The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-31


| He won't on to add that by reason of the order
of DR.. Hutton Yesterday, none will now be
allowed any farther north than Camp Perry.
A special train runs between Jacksonville
and Camp Perry, and when free prGttqae
| is given at the camp, an accommodation
train will take the refugees from camp
Perry northward, without further restric-
tions.
FEVER BROUGHT IN BY sMUGGLERS.
Alludinc 20 the introduction of yellow
| fever into Florida, Col Haines said that it
was not introduced through the Plant Steam
ship Line The most rigid sanitary regula-
lions are observed on the Plant steamers,
and passengers from Havana are taken only
after having received clean bill OF health
from the United States surgeon there And
| in addition t. the company requiring the
officers of the steamships to observe the
most rigid sanitary rules, the company III
| structed the quarantine authorities at
| Havana and Mt Key West and Tampa to re-
port TO General Manager Haines any dete-
| LECTION of officers OF the line, and such
report, if well founded, would result in the
| dismissal of tho official. No infected per-
| son, or infected article of any kind, has ever
been brought to Florida, Col. Haines said,
by the Plant steamships The fever. he
said, WIS introduced into Key West from
infected bedding brought by a sailing YES
sci, probably a smuggler and Tampa
fruit dealer had evaded the quarantine ana
landed a sloop loaded with bananas in the
rear of the city of Tampa, and thus com
municated the infection to that city.
GREATER VIGILANCE NEEDED.
Col Haines thinks that the government
is not vigilant enough in watching the
South Florida coast, and that the revenue
cutters are too slow for effective work. He
believes that a more rigid watchfulness
would reduce the danger of introducing
fever from Cuba to minimum, and that
while the steamships of the Plant line are
required, not only by the company and the
local and government quarantine authorl
ties to observe the strictest sanitary regu-
lations, hundreds of smaller craft from Cuba
and the Bahamas, only about eighty miles
from the 100 miles of island coast along the
most southern extremity of the Florida
peninsula, are continually in illicit inter
communication with the natives, exchang
ing cigars, tobaccos, cigarettes, fruits aud
liquor for fish. They are not only Snug
glers, but there is a total absence of sani-
tary regulations among them, and SO long
as they are permitted to keep up the illicit
relations in violation of the revenue laws
and with total disregard of health, the
introduction of fever is unavoidable.
The present revenue cutters, Col Haines
thinks, u 20 too slow, and they are too few
to be effective. What is wanted, in his
Judgment, are more smaller and faster
boat, that can follow the smugglers into
tho numerous la9oons of the many islands
along the Florida coast, and overtake aud
punish them until the system is broken up:
then, he believes, there will be less danger
from yellow fever, but rs long as one or
two large vessels are required to observe
the most rigid sanitary rules, and all the
SIN. Her craft from Cuba and the Bahamas
are unlicensed and unbridled to defraui the
,,,l inf
not hope to escape the ills which are upon
her now.
CARING FOR ITS EMPLOYEES.
"How are your employees at Jacksonville
getting alongr
But four have taken the fever so far.
OF these one died and three are GONZALES
cent
Col Haines said that the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western receives daily telegraphic
reports from Jacksonville. There are forty
or fifty employees OF the road on duty there
The Railway Mutual Relief Association pro-
vides nurses for the sick, and Col. Haines sent
down two skilled nurses a day or two ago
Celia Thompson (white) and Annie More
house (colored)-from Memphis, to look
after Agent Stephens and his family.
The emp. Dyes at Jacksonville are on double
pay They are taken out of the city to the
employees camp in the evening and return
In reply to an inquiry as to what has
been the falling off in the traffic of the
road by rea on of the fever, Col. Haines
said that there had been falling off of
about one-third in the passenger traffic, but
there is no noticeable diminutiOn of the
freight traffic. He does not think that the
fever will disappear before the middle of
November with the appearance of frost.
QUARANTINE AGAINST BLACKsHEAR LIFTED
At a meeting OF the sanitary commiSsi IN
Yesterday, the quarantine was lefted from
Blackshear The following resolutions
were passed, and having been signed by the
mayor, and attested by the city clerk,
copy was forwarded to the authorities at
Blackshear.
A sufficient period having eapsed since the
occurrence of the case of yellow fever at Black
shear without any spread of the infection, and
this board having been assured by Surgeon
General Hamilton that all bedding clothing,
etc. in the house of Mr.. Balentine snail he de-
stroyed under his directions and the house fumi-
gated and disinfeced prior to the release of said
premises from isolation aud secluson; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the quarantine against Black
shear recommended by this board by resolution
of 29d and oath lust. be withdrawn.
ReSoired Further, That persons coming from
Blackshear must have the certificate of the
mayor, stating that he is permanent res dent
of Blackshear, and if not of what place he is a
resident
Mayor Lester said after the meeting that
he had adv ices, which he considered thor
oughly reliable, that there have been no eff
forts TO suppress the extent of the epidemic
at Jacksonville, or the number of deaths
which have occurred.
WHY THE FEVER WILL. NOT COME HERE.
IL am asked every day if we are going to
have the fever here" the mayor added,
land my answer is: first, that the Lord is
with us, for we are helping ourselves, and
the Lord helps those who help them selves;
secondly, we don't want it, and, thirdly, we
can'J afford it, and are preparing against
it, The mayor said that he thought the
rigid quarantine OF the government and
local authorities will confine it to the in
fected portions of Florida, and while no
precautions will be overlooked, he did not
believe there is any present danger here.
DIR. Devan received "a Geographic requisi-
ton Yesterday from DR.. Guiteras fof 1ddi-
tional medical supplies for Camp Perry,
which went out on the o'clock train last
night. DR.. Devan also sent on William
Ashley, another cook, and Andrew How
ard, waiter, TO Camp Perry Wednesday
night. He has also supplied Dr. GuiteraS
blank certificates of free pratique, TO he
is4ued to refugees entitled TO dis
charge from camp. Bauk inspectors
| certificates have also been provided,
which. when filled out, will show the deSti-
nation Of the holder, where from, the mum
her Of packages OF baggage, and when and