The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-11-16
THO DOCTORS HURT.
Aessrs. Murray and 6uiteras We're
Thrown From Buggy.
SERIOUS Fol- FORMER
Hundreds of Barrels of Oil Spread
Upon the Streets of Laredo by
Fumigating Corps and it
VIII BE Kept Up.

Laredo. Tex, Nov. 16.-The fever
situation drags along in an unchanged
condition, each day showing its quota
OF both new and old cases. The large
number Of citizens who volunteered
their services as inspectors for the
purpose Of carrying on a house to
house canvas are doing very effective
work, and II continued. all cases Of fe-
yer which have been concealed by the
ignorant classes are bound to be fer
reted out. and II not treated, the pa
tients wiz at least be Isolated under
mosquito bars to prevent inocullting
themselves and transmitting the dis
ease to others
The physicians. both state and ma
rine hospital service men, are doing ex-
Celleut work. The marine hospital
service, which has entire charge Of the
work Of fumigatiug houses and plaC
ing oil on water barrels and at any
place where mosquitoes are likely to
propagate is particularly busy. Hun
drcds of barrels Of Oil have been
spriEk ed on the streets. and the flu
migating corps is now touring the
city for the fourth time This work
is in charge Of DR. FriCk. who was
transferred from his post al Tampic0
TO supervise this work
The Official bulletin. issued at the
headquarters Of the state health de
partmeut sunday night is as follows.
New cases, -. deaths, 2. total num-
Der Of eases TO date. SIS, totol deaths
10 date ~. OF the cases reported Sun
day eighteen are new and four are
Old cases iu-~ brought to light
While Iu pursuit ~ their duty sun
day DIS. r. p. Murray anu G. NJ. Quit
eras Of the marine hospital service
met with serious accident In run
away. They were just returning to
their hotel from visit 10 the bedside
Of a yellow fever patient when The
horses attached TO the buggy iu which
they were driving became frightened
and ran away. the buggy colliding with
terrih, force with large stone pillar
and throw .nK both the physicians and
the driver to the sidewalk Dr. Murray
sustained injuries which may prove IA
tai owing TO his advanced age. and
which. . the least VIII .onGue him
~ ''' ''@''f'' AsiA tDI Il PERIOD OF 4
months The driver was unluiured,
but ur. Guiteras sustained severe
bruises and was moreover badly shak-
eu up His condition. however. will
not prevent him Gom continuing the
good work he has been doing
pr Won Ezcorf Of The marine huy2it-
al service. Who is attending pr Muir
ray. stated that the injuries which he
sustained were fracture az the cell
lar bone. "a compound ,om,uuted fac
ture Of both bones OF the rfEht liz.
confusion Of the face and eub,utaueous
h~mouhag~ and Confusion over the
left breast
Or Ezuorf stated that ur Murray
has considerable pain over the l,n
lung and is gradually recovering f.om
tn. shock
br MurTays home Is 1T hey West
and he enjoys an iuteruuioua, reputa-
ton as "a yellow fever expert He mas
been prominently Identified with the
study and treatment Of the disease for
many years
The fever has been almos entirely
stamped out IN Nueyo Lare 20. Mex
although death is chronicle nov
and then. II is stated that nearly all
the Inhabitants OF that city have had
the fever. ami only a few sporadic
cases are reported from time to tine
There is no danger Of a temperance
OF the disease as the town has been
practically IFHIUu.gpJ