Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-20
PENSACOLA NOT IN PERIL
The Fever Held in Check Seven Miles
from the City.


WASHINGTON. August 1S.-A telegram
was received at the Navy Department to-
day from Pensacola. but as it related to
departmental matters, Commodore Eng
lish declined to make it public. He said.
however, that no new cases were reported.
Surgeon Owens, who is stationed at the
yard, was reported i'll in the first dis
patch announcing the appearance of yell
low fever at Pensacola, and the inference
was that he was stricken with that dis
ease, but no definite information to that
effect has been received at the depart
ment. The telegram received this morning
says that Surgeon Owens is still ill. Pri-
Yate information has been received from
Pensacola to the effect that Surgeon
Owens disease is yellow fever, that
there are i've cases in the yard and three
outside, and that there is danger of the
spreading of the disease. An assistant
surgeon and a civilian physician are at
tending to the sick.
On Thursday last Surgeon General
Hamilton received a telegram from the
President of the Board of Health of Pen
sacola, announcing the appearance of
yellow fever at the navy yard there.
and requesting aid to establish a Gordon
around the navy yard The Collector OF
Customs at Pensacola was immediately
directed by the Acting Secretary of the
Treasury to employ ten patrolmen to aid
the Board of Health in maintaining quar-
antlne. The Collector last night
reported that forty men would
be required for the service, as
the patrol line was five miles in length.
The Surgeon General with the approval of
acting Secretary French, to-day telegraph
ed to the COllec ctOr as follows: "On the
filing of an affidavit by the Mayor of the
city, and the President of the Board of
Health, that they are unable to employ a
sufhcIent quarantine force, employ as
many as necessary at the prices named
IN your eiegram-PatrOlmen$ 81 per day.
Tents and disinfectants were shipped to-
day from New Orleans. The medical Ofli-
Ger at New Orleans Passed Assistant Sur
geon Godfrey, was instructed by tele-
graph as follows: "Ship Immediately to
the Collector of Customs at Pensacola,
Fla, six hospital tents and fixtures, six
barrels OF birthstone and two barrels of
cOpperas."
President Guthman, of the Pensacola
Board of Health, was also telegraphed as
follows:
Il advise another house to house in
spectiOn to commence Immediately. Not
that Pensacola appears in material dan
ger IT the quarantine is enforced, but to
make certain that the city is free from the
fever.
"ISigned HAMILTON,
surgeon General"
The following replies were received by
Surgeon General Hamilton:
.'PENsACOLA, FLA, August Is, 1888.
your kilograms received, afidavits
filed and forwarded. Guard placed on duty
this evening. j. NJ. TARBLE,
collector of Customs"
PENSACOLA, FLA, August IS, 1888.
"Would like to carry out your advice,
but the board is without means. The
city is perfectly healthy.
''lSigned JOHN b. GUTHMAN,
president Board of Health"
PENSACOLA, FLA, August 1S.-There
IS no yellow fever at Pensacola. There
has been one death at the navy yard,
which is seven miles from here. Surgeon
Owens and his son and marine are sick,
it is supposed with yellow fever. A
Gordon has been established around the
navy yard on land and water. which
makes the citizens of Pensacola feel per-
fectly secure. There is no alarm what
ever felt here, and no one is leaving the
city from fear Of the disease.
PENSACOLA, FLA, August 19.-CiYil-
ian Surgeon Ilargis reports Naval Sur
geon Owens as very low and nearing
crisis. Surgeon Owens case has never
yet been pronounced yellow fever Off
cially. He has been sick for weeks. DR..
Hargis also reports two new cases at
WOolsey, the outlying village ut the navy
yard.