The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-10
HAD INTERESTING
TIME WHILE IN
HONDURAS
DR.. GUITERAS FINDS YELLOW
FEVER AT LA CEiBA AND
QUARANTINE FOLLOWS.
AMERICANS I THREATENED
With Violence by Natives Because Of
Diagnosis Trouble Ended When
Cairo Surgeon Made Ills
Report on Case


AS a result Of an investigation
made by DR.. G. NJ Guiteras, Of the
United States Marine Hospital servi9e
1 Into case Of yellow fever in Hondur
as, quarantine has been established
! by the United States government
against La Ceiha, Honduras
Dr Cutie as, IN charge of the loca
marine hospital, has Just returned
from Central America where he was
sent several weeks ago by Surgeon
General Wyman ami tells a most inter
esting story Of hls trip,
Previous 70 his arrival, Dr Robin
Fscn. L s. surgeon stationed at L..
Ceiba, had refused to give hill o.
health to a British steam hin, bouna
for New Orleans, lie declared tha;
the ships papers shovel three case
Of suspicious fever, which he suDge
quenty diagnosed as yellow fever
Government officials and other ma
tives threatened TO kill Dr. Robinson
If he did not change his diagnce g. The
local board of health pronounced the
cases malaria and denounced him ioi
running commercial relations with the
United States.
When DR. Guiteras arrived the in
feeling between the natives and Amer
leans had died down to a considerable
extent but 1t was greatly revived
when he dagno ed a fever patient as
suffering from yellow fever and made
his report which eau ed the quaran
tine.
After Dr Robinson first male MS
diagnC is feeling IAN very high. MAN.
anonymous letters were sent 10 him.
threatening death in various forms
unlas he agreed with The loeal toarc
of health. Then the local paper be.
came very abusive, and wrought tne
people updo high state of feeling
Protected by Vice-counsul
The consul, Mr. Woods was absent |
on his vaca ion. and Or. Virgil c. Rey |
1olds, an Am 7rican who has been liv /
ng at La Ceba for a number 6 |
years and has large interests on tn,
'oasl, was acting yice.counsul DR.
Reynolds agreed with Or Robnson's
diagnosis. and determ ned to protec'
lin. He had occa' ion before to i'm
re the natives with his ability e.
,rolect himself, and they had whole
ome respect for him He called on
he commanlante to protect DR. Rob
~ on, and Cen PadillO de Jared tha' ,
e could not guarantee him protection
'r. Reynolds then callel upon the
mcT!cans To assist him. and he form !
d a guard Of fifty men, who tool
lrns, twenty five in the day and
twenty-five at night in guarding IN
onsulate. whore the marine hospital !
lrgeon had taken refuge
In the meantime, the news of ID, .
citation reached Pre- ideut Bonlla
r. Robertson called upon his hon d
oyernment for protection Pre- ideat ,
onilla. az the request OF the people q
Ceiba. asked tha Or Robertson be- 7
rdCel away from there on the %
round that his life wa endangered O.
ld it was impossible. on the report +
The local authorities. 10 guarantee IL
m protection. The reply Of The T..
'ashiugon government seems 10 n
I'VE settled the matter for IT state- n
al Honduras would De hell Re- poE lH
bic for bis afety
After Dr. Guiteras made his diagne
P. the residents eyid ntly became
iisfied that yellow feye- really ex
ed and that there was no effort t. ?
u their trade with America. the in
Hing died down and D. is thought
v hat the incident is practically
.sed. ~
Dr.. Guieras does Mt think there io
any prob.liiies Of an epedemic and a'
it a. few cases develop can Doe kept ~
D in hand. in
)r. Guiteas is regarded q one ~ ig
leading fever experts I'm the -oun tr'
His long service fn s0uther hii
.ntries TO the United States Marin Mi
spital ard Pubic Health service . da
made him a recoeniz @ authority
the subject af seIlow feger Pc