The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
HAS PASSED
 DANGER POINT No More Fear Of Spread of Fever. MINNIHETT Is RECOVERING No Meeting of Health Board
 Deemed Necessary. ss"f Quarantine omeer. Had . Quiet Sunday, But Customary Vigilance Has Not Been Re-

WlliaUl hlIHinctt, tHt 1UulSldnd lumberman, who imported the single case of yellow fever ten days ago that has. caused so much concern in Ala bama, is getting well as fast as anybody could at the Emergency Hospital, three miles from Montgomery. No meeting of the Board of Health was held yesterday City Physician Robert Goldthwaite said that inasmuch as there was not a single suspicious | case of illness of any sort. there was no occasion for any meeting of the Board. Walter Brassell, who has charge of the quarantine officials on the various trains, said yesterday evening: Tt is the ouietest day we have had since yellow fever was declared in New or l leans. We have not had a message of any sort today. not even a telegram" All these things in a way reflect the quiet and confidence which has settled upon Montgomery. If there was any difference between yesterday and any other Sunday of the summer, no body was able to discover it. The serene conditions in Montgomery. considering the memory of other scares when yell low fever in any way made its way into the city, is nothing short of surprising. The city Is absolutely normal. Even the occasional alarmist has subsided The yellow fever rumor monger has gone out of business.
 Scared Ones Expected Home.
 It is predicted that in a few days the people who went out of the city will be coming back on every train. Beyond doubt most Of those who left were peo- pie who intended taking a vacation in the near future. and whose vacation was merely hurried by the news that a rowing lumberman had come to the city with the fever in his blood. Now that these people see that the fever has not spread in any degree. and that, more- over. there is no chance for 1t to spread the prediction is made that in less than a week many of those who left in the early hours after the discovery of the fever will be coming back home.
 It Is understood that Minnihett will be discharged from all medical atten- ton within the next four or five days, although the physicians who have been attending him do not care to be quoted on that point.
 Chief Clerk John Farley made his usual daily visit yesterday to the emergency hospital to see Minnihett. He found him getting we'll as rapidly as any strong man could. He Is bright and cheerful and wants to talk to ev- erybody that comes to the hospital, i'm asmuch as his companionship has been limited to the negro nurse, his physi-
 
 ries him supplies and superintends tho arrangements at the hospital.
 Looking for Fields.
 Local and State quarantine officials spent several eager hours of search last night and yesterday morning for a man named Fields, who was suspected to have come from Louisiana. Fields was discovered on a northbound train Saturday evening. The quarantine of ,ficer who found him was not satisfied that he was 4elling the truth in answer to the questions which were asked him. He was accordingly placed upon Western train for Atlanta. At Tyson ville eighteen miles from tho city, he Jumped out of window. quarantine officer was immediately sent after him. It was found yesterday that Fields had slipped around the city to Hendrix's Mill, where he had caught southbound train for Mobile.
 A report reached the City Health De- partment yesterday that two suspicious tramps were out near Washington Park, and they looked like they might have come from New Orleans. ThTs was a rather long shot. but the depart ment waG taking no chances So Rob- ert Sands, private secretary to the Mayor. and Sanitary Inspectors Man ming and Hinderer went hunting for the suspicious strangers.
 In the meanwhile the police depart. ment had received the same informa- ton. Two of the officers had gone out and arrested the two men. They were found, after all. to be two Montgomery men who were simply suffering from prolonged Saturday night jag. plain old drunk, without any fancy trim mings. They were carried to police headquarters and the incident was de- clared closed.