The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-22
REFUGEES UNDER GUARD
FOUR OF THEM PU4 IN SAFE KEEP
ING LAST NIGHT.


DR.. Lincoln Gone to Investigate Mat
ters Between Savannah and Way
cross-The Disinfecting Forces Still
at Work in the City-The Camp at
BoTloRno in Working Order.
There was the usual vigilance in sanitary
work yesterday, and two refugees who
managed to get into the city were taken
into custody. Done was sent to the small
pox hospital and the other on to At
lanta. The last mentioned was a very viva
/ cious young lady answering to the name of
Minnie Thomas, from South Florida, who
was passed INFO the city on a health certih-
cate from the authorities at Titusville. She
was very much surprised that she could not
charm her captors as did Cleopatra of old.
bur the authorities were memorable and the
fair Minnie was started northward. The
other refugee was a tramp who paid the
penalty for his rash invasion. He was not
sick, and the disposition that was made of
him was more in the nature of a penalty
than precaution.
ALL SORTS OF REPORTS.
The report of the death of a refugees at
Backshear and sickness among other
refugees there led to sending Dc. Lincoln
there to investigate all the facts Blackshear
has not quarantined against any of the
infected points in Florida. DR.. Lincoln is
expected TO bring back report of all the
facts.
DIR. Devan sent Frederick Won Kamp to
Boulogne last night as apothecary to
the quarantine camp. He also sent medi-
cal and other supplies, and more tents were
received there Yesterday, The telegraph
station is now in working order, aud DR..
Devan says that the camp began active OPP
eratiors yesterday morning, and is in
good working order, with DR.. Guiteras in
charge, assisted by DR.. Urquhart DR.
Devan sail last night that he will not be
able until thus morning to fully formulate
the plans for the work ahead. He expects
to receive such advices to-day as will ena-
BILE him TO more nearly forecaste the extent
and character Of the quarantine work in
the near future.
GETTING FRESH HOLD.
1t appears that the fever is beginning
TO deepen its hold upon the infected locali-
ties in Florid and refugees in different
parts of the country are reported to have
succumbed to the fever, and some deaths
among them are reported and confirmed.
Savannah has been fortunate in this re-
Spect. 1t is now nearly two weeks since the
fever was declared epidemic in Florida, and
the dozen people who got into Savannah be-
fore quarantine was established have shown
no signs CT infection. No Jacksonville or
Florida people have been permitted to come
here for the past ten or twelve days, and
none are likely TO come, except after proper
discharge from Camp st. Mary, or from
points where they have been so long de-
tanned as to render their presence in the city
absolutely harmless.
THE DIsINFECTING FORCES.
The work of fumigaton and dislnfection
throughout the city is kept up unremitt-
ingly. Premises all over the city that were
disinfected twice last week were again visi-
tied yesterday, and the vaults were disin-
fected with acids and calorides, and the lots
disinfected with lime. Special attention
was paid to the market buildings and sur
roundiugs yesterday. The Bilbo canal is
kept in good sanitary condition by con-
slant attention, and every street and lane
is visited daily by police inspectors who
carefully note and report to the mayor the
sanitary condition they are found in.
The mails are coming in slowly, but regu-
larly, although the West Florida mail shows
delays. Pensacola letters bearing postmark
of Aug. IL, were received yesterday. They
bore the marks of a thorough fumigation
APLACE TO BE LOOKED AFTER.
A house badly needing fumigatio1 was
reported last night to the MORNING NEWS by
gentleman living in tue nelg hborhood COM
planned of. 1t appears that the 3 year child
of colored parents living on the north side
of York street betw cen Jefferson and Mont
gomery died at s o'clock Monday night of
diptheria. The matter was reported to the
health authorities, and an employee
of the health department was sent
to the premises yesterday to
disiufect them, but the people We're absent
and the gate was fastened. The driver hes
itated to force the gate without authority,
and went away. The people in the neigh
borhood are solicitous that the place shall
be thoroughly looked after.
L ,st nights incoming train on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway
brought up crowd of refugees Two of
them tried to come into the city from South
over, but were captured and locked up in
the quarantine car.
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