The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-17
QUICKEST ON RECORD.
HOW QUARANTINE RUSHED INTO
FORCE AROUND MEMPHIS.
President Hadden Discusses the City's
Sanitary Condition, What is Being
Done, and Laments the Defunct Ma
tlonal Board of Health.
GLOW lies the land today2n


1t was an APPEAL reporter who spoke,
and the dignifed but always genial presi-
dent Of the Taxing District who turned
and gave ear.
swell, il the land lies at all, / haven't
heard any of them. But there are other
things in this world that do lie. Nothing
personal, however," aud the only sound
that reverberated through the halls and
chambers OF the Taxing District building
for minute was the laugh which belongs
exclusively to the only Mr.. d, Park Had
den. Then turning his beaming counte-
nance full ufon the reporter he innoccntly
asked; "Why this inquiry about lies?'
81 didn't use the word in that sense, at
all, but merely wished TO know how the
great city of Memphis was swimming to-
day from your standpoint"
"Well, she is sw INNING, and as bcauti-
fully as anything you ever saw The OBJ
ject OF alarm-thosc refugees from Florida
have gone 10 New York, and none
Others will be admitted. But we willbve
TO exercise precautionary measures for
sixty or ninety days, until frost appears
They are liable TO have the fever in Jack
sonvile until January, and what we need
here is barrier TO any possible introduce
ton, in frost. | don't know how much II
will cost. DR.. Thornton has gone TO
Nashville, where meeting OF the State
board OF health is TO be held. | do not
know whether il is a regular meeting, but
DR.. Plunkett telcgraphcd him TO come on
and attend the meeting. That is what
should be done. We want the State board
OF health 10 come in and relieve us; not en-
| tircly, but TO hold up our hands ltmight
establish quarantine at Chattanooga, at
Milan and llumboldt-the latter points
together--an perhaps at Jackson. But
tho only thing that can, in my opinion,
save the country from fever at all times is
the national board OF health"
But there is no such institution now.
| What are you going to do about it2'
81 am aware of that, and the country is
/ the worse off for il. Its adjustment is
| all due 10 that fellow, Surgeon-Gencral
/ Hamilton, who didn't want 10 see great
organization growing up under the govern
ments fostering care against him. Prcsi-
dent Arthur first spat in it, face, against
the wishes OF the finest medical minds Of
the country. Congress appropriated a
sum OF money for health purposes un-
wisely placing its disposal in the hands Of
the President Hamilton went 10 him
and argued that ii would be- best TO in
trust II all 10 him. and carried his point.
] am strongly In favor Of n national board
| OF health. and always have been"
Everybody, including yourself, seems
10 be easy now ON the refugee question,
are they not?'
Oh yes; | never was very badly scared,
because ! have watched the matter at its
every step. Our quarantine and measures
OF protection swere about the quickest on
record. yellow fever appeared at Jack
sonyillc on Thursday, just one week ago,
aud was declared epidemic on Saturday.
Those people were foolish to take this ac-
ton nj such an early stage. expected II
would spread and reach that point In ten
or fifteen days, but not Immediately after
three or four cases had developed. On
Monday issued my quarantine order,
Sunday only intervening. ! would have
started inspectors out that very day, bu
the jacksonville people had all scattered
and had the trains"
"What internal measures are In progress
10 render the city impervlous to the mai
ady2"
General cleaning mp is in progress, and
premises arc being put in tirst-class order
And another thing Is being done that vii
but increase our safety. Heretofore Their
has been no compulsion about connecting
with the watcr.works. Orders have al
ready been issued 10 everybody TO connect
their houses, wherever such Is possible
n there il no written law 10 compel this
| will put il on the unwrittcn but uniycrs
ally recognized one OF sanitary necessity
We will put our houses in order an'
don't you fret about that