The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-28

way ICdNelS Ill fiOG JAN iacJ nANIuR
recently come from down there-remarked
few days ago, as the train approached
| Albany, Pm all right there, YOU know,
because they all know me up there. | don't
have to show any papers" Sure enough,
the inspector slapped the drummer jocularly
on the shoulder, and said, as he passed him
by in the aisle of the car: Look here,
what're YOU doing back hereP Then he
tackled the next passenger and gravely in
formed him he would not be allowed TO get
out of the car when they reached the
station, but must keep his seat, as that was
the rule
A freight train on the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway rolled into Albany
one night recently with FIVE passengers in
the passenger coach attached. A quaran-
tine officer met the train across the river
and asked the conductor: what have you
got this timer only five" said the ticket
puncher Are they all rightw asked the
health guardian. Yes replied our con-
ductor, AL correct" "Well, you can go
ahead" was the answer. The lantern of the
conductor waved forth and the long train
moved into the ArteSian City, ana the quar-
antine officer sought shelter from the rain,
which was pouring down at the time.
Coming into Albany from the direction
OF Macon few nights ago, the Southwest
ern train stopped about q mile outside the
came into the first class coach and pouuced
upon the first passenger at the front of the
car, and made a close examination of his
papers. Finally, he seemed satisfied, after
asking several questions, then he glanced
over the car, and without asking another
passenger for certificate he left the car,
and that was the last seen of him.
AT MACON
A word or two as to the Macon quaran-
tine. The writer's experience with that has
not impressed him with its efficiency. For
instance, the Macon health officers board
the incoming through" trains on the South
western railroad and examine your health
certificate, or, if you have none, require
you to fill out and sign a kind of patent,
self-acting, each-one- warranted certificate
or affidavit, or application for health
policy, it is q knotty question which. But
on the local train from Albany, arriving at
Macon at 1918 a. n., l found no inspector
at all, so there was free and unobstructed
entrance to the Central City by that train,
anyway.
The Macon inspectors travel on all the
different through trains entering the city
from the Central and Southwestern and
East Tennessee roads, and they havo bad
habit of rudely arousing sleeping passengers
in the dead hours of the night and demand
ing their certificates or thrusting one of the
aforesaid "affidavits" at them to sign. A
great deal of righteous indignation has been
aroused among travellers by this sort of
thing, and it must be said that it is equally
ridiculous and unnecessary to impose these
conditions upon passengers holding through
tickets and going on to points beyond
Macon.
POINTERS FOR SAVANNAH.
There is one point which the writer wishes
TO cal attention to, which the health board
of Savannah would do we'll to look into and
consider the advisability Of making a
change therein. And that is: the policy of
keeping inspectors at Waycross and Jesup,
and also travelling inspectors on the Central
railroad, between Milleu and Savannah. A
large expense is being incurred thereby,
and there are many observsnt people who
will coincide with me in saying
that this outside quarantine is practically
valueless to your city. 1t is quarantine
lat long range" which, like shooting birds
from a distance, misses oftener than il hits
the mark. The best and only effective
quarantine for Savannah to maintain at
this perlous time is Gordon around the
city. Let the train inspections be made at
Southover junction and the Central railroad
crossing, and all this outside quarantine
expense can be saved. The Waycross in
spector for Savannah goes through the
trains and examines the health certificates
of those holding tickeS5 to Savannah only.
Passengers who say they are not going to
Savannah he does not Interfere with in any
way. To Savennah-bound travellers, whose
certificates are satisfactory, be issues a
pass" which is duly recognized at Jesup
aEd Southover Junction, without further
examination of the holders papers at those
points. At Jesup the same thing is done by
tine Savannah inspector there.
Now parties getting on at stations be-
tween Jesup and Savannah have TO show
their certificates at Southover junction,
and those who have come through Way
cross and Jesup give up their passes and
thus the inspection is completed. AS every
train has to pass inspection at Southover
junction anyhow, why cannot the inspectors
there pass on the health certificates of
through passengers as we'll as local passen-
gers Furthermore, the two inspectors
mentioned do not question or examine any
one on the trains VINO tells them he or she
is not going to Savannah. There is the
point. For Of course any refugee
from infected points has more sense now
than to attempt to get into Savannah on a
through ticket. The small stations are Sc
lected as their Observation-Disclosures Way
cross and Savannah-and from there they
plan to reach the city. Therefore it would
seem conclusive that the quarantine at the
city limits must be made effective, or Sa-
vannah is in great danger Likewise with
the travelling inspectors on the Central road.
Their examinations of passenger health
certificates on board the cars is no more
effective than like examination made by
an official at the quarantine station at the
crossing would be, and the extra expense
could be saved to the city.
II is now not more than a month or six
weeks to frost, when the danger will be at
an end. Savannah has escaped thus far.
Now let her make sure by drawing in her
"long-range quarantine" and establishing a
Gordon around the city. 7.
WHEN IS A MAN TOO OLD TO