The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-03
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
STATE HEALTH OFFICER BLUNT
STATES THE CONDITIONS
Upon which the First Texas Was
Permitted To Lnnd nj GAL
weston.

STATE Health Officer Dr. w. r. Blunt re-
he had been TO inspect the First Texas
regiment preparatory to their being per-
mitted to land at Galveston.
The doctor was seen by reporter for
Tho Post while at tho Lawlor hotel last
night and made The following statement
THE transports containing the First
Texas regiment arrived in Galveston this
morning. Ship and crew wero inspected
and found in good sanitary condition. The
soldiers were taken by companies and each
man was examined by Quarantine Officer
Mayfield and myself, and found to be
clear OF any infectious diseases. T1ey had
been encampel seven miles outside of
Havana In healthy location and had not
had any yellow fever or smallpox in their
regiment and had just marched from their
camps through Havana 10 the Transports
going directly on board the transports
and sailed Immediately. They were nine
days out from Havana. having stu.ped at
Dry Tortugas for four days, and the crew.
ship and soldiers having been thoroughly
lufnlgated, certificates to that effect hav-
Ing been furnished by the marine hospital
service. did not consider il the east
dangerous to allow them to land In t;,cL
the regiment has had no contagious dis
eases among them since they left Texas.
and but two deaths, General Mabry and
one other man. Following are the Ger
tlhcates showing their clean hi OF health:
United States Transport Fitzpatrick, =
April 2, 1S99.-This is to certify that 1t is
my opinion That no contagious or infectious
diseases exist among officers and men of
this command. No yellow fever existed
among officers and men of the command
during their stay in Cuba. This certificate
includes officers servants. There have
been but two deaths in this regiment since
landing in Cuba. L. b. Kennedy
Major Surgeon First Texas Infantry
This certifies that the First battalion of
First Texas volunteers is in good health
and not affected with any infectious or
contagious diseases and have been suo-
cessfully vsccinated.
T. l.. Jackson,
First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon
First Texas Volunteer Infantry.
March %, 1899.
To Quarantine officer, Galveston.
Certificate of discharge from National
quarantine.
United States Quarantine Station Tor
tugas, Key West, Fla March go 1S99.-l
certify that the United States transports
/ FLORIDA and Fitzpatrick of quartermas-
ter's department, United States, from Ha-
vana bound for Galveston, Texas, have in
all respects complied with the quarantine
regulations prescribed by the secretary of
the treasury and that the vessels. cargoes
and passengers are, to the best of my
knowledge and belief each and all free
from infectious disease or danger of con-
veying the same. Said vessels are this day
granted free pratique.
John F. Anderson,
Assistant Surgeons arine Hospital Ser
vice
Dsnfected and detained forty eight
hours, all the effects, such as contents OF
knapsacks. rolls, clothing baggage ham
mocks, cots, tents, etc. on both trans
ports.
To the State Health officer. Galveston.
/ Sir: l have the honor to inform you that
all the officers and enlisted men on the
transports "Florda" and Fitzpatrick
were camped nearly five miles from Ha-
vana, at Buena Vista, a healthy site, be-
fore emharbing and that they were
marched through Havana to the wharf and
all went on board Immediately. except that
the First battalion remained on the wharf
few hours to load the baggage OIL the
''Florida." Respectfully.
Charles G. Dwyer
Colonel First Texas Volunteer Infantry
Commanding Regiment.
! April 2, 1899.