The morning news., 1888-08-10
TOGUARDAGAINSTFEVER
SHUTTING SAVANNAH'S DOORS
AGAINST JACKSONVILLE.

AGAINST JACKSONVILLE.
All North Bound Trains to be Stoppe
at Southover Juuction-Inspector
Placed at Jesup and Passengers t.
be Inspected There-Looking Gu
for the Steamers-Las Nights Set
To Between the Police and Railwa,
EOfacials-The Sanitary Board Taxing
Prompt Measures.
The fresh outbreak of yellow fever il
Jacksonville has caused some uneasines
here. but as yet there is no great alarm
The health board has established a stric
quarantine against jacksonville and NJ
passengers or trains from the infected dis
trict will be allowed to enter Savan
nah. The Georgia and Florida inland
steamers from Fernandina, Brunswick and
Darien will be inspected before they are
allowed to land, and travel between Jack
sonville and Savannah will be totally cut
off
THE HEALTH BOARD ACTS.
Sanitary Commissioner j. r. Saussy has
been in Jacksonville several days lnvestlga-
ting the condition Of affairs there. Yester-
day morning he telegraphed the authorities
here advising an immediate quarantine. A
meeting OF the health board was called, but
there were only three members in the
city-Acting Mayor Schwarz, Capt John f.
Wheaton and Health Officer Brunner. The
other members-Alderman Myers, J. R.
Saussy ESQ, and George L. Cope-are out
of town. DR.. Duncan's successor in the
city council never having been elected, his
place on the health board is still vacant.
DECIDED TO QUARANTINE.
The situation was gone over, and steps
were taken to insure, as quickly as possible,
nou-communication with the infected
territory. The Savannah, Florida and
Western officials were notified that no
trains from jacksonville would be allowed
to enter the city, aud conference with a
view TO establishing as perfect quaran-
tine as possible, was asked. General Mana
ger HaiDeS and Supt. Fleming were both
out of the city. but Asst. Supt. Aveilhe was
notified of the action of the board. He was
also asked to advise the company's Jackson
vile gent that no Jacksonville passengers
would be allowed to enter Savannah. Col
Haines, who was at Thomasville, was tele-
graphed the action Of the board, and he re-
piled that he would be here for confer
ence at O'Clock last night.
ORDERS TO STOP TRAINS.
The board met again at o'clock and ad-
iourned until S o'clock. In the meantime
squad of police was de-
tailed to stop the north-bound
train due here at 7:45 o'clock, at Southover
junction, 21$ miles out of the city, and Clerk
of Council Reharer and City Marshal Wade
were sent to Jesup to establish quarantine
there. They left at 1885 o'clock, with the
following Instructions:
City OF SAVANNAH,
OEFICE OF HEALTH OFFICER,
THURSDAY, Aug. 9, 1855.
Messrs. Frank E. Rebdrer and Robert j. Wade:
GENTLEMEN-You are hereby appointed quar-
antine inspectors on the line of the S ,vlunah,
Florida and Western railway, to stop all per
sons coming from Jacksonville or other infected
places in Florida from entering the city of Sa-
vannah. You are expected to rigidly enforce
this order with all persons
W. F. BRuNNER. MD,
Health Officer.
By order: JOHN SCHwARz, Mayor pro tenn.
LAST NIGHTS CONFERENCE.
At So'clock the health board met again.
Mayor Lester, who had just returned from
Atlanta, pr sided. Besides the members of
the board, Aldermen Thomas, Ellis, Haines
and Schwarz were present, but they had no
vote. The mayor read letter frem Com
missioner Saussy, written Wednesday,
giving brie account of the condition of
affairs in Jacksonville then. kilograms
were also read from the Charleston health
asking what action had been
taken here, and stating that Charleston bad
already quarantined. General Manager
Haines, General Freight and Passenger
Agent Hardee and DR.. Duncan, surgeon of
the railway company, arrived shortly after
the board met. Col. Haines said that he
had been wired the action of the board in
the morning, while at Thomasville, and he
started Immediately for Savannah.
NOTIFIED OF THE ORDER.
On his arrival here he was handed the
official notice from Acting Mayor Schwarz
that no trains would be allowed TO enter the
city. The north-bound train, due here at
7:45 O'Clock, which the police had been sent
out to stop at the junction, was held there
under orders until it was decided to allow
1t TO run into the city.
Col Haines urged that the train be al
lowed to run into the station, and he stated
that orders had been sent out over the road
that no trains hereafter will be brought
here from Jacksonville.
DR. DUNCANs BELIEF.
DIR. Duncan stated that he had received
advices from cssonville that there had
been no deaths there from fever, and he
doubted its prevalence to any extent. He
did not think Savannah was justified in
establishing a wholesale quarantine vet,
and he seriously questioned the advisability
of acting upon Commissioner Saussy's tele-
gram. DR.. Drummer quoted DR.. Guiteras'
statement in regard to the existence of
fever in Jacksonville DR.. Duncan insisted,
however, that no deaths having occurred,
there could be no positive proof by autopsy
OF otherwise of the existence of fever.
The board was united in establishing
a strict quarantine against passengers.
The only question was whether last nights
train should be allowed to enter.
THE LAST TRAIN INTO THE CITY.
Capt. Wheaton did not think that there
was any danger, and he moved that the
train be brought in. DR.. BTunner protested
against it as an unsafe measure. The
mayor, however, decided, under the cir
oumstances, that it was advisable to allow
it, and he issued orders TO Chief of
Police Green to permit the train to be
brought into the sation, but that no Jack
sonville passengers be allowed to leave the
cars. The train, after having been held an
hour and a half at the junction, was
brought in. The baggage was transferred
to locked car, and will be held for fumiga-
ton. There was upward of hundred
through passengers on the train bound
north and west.
KEPT IN THE CARS.
They were kept on the cars until the train
pulled out. Commi -siqner Ssussy, who was
on board, was brought into the city, and he
will make an ofilciA report to the health
board this morning
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