The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-23
No Passengers or Baggage to Be
Allowed to Enters the City
from New 0rIeanS--BOx
Cars to be Fumigated.
CITY BOARD OF HEALTH HELD
MEETING YESTERDAY AFTER.
NOON AND PUT ON TEN EXTRA
INSPECTORS TO SEE THAT CITY
is CLEANED UP AT ONCE.

A quarantine against New Orleans
was ordered yesterday by DR.. Joseph
Y. Porter, state health officer, and it
went into effect last night. This was
the result of the report which reached
the city the night previous to the eff
feet that there was yellow fever in
the Crescent City, ana the placing OF
quarantine by Mobile and other
cities.
Dr.. Warren E. Anderson, the agent
Of the State Board of Health, wired
DR.. Porter at Key West early yester-
day morning apprising him of what
he had learned, and he received an
immediate reply ordering a QuaTan-
tine against all persons and baggage,
and also ordering the fumigation of
freight cars from New Orleans.
Before he received a reply Dr. An
dersOn notified the Louisville and
Nashville officials not to sell any
tickets from New Orleans 70 PenSaco-
la, and last night Thos. Cusachs went
out to FlOmaton where he will be sta
toned to intercept any passengers
that may endeavor to come to this city
from there. The agent also wired Dr.
Porter last night for additional in
stTuctions as he desires to put on more
men. Speaking of the matter last
night DR.. Anderson stated that while
he had heard reports of the fever being
i'll other cities, he had no confirmation
Of the same. ......
He stated that every possible pre-
caution would be taken to protect Pen
sacola, and asked that the citizens
lend their assistance by cleaning up
their premises and using considerable
kerosene and disinfectantS about them.
He said that several parties. who were
in New Orleans, and desired to come
10 Pensacola had already been turned
away, and that no one from the city
would be allowed here.
Or. Porter's Telegram. .-.
DR.. Porter's telegram in reply to the
one sent him, is as follows:
Key West, July %. 1865.
Or. w. E. Anderson, Agent State
Board of Health, PENSACOLA, Fla:
place Cusachs at FlOmaton with
authority to- detain passengers from
New Orleans, whose whereabouts have
been the Italian quarter of that city,
or who cannot give satisfactory ac
count of stay in that city for the past
ten days. Fumigate box cars for mos:
Quitos, but do not detain freight or
baggage. Request city athorities OF
Pensacola to fill up low places and
citizens generally to enlist in mosUui.
to killing crusade. PORTER"
...... Ten Extra Inspectors. .....
Ten additional inspectors will be
placed on duty Monday morning by |
Acting City Health Officer Pierpont. |
making total of fourteen inspectors.
This was decided upon at the meeting !
OIL the City Board Of Health, held yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock. when
mere were present. Mayor Bliss, Dr.. |
Plerpont, Chairman Reilly of the
hnance committee and Chairman In
graham OF the board of safety. The
matter was thoroughly discussed. and
It was deemed advisable to place the
CITY IN good sanitary condition at once. |
and to impress pom the residents the |
necessity of cutting down al! weeds in |
their yards and placing oil upon all |
stagnant pools of water. These in
Specors will only look after this end
Oh the work. Each one will be given |
4 can OF kerosene oil, and when they
tlnd' pool of stagnant water some of |
the oil will be placed on it. This will
destroy the mosquito. The board re-
luested that the mayor purchase oil