The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-19
ANOTHER JACOBS.
A Florida Refugee Visits Memphis.
He Had a Certificate from Gaines
vile, Fla.
And was Fumigated at Waycross,
Near Jacksonville.
How They Sell Health Certificates
at Huntsville.
Drop a Dollar in tho Slot and Take
O Certificate Looseness of
Our Quarantine System
Demonstrated.

The beauties Of our quarantine system are
becoming hourly more manifest.
All day yesterday there was a man in
Memphis who came all the way from Gaines.
vile, Fla, 1888 miles south Of jacksonville.
His name is Andrew J. Shuford and he
resides at Micanopy, few miles from
Gainesville.
lie came here TO buy a car load of mules.
He was inspected at Chattanooga aud at
Memphis.
The highly intelligent inspectors to whose
vigilance and perspicacity are committed
the lives OF the people Of Tennessee gen
orally, and the people of Memphis partic-
ularly, passed him at both places Because
why?
Because Shuford had certificate Of
health.
After Shuford had been in Memphis sew.
eral hours circulating around in the thickest
part of the city, DIR. Ford was Informed Of
IL and Immediately notified Shuford that ho
must leave Memphis within twelve hours.
He promised 10 do 40. That was all they
seemed 20 know about Shuford at head.
quarters, and oven that much was not con
ided To The APPEAL reporter, probably for
the reason that THE ArrEAL has way of
probing into bottom facts that makes the
constituted authorities feel uncomfortable.
The ArrEAL reporter ~ soon rs lac got the
above facts started out in search Of Shuford
and found him at the residence of his
brother. lie made the following statement:
~ live at Micanopy, u few miles from
Gainesville, Fla, aud left there saturday,
the 10Th inst, 10 come To Memphis to buy a
carload Of mules. ! stopped at Gainesville
from o'clock TO l0.I5 o'clock, and while
there secured n certificate Of health There
were no reports Of sickness at Gainesville
when left there. Here is my health GER
tifcate"
The reporter examined IL and took a copy
as follows
The State Of Florida, Alachua county. l.
]. A. Carlisle, clerk Of the circuit court IN
and for Alachua county, Fifth Judicial cir
cult ol Florida do hereby certify that An
drew J. shuiurd has produced before me
satisfactory evidence that he Is a resident ~
Alnchua county, Fla, and that he has not
been exposed 10 any infectious diseases for
the last twenty days.
In witness whereof I have hcrcunto set
mp hand aud affixed the seal Of our circuit
court Oh the 10Th day Of September, A. u.
1855. J. A. CARtIsLr,
Clerk Of Circuit Court.
Below this was q description Of Mr.. shu.
ford. ~ follows
Age thirty.thrcc, hight five feet eight
inches wciphl l37 pounds, eyes hazel, hair
brown, race white.'
In the left hand corner was The impress of
the county seal. This probably got away
with the Inspector lie doubtless thinks
anything with n seal must be- q. X. It's dol
laTs tu doughnuts that II q man came straight
through FROM jacksonville with a certificate
Of health and n seal, the intelligent quamu-
tine policemen of Mcmphi, would pass him.
There Is great virtue In a seal.
Mr. ShuiUrd had another paper about him
which lac doubtless did not exhibit 10 the
quarantine officers. II bore the following
impHnE UNITED States Marine Hospital
Service, Waycro,s," and was signed by =.
NJ. Mocnhart marine hospital inspector. II
certified that Shuiuid was travelling from
gainesville io Memphis aud had been "fu-
migitcd' at WaycrOss. Shuiord says he was
not fumigntod aud that the custom had been
abandoned. but NJ any rate the certificate
was puncho through the word ''fumignicd.'
Now, Ia order Ia thoroughly size up the IN.
efficiency Of our quarantine service, " be-
comes necessary IA understand where Gaines.
Vile Is located. Here Is H. relative position
10 jacksonville On the map.