRENNAN, have been removed.
The quarantine of Bryan has been vnodi-
led so as to admit all freight In carload
lots from the North. not from or through
infected points. Express matter and mail
when coming from the North will be put off
the trains at the fumigating stations one
mile south OF town and treated before
being received la the city.
Welborn has modified their restriction,
so as TO permit the loading and shipping
out of local freight and the exchange Of
mails.
The International and Great Northern
last night telegraphed to Houston that the
guarantees OF Crockett Grapeland, Bryan,
Franklin, Elliott and Lake had been raised.
Freight trains will begin running reg
ularly today.
The Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf yes
terday advised that quarantine had been
established against Mississippi, Louisiana
and Alabama by Oklahoma Territory
M. L. Robbins, general passenger agent
of the Houston and Texas Central yes
terday issued the following circular TO
agents. conductors and connecting lines:
Trains will stop at and tickets may be
sold to following stations: Cypress Hook
ley, Waller. Prairie View. Hampstead.
Harmon. Chappell Hill. BRENNAN, Mill
Creek. Burton. Howth, Courtney, Nava-
sofa. Benchiey. sutton. Iiesrne, Calvert.
Hammond. Wootan, Bremond. and all
points In Dallas county. Certificates certi-
tying that passengers have not been in in
| fected districts for ten days and bear seal
OF city or county hero issued and sworn
70 before proper official are required by
Navasota and Hearne. No certificate what
ever viii be required at Brennan. Calvert
and Bremond- To all other points agents
should notify passengers they had better
provide themselves with certificate and In
case they fall to do so II 10 at their own
risk :" -