The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-08-18

lanta on being questioned about the adj
visibility of permitting refugees from
Florida to enter Atlanta said 81 think
it gives change for the spread of the
disease and do not believe it is good
policy to take any chances with such a
dreadful disease as yellow fever. Take
the experience of Huntsville, Ala, and
other towns along the Memphis &
Charleston Railroad, in the epidemic of
1878. Huntsville is every bit IS health
fully situated as Atlanta. A resort for
delicate persons and young children from
all parts of the South; in high rolling
country, with good water and air The
idea Of yellow fever coming there was
ridiculed and treated as hobby of few
medical cranks. The local physicians
and others said yellow fever germs
couldn't live there Yellow fever did
gain a foothold there, and large part
of the population died from the disease.
The governor Of Georgia should establish
strict quarantine along the Florida
border and every person coming from
Florida should be detained in quarantine
eight or ten days, if necessary, before be-
ing allowed to proceed, or until all dan
ger from contagion had passed If some
such action is not taken the people of
Atlanta at least should not allow them
selves to remain inactive, but should
take stringent measures to prevent this
disease from gaining foothold in the
city
While numbers of cities in the state
are quarantined against Jacksonville and
other points in Florida, Gainesville, Ca,
the paradise of the health and pleasure
seeker, opens wide her gates and invites
the unfortunate citizens to come and
partake of her sparkling water, cool and
refreshing breezes and wholesome diet.
The atmosphere is too pure there for any
epidemic to take up its abode aud the
city extends cordial welcome to all
those who are fleeing from the awful
scourge.
Chattanooga on Sunday established a
quarantine against Jacksonville and all
yellow fever infected points. A car load
of Jacksonville refugees who were en-
route to Cnat anooga were met at the
depot by the mayor and board of health,
and were not permitted to remain over.
They went North. A penalty of 81, 900
fine or imprisonment twelve months on
the changing, will be imposed on any
conductor who allows a sleeping car from
yellow fever infected district to stop
within the city limits of Macon, Ga.
The Citizens Auxiliary association to
Duval county board of health was in ses-
sion in Jacksonville on Monday all the
morning, various matters being under
increased, and six mounted police now
patrol the streets night and day. No
case of yellow fever has yet occurred
among the negro population. Business
is completely paralyzed, and colored men
out of work gather in knots in the streets,
and it is feared will soon begin to plum
der and pillage the hundreds of unoccu-
pied houses in the city. Lime, sulphur
and tar have been ordered in large guam
titles, and several hundred fires
will be kindled in every block, in order
to kill the fever germs if possible. AT
night the conclusion theory of killing
germs was given particular test and
Wilson's battery, with five pieces Of ar
q tillery, began firing continuously from
seven o'clock for several hours on Mon
day. Nearly every hotel, boarding
house and restaurant in the city has been
closed Hundreds of stores are closed
and the proprietors have fed All 9TH
ers close at p. m. and open at a. m.
in order to avoid contact with the night
air. Many dining clubs are forming in
private houses wholly. All mails are
fumigated by order Of the postoffice de-
partment. The Western Union telegraph
Office is seriously embarrassed, as only
about one third of its operatives remain.
The situation at z p. m. on Monday was
as follows: Only two new cases Of vel
low fever are reported in the city as oc-
curing in the past twenty-four hours
B. F. Dillon, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph company, and
Mr. Sheppard, residing on Church street
DR.. Mitchell, president of the board OF
health, does not think Mr.. Gelder died
of yellow fever. No other deaths are
reported Deaths I recovered !; under
treatment, 10; whole number Of cases SO
far, %; total deaths, 4. Provisions
it is feared, will be short Vegetables
are becoming scarce, as there seems to be
no way to bring them in. Undoubtedly
omong the poor there will be great suffer
ing if assistance is not rendered. I'm.
meuse fires were kept up in all parts Of
the city, coal tar being freely burned.
Over 1000 Floridians have located in
Atlanta, Ga.