The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-11
TEXAS IS ON THE QUI WYE.
DR.. Swearingen Has Already Left
for the Coast.
GALVESTON IS NOT AT ALL ALARMED
NJ r,.hcr snys His Town IL in Good
Sanitary Condition ana Tic
VIII Keep II So.

Jackson. MISS, june ~ ---l cItEidms re-
ceived from McHenry today say the seven
cases of yellow fever there are progressing
nicely and that DR.. HARRISON tho State
health officer in charge. hopes to be able
10 stamp out the disease quickly or con-
fne 1t to McIlenry.
The State board OF health has decided TO
quarantine the entire gulf coast. pending
an investigation their action being the
same as that taken by the Louisiana au
thoritIes. This season. IN contrast to the
last, finds the State board OF health fully
able TO meet all emergencies Last year,
owing TO conflicts OF authorities and gen
eral REORGANIZATION 1t was somo time after
suspicious cases were reported bsforc they
could be passed upon by an expert and be-
fore effective work could be done toward
combining the disease or stamping 1t out.
The board has now been given absolute
mower in all cases OF infection. Inspectors
have been placed mt every point infected
lest year, and Secretary Hunter and his
assistants are on duty here day and night.
Whom any suspicious sickness is reported
to the board tho secretary syIll be able
within an hour to declare that place in
rigid quarantine and when this is done
no person or thing can leave that place.
yellow fever in very mild form may
break out al those places infected Inst
summer, but 1t Will be confined and 1t IS
impossible for the fev.r to spread.
Washington, June l0.~Therc is sone
apprehension hero over tho outbreak of
Miss, and steps have been taken not only
to check the spread OF the fever from Me-
Henry, but to prevent any possibility Of
an epidemic In the South. SurgCo on General
Wyman OF the marine hospital service has
received dispatch from Surgeon Murray
OF that service confirming the report Sur
eeon Geddings OF the marine hospital scry =
ice, now stationed at Tampa. was oruered
today to proceed directly to McIlenry aud
take charge of Camp Fontainebleau. the
yellow FEVER camp put In operation during
the fever last year and which is now in
readiness for the present cases.
surgeon Murray telcgraphod that he had
gone TO McHenry and confirmed the dag.
nosis made by the State authorities The
town Is now guarded AMI Marine Hosp tai
Surgeon Carter liz already there with Sur
aeon Murray and the Federal aud state
authorities are cooperating.
Jackson, Miss, June 10 The exocutiv,
committee Of the State board of health ha,
issued a notice to the people OF the State
railroad officials and other common ear,
riers. stating that yellow fever having beer
announced at McHeury. In Harrison county
Mississippi, and believing the same Is no
an importation. and fearing an outbreak nj
other coast towns, whore fever occurro,
last year, therefore be II ordained.
That inspectors shall be placed at ono
on the lines OF the railroads RUNNING
through Harrison. Hancock and jackson
counties. Pending an Investigation no per
son, baggage, freight or express matte
will be allowed to come into any othe
county In the State from Harrison, Han
cock and Jackson counties
New Orleans. June 10.--Nothing has bccl
heard from Mclicnry today. Presiden
Souchon OF the board Of health SAYS tina
temporary quarantine against suspected
infected points has been put into efiec
only pending Investigation As fast a
points are found to be healthy and FREE o
all disease. the quarantine will be raised
Mobile, Ala, June l0.-The Mobile boar
Of health has quarantined against the en-
tire gulf coast pending an investigation
There is no alarm felt here over the ye'
low fever at McHenry. Mobile is enjoyin
excellent health.
Nashville. Tenn. June 10, -Montgomer,
Ala, has quarantlned against McHenry an
Mississippi coast towns,
Austin. Texas. June lo.--ln view of Il
reports of the outbreak OF yellow fever
Mississippi. State Health officer swoarir
gen left for Houston and Galveston tonigl
aud win proceed to inspect the State
quarantine stations with view TO proven
Ing the importation of the epidemic.
Governor Culberson stated this evenir
that all the power and resources nj h
command Will be exerted towards shutti,
out the fever II possible.
Galveston. Texas June lo.--The report
seven cases of yellow fever at McHenr
Miss. has not had an alarming effect on Il
health officers Of Galveston DR.. w.
FISHER. city health physician. when Sc,
this afternoon by Post reporter al
asked what he was going to do about
II anything. said:
II don't nee the necessity OF taking n,
steps at present. II It is true as report
that New Orleans and other towns ha
already Guaranteed against McHenry. til
VIII have the effect OF protecting us als
tbs y different from the outbreak
Ocean Springs last year. The latter pla
Was =. health resort and people were the
from AL over the country. while McHen
= only small village, possessing no a