The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-27
HEALTH OF TIL Z CITY.
ONLY TWO DEATHS OF WHITE
PEOPLE LAST WEEK

The Total Mortality Fourteen-Over
One-Half of the Deaths Those of Onil-
dren-The Record Compared with
Former Years-Col. Owens Explains
the Refusal of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway to Take Retu-
gees Out of Jacksonville.
The mortuary report for last week pre-
sents remarkable showing. There were
but two deaths of white persons IN the city
during the week One of these was the late
Frank w. Dasher; the other was a man
who had been living and sleeping on the
Savannah river. and was sick when brought
to the ci:y.
There were 10 deaths of coored people,
and of this number were of children un-
der 10 years of age, 5 being infants, Five
of the deaths of colored people were without
medical attention. The causes of death, as
given in the health officers report, are as
follows; Asthma /, cholera infantum |,
general congestion l, commissions l, diph-
liberia /, congestive fever l, laryngitis l, old
age /, trismus nascentium z, underlined 4;
total Ii.
A REMARKABLE RECORD.
During the corresponding week last year
colored. During the corresponding week
year before last there were % deaths-9 OF
whites and II of colored-and the ratio per
1000 population was IS and fraction for
whites aud 46 for colored. The annual ratio
of deaths per LOCO population last week
was for whites and ~ for colored III a city
of SO, 900 inhabitants.
This record is believed to be unparalleled
in the city's history and shows beyond any
question Savannah's heaithfulness.
STOPPED TAKING PASSENGERS.
A special dispatch from Jacksonville TO
the MORNING News last night, announced
that great excitement prevails there over q
report that the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway has refused to carry pas
sengers out from Jacksonville even to the
quarantine station. Col G. d. Owens,
traffic manager of the road, was seen, and
his attention was called to the telegram.
Col. Owens said that the trouble grew out
of the action of DR.. Hutton, in charge of
the quarantine station at Waycross. He had
sent back a train of passengers from jackson
vile, under the construction of an order
from Surgeon General Hamilton, that no
persons should be permitted TO come In
from Jacksonville, who had not been first
detained ten days in quarantine at Camp
Perry.
A SWEEPING ORDER.
The railroad authorities believe that the
action of DR.. Hutton is too sweeping in
constituting the order as he has done, and as
they desire to second the efforts of the gov
eminent in an effeetual quarantine against
infected points, there was no other course
open to them but to discontinue all trains
coming from Jacksonville until the matter
is cleared up. They are under the impress
sion that it was not intended to prevent
refugees from going to points north of
line drawn from Memphis, Tenn, to Will
mington, n. G.
THE SURGEoN-GENERAL ADVISED.
Col. Owens says that the rail-
road officials have telegraphed
Surgeon General Hamilton for
a copy of the order. and are in telegraphc
communication also with the authorities at
Washington, and hope that the matter will
be arranged to-day, so that the running of
trains can be resumed and the refugees be
given a chance to 60 north, where there is
no danger of infection. The action of DIR.
Hutton, the railroad officials say, shuts off
all avenues for the escape of the people OF
Jacksonville from the growing epidemic.