The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-31
REFUGEES HEMMED IN.
NO EXIT FROM JACKSONVILLE,
EXCEPT THROUGH CAMP PERRY.

Stopped by the Surgeon Generals
Orders-Ten Days in Camp the Only
Way OF Getting Out-General Man.
ager Haines on the Situation-Whet
the Savannah, Florida and Western
Is Doing - Looking After Its EN-
ployes - The Yellow Fever and
mugglers-Savannah Lifts the Quar-
antine Against Blackshear.
The epidemic at Jacksonville has assumed
such proportions that the government is
making the quarantine more rigid. Col.
H. S. Haines, general manager of the
Savannah. Florida and Western railway,
issued orders yesterday that no more pas
sengers be taken at or via Jacksonville for
points north. This action was made neces-
sary by the following circular from Wash
ington:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SURG. GEN. Y. s, MARINE Hospital SERVICE
OFFICE WAsHINGToN, D. c., Aug %, 1883. !
In accordance with the act OF April 20, 1873,
and appropriation acts authorizing the main
tenance Of quarantine at points of danger. the
following regulations are framed to assist in
the work of preventing the spread OF yellow
fever, now prevailing as an epidemic In certain
towns in the state OF Florida:
l. camp of refuge for persons from infected
places in Florida is hereby established, to be
under command of Passed Assistant Surgeon
Guteras on the south bank of the st. Mary s
river near the crossing OF the Savannah,
Florida and Western railroad, to be known as
Camp Perry. Temporary quarantine stations
are hereby established, under direction of Sur
geon Hutton, marine hospital service, near
WaycrOSs Ca, and Live Oak, Fla. Those at
Dupont, Ga. and ChaftahoOchee river junction
are hereby discontinued.
2 At the stations aforesaid an inspection will
be made of all persons, baggage, mail and ex-
press arriving by rail from points south; and IN
case of arrival of any person. mall baggage or
express matter capable of conveying infection,
coming from an injected place or a place not
known TO be healthy, as shown by recent in-
spection reports then such person shall either
be returned to the original place of embarka-
ton or to Camp Perry, at his or her option, and
the baggage OF such person shall be held for
fumigation, and fumigated under the direction
of the officer in charge. Mail matter from in
fected places will be fumgated under the direc-
ton of the railway mail service, under orders
already issued by that service.
3. All persons arriving 10 Camp Perry will be
under the orders of the commanding officer,
and will not depart the camp without permits
sion until ten days shall have elapsed from the
date of their departure from an Infected place.
A special daily train will run between jackson
vile and Camp Perry, for the purpose of CON
veying persons from Jacksonville and such
other business as may be incident thereto and
at the expiration of the detention period they
will be taken to Waycross and then allowed to
proceed to their destination without further de-
tention.
T. Raj way agents conductors or other per
8 ms in charge of railway trains south of and
including those of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad will not receive persons from
infected places on board trains, except TO the
refugee camp, as provided for in paragraph of
OF this circular, and sleeping cars will not be
allowed to proceed south of Waycross Ca. until
the cessation of the epidemic.
5. An additional refugee camp, under the
same regulations as those governing Camp
Perry, will be established in the mountains of
North Carolina Qhe site hereafter to be deter
mlned) as soon as practicable.
JOHN B. HAMILTON,
Supervising Surgeon General.
Approved: G. S. FAIRCHILD,
Secretary of the Treasury.
NO PASSENGERS TAKEN AT JACKSONVILLE.
The following order was promulgated by
General Manager Haines yesterday after
noon:
SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. 30, 1888.
have this day been served with the following
notice:
''WAYcRoss, Aug. 80, 1893
I'm accordance with the circular from Sur
geon General Hamilton, raj way agents, con
ductor5. or other persons in charge of railway
trains south Of and including those of the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway, Will not
receive persons from infected places on board
train except 10 refugee camp, as provided in
paragraph of the circular
HUTTON, Surgeon"
In consequence of this order, until further
notice no passengers will DO received either at
or via Jacksonville by the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway. II. 5. HAINEs.
Col Haines wanting to be thoroughly
satisfied before closing the last avenue of
escape for the people of Jacksonville, w ired
Gen. Hamil ton as follows:
SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. 80, 1888.
Hamlton, Surgeon General, Washington, u. c.:
BY to-day'S mail | received your printed circu-
lar dated 18th. which requires that we shall not
receive persons from infected places except to
be taken to Camp Perry. Your previous notice
was that pass myers from jacksonville to points
north of Wilmington and Memphis would pro
coed without detention of persons or baggage.
As Construe your circular of the 18th this per
mission is now withdrawn. II you wire me that
this understanding Is correct l will at once
notify our agent at Jacksonville to receive no
passengers from or via that place, but pas
sengers now on tie way from South Florida
via Jacksonville will not get the notice in time
to prevent their detention. II. S. HAINEs
he surgeon general promptly confirmed
the action Of Past Assistant Surgeon Hutton
by the following telegram:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 30, 1888.
H. s. HdibeS, Esq, SGUdnndh, Ga.
The circular is not retroactive but il must be
apparent to you that as the center of disease in
Jacksonville is becoming more widespread the
quarantine must be more rigid. The circular is
correct. HAMILTON,
Surgeon General
THE SHUT OFF WAS NECESSARY
Col. HalheS SAID last night that he Is in
deep sympathy with the people OF the in
fected districts of Florida, and his company
has been doing all in its power for their re.
lief, but it is necessary for the railroad to
work in full accord with the government to
prevent the spread of the fever. Since the
outbreak of the fever the Savannah, Florida
and Western, Col. Haines said, has done all
in its power 10 afford transportation to
refugees beyond the fever line, and
to lay down supplies in Florida with its
freight trains. While the order may seem
harsh to refuse north-bound passengers at
Jacksonville and via Jacks Jnvile, he saws
that the company cannot help l. As long
as il was permitted to run trains to convey
the people from the infected districts it dfi
so, putting on extra trains, but the govern
ment has thought it b st, under existing
circumstances TO make the quarantine more
rigid, and there is but one course left the
railway company, and that is to submit to
the recent and more rigid restrictions.
THE QUARANTINE RULES.
Col Haines issued the following order on
Tuesday:
Order No. 217
/. During the prevalence Of yellow fever in
Florida, the following rules will be OBJ
served by all officers and employees Of these
companies:
Quarantine regulations issued by the health
authorities OF counties, cities and towns along
the lines will DO promptly and cheerfully obeyed,
as Tar as practicable, by employees Of these COM
panies when notice is properly served upon
them.
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