The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

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was announced and an editorial noted the
formation Of stag clubs or messes, and
urged more than usual precaution 1.-the kind
| of food and It's preparation. The demo
cratic state convention was appealed 70 70
dea Justly and fairly with Jacksonville, as
it was unable to be represented N tpe con-
vention.
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
Sup. Fleming, of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway, was either not In
clined to talk Yesterday or he was too busy
to take the time. lie was asked by a
MORNING NEWS reporter what was new
that could be noted, and all he had to say
was that I'VE have now got down to hard
PAN" Whether this means that the quar-
antine is systematized so that the rest OF the
| work will be easy, or whether it refers to
the heavy falling off in freight and pas
| ssrger traffic, is conjectural. There IS
great activity IN all the departments OF the
| Savannah, Florida and Western railway
! Offices however, and the correspondence is
very heavy both by telegraph and mail.
It was learned yesterday that Callahan
! still stands firm, and no trains are allowed
! 10 stop there, north or south-bound 1t is
also understood that no freights are being
received for West Florida beyond Chatta-
! hoochee. The Pensacola and Atlantic road
does not propose. 1t seems, TO let any cars
20 over its line that may have been used in
the infected portions of Florida
FUMIGATING THE PULLMANs.
Supt Richardson Of the Pullman palace
car company, said yesterday that there are
at present no sleepers running south of Sa-
vannah, and that conductors have positive
ORDERS 10 exclude from their cars all pasSen-
gers from the infected districts; to
require health certificates from all
passengers from any point south of Savan-
nah All sleepers that have been in Florida
within the past twenty days, Supt. Rich
ardson says, are being sent to the shops for
thorough fumigation and repairs, and no
Pullman employees who have been in Jack
sonville recently are now running south of
Washington.
SUPPLIES FOR CAMP BoULOGNE.
United States Marine Hospital Surgeon
Devan was seen by a MORNING NEWS re-
porter last night and he said that he had
appointed Inspector Brooks to assist at the
tumigaaion station at Waycross, with orders
10 report to DR.. UrQuhart. DR.. Devan sent
six barrels of sulphur TO Waycross yesterday.
Referring to tue camp at Boulogne, he said
that DR.. Guiteres left Jacksonville at 5
O'Clock Monday evening and arrived at
Boulogne yesterday morning. DR.. Devan
sent out medical and surgical supplies,
cook stoves, stationery, etc., TO Camp Bou-
logne yesterday, and DR.. Guiteras has au-
thDrity to call on him for whatever addi-
tional supplies are needed. A telegraph
station is 10 be established there, and it is
expected that it will be in working order
to-day. The army tents reached the camp
Monday night
QUARANTINE FLAGS SENT OUT
Qua antine flags were sent to Camp Bou-
logne, WaycrOgs, DUPONT and Chattahoo-
chez yesterday. DR.. Devan said that his
advices at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from Waycross were TO the effect that the
fumigation station was in full operation,
and the town was quiet. His advices from
Jacksonville we're TO the effect that there
had but one case developed there yesterday
up TO the time IF sending the telegram, but
that tins was by no means an encouraging
sign, as il is well established that the fever
has taken a strong hold, and the people need
not be surprised 10 hear of an increase at
any time. OF course the exodus from the
city will lessen the number for the fever to
feed OF, and hasten the time when it can be
brought under control.
ARRIVAL OF THE MAILS.
The following telegram was received
yesterday by Postmaster Lamar from Act
ing Superintendent King, of the railway
mail service;
ATLANTA, Aug. IA, 1888.
ucOTnc W. ASAW0ft kOctHtuetcf " ADuCubhut,
Please notify the health authorities that all
mails from Florida are being fumigated at
Waycross and request that no more mails be
refused.
The first southern mail since Friday was
received here at o'clock yesterday after
noon. It was very light, and no papers
came in the pouches. There was one pouch
for Chattanooga and Atlanta, one pouch
for Savannah about one-third full, and one
pouch Of mixed mail. Some of the letters
were from jacksonville bearing post date
of Aug. IS, some from st. Augustine, Key
West and other points in South Florida.
There are three rows of four holes each
punched through the envelope, the rows
being crosswise of the envelope, at each
end and in the center. The
punch holes 20 through envelope and
Enclosure. The plan of fumigation is to
punch the holes through before the mail is
subjected to the fumes of the burning
sulphur. DIR. Devan said last night that the
mails will come right along now without
delay, and of the delayed mail of the past
four days he expects all, or part, to arrive
to-day. Inquiry at the poStoffice led to the
information that the Brunswick, Valdosta,
Albany, Jesnp and other mails are now
coming without interruption or delay.
HELP FOR THE SUFFERERS.
The Savannah Benevolent association
wired the mayor Of Jacksonville Monday
| night TO draw upon the association for
81 900, for the aid Of the destitute in jack
sonville. The society will supplement this
amount with other sums, i'll case it becomes
an emergency. 1t is the policy of the asso-
citation to offer moderate assistance at
| first, theu if iG is called upon for further
assistance. il will DO able to respond to the
! call. Mr.. George c. Freeman said yester-
day that the association expects more calls
! from the country towns in Florida than
from jacksonville and he thought that the
| association will be ale to lend a helping
hand TO ALL No reply to the message sent
! the mayor of Jacksonville was received
yesterday, but the president Of the associa-
| ton is holding himself in readiness, and in
case an appeal is made, he will be ready to
meet it.
1.-THE funds we have were a gratuity to
u.s." said Mr.. Freeman, land we propose to
use them gratuitously."
HALF A CENTURY OLD.
The association was organized thirty -four
years ago By George l.. Cope, Charles s.
Arnold, James T. Webb and 2. w. Alexan.
der, then editor of the Savannah Rep1t6li-
can. They were all young men. The cir
oumstances that suggested the organization
were about these: During that time
Savannah was scourged with the fever and
all manner Of ru pors of the horrible des-
titution Of the poor were current. There
was little il any remedy. The above gen