The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-13
SPEAKS PLAINLY ABOUT CAUSES
THAT LED TO PRESENT coNDI-
TONS IN THE SoUTH-sPEAKs
HIGHLY OF THE DEEP WATER
CITY.

/ Secretary W. C. Jones, Of the Cham
T Der of Commerce. who IS now in
Nashville, gave the following in
terview TO a representative Of the
Nashville Baner, the article appear
ing in that paper on Wednesday
morning:
Mr.. W Chipley Jones, Secretary of
the Chamber Of Commerce at Pensa-
cola, tla., is in the city for a few
days. He has remained az his post
all during the yellow fever epidemic
there and expects to return The latts-
part Of this week or the first of next.
His family has been in Nashville
since the fever first became serious
and he is here to visit them Mr.
Jones has a great many friends n
Nashville, as he married here and
lived in this city for several years.
He returned. however, TO his boy.
hood home, Pensacola, a number of
years ago and has been largely instru-
mental in the upbuilding of that pros
porous gulf port city. In talking with /
a Banner reporter this morning Mr.. /
Jones said:
DiabolieaI Crime.
The most diabolical crime Of the
century was committed by the health |
authorities Of New Orleans when the
fact that yellow fever had broken out
in that city was suppressed.
"On July Is an excursion patronized
by from three TO five hundred citizens
Of Pensacola was run into New Or
leans in utter Ignorance that yellow
fever existed in the Crescent City
This excursion returned to Pensacola
on July IL. and from reports of per
sons forming this excursion party
the first intimatiOn that the world
beyond the city limits of New Orleans
had Of the existence Of the yellow pa
que in that city was made, notwith-
standing it has since developed and
has been admitted by the health au-
Of New Orleans that yellow
fever had existed there since May
"a
Acting upon this information, DR..
Warren E. Anderson. agent at Pensa-
cola of the state Board of Health Of
Florida, Immediately reported the
matter to the Public Health and Ma
-ine Hospital service in Washing with
he result that an immediate investi-
cation was instituted by the Marine
service and yellow fever an
lOunced as prevailing in New Orleans
On July p.
Traced Direct.
The health authorities Of the CITY )
Of Pensacola. and Of the State Of
Florida, have been able to trace the
Introduction Of yellow fever into Pen
.aoo1n - fho oxnrr~cfo- r.ofor-,1 -, A
The citizens Of New Orleans were
wise enough at the outset, or rather !
Is soon as il was established in the
minds Of the citizenship Of that city !;
hat yellow fever really existed there,
o appeal to the President of the
United States TO place the Marine :
hospital service in charge Of the :
ght against che plague Everyone
Who reads the newspapers is in a %
.ositiOn to Judge of the wisdom Of :
his movement; and also to form an =
dea Of the absolute necessity for :
government control of quarantine
latters. as well as of epidemics Of q
lfectiOus and contagious diseases. :
Dual Service. a
The management of health and a
y
lOrida, are in a sense dual, the ma
ne quarantine regulations being ua- "
er the supervision of the Pubnc f
-eslth and Marine Hospital Service. d
lille state health matters are under Il
he supervision Of the State Board Of
.ealth through the State Health OH W
or, this official being both a state V
hcer and a surgeon in the Marie
ospital Service. "
Under this system the State Health el
mcer being supreme in all health III
alters. We are not harassed in tlJr- Il
IA with the idiOtic shotgun ouaran- b;
ne maintained in several states Of q
he south, but in Pensacola, l regret Dl
cry much to state, we have had TO ca
intend with forces almost as detri- ia
entail as the shotgun system Of
larantine. lie. a portion of our pop
alton, 10th to believe that yellow pl
yer existed there, and also unw!l- ID
lg to accept the mosquito theory l'e
transmission Of disease. have op- &c
,sed the efforts of the health author
les to stamp the disease out.
Mosquito Theory.
in the press dispatches Of today
note that there were twenty-five y
w cases directly due primarily
the failure of the element which [
i've just referred to to accept the
osQuitO theory, which is absolutely We
rrect as the science Of mathematics
ID as unalterable as the laws of NJ
aviation, and through this refusal In