The morning news., 1888-08-13
CARE OF THE REFUGEES.
SURGEON GENERAL HAMlLTONS
VISIT TO WAYCROSS.

at boulogne - Ihe runlRatlnG ota
tions to be in Operation To-Day-Sa
vannah's Quarantine and How L
Works-What the Surgeon Genera
Says About 1t - The Inspection a
Southover-The Pass System Adopt
ed-What the Savannah Health Au
thorities Are Doing.
Surgeon General Hamilton arrived in the
city yesterday morning, and with Mayor
Lester, Supt Fleming of the Savannah
Florida and Western railway, and his pri-
vate secretary, W. ". Sylvester, General
Freight and Passenger Agent Hardee,
Travelling Passenger Agent Deming, and
DIR. Simmons, president of the state board
of health of South Carolina went to Way
cross in Capt. Fleming's private car.
The party found that the quarantine re-
gulations are being very strictly enforced
at Southover junction, Jesup and Way
cross. In fact, although it was a south bound
train, the Jesup people promptly vetoed any
passenger from alighting from the train,
but when it was learned who composed the
party an exception was made
Surgeon General Hamilton took the pro-
per steps for establishing a fumigation sta
lion at Waycross for all mails and baggage
from Florida.
LOOKING AFTER THE NAILS
Thinking that it would be better to take
full precautions he has excepted no part of
Florida, and all mails and baggage from
that state are to be fumigated. The work
of funigation will begin this morning, and
the delayed mails now lying at Waycross,
it is thought can be forwarded tonight to
destined points. Passengers will be required
TO leave the keys to their baggage, and they
will be forwarded to them with their
baggage. The surgeon general said
to a MORNING NEWS reporter who rode in
with him from Southover junction last
night, that fumigatlOn stations have also
been ordered at Dupont and at Chatta-
hoochee, which will cover all points over
which East and South Florida passengers.
mails and baggage leave that state DR..
Urquhart will have charge of the fumIgat-
ing station at WaycrosS, DIR. Gettings of
the ChattahOochee station, but Dr. Hamil-
ton had not determined last night whom h
will place in charge of the station at Du-
pont.
A QUARANTINE CAMP.
He said that quarantine camp will be
established at some point outside of Jack
souville, but he did not desire TO anticipate
its location until efter an understanding
with Gov. Perry Of Florida, whose co-opera-
ton is neces sary. He added that he is
desirous of establishing the camp as soon as
possible, so that the people can get out of
Jacksonville, have their belongings fumi-
gated, and be detained no longer than the
public security may demand. 1t is under
stood that the camp is to be located at
Boulogne, on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, thirty-six miles from
Jacksonville, in Nassau county, and that
DIR. Guiteras will have charge
DIR. Hamilton was asked what he thought
OF the conclusion theory as an agency for
stopping the epidemic in Jacksonville, and
be laughed heartily at the idea, which he
says is perfectly absurd. Mayor Lester
thought it would be good thing
if the microbes could be got
in the cannon and fired out. Others
in the group suggested that if dead
line shot could be directed against individual
microb it would be very apt to fare hard
with the micrObe. The group of gentle
men in the car were inclined to think that
microbes killed by conclusion would be
very rare, and that a good deal of powder
would be burned and no small degree of
nervous shock would ensue without any en-
couraging results.
AN EFFECTIVE QUARANTINE.
DIR. Hamilton was asked If he thought the
Quarantine regulations which had been
adopted would secure Savannah from yisi-
tation of the fever, and he replied "Well,
should think So and he discussed the rigid
Quarantine which had confronted him
along tbe line of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway from Savannah to Way
cross. and the precautions that were being
taken by all cities, towns and stations on
the coast and on the Brunswick and West
ern, the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia and the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway
IA ,,a1 l.. n
ext md his trip to Jacksonville that such
step meant delaying himself week or
more, and he was unable to risk that. He
returned to Savannah last night at 10
O'Clock, and is the guest of Mayor Lester.
He will leave at noon to-day for Washing
ton. The forenoon will be spent in consulta-
ton with the health authorities, and while no
established programme has been laid out,
1t is likely that he will be driven
around the city and shown the sanitary
condition of Savannah, which he saws he
learns is good. His advices from Tampa
yesterday were to the effect that there were
four new cases there, and six the day previ-
Gus at Jacksonville. He says that Plant
City has not been free from fever since last
summer.
GEN. ALExANDER's VIEWS.
President Alexander and General Mana
ger Belknap, of the Central railroad, were
discussing the quarantine situation yester-
day. They did not seem to be favorably inn
pressed with the present quarantine plan as
effective enough to keep out suspects
While they did not think refugees should be
barred out, they were inclined to the opinion
that they should at first be sent to auaran-
tine camp, and detained there until it was
safe to let them come into the city. IL, as
las been said, the inspectors at the two
functions are not armed with plenary
powers, they will be powerless 10 prevent
refugees from struggling in. They think
the best plan Is to take the refugees In
locked cars beyond the danger line Of infec-
tion, and after a reasonable detention in
quarantine allow them to go where they
please. The plan adopted at Pensacola
aud on the line of the Louisville and Nash
vile some years ago of guarding with guns
all avenues to the cities likely to be fol-
lowed by refugees, worked we'll and the
Central people think it ought to be adopted
here.
THE CENTRAL READY TO CO. OPERATE
Gen. Alexander and Maj. Belknap were
asked IL they were cooperating with the
sanitary authorities, and they replied that
they had neither been in consultation nor
had been asked to consult with the officials
having charge of the sanitary affairs of the
city. The Central officials have made no
suggestions, as they have not been asked
for any. Their outgoing trains do not stop
until they reach Pooler, ten miles north #