The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-30
MOB STOPS DR.. GUIrERAS.
YELLOW FEVER EXPERT PRE-
VENTED FROM GOING TO TEXAS.

Was on His Way Tlere with other On1ciaIs In
. special Train-Armed Men at Rayne. in
Acadia Parish, Hold zip and Send Them
~BacE-Fever In Three Public Institutions.
New oRLEANs, La. Sept. 29.-The quarantine
train which left here to-day over the Southern
Pacific Railroad with DR.. Guiteras, United
States Marine Hospital expert; DR.. Carter Of the
Marine Hospital service. and DR.. Olliphant,
President Of tho Louisiana Board Of Health, to
hold q conference with the health boards Of the
towns and parishes OF western Louisiana. was
stopped by an armed mob at RRyne. in Acadia
parish, and compelled to return to New Orleans.
Great things were expected from these Of
flciels ia the way Of rem wing guarantees and
restoring business. AT franklin tho members
Of the Board of Health OF st. Mary and the
Sheriff worc taken aboard, and at New Iberia
the health officer OF Iberia parish camo on the
train. All went well until Rayno was reached,
when a large mob OF men armed with shotguns
and rifles surrounded the train and threatened
to pull up the track and shoot the engineer II he
started the engine. The doctors finding 1t i'm.
possible TO go on started back with the train for
New Orleans. A citizen OF Rayne who handed
the doctor a telegram WINS driven on the train
and compelled to leave town.
The greatest fear seemed to be Of DR.. Cutie
ras because he had attended n number OF yellow
fever sick. 1t was learned that II the train had
succeeded in getting through Rayne there were
othor bodies OF armed men awaiting 1t further
on with tho intention Of stopping 1t. DR.. Quite
ras was on his way to Texas to diagnose the
| yellow fever, but will have to go north to reach
that State.
Great efforts have been made to keep the
fever out OF asylums and other institutions.
In optic of these efforts IL has forced It's
way into three. the Home for Homeless Men,
Poydras Asylum. and 81. vinccnt's Orphan
Asylum So many Of tho inmates Of the
Home for Homeless Men werc found sick with
1t that tho institution has been closed. the
sick being taken to the. Beaurcgard Hospital.
and tho Others to the detention camp. 1t was
fever. There are 500 infant children in the
disease may spread among them, One case Of
fever has peer reported from, the detention
S TSmov ss from ra,afthh the Home for Homeless IS Nom snspe''
h1 DR., Gui nepssrso oS,eS W,t N he trip sS,day was ito to
quhrantines, The object OF the trip of Or. Oil.
phant and DIR. Carter was to interview the local
health authorities all along the line on the ques.
ton OF removing the embargo on commerce and
letting up on some OF the rigid .auarantines
"o6a saa h ! is S SSs y SsA day IN &sS NeS 6 SiS 1r'ei Inc
Board OF Health recommends that, in view Of
the presence q the fever. there be no moving,
agreement in regard to rent. The negro minis.
tiers of the various denominations met to-day
and rendered their services to the Citizens SAM
tary Association to assist in street cleaning. and
the offer was accepted.
The Mississippi Board OF Health has removed
all quarantine restrictions on cotton except
that coming from infected localities. The quar-.
antipe scare centre has cen transferred 10
Texas. whore 1t is raging worse than It did in
this region. Shotgun guarantees have been
established at all the Texas towns along the
plete decentralization Of business.
The following is the yellow fever record:
New Orlears-Sew cases. %: total cases. 20i:
deaths to-day. 4. EdwRrds-New cnses. III:
total cases, 225; deaths today. l. Biloxi-Ncw
cases, Is; total cases. 142- Scranton-New
cases, D; total cases, 90.