Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-10-01
YELLOW fever IN TEXAS
SITUATION GROWS MORE UNFA-
vORABLE AT LAREDO.
EMINENT DOCTORS CANNOT AGREE
Experts Differ on Theories of How the
Disease Spreads, Some Blaming
the Mosquito, Others Claim.
ing It Is Due to General
Infection. -

Laredo. Tex, Sept. 28.-There have
been no deaths from yellow fever in
this city, but FIVE new cases have
been pronounced by the experts who
are in charge of the situation.
A light rain fell about tnree hours
this morning, increasing the unfavor-
ableness of the situation.
Orders have been issued to the rail-
road company here prohibiting the
sale of tickets to any point North.
This action was taken because the
authorities intend to establish a de-
tention camp at Sanchez station, five
miles from here, where all passen-
gers who wish to depart for points in
the North will be compelled to spend
ten days under surveillance. The de-
tention. however, does not apply to
through passengers from points be-
yond the yellow fever district in Mex
leo, the only thing eXacted from such
passengers being a certificate from
United States consul in Mexico show
ing they have not been in an infected
region within ten days,
Doctors Guiterras and Tabor have
perfected the organization of their
forces to carry on the work OF plac-
ing the city in sanitary condition
by sending out gangs in charge OF
competent physicians, whose duty 1t IS
to supervise the disinfection OF all
houses within the neighborhood where
yellow fever patients have died and
where cases now exist.
Difference of Opinion.
Federal and State officers are work
ing in harmony, but there is differ
ence of opinion as to whether or not
the disease is contagious. DIR. Quit
erras, in an interview, urged the ne
cessity of fighting the mosquito as the
only means Of stamping out the DIS
case. He said this theory OF stamp
ing out the disease was accepted by
the international medical congress
held at Havana in 1901, and, although
there are many mon who do not ac-
cept this theory, he is thoroughly con-
yinced of its correctness. He said II
the city had been thoroughly drained
before the prevalence of yellow fever
in Mexico there would have been no
spread of the disease here.
DR.. Tabor said he believed the fever
could be transmitted by infection, and
that while the mosquito undoubtedly
communicated the disease, he thought
it could be acquired by infection -
well. AS there are many things not
absolutely settled to the mind OF
all men of science, he said it would be
we'll for the inhabitants of the city to
take every precaution both against in
lection from contact with the disease
and by being bitten by the mosquito.
Every case of the fever has been is
olated and the doors and the windows
of the houses covered with mosquito
netting to prevent further spread
of the disease from the patients under
treatment.
At Neuvo Laredo.
Little information 9of reliable ma
ture can be learned from Neuvo La
redo, but it is reported tonight that
several cases developed there today.
1t is also reported that several of the
patients are not protected from the
QOSQuiIOeS. SOluC VI tnC hiOuhSeAi 6SA
tlemen there not believing in the
transmission of the disease by this
means.
A number of people left town today
for Saltillo and other high points in
Mexico, the only outlet now left open.
1t is hoped and believed by the ply
sicians that the disease will be
stamped out before it spreads much
further.
Reports from Linares say the yellow
fever situation is little improved.
TWENTY-FIVE deaths have occurred dur
ing the last three days. The agents
of the superior board of health are do
ing all they can to control the disease.
Patients are isolated as much as pos
sible as soon as they are found, and
a large force of men is being kept
busy working to improve the sanitary
condition of the city.
In the towns north of Linares the
disease has not appeared. The Mon
terey authorities claim the city is free
from fever. They say the only case
which has appeared was that OF DR..
Alderman. who died yesterday. They
say if the fever should make its ap-
pearance they are prepared to speed
lily stamp it out.