The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-11

| the Jacksonville train out will be changed
| at Pickett's and another crew will take the
train from there on to Waycross. The
crews of all south-bound trains from
Waycross are also changed at Pickett's, so
that practically there is non-intercourse
between all points north of Waycross and
Jacksonville.
THE RAILWAY WILL COOPERATE.
The railway company, General Manager
| Haines says, will cooperate heartily with
the health board in all reasonable measures,
and orders have been Issued
with the view TO strict enforce
ment of the regulations that have
been established at Waycross and Pickett's.
The running of trains between Savannah,
Townsville, Chattahoochee and points
west will not be interfered with. Through
northbound sleepers, however, will not be
brought into Savannah but will De trans
ferred TO the Charleston and Savannah rail
way at Southover junction. The Jackson
vile and Savannah sleepers have been
taken off and the southbound through
sleepers from New York and Chattanooga
will only run as far as Waycross.
NO FEVER AT wAYCRoss.
Early in the afternoon DR.. Drummer re-
ceived telegram from DR.. Guiteras stat
lug that he was at Waycross, and it was
then believed that the fever had broken
out there United States Marine Hospital
Surgeon Devan also received instructions
from Washington to forward a supply of
disinfectauts to Waycross, and they were
sent out by the first train.
The health officer wired DR.. Guiteras,
and also Surgeon General Hamilton, IN
reference to the report. The north
bound mail which arrived at South
over junction at 6:15 o'clock in the
morning was piled up at tie side of the
track until after noon, when it was brought
into the city. DIR. Drummer also wired the
surgeon general to know if the local health
board had any authority to fumigate the
mails Last night he received the following
reply in reference to the mails, and also
stating that there was no fever at Waycross:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 10, 1883.
w, f. Brr0tner, Health Officer; Sduaanah, ca:
No authority. Agent OF railway mail service
will fumigate mails at Waycross. DR..
Guiteras is there to establish fumiga-
ton station. Additional stations will be
established at DUPONT and Chattahoo.-
chez as soon as DR.. Urquhart arrives at
WaycroSs. No fever at Waycross.
HAMILTON, Surgeon General.
HANDLING THE MAILS.
Postmaster Lamar refused to receive the
Jacksonville mails Thursday night and
yesterday forenoon, awaiting further &C
ton of the sanitary board, but yesterday
afternoon the mail was received and dis
tr buted. He said last night that lac sup
posed it had been fumigated. DR.. Drummer,
he said, showed him a telegram from Sur
geon General Hamilton announcing, he
understood, that surgeons would be located
at Waycross and Dupont, with Instructions
to fumigate all mails from infected locali
ties. Dir. Drummer, he said, also informed
him that surgeon was at Wayoross Thurs
day night and on the presumption that the
mails had been fumigated, he mad them dis
trbuted, but he was unable to say posi-
lively whether they had undergone fumiga-
tion or not.
Supt. Mansfield. of the fourth division of
railway mail service, with headquarters in
Charleston, as soon as he received notice of
a quarantine being established, communi-
Gated with the department at Washington.
He had not completed the Encouragement of
the service yesterday morning He had
already sent out instructions to the postal
clerks on what is known as the Washington
and Jacksonville run" notifying them of
the quarantine.
SHUTTING OFF ALL TRAVEL.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
authorities have notified the Jacksonville
office to stop selling Savannah tickets and
that no freight will hereafter be received
for Savannah. The Southern express COM
pany messengers between Savannah and
Jacksonville were turned back yesterday at
Southover junction, and all express matter
was sent to Jesup and other points to be
held until further orders.
The Ocean steamship Nacoochee, which
sailed for New York yesterday, had no
Jacksonville passengers on her list. The
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
redeemed the steamship coupons and sent
the through passengers north by rail. Mr..
c. g. Anderson, agent of the Ocean steam
ship company, says that there will be no
detention of the steamer at quarantine ON
her arrival in New York.
THE CITY's GOOD CONDITION.
Alderman Reid, who has been acting
chairman of the health and cemetery COM
mittee of council since the resignation of
DIR. Duncan, said yesterday that the sani-
tary condition Of the city was never so
good as it is now. Bilbo canal is in good
condition. 1t is being disinfected three
times a week with carbolic acid, copperas,
and Pratt's chloride. The sewer pipes have
laid until fall The canal, however is in an
excellent condition, and will be kept SO.
Under Alderman Reid's superintendent
and at his suggestion, the work of clearing
up the rank vegetation in the old cemetery
on South Broad street was commenced
yesterday, and the weeds were removed as
fast as cut down. The ground is to be
epTlnkleu WIFI u pOWcIlul
before the suns rays fall where the grass
has been cut, and the wallis Of the cemetery
are to be whitewashed
The market, Alderman Reid says, is in
a very clearly condition. 1t has been, and
is now, undergoing thorough disinfection.
The vaults of the market, the drains, ice
chests and meat and fish stalls, and every
nook and corner is being disinfected with
Pratt's disinfectant.
The Odorless Excavating machine COM
pany has put in two new carts, and a thor
ough examination is being made of all
vaults in the city. A house-to- house inspec-
ton Is being made of every house, vault
and yard.
LOOKING AFTER THE DRAINAGE.
The committee on drainage is to look
after the more perfect drainage of Ander-
son street between Price and East Broad
streets, where storm water has been col
Letting in stagnant pools, and the grounds
below Randolph street are being put in
thorough sanitary condition, and the pools
which have collected about the surface
wells are to be filled up throughout the city.
A thorough activity is manifest in every
department of the city sanitation. which,
being better than il ever was before, is to
be brought to the very highest attainable
perfection possible in midsummer
Supt. Cheatham of the scavenger depart
ment said that the g3rbage is being re-
moved seven times a week, and he requests
that any dereliction upon the part of The
drivers be promptly reported TO him. either
in nersou or in writing He also SAYS that