The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-10
TO GO TO CAMP PERRY.
SURGEON GENERAL HAMILTON ON
HIS WAY SOUTH.

To Take Immediate Charge Of the
Quarantic To-Day-Dr. Duncan Sus-
tains the Surgeon Generals Course
His Views Of the Situation-Jack-
sonville Ought Not to Complain.
Surgeon General Hamilton viii pass
Southover junction this morning, bound
d. for Camp Perry, where 1t is expected be
will make his headquarters during the cpl
demic at Jacksonville. 1t is thought he
can direct the business connected with the
yellow fever better from q base of opera
tons near by, and whatever impro vements
can be made in the refugee and hospital
camps on the st. Mary's river, he will be on
the ground, not only to outline the plan,
but to see it executed under his immediate
supervision.
| A MORNING NEWS reporter in quest or
news pertaining to local sanitary affairs,
had occasion to call upon DR.. William Dun
| can last night, and during the visit the
| doctor was asked several questions about
the city sanitation. He said that he very
much preferred that his name should not
appear so often in the public prints; it had
the appearance, he thought, of MS being
volunteer, and while he remarked that he is
always willing to give any Information to
the public on ques ions of sanitation, a
matter in which it is deeply interested, his
wishes were that his nama be omitted or
given as Ii tie prominence as possible.
Il see you have quoted me on the Ogee-
chez canal, and the other physicians,
where vie"s were given, had Their names
omitted
Ihe doctor was informed that while the
opinions Of other physicians had been given,
they spoke only from q professional stand
point, hut as he occupe responsible
position on the sanitary board, hiS opinion
VAS cousi Tered 20 be lot only from a pro-
fessional standpoint, but having added
weight by reason If bis official position.
DIR. DUNCAN AND THE SURGEON GENERAL
And. now added the reporter. sit is
understood that you sustain Surge III General
Hamilton as against the criticisms CT the
Jacksonville press and some Of toe people
of that city. You have been in confa; euce
with him, yo IT official connection with the
city council and sanitary board ami their
quarantine system has enabled you to know
something OF tho surgeon generals work in
aiding local md state quarantine service,
and providing places of refuge for Jackson
vile neoIle, will YOU give the public the
benefit Of your views in the whole matter!n
The doctor hesitated a moment and re-
piled: Yes, ] think | ought to i'll this
case
Have YOU read the structures and COM
bis action in OBTAINING people who might
desire to leave Jacksonvillep
II have"
DIR. HAMILTON SUSTAINED.
What do you think about these COM
ments and the course of DIR. Hamiltonp
II thiAk that the charges of inhumanity
on his part are very unjust. and that the
good PEG lie of Jacksonville will entertain
the same opinion when they look into the
~ i,,.a oil so haar n
occupies a very responsible position, and
that responsibility has been very greatly
increased il consequence Of the power and
authority delegated to him both by the
governor of Florida and the governor
of Georgia. That the yellow fever
poison whatever that may be-, is portable
ami can be readily carried from one point
to anothe has been proven conclusively by
the experience of the last ten or twelve
years; that it has the power of spreading
and dis seminating itself has also been well
established, and while moist, humid atmos-
pheres are more favorable for It's propaga-
Won, The mountainous and dry localities are
not entirely free from danger"
DANGER FROM MOVING REFUGEES.
"Do you think that any danger is to be
apprehended by moving locked cars CON
tanning refugees to pas through to the
mountainous regions aud localities where
there is not much probability of the disease
spreadingp
II think that there is danger, and that
only those refugees who have either had
the disease or who have been detained a
sufficient period to prove that the disease is
not in their systems i'll the incubative stage,
sh 1uld be allowed 10 pass through, and then
only after having all baggage thoroughly
fumigated and disinfected y
"Would there have been any danger of
spreading the disease if the people of Jack
sonvIle had been permitted to leave the
city before there had been any very great
spread of the fever in thu cityF'
II think not. Certainly, if such persons
were II t infected it would not be probable
that thoy could carry and disseminate in
lection. In my Judgment, the people should
have made their arrangements to leave
Jacksonville soon after DIR. Neal Mitchell
the pre- 'ident Of their county board of bealth
notified them that the disease was becoming
epidemic. Some few persons did leave
But as large number preferred not to
leave, and determined to remain, do not
think that they should compl1in when Dr.
Hamilton tells them that they are now pre-
sumably infected, and before being per-
mittsd TO travel through the country and
disseminate that Infection that they should
be subjected only to such detention as will
clear them from all suspicion"
AFFAIRS AT CAMP PERRY
nave you ncuTu any cOtnpidllUS ABOUT
the dscomforts of Camp Perry"
Yes; have heard that many people OBJ
iected to the accOmm dations furnished
there, and l have 10 ubt That there may
be som just ground for dlssatisfac iou, and
that the comforts and conveniences are not
equal to those enjoyed at home, and very
probably many persons are subjected to Sc
rious Inconvenience | have no doubt that
DR.. Hamilton will remedy thesa detects as
soon as possible, a2d in the meantime there
should be general effort to uphold and as
sist him.
"Do you think that there is any probable
itv of the general spread of the fever
through this and other southern states"
~ do not if proper measures OF preven-
! ton be exercised, and think DR.. Hamilton
appreciates the gravity of the situation,
and that he will be su tanned in all proper
efforts by the general sentiment OF the coun-
try everywhere both professional and lay"
Can the fever be stamped out in South
FloridaF
II do not think that there is any process
known that would stamp out yellow fever
after IL has become SO general, aud that we
must wait patiently for frost, which, thu,
far, is tho best destroyer Of the poison
known "