The morning news., 1888-08-13

tae mails reach here. as they will probably
do this evening, they will be very apt TO be
{ in such volume as to veto the eight-hour
, law, which is hardly expected to cover such
/. a contingency as a three days mail
WAYS OF GETTING INTO THE CITY.
A dispatch was received in the city
yesterday announcing that parties had left
Jacksonville for Savannah via Macon, and
TO look out for them, but Mayor Lester said
last night that Macon had also quarantined
agssnst jacksonville. The fear was enter
tanned pretty generally that while the
refugees were being kept out of the city in
one direction, that Savannah drummers
and others were coming in by other routes,
some via Macon, others via Gainesville and
Albany and by the Central 10 Savannah,
while others go through on the Charleston
and Savannah and walk in over the Cen
tral railroad.
The quarantine Gordon was more
rigid, though, yesterday than it has
ever been. At SouthoveI junction
except those who were in possession of
proper passes from Inspector Franklin,
located at Waycross, or Inspector Smith at
Je>up. Health certificates are not recog-
nizod at Southover junction by Inspectors
Hanley and Conway, who ara stationed
there. This rule went into effect yesterday.
THE INSPECTION AT soUTHovER
A MORNING NEWS reporter visited South
over junction last night and witnessed the
inspection Of a north-bound train, which
wa1 very thorough and is conducted as
pleasantly as the circumstances will per-
nit A coach is provided into which sus-
pected persons are transferred. Two
! mounted policemen are on duty to aid the
! inspectors. IL is sometimes very embar-
RAISING for north-bound passengers, and
| especially ladies and children, to be detained
three or four hours, but the refugees as
a general thing accept the situation as
| gracefully as poSsib bic. The Savannah
Florida and Western authorities sent ont a
ountiful lunch to a carload of refugees who
were detained at the junction several
hours, and it was thankfully received, and
eaten with avidity, for the unfortunates
were wearied with anxiety and travel, and
were very hungry.
Occasionally an obstreperous passenger
is found who wants to come into Savan-
nah whether or not. A case of this kind
occurred yesterday. A gentleman from
| Brunswick became very indignant when
he was refused permission to come to Sa-
vannah.
HEALTH CERTIFICATES NOT RECOGNIZED.
He had health certificate from Bruins
| wick, but was not provided with pass
| from the Savannah inspector at Jesup or
| WavcrosS Refusing to be transferred to
the side-tracked coach, Inspector Conway
| turned the passenger over TO Policeman
Anglin, who removed him to the other coach
to await further instructions from the
health officer The passenger was permitted,
later, to come to the city. A Mr.
Rodda of Palatka, formerly boot
and shoe dealer on Congress street,
in this city, was also detained on health
certificate from the Palatka health
officer. He did not offer any objections
but patiently awaited further instructions
by the Inspector and he was permitted to
come to the city. The authorities feel the
necessity of telephoe connection with the
city, and arrangements may be effected
with the railroad to use their telephone
which at present is used only by the COM
pany for issuing and receiving orders.
TIGHTENING THE QUARANTINE.
Quitman is maintaining a rigid quar-
antine. Everybody coming from any
point south of Waycross, whether over
the Brunswick and Western, the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western or down the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, by
round about way, is detained at Jesup
Refugees have been getting out via Gaines
vile, but the rigid quarantine at Live Oak
and Dupont has cut off the free passage of
suspects from infected territory, and it takes
a mighty clean bill of health to get out of
Florida. and in two or three DAYS.
when Surgeon General Hamilton locates
the quarantine camp to get the refugees out
and prepare them for northward travel. ii
| will be almost impossible to get out with
out leaving in such coldi tion that there
will be no danger of communicating the
fever. At some of the Georgia towns near
the Florida border, and at some of the
Florida towns near the Georgia line, the
people are vigilant. and armed guards
patrol all avenues, TO prevent suspects from
crossing
CALLAHAN MEANS BUSINESS.
AT Ballahan twenty miles north of Jack
sonville. the authorities will not permit
either north or south bound trains to stop.
The railroad people think this is a very un-
just rule and an arbitrary one, as there is
no danger from south bound trains, but
Callahan is firm. and has given the railroad
company to understand that any effort to
stop any train, either passenger or
freight, going north or south, will be
followed by tearing up of the railroad
track. This is operating very seriously
against the railroad, as applications are
coming in for box cars which cannot be
met, as the compauy's cars are principally
| in Florida, and large number Of them are
locked up at Callahan by the rigid quaran-
tine at that place.
Master of Transportation jackson of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway said
yesterday that he will be unable to tell for
| two or three days when box cars can be
furnished, as there are but few in the yards
and they are absolutely necessary for accu-
mulating freights, The precaution was
taken yesterday Of guarding the bridge
over the Ogeechee, and William Wakeman
was sent out TO prevent people from getting
of there and slipping into the city.
10000 GARBAGE BOXES.
Superintendents Cheatham, of the scav-
enger department, and Clesry, of the health
and cemetery department, were at work all
yesterday arranging supplies of disinfect-
ants, and this morning the work of disin-
fecting will begin. There are over 10000
| garbage barrels, boxes and watts in the city,
and these will be disinfected as rapidly as
| possible A barrel Of disinfectants will be
placed in every scavanger cart, and the
drivers will make an inspection of every
barrel and vat In the city.
Superintendent Cleary, with a force Of
men, will also begin the disinfection Of cell
lars to-day. All cellars will be carefully
inspected, and every sign of noxious matter
| will be removed.
City Marshal Wade will have charge Of
the work. He said last night that no spot
where there is a possibility Of danger will
be left He aims to make the inspection
and the work Of disnfecting thorough
The work is undertaken early, and it will
be pushed as rapidly as consistent with