Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-02
THE YELLOW SC0URGE
uRGKoH-GgEERAL hamilton ON
QUARANTINE STATIONS
The Few Are Bound TO Suffer in order That
the Many May be Bsnsftsd-The
Latest from All Points
Afflicted
By ,elegrapn 70 the Dlsps.ch.I


ds refugee who passed inspection at Way
Cross, Ga. The patient was sent to the
municipal hospital
Governor Perry, Of Florida, has tele-
graphed Surgeon-General Hamilton as
follows Without the consent OF the
Nassau County Board our promises pre-
clude the establishment OF fever hospi-
tai there as asked by the Jacksonville
committee.
Senator Call and Representative
Dougherty had conference with the
President this morning in regard to the
condemnstory resolutions passed by the
Jacksonville citizens concerning Or.
Hamilton's course Of action. No con
clusions we're reached.
julius Wise, one of the bureaus in
spectors, has been on his way from Jack
sonyille to Fernandina for three days 10
inspect the latter place He telegraphs
that he has been impeded stall points 10y
local quarantine regulations and expects
to reach Fernandina to-day and Camp
Perry tomorrow.
Dr. Guiteras telegraphs from Camp
Perry that there were l3j person st mus
ter Yesterday fifty arrived. He will
discharge twenty-five to-day.
The following explains itself
To the Public:
Certain criticisms, mainly based on
transformation concerning the present
sanitary regulations, have appeared III
the daily press, and as these criticisms
have tendency to weaken the hands Of
the officers engaged in the prevention of
the spread Of yelow-fever and TO induce
laxity in the maintenance of quaran-
tine, and thereby greatly increase the
danger to the whole country, ! have
thought it expedient to make general
statement OF the condition of affairs.
The United States Government, acting
through its Msrine-HospItsl Service. is
engaged in helping the people of Florida,
not injuring them, and in particular the
stricken city Of Jacksonville has been
treated with kindly consideration suited
to the calamity which has befallen It.
They were permitted 10 60 anywhere
they desired so long as the disease was
confined TO circumscribed areas in the
city, but when the city became generally
infected then the necessity OF placing
certain restrictions upon the move
ments of outgoing persons WAS appa-
rent, and in restricting promiscuous
travel from Jacksonville the bureau
is looking to the security OF the
country. The dreadful record Of the
ravages Of yellow-feyer in towns along
the railroad lines leading out OF New
Orleans in 1878, where there were over
l3. 600 persons affected with yellow-fever,
of whom nearly 1000 died. is too fresh
in memory TO risk its repetition along
the Atlantic seaboard. Tho extension of
the disease to Memphis III 1878, where
nearly 3. 900 persons died Of yellow-feyer,
might have been prevented had there
been any authority TO restrict travel by
the proper quarantine. 1t may be a
fearful alternative to compel persons from
Jacksonville 10 remain WITHIN the camp
Of refuge for the period of ten days he
fore being allowed to go at will,
but that alternative is humane In COM
parison with the results which would fol-
low the admission of the contseion into
all the seaports and southern cities. each
Of which in short time would itself be-
come new centre of infection. The
Government has not at any time estab-
lished strict Gordon SGuitdire about the
city of Jacksonville, but has opened
camp Of refuge in high. healthy locali-
ty and furnishes free rations TO those de-
tanned. 1t has also authorized at large
expense the building of two hundred
pine cabins to shelter those poor people
who are driven out Of the infected lOcali-
ties, and it is willing 10 provide for
the further relief OF Jacksonville
by furnishing transportation by special
excursion trains TO any definite point
that is safe and has opened It's doors, but
there are few places willing to receive
large numbers of the refugees. While
it is probably true that the body OF
healthy person does not carry contagion
his clothes do carry it. and baggage
packed in an infected house is dangerous
IN the extreme. Fumigsting stations
have been established at proper points
and all baggage will be fumigated which
comes from any infected city. | do not
think, therefore, there can be any rea-
sonabe ground of complaint.
Signed joan Is. HAMILTON.
ATLANTA, Ga, September 1.-The &C.
ton of birmingham and Florence IN
quarantining against Atlanta creates
consideraLl lie amusement here. For forty
years Atlanta has opened her gates to
refugees from both cholera and yellow
fever epidemics in the South. When
Birmingham was almost depopulated
by cholera few years ago hun
drels of her citizens found re-
fuge and health in Atlanta. There are
thousands of Eloridans in this city with
headquarters and committees cO-ope-
rating with citizens IN relieving them
and those who remain III Florida, and
there is no possibility Of a case being
generated. The experience OF dozen
epidemics south and west of Atlanta IN
which the refugees both from cholera
ana yellow-fever were quartered here by
train-loads shows that it IS impossible
for case of yellow-fever or cholera to
exist in this climate-eleven hundred
feet above sea level. birmingham now
explains that she does not quarantine
Atlanta, but simply Florida refugees
passing through Atlanta.
FERyANDINA, Fla, September l.--Dr.
Wise, of Memphis, Tenn, who has been
sent here by Surgeon-General Hamilton,
is in the city, making an investigation as
TO the cause OF Merriwether's death,
which occurred last week. The health
of the city remains good, and the few
cases of sickness are very ephemeral.
Reports from most of the Florida towns
are TO the effect that no sickness at ell
prevails. Plant City telegraphs no case
OF sickness OF any kind.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September l.
The LIST of September was another pro-
life day in the fever victims. For
three days in succession the new cases
reported to the Board of Health have
numbered seventy-three. Quite large
proportion are colored people in Oak
land, though the cases are well scattered
through the city. Only two deaths oc-
CURED to-day, beth employees of the
post office.
At the citizens meeting to-day ssmuch
better feeling prevailed. Assurances OF
the opening of routes to places Offering