The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-16
Il Galveston, nosstoa end South
and Ceatrsl fexss.
RESULT or THE JOINT CONFERENCE
OF Houstoa and Galveston Physi-
ciaas.-Thelr Report.
70 MAINTAIN QUARANTINE.
They say Dengue Prevails in Both
Houston ana Galveston with
suspiciOus C1inical symptoms.


with the prevailing "hysienic unpieasan
ness yesterday was the return visit (
the Galveston physicans and their cor
ference with the Houston doctors, mem
bers Of the board Of health and Others
Thcre were no new suspicious cases re
ported ana owdng to the fact that Cit
Health Physician Robert McElroy is dow
with the denguc fever. DR.. d. F. stuar,
as acting city health officer. receive
quite number OF kilograms from varou
points in the State. notably Bryan. Eagl
Lake and Navasota, the burden OF al
OF them being lis there any yellow feve
at Houston?"
Or. stuart's inyariable answer was mo
DR.. Guiteras pronounced three cases thai
are now convalescent."
The Guiteras cases under surveillance
were all reported as doing well, likewise
the cases reported by DIR. j.. NJ. Eoyles
one of these, the little child at Peters
place, in the Fifth ward being GONZALES
cent; the other, young lady residing
ON Montgomery avenue, In the same ward,
being In an improved condition.
OF the Gaiiteras cases. Police Officer
Fem was up and about the house, but
not yet able to be out, while Thomas Nj
Gonigle was 40 tired of his enforced con-
1lnerncnt that no invoked the majesty OF
the law for a restoration of his liberty un-
der a writ OF habeas corpus. When the
papers were served on the mayor and
beard OF health. McGonigles release was
Immediately ordered. thus obviating Tie
necessity of the legal proceeding. and last
night he was out upon the street.
officer Lee Is reported to be convalos-
cent. hut the condition of DR.. Mason re-
mains as sealed book. as none OF the
investigating physicians have yet been
able to invade his sick room.
Alderman B. n. Latham, q relative of
DR. Mason, and who has been attending
him during his Illness. has been taken
down with tho prevailing malady and was
yesterday visited by. the Galveston ply
sicians. not an n suspicious case, however.
but simply as one of the typical cases OF
tho prevailing trouble. made all the moro
from tho fact that he had
beer az close contact with one of the cases
pronounced by DR.. Guiteras 10 be yellow
fever r'.-.a
just as tho special train bearing mem
bers OF the regular board of health. sev-
erai aldermen and DR. Urwltz of the nd
visorS board, pulled on, over the Southern
aciilc TO meet a delegation ut Deyers
from ro'nts along the Southern parlf,
road. another speclnl pulled In frnm aal.
weston over the In Porte road bearing Dr
iSner. CITY health officer of Galveston.
pr. Warheid, county physician of Calves.
.on' ~ Lee, Wilkinson and Burls of tho
galveston advisory board OF health Al.
aerman Earry and City Attorney smith
u Galveston. They were met AT the dcno,
" DIS Stuart and Scott OF the loc,,
board of health: Mayor Rice ax ofna,.
rreslden. OF tho board. and nr A.
Boyles. ~ ~ M
me visiting physicians announced i'm.
:, on alighting from the train
mat they desired to proceed at once 70
inspect such cases. suspicious or other
WISE as the Houston board had selected 4,
show them. ~
Or. j. NJ. Boyles took DR.. Lee Of c,,.
'espon to SEQ his patients In the Elf,h
ward, the young child at Peters MACE
aow recovered and the young lady on
avenue.
DIS. stuart and Scott took the othar
medical men to see tho cases reported bv
pr Guiteras. all except DR.. Mason. thu
parties visited being McGoniele Fern ~.
Lee. "Au
In addition to these the visiting doctors
we're also taken to see Alderman Latham
!. w. Crowder, corner OF Austin an,
'ererson streets, and J. j. Sprue, al l7ua
'restom None OF these had been reported
o the board as suspicious cases, or were
egarded as such. .'they were simn,v
hown the visitors as typical case. Of
Iengtie." said DIR. Scott last night IN ex.
'lanatlon OF why they were special objects
Il Inspection. II
The visitors were also taken through |
T. Jnsephs infsrmary. after which thoy
assembled at the office Of DIR. Stuart.
where, after q closed door conference OF
'early two hours. they agreed upon the
olo~ing report:
At conference Of committee Of ply
clans from the cities OF Galveston and
ouston. held October 10. In DR.. d. F. stu
~ office In Houston. It was resolved.
1. That whereas. An unusual epidemic az
'ngue fever has prevailed In both cities
ID IN other pieces Of Cedlral and Southern
sxas. and that certain cases in Galveston |
q Houston have presented unusual and
nfusing symptoms. after careful exam
alton u such c&ses In both cities We ara
the opinion that the same character Of |
1ease y prevailing In both cities.
Z. That We further believe these cases |
ich are regarded a. suspicious 10 be |
atagous cases Of dengue fever.
mat from certain cases which have
ne under our observation, coming from
rts IN Central and Southern Texas, and /
r. such Information al We have derived
g qther channels regarding the character
prevailing at osher points In the
~ Ane central portion OF this State.
" 1hat ~ eame diseaae Ii also
| y a(Aer towns and cities In