The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-28
Persons from This State Must Have
Certificates Showing Vaccina-
tion to Enter Kentucky.
REASONS GIVEN BY THE BOARD
SAID To BE BECAUSE GOVERNOR
HAS NOT USED STATE FUND.
Secretary Hurry Makes Protest
Against the Quarantine-state-
ment of New Albany Men.

At a meeting that began at o'clock yes
terday afternoon and continued until after
IL p. m. at Louisville the Kentucky State
Board of Health last night declared
quarantine against the State of Indiana on
account of smallpox in the southern part OF
the latter State.
The quarantine is to go into effect at
noon on Sunday, June 1. After that time
no person can go into Kentucky from In
diana who cannot show a certificate signed
by duly authorized health officer showing
that the bearer has been successfully vac
cinated within five years. Railroads,
bridge companies and ferries are prohib-
tied from selling a ticket to any person in
tending to go into Kentucky who is not
provided with certificate of vaccination.
Passengers who travel through Indiana
to reach Kentucky will not be required 10
produce a certificate if they have not
stopped in Indiana.
Secretary Hurry, of the Indiana State
Board of Health, appeared before the Ken
lucky board and protested against the dec
laration of quarantine. A strong protest
was also made on behalf Of the Kentucky
and Indiana Bridge Company, which car
ries 5000 persons a day between Louisville
and New Albany and Jeffersonville.
The reason given by the Kentucky Board
of Health for declaring the quarantine is
that Governor Drrbin, of Indiana, refuses
to use the state epidemic fund in an effort
to stamp out smallpox.
ACTION NOT UNEXPECTED.
The action of the Kentucky Board Of
Health was not unexpected. Before DR..
Hurry left for Louisville Monday night he
intimated that declaration of quarantine
was not improbable. The Kentucky Health
Board delayed action in quarantining
against Indiana with a hope that Governor
Durbin would change his mind and allow
a part of the emergency fund TO be used.
But when it was ascertained finally that
the Governor still deemed it inadvisable to
devote the fund or part of it TO that
purpose the Kentucky board took the
ton above stated. Louisville health Off
GERS, however, declared before the action
of the board was taken that a quarantine
against New Albany and Jeffersonville
would not be necessary. Health officer
Allen, of Louisville, informed the Kentucky
health authorities that he felt able to take
care of all the cases brought from those two
cities, but hardly able TO look after all the
cases coming from the interior of the State,
or from Evansville and other border towns
along the Ohio river.
Dr. W. H. Sheets, of Jeffersonville, of
the Clark county Board of Health. made
the statement yesterday that a quarantine
against Jeffersonville was wholly unnec-
essary. He said the conditions in that city
have so improved that there are now but
two or three cases OF smallpox in Jefferson
VILE, and all of these are in the Reforma-
tory. The epidemic is entirely under con-
troll. DR.. Harris, of the New Albany board,
agreed with DR.. Sheets that Ii would be
injustice TO quarantine.
PRESIDENT MATHEWS'S STATEMENT.
The Kentucky authorities, after going
over the situation. came to a different con-
clusion. President ]. NJ. Mathews, of the
Kentucky board. gave the following state
ment yesterday explaining why a quaran-
tine would be necessary and anticipating
last nights action:
Our board has practically decided to es-
tablish a quarantine against Indiana on ac-
count of the spread of smallpox We do
not wish to do any injury 10 the business
interests of Louisville or Kentucky. and
we are opposed to doing anything TO Of
fend our Indiana neighbors. but it has come
10 point where we are forced TO act. The
Indiana State Board Of Health will be COM
PEELED to indorse our action.
The Governor OF the State has funds
available for the suppression of small
pox and other contagious diseases. but
OF il. AS a result. there is smallpox in
sixty of the ninety-two counties OF the
State. Some say IL is not smallpox, but
a mild form of varioioid, but Virulent cases
of smallpox may be communicated from
varioloid- Kentucky has spent $500 90 in
wiping out the disease in this State, and
We do not propose 10 have Indiana people
spread the disease in our State further. if
we can help IL. As 10 New Albany and
JeffersonVille, we will leave that largely
TO DR.. NJ. X. Allen, health officer of Louis
Vile. VINO has shown himself capable of
coping with the disease. ii would be a very
great hardship 10 many people on both
sides of the river 10 quarantine against the
people of these two cities. as thousands
come here every day from both places TO
work and 10 trade.
Il have invited DR. Harris and DR. VIII
liam II. Sheets. respectively, secretaries of
the health boards Of New Albany and JEFF
fersonville. 10 met with Us in conference
this afternoon, and We may arrange TO
avoid quara mining against New Albany and
Jacksonville. but We will certainly quar-
antine against the other parts OF Indiana
All transportation companies will be noti-
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