The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
REFUGEES TURNED BACK
THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES KEEP
ING STRICT GUARD.

VA dA0 In0 r1e6AI0 EOdTu-S4cGuil1B
Up and Disinfecting the Old Fort-Dr.
Devan Reports All Quiet at Way
cross-The FumiRating Facilities TO
be Increased There-The Southern
Mails Coming Daily Now.
While there does not appear to be any
danger from the fever, which has thus far
been very mild at Jacksonville, the quaran-
tine is even more rigid than it was at the
beginning of the week, the Central and
Savannah, Florida and Western railways
both being watched vigilantly by detectives
and trained inspectors, who turn back per
sons daily from suspected points in Florida,
who are seeking refuge here, indifferent to
the risk they are willing TO run of injecting
the city.
Occasionally an absent Savannahian
keeTs sharp lockout for suspects, and
promptly notifies the authorities or COM
municstes with the MORNING NEWS, which
loses no time in bringing the matter to the
attention of the mayor or health officer.
One gentleman writing from Macon to the
MORNING News on the 18th, says:
WARNED IN TIME.
write you this letter feeling il my duty TO do
so, as a citizen OF Savannah and one who has
her welfare at heart. left Savannah yesterday
on the 7:f0 O'Clock train, arriving at Tennille at
ll:40 O'Clock When the train arrived from
Dublin there was on board one John W. Rice,
from the heart of the fever district of Florida,
who got off the East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia train at Cochran and drove through the
country to Dublin, thence as above stated, TO
Tennille. en- route TO Savannah, which he had
no trouble Ia doing Tonight have met sew
eral parties from Jacksonville direct, who leave
for Savannah on the 1855 O'Clock train, among
them l.. Hart, who formerly lived in our city.
He was Of the firm Of Hart & Rodda. He left
Jacksonville Saturday last A good many
others, find, are doing the same thing. l cite
these facts that you may inform ths proper au-
thorities. They will continue to do so unless
steps are taken 10 prevent.
The above statement was brought to the
attention of the mayor, and the inspectors
on the lines of roads entering here were
warned to keep close look out for those
suspected of having recently left
the fever districts of Florida. Mr.
Hart was not successful, and was
detected and sent back northward
Four suspects were detained at Southover
junction yesterday One got the inspector
TO send a telegram to the mayor of Whining
ton, N. c., Identifying him, and if the
answer comes in time he will be allowed to
come in this morning.
SANDERS RUsE FAILED.
H. Cdhuefsi VINO was sent 10 tne
smallpox hospital Sunday, claiming
WORK very well. Wednesday DR.. Drummer
having learned from DR.. Bulloch, who is
stationed at tae hospital, that nothing allied
Sanders, the health officer reported the
facts, and he was brought back to the bar
racks, whence he was taken to the
Jail. Sanders father-in-law, James
Beasley, wants him punished Sanders,
from Miller & Co., which he disposed Of.
and bail in trover was taken out, but as
Sanders could not bring forward the prop
erty, he was arrested. The fever scare was
then at its height, and Sanders got suddenly
SICK but couple of days at the pest house
satisfied him, and he was transferred to his
old quarters and later to the Jail.
DIR. DUNCAN BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL
About the newest thing in sanitary circles
yesterday was the reelection of Dr. Dun
can to the board of aldermen to fill the va
cancy caused by his own resignation. 1t
was In the nature of surprise. The city
council met yesterday afternoon from a
former recess, with seven members present.
Alderman Haines put Dr. Duncan in
nomination., and the nomination was
seconded by Alderman McDonough,
and a unanimous vote was cast
for his election. A committee consist
ing of Mayor Lester and Aldermen Haines
and McDonough waited upon DR.. Duncan
and Informed him of his election. When
DR.. Duncan came in and was sworn in, he
explained that he resigned ON account of
bis pressing personal interests, not fore
seeing the present crisis in the city, but that
he was willing now, when bis services
might be Of value in the city's sanitation, to
resume his place in the council, where
twelve years of service had been freely ex-
tended.
BACK ON THE HEALTH BOARD.
DR.. Duncan was assigned to his old COM
mittees, on drainage, markets. and chair
man of the health and cemetery commit
tee. No other business was transacted bv
council, and after an interchange of opinion
on the sanitation of the city, the favorable
workings Of the quarantine system, ETC.,
the council took recess subject to the cali
of the mayor
A prominent railroad official, alIuding to
the continual filling in Of water in the base
ment of Parsons new building, at Price
and Liberty, said yesterday that he has a
plan which will obviate the expense and
trouble Of pumping it out so often. The
water has been very malodorous, aud there
appears TO be a spring which feeds it, as it
Is evidently not storm water.
CLEANING UP THE OLD FORT.
Alderman Reid, who has been very eff
Gent as the acting chairman of the health
and cemetery committee during the period
DR.. Duncan was out of the Council rad an
increased force of men and carts at work in
the "Old Fort" yesterday, and the result
shows that it's sanitation had not been
broug up to as satisfactory a condition as
it should be. 1t was showing up better last
night. The garbage has been more
thorough removed, yards and outhouses
cleaned up and disinfected, and the sur
roundingS are much cleaner than at any
previous time. The intention is to seq that
1t is kept clean, even if few careless per-
sons have to be prosecuted to compel them
to observe the sanitary regulations.
INCREASED FUMIGATING FACILITIES
DIR. Devan returned Wednesday night
from Waycross, where he went on a flying
trip to see his old friend, DIR. Urquhart,
with whom he was associated some five or
six years ago. He found the quarantine
very effective at Waycross, and the fuml-
eating station in full operation, although
on rather a small scale for the volume of
mails requiring fumigation. There is no
apprehension felt at Waycross, and there is
not now, nor has there been any suspected
cases of fever there. The local, the gov
ernmental and the Savannah quarantine
authorities are doing their work SO effect
ually, that tue gateway to Savannah las DR..
Hamilton calls Waycros) is we'll guarded.
Supt B. NJ Turner, chief Of the railway
mail service for the Fourth division, was In
consultation with Postmaster l. mar yes
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