The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-17

rect system IN SO short time.
Dr. Enan Talks.
In an interview last night DIR. Egan
said while the news from the south
was cheering, he did not intend to re-
lax the regulations of the Illinois quar-
antine in any way. but on the other
hand would tighten the lines all round.
AN experience has taught us" he
said, that September is tue worst
month for all diseases coming from
the south" Or. Egan said there We're
1897 at the Marine Hospital They
were so diagnosed by DR. Guiteras.
who ought TO know, but the disease
proved 10 be in mild form. and the
cases got well without any trouble.
There was also a case at Vienna AT
the same time, from which the pa
tient died, and Or, Egan and a corps of
inspectors located in Cairo visited the
patient and all pronounced it yellow
fever They burned the shack in
which the man died and no other
I case broke ont.
/ No more banana trains from the
south will be allowed to stop at either
Cairo or Mounds. For several days
past very few punches of bananas
have come To Cairo. the demand for
them having been virtually killed be
cause Of tae published fact thar they
are the favorite abiding place of the
dreaded stegomyia. Yesterday Dr.
! Egan received the following telegram
from Surgeon General Wyman at New
/ Orleans relative to the banana trains;
New Orleans, Aug is,
/ "Dr J. A. Egan.
Secretary Illinois Board Of Health
Cairo. Ill
THE following arrangement has
been agreed TO with the United Fruit
Company for unloading OF fruit yes
sells arriving In the Mississippi river:
ITO discharge at Chalmatte. tightly
closed refrigerator cars only to be
used, ventilators n roofs covered with
| eighteen to twenty inch mesh gauze
| Laborers employed to load cars to be
Inspected by officer This service TO
4 see that these provisions are carried
tout and tAe cars officially sealed.
| These banana trains then to pass
lover the New Orleans Terminal Com
: pany railroad from Chalmette, con
Meeting with the Illinois Central out
side New Orleans, thus avoid enter
ing the city The cars to remain seal
ed and not broken at any point south
lot line drawn from Washington to
st. Louis. and from st. Louis to I'll
Paso, Texas. il being understood that
ST. Louis is south of this line.
"WYMAN. Surgeon General"
: Cairo and Mounds both being con
} siderably south Of the line drawn In
: the above dispatch, 1t il evident that
! they will not b. allowed to stop al
} either Of these places.
! Quarantine Costs Big Money.
II is costing the state of Illinois a.
: the rate of 1925 day to maintain tbs
} quarantine in this end OF the state
There is a regular fund of 5000 plac
A ed AT The disposal of the State Boart
e of Health and in addition another
:, fund Of $4,000 10 be used in fight
g ing infectious d 'seases. 1t is this
! latter fund which is being drawn OF
S to pay the expenses OF the presen
2 quarantine, Before Dr. Egan lef
Q Springfield he had a conference witt
e Gov. Deneen and the latter told hin
a to do everything he could to proven
T. the fever from reaching this state blu
n not to so beyond his appropriation.
No More Visits to Wickiiffe.
No more trains are being met a
II Wickliffe The authorities at tha
x place manifested a desire that III
!. Illinois inspectors not 90 to that plac
Z 70 meet south bound trains, and as
n result, all trains are now being me
n at the junction, where they are he'll
Is until the inspectors can go throug
a the cars. A number Of the inspet
r. tors say that this is preferable al
# arrangement. anyway, to going to Wicl
is life'
= SMALLPOX at Rroodport.
j. Or. Galand, who is in charge {
rs the quarantine at Brookport, wire
ia DR. Palmer yesterday that the situI
ar ton had been complicated at rhs
ie place by the breaking out of smallpox
m He did not state the extent Of tn
r. epidemic. DIR Egan last night state
n that he would write TO Brookport I;
o once and have a full report made {
i. the cases there, and will also despatc
Il DR.. Palmer to that place to make
s. thorough investigation, and tai
IN charge Of the situation.
~ Arrangement at Paducah.
ie A a conference held at Cairo Tue
Nv day afternoon, Or. Horace Rivers,
Paducah, representing the coun
re board of health. and Or. Palmer,
n. the Illinois state Board OF Health, q
be agreement was reached whereby IL
"a certificates Of health issued by Dr.
III. II. Stewart. county health officer,
~. McCracken County KY Or. w.
in Graves, city health officer of Paduca
ut DR., Horace X yers, of the coun
or board OF health of McCracken coun
he and DR. f v Eimbro of Maxnna NJ