Salt Lake Tribune | 1907-09-14 | Page 1 | Reassuring Statement as to Plague in Frisco

REASSURING STATEMENT AS TO PLAGUE IN FRISCO SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Sept. 13. The following official announcement was mado today concerning the local plugue situation: situ-ation: "To tho people of Sun Francisco: "Rumors of nn alarming naluro having hav-ing reached the board of health In regard re-gard to tho socnlled bubonic plague, tho president of the board, by Itn authority, hereby declares that there exists at present pres-ent in San Francisco nothing that nucd cause any alarm, much lcs tho una ran-lining ran-lining of the city, nnd that Ihore Is at present 110 Intention to make such uuar-aniine. uuar-aniine. "So far there have been detected but thirty-four verified cases of the disease alnco the 27th day of May last. "Every precaution Is being taken by the federal authorities. In cooperation with the State and city boards of health to stamp out such of the disease us Is here. "It Is well to bear In mind lhat bubonic plague seldom becomes epidemic, except in the troples. "W. OPHULS. president Sap Francisco hoard of health."