Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-06
AT MAYOR TAYLoR'S REQUEST
Wyman Acts Promptly and Is
sues Necessary 0rderS-City
Will Lend its Assistance.
Necessary Measures 10 Prevent Spread
OF Disease 10 Other Ports by
shipping Wen Established

Washington. d. c.. Sept. 5-By di-
rection Of PRIEST Roosevelt the public
health and marine service has assum-
ed charge of measures 20 stamp out the
plague I'm san Francisco. This step
was taken on request OF Mayor Taylor
Of san Francisco. who added that the
city would do ak that is possible toe
ward providing funds TO- carry on the
work. Acting promptly on Geographic
instructions from oyster Bay. Surgeon
General Wymau issued rhe necessary
orders and advised the mayor Of san
Francisco that The corps OF service or
fcers already ON duty there would be
augmented and that additions. meas
ures would De taken 90 prevent the
spread of th disease.
The presidents dispatch t0 Surgeon
General Wymau and the attaTs reply
follow.
PRESIDENT TO WYNAN.
Executive Office oyster Bay. n. Y.
Sept. Sturgeon General Wyman. pub
he health and marine hospital service,
Washington.
Following telegram received from
mayor Of San Francisco.
In view of existing sanitary condi-
lions 20 IS desired that The federal gov
eminent assume Immediate charge of
measures necessary 90 eradicate and
ureVet The spread of buhOu'o rlague Boo
San Francisco. The city Wll DO It's ut.
most u furnish funds o. pay for MAJ
terial aud labor IL i- "quested that
the puulic health and marine hospital
service furnish sufficient number ~
medical Officers
please take action requested at
once If within your powers and COM
municotc with mayor. Wire as soon as
possible. tSigneD
"THEQrORE ROOSEVELT"
Washington. Sept. 3.
WNMAN's RE- Y.
President Roosevelt, oyster Bay:
Telegram quoting request OF mayor
Of San Francisco that the public health
and marine hospital service take inn
mediate charge Of measures relating "a
the plague situation Is received. In
accordance with your directions imme-
diate action will be taken and the may
or notified. Service officers. some es-
pecially detailed for the purpose, have
been cooperating with the local author
titles and measures necessary 20 prevent
spread OF the disease 10 other ports 10y
shipping are well established. Ii is en-
tirely within our power TO assume
AllaA 80 Oh IAltflr Altr IltAt'entNg 10 tIANl-
cate the disease. The local authorities
cooperating as indicated in the mayors
telegram
(Signcd) WALTER WNMAN
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service
INSPECTING STEAMSHIPS.
san Pciro, Cal, Sept. 6.-The United
States government rs compelling rigid
inspection Of steamships entering this
port. with o. Wow of preventing the
spread of the pleague at points along the
southern coast. Dr. W. a. Weldon. MAJ
rine surgeon OF this port. acting under
instructions from Washington today,
turned back the Roanoke, as she was
entering the harhor and compelled her
20 come 10 anchor Don the outside har-
Dor. He conducted "a thorough luspcc-
ton OF the vessel aua ordered 70 ,iv-au-
ing out OF the rats Boz the lower hold.
The Roanoke was then given clean
bill Of health. Every vessel. large and
small. is being riEidiy Inspected Not
only are the rats closely scrutinizcd, but
the hcas on them are bclus looked out
for.