The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-02
Marks First Appearance of the Dreaded Yellow Jack on
 Alabama Soil
THE AUTHORITIES ASSERT
 THAT THERE IS NO DANGER
Montgomery Case Is Travelling Man From kentWood, La, and He Has Been Isolated-Doc-
 tors Make Report.

Montgomery, August Lit was off, ciaiiy announced here tonight that there is one case of yellow fever in Mont gomery. The announcement came from the board of health. together with the statement that there Is not the slightest cause for alarm. This was followed im- mediately by an announcement from State Health Officer W. H. Sanders, say ing that 1t is believed the scientific steps taken in the premises fully adequate, and that mo occasion whatever exists for che declaration of quarantine against Montgomery"
 The statement of the board of health Is as follows;
 ..,To to the Citizens of Montgomery:
 '.It becomes the duty of this board to announce the presence in Montgomery of one case of yellow fever, in the person of William Minnihett who according to his statements reached Montgomery on Mon day, July "A. from Kentwood, La. On last Friday night. July 2s, he was taken sick at the Capitola hotel. He was seen early Saturday morning by Dr. Goldthwaite, the city physician, who suspected the nature Of the fever, and who at once made arr
 
 to the emergency hospital and ordered lis room at the hotel fumigated. This was done. After having pursued this course Dr. Goldthwaite at once reported the case to the board of health. which heartily approved of the steps he had taken,
 Since Saturday at noon Gin less than four hours after Mnnihett first seem this SC of yellow fever has been under obss sation at the emergency hos pital, twos.nd a half miles from the city. The patient is and has been In a screen ed room. and still further protected by q mosquito net over the bed. While strong ly suspecting the nature of the malady, We are unwilling to make & statement until we were absolutely sure it was a case of yellow fever. The last doubts were removed today and we determined to give the facts to the public without de- lay
 ''In connection we wish to say there is ID need or cause for alarm. There will be. we are sure, no spread of cases from this one as 1t was promptly seen, iso- lated and everything done to prevent in- lection by mosquitoes. The case is not a severe one, and we trust the cities of the vicinity VIII not allow themselves to become panic stricken for we pledge our selves to report promptly any other cases should they occur. There are no other suspicious cases in Montgomery, and we feel that it would be folly for our people 10 leave their homes on account of this one case, for it has been frequently dem onstrated in Havana that patient with yellow fever can be carried through the steets in screened wagons and treated at nearby hospitals and no other cases oc- cur. no cases having developed there since that city was freed from yellow fever five years ago.
 'W M. WILKERSON,
 ROBERT GOLDTHWAITE,
 SHIRLEY BRAGG.
 "J. L. GASTON,
 Board of Health. "R. N. PITTS.
 County Health Officer"
 Dr. Sanders made the following state ment:
 The undersigned begs to state that the above announcement need not give rise to any apprehension on the part of the people of Montgomery or of the state. The steps taken to prevent any spread from this case are scientifically correct, and 1t Is believed will prove adequate. No reason whatever exists for the de- claration of quarantine against Mont gomery on account of the case above re- ported.
 W. IT. SANDERS. "State Health Officer"