Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-29
Seventeen Passengers
From Colon Detained
in Hospital.
CREW HAD DISEASE
Mississippi Uses Members of
Militia in Enforcing the
Quarantine.

New York, July 29-Seventeen per
sons were removed from the steamer
Segudanca and transferred TO the de.
tentiOn hospital for observation when
the steamer arrived from Colon today.
Two of these were first class, FIVE Sec
ond class passengers. and 10 members
of the steamers crew Eight Of the
crew had been i'll during the entire
voyage. Four members of the crew
suffering from yellow fever were re-
moved from the steamer just prior TO
her departure from Colon.
Soldiers Enforce Quarantine.
Jackson, Miss, July 29.-Gov. Varda-
man has returned from the gulf coast
where he went for conference with
the marine hospital service men and
reports yellow fever quarantine mat
ters in good shape. The governor has
placed Adj Gen. Fridge in charge of
the quarantine service and the latter
has issued orders to the soldiery to
maintain the quarantine at the point OF
the bayonet.
Soldiers Not Called Out.
Although Gov Vardaman mas placed
Adj Gen Fridge In charge of the
quarantine against Louisiana he has
not called out the state militia. Fridge
has been given seven officers and pri-
Yates of the National guard TO aid him
in enforcing his orders.
Catches Bail Team.
Atlanta. Ga, July 29.-The New Or
leans Southern league baseball team
will be compelled to lay idle Monday
and Tuesday of next week and their
dates at Birmingham will have to be
postponed. This action is on account
of the quarantine regulations which
will prevent the team from entering
the state until 10 days have elapsed
after leaving infected cities.
All From Old Infection.
New Orleans. July 29.-Oficial re-
ports of the city board Of health to the
state board. of q new cases and three
deaths. makes a total of 227 cases and
67 deaths TO date. indicate very slight
spread of yellow fever here and con
tinues to show all cases are traceable
to the original infection.
Eighteen new cases are Italians. one
an American. one a Frenehman and
one German. All but five are below
Canal street, and most of them in the
French market section. Two of the
three deaths are of Italians. There is
stin no report of new cases from out
lying infection.
More Outside Cases.
A report was made today of two
cases of yellow fever on the wildwood
plantation. near Waggaman. Jefferson
parish. The patients are cOnvalescent
Both cases had been screened and iso-
lated, and no further infection is APP
pretended.
VIII Protect Illinois.
Springfield. Ill. July 29.-Dr. Egan.
of the state board Of health, has been
sent to Cairo to confer with the au-
thorities on means TO be adopted for
the protection of Illinois in case yellow
fever extends further northward.
All Passengers Released.
New York, July 29-All the passen-
gers OF the steamer Almo. from Gal
weston who were transferred 20 Hoff-
mans island yesterday. were released
today. The Almo passengers were de
tanned on suspicion some of the num-
Der might be suffering from yellow
fever.
Three Deaths I'm Panama.
Washington. ID. c, July 29- The
isthmian canal commission has Teceiv-
ed "A ca aSlegram from Gov Magoon re-
porting three deaths from yellow
fever.
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