The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
NO FEVER IN BEAUMONT.
inmates Of the Lovejos House stu
Under Guard.
OR. SWEARINCEN DID NOT RETURN.
said He Was Afraid of Exrosfng His
Car-Partial Traffic May DC Re-
sumed soon.

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is now no yellow fever In beaumont an
tonight there is not the slightest indlca-
tons that there will be. The Lovejoy
| residence is still under strict guard and
the inmates. fifteen in number, this after
noon sent word to the people that they
were enjoying the best Of health; were
as happy rs could be expected under ths
| circumstances; had splendid appetites and
cautioned against allowing them to suf-
fer from hunger.
| While there Is no yellow fsvcf the de-
moralization could not be much greater II
| the city was struggling with an epidemic.
State Health Officer Swearingen only re-
manned sufficiently long yesterday 10 pro-
nounce the suspicious illness yellow fever.
bottle the city up with the strictest quar-
antine order that has ever been promulgat-
ed and then departed en- q special train
for the Sabine river. This order has de-
prived the city Of rail communication with
the outside world. Trains are permitted
to neither arrive nor depart and the only
news received during the entire DAY was
telegraph bulletins from The Post giv.ri (
summary OF the yellow fever condition
at the infected points in Louisiana and
Mississippi. When DR.. Swearingen left
yesterday he announced the intention OF
returning last night and remaining until
time developed whether or not the Lovejoy
boy died of yellow fever. He did not re-
turn last night.
Today a telegram was received stating
that he would pass through the city at 4
o'clock this afternoon. but that
his train would travel at a
speed of not less than twenty nil
per hour, as he did not desire to expose
the car in which he was travelling. He
stated further that his train wonlt step
one mile beyond the west corporate limits
of the city and invited the board Of health
to meet him there for conference. The
board accepted the invitation and met the
health officer when he arrived and the re-
suit OF the conference is dlvulsed in the
following bulletin issued at 6 o'clock this
afternoon by the board Of health
Headquarters Board OF Health. Beau
mont Texas September 90, 6 p. MAT
this hour there is not case Of suspicious
sickness in the city, inmates of the Love-
10y premises are under strict Guarantee
and are enjoying good health. At 4 O'Clock
this afternoon the board held conference
with State Health Officer Swearingen be-
yond the west corporate line. The board
explained to DR.. Swearngen the conditions
now existing In Beaumont, both with re-
gard to health and business. Dc Swear
ingen says he Is still OF the opinion that
the Love1oy boy died Of yellow fever, ami
that under present circumstances he could
not raise the quarantine before Monday
noon and not then In the event another
suspicious case developed. The board
asked that mail and papers from Houston
be allowed to come to the city provided
proper precautions were taken. Dr. Swear
ingen said that he had no objection (,
hrat, xx,tt1
mile of the corporate limits, provided there
was no resident OF Beaumont or ir,me-
date vicinity within 500 yards OF the
train when the mail was put on. He fur
Their said that when he arrived In Houston
he would confer with Mayor Rice and City
Physician McElroy and 4 they would per.
init trein to come back unt Ter hose con-
ditlcns he would not object To it coming
out, The board agreed for train to he
run under these conditions and IL n ia |
permitted by the Houston authorities ar
rangements have been made whereby John |
B. Gocdhue will with private train 90 |
to the city limits Immediately after the |
Houston train has arrived ind departed |
and bring mail and papers back to the
city,
B. r. Calhoun. Chairman.
M. b. Saunders, Secretary.
The exodus from Beaumont has con-
tinued today and the city is nearly de-
serted. Fugitives have left with view
OF camping In Jasper and Hardin counties,
but they have nearly all becn turned back
at the county line. Mrs. ]. L. Ward and
children succeeded in getting into Jaspor
county. but came back under guard this
afternoon.
The Jefferson county banks of the Nechcs
river and Pine Island bayou are said ia
resemble military camp. while many
wood.
A Gull and Interstate train arrived this
afternoon bringing Galveston mail of Sep
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