The morning news., 1888-08-25

| fumigated. after which it is taken to room
! aiioining. which is 20x20 fe {, ana is then
ready to be forwarded to its destination.
The entire length OF the FUN eating build
ing is 100 feet, with but one door to each
room. The system If fuinlgaJon is very
practical ald thorough.
A VICTIM OF THE SCARE.
A very sad case. the result OF the rigid
quarantine Is reported from Guyton. Al
English sailor was found lying by the Cen
tai railroad track, near the Chronicle
building, last Tue day morning He hailed
from GEORGETOWN. :. c., and was on his
way TO Savannah 70 ship on a vessel. he
ca re in to ore Of t"e functions near this
city on the Charleston and Savannah road,
and the inspectors but him on the Central
road. lie ent to Ellen, and there they
were AFRAID he was a Florida refugee, and,
making up small purse, the cit zens sent
him to Guyton, VIII re they told him he
would find hospital. Hunger, exposure
and fatigue brought on inflammation
Of the bowels, and he lay down, unable to
proceed farther.
CARED FOR AT GUYToY.
The Guyton people at once took him
in charge, and comfortable quarters were
provided for him in the vacant
store of S. S. Weitman, and a funi
was raised to provide a skilled nurse. DR..
Lawrence volunteered medical attention,
and Mr.. II. L. Struttou, prescription clerk
at Cubbdege's drug store, who took a decided
interest in the unfortunate man. has been
providing medicine. The sick sailor in
formed Mr.. SsruttOn that he had
been without food for some time,
and be had walked until his knees sank
from under him. Arrangements were made
that one family each day should particu
larly look after the comfort of the sick man.
The sailor is an Intelligent man. and his
bundle of linen shows that he is a man of
taste and the mostly cleanly habits. His
critical condition has prevented engaging
him too much in conversation, but his name
and the place where his people live in Eng
land will be learned to-day, and his
can be communicated with.
There is slight hope entertained of his re-
covery.
THE RAILROADS DISINFECTING,
The Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way officials have been very active in the
work OF sanitation this week, and are still
TO ths work of disinfecti0n. Tnev
have used 100 pounds of bi-chloride of mer-
curry, and ten barrels of Piatt's chloride in
their yards and surrounding territory. A
stroll through the yards will satisfy any one
that general cleaning up and better san
itation are the results of the weeks work
The Central railroad has provided box
car for detained passengers and baggage at
the Central railroad junction.
CASE OF NEGLECT
A very remarkable case of red tape and
an almost absolute friendlessness has come
to the attention of the MORNING NEWS. A
colored waShwoman, deserted by her hus-
band, and who occupies a bassme It room in
the wing of the Appel residence, at Jones
and Habersham streets, gave birth TO a
dead child last Wednesday night She had
no medical attention.
The matter was brought to the attention
of the police authorities the same night and
also the following day, and as Thursday
night came on, and as. there was no sign of
removing the body, the health officer was
notified He said if it was in his power he
would not permit any body to remain un-
longer than twelve hours. Mrs.
Appel provided a box for the dead
child, and Notwithstanding the
fact that both the police and
remained in the close room oil night Thurs
day night, and not until between IL and IL
o'clock yesterday was it removed. A coffin
was brought there and it was taken away
Mrs. Appel said to a MORNING NEWS re-
porter yesterday that the odor from the body
became so offensive that she had
to remove the occupants of the room
above to another part of the house, and
that the police, when they visitei the
premises, promised the matter should
have attention, and yet the body was per.
mitted to remain two nights and day and
a half. Mrs. Appel furnished the friendless
woman with disinfectants and had tre
room thoroughly fumigated yesterday after
the removal of the remains of the child.
She was very indignant that in a time
when sanitation is so essential that there
should be such laxity, and it should be so
difficult to get body removed for burial.