The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-11

quarantine guards, ana II we have both the
city and county Quarantiues strictly en-
forced we Will BE- doubly sure that no one
will get In"
DR.. Stuart said: II have been more or
less over the entire city today and there
does not seem to be any solicitude or APP
prehension among the people. II anyone In
this meeting has observed any noticeable
anxiety among the citizens. men. women %
children, should like 70 know IT., have
been Of the opinion that the county quaran-
tine is sufficient and still think So
Mr.. r. NJ. Johnston then said: II In
dorse what DR.. Urwitz has said. Person
ally, / feel perfectly content, as far as
yellow fever is concerned, but having
watched quite closely the opinions OF the
different newspapers throughout the State
during the yellow fever scare, am pretty
we'll acquainted with the general attitude
OF the people Of Texas on the subject. We
should enforce the most rigid quarantine
against Galveston as long az there 10 q
sign OF yellow fever there. IL we would
prevent Houston being quarantined by tho
State at large II you would keep Houston
open TO the world at this time. the more
quarantine you enforce the better off the
city will be.
II am not saying this for the purpose OF
taking issue with Or. Stuart. / am speak,
ing OF the apprehension felt throughout
the State and II 1t goes out through the
columns of The Post tomorrow. as II did
this morning. that the city OF Houston is
rigidly auorantined against Galveston, the
effect will be very beneficial to this city"
The board then issued the following
bulletins:
The board Of health recommends that
the local quarantine of Houston against
Galveston be maintained in conjunc-
ton with the county quarantine, until
further developments.
DR.. D. r. Stuart, President,
DR.. Max Urwitz,
DR.. j. W. Scott,
DR.. w. r. Eckhardt.
1t having been learned by the board chat
DR.. Swearingen and DR.. Guiteras were on
their way to Houston from Galveston, the
question of permitting them to enter the
city was discussed
Captain Hutcheson favored having them
come into the city at once, claiming that
They would fumigate themselves thorough
ly and take all due precautions before
coming.
Mayor Rice said that the board should
also consider the opinion of the people
'AiouSHVul tlt NCNle IN regard 10 allowing
DR.. Guitcras and DR.. Swearingen to come
into Houston inside of twenty -four hours
after leaving Galveston, which point they
themselves had declared to be infected.
Dr. Scott said that 1t was practically an |
admitted fact that physician who exer-
cised proper precautions could not carry |
the fever from one place to another, and |
that both DR.. Swearlngen and DR.. Guiteras |
would, beyond doubt, exercise the utmost |
care In fumigating and disinfecting them |
selves thoroughly before coming to Hous-
ton. However, he felt that public senti- |
ment should be considered in the mat
ter.
Il feel certain" said he, chat there is
no yellow fever here and think DR.. Gui-
teras should be invited 20 come to this
city Tor the purpose of verifying this But
20 be absolutely on the safe side, he should
De detained in quarantine a, reasonable
length of time, and then nobody in Texas
could object to his coming"
After some further discussion, DR. Scott
made the following motion: That Doctors
iusteras and Swearingen, on r.sr arrival
N Houston, be detained in quarantine as
many days as the board of health NAV
feem necessary, and that tho board then
'oraially assist them in their investigation
u the condition of health In Houston.
This motion was carried and the meet
ng then adjourned