Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-08
YELLOW FEVER
MENACE SHOWS
near TAMPICO
First Case Reported From
PanucQ District -Tampico
Takes Steps to Protect
City From Contagion

TAAIPICO. lamps. Mexico, Aug. s
There is yellow fever in lanuco and
there may he eases in Tampico. This
statement was made by several doctors
who have had experience with yellow
fever patients in the Canal Zone Mex
leo and other parts Of the world. This
fact was brought 10 light when Victor
rerebyl American. II years old. died AT
the Gorgas hospital. lie was brought
here from the Ocatal drilling camp OF
the Transcontinental Petroleum company
suffering ostensibly from malaria. lie
was taken to the Tampico hospital
Thursday. July ~. and died. Friday,
July %.
Dr. Stubbs. yellow fever expert. said
that his death was caused by yellow few
er. Government health authorities said
that il was questionable whether the dis
ease would spread because the man had
been i'll i'm the Panuco camp eight days
before he was taken "a the Tampico hos
pital.
Dr. Fleetwood Gruver. United States
Public Health Service representative in
Mexico said that there would be no me
mace to the health Of Tampico because
the first and fourth days after the pa
iient has been taken i'll.
IL has heen .rumored that four more
people died in ranuco of yellow fever,
These reports cannot be verified. DIR.
Stubbs. DIR. Cuaron and Dr.. Gruver
agree that only experts can distinguish
b~tweeI. yellow fever and an unusually
severe ease Of malaria. The four may
have died of malaria or they mag have
been stricken with yellow fever.
When the news of the death Of Victor
Perebyl reached Tampico. meeting of
the Oil Managers Association was called
Ia determine what steps would be taken
Ia protect the health Of the employees
of the companies and the public in gen
eral
The oil jefas met M noon August |.
tn hear the report of their secretary
james X. Gahan. with reference To- the
appearance Of yellow fever in raruco
The report reads:
In view of the appearance OF a case
81 yellow fever in Panuco twenty-eigh;
kilometerS distant from Tampico. ard to
prevent the possible spreading Of this
dread disease. II il resolved that this as.
saiation realizing the importance Of
prompt action and the necessity for pre-
ycntatiyr measures. il hereby appoints
pr A. X. Stubhs as its special rrpreSeu-
iative and requests thar he shall make
or have made. n detailed inspection of
oil terminals on the panuco river with
view of safeguarding the health If the
people living therein. and to prevent pos
sihle interruption OF shipping due 10
quarantine.
1T is further resolved that Dr StuhhS
report the sanitary condition Of each
termiI nj To the association. making such
suggestions or criticisms which may. Ia
him. seem advisable Defective AMI in
sanitary conditions reported bv pr.
Stubhs shall he brought to the attention
Of the company interested and il not
corrected. the matter shall he referred
to the association for necessary action.
1T j. further resolved that the aSSo-
citation j. intensely Interested IN this
matter and emphasizes the fact that inn
mediate and effective action be taken Mt
once For this purpose Dr. Stubbs shall
have the entire support of the association
and its members"
The report was signed by James II.
Gahan, as secretary.
In speaking Of the report nr. StubhS
said that the federal government would
take an active part IL preventative
measures through ifs representative. DIR.
Cuaron. who has been the head Of such
movements fpr several years. Dr. Stiihhs
stated that Dr. Cuaron j. one Of the
most widely informed men on the cause
nna prevention of yellow fever in the
world. and that his assistance of which
he il assured. will do more towards
staining out the disease than any other
o. factor.
Dr. Gruvrr. representing the United
States Health Service. stated ia nm in
tervicw recently that he does not be-
li"~" he port of Tampico will he quar-
an;ined.