The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-18
FLORIDA FENCED OUT.
SAVANNAH DRAWING THE QUAR-
ANTINE TIGHTER EVERY DAY.

SAVANNAH DRAWING THE QUAR-
ANTINE TIGHTER EVERY DAY.
Quarantine Declared Against Al
Points South of Fernandina, Gaines
vile and Cedar Keys-surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton Telegraphed For-His
Recommendation to the Health
Board-A Conference of the Gov
ernors-What Is Being Done in the
City.
Savannah quarabtiued yesterday against
all points in Florida south and east Of a line
drawn from Fernendina to Cedar Keys
through Gainesville. The heath board
met in the afternoon, and after a two
hours session, the quarantine wa:
declared. The reporters, after being
told that no meeting was to be held, were
notified that they were not wanted. The
board sat with closed doors.
Alderman Duncan, whose reelection to
the council puts him again on the health
board, moved the adoption of a quaran-
tine against all points south of Fernandina,
Gainesville and Cedar Keys.
THE SURGEON GENERALS ADVICE.
The quarantine was suggested by Surgeon
General Hamilton in telegram TO the
mayor advising the board to quarantine
against all points in Florida except Pensa-
cola, Tallahassee, Fernandina and Key
West
There was considerable debate at the
meeting of the board in the morning
as to whether the quarantine
should be lifted from Deland and
several other South Florida towns. Traffic
Manager Owens OF the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway was before the board
and urged removal of the quarantine
from various localities. Health Officer
Drummer protested against a relaxation of
the quarantine at any point He was over
ruled, however, and the board lifted the
quarantine.
REFUGEES SENT NORTH.
Three refugees from DeI4and, who arrived
at Southover junction yesterday morning,
were brought into the city and left on the
Tallahassee for New York in the afternoon.
At the afternoon meeting of the board the
quarantine was put back on DeLand and
was extended to all points IN Florida south Of
Fernandina, Gainesville and Cedar Keys.
The health board, in officially declaring the
quarantine, said:
A rigid examination of all trains bearing pas
sengers to this city will he made regularly, and
all persons desiring to come TO this city are
hereby warned that satisfactory evidence must
be presented 10 the health authorities that they
have not been exposed to any part of the ter
Titory above cited before being allowed to
enter the city, or having been in the locality
above mentioned that they have complied with
the above regulations No freight from any
portion of the territory above cited will be per-
united to be brought to the city except by
special permit of the boari of sanitary com
missioners under such restrictions as may be
deemed by them necessary for the preserva-
tian OF the public's health.
THE SURGEON GENERAL COMING.
Surgeon General Hamilton has been tele-
graphed for. and is expected here to-mor
row or Sunday to take charge of the quar-
antine, which will be under the supervision
of the United States marine hospital
service. Gov. Gordon and also Gov. Perry
have been invited to confer with the sur
geon general in reference to the matter.
Additional inspectors will be appoint ed
to-day for the Central railroad. A sharp
lookout is being kept for suspects and with
the appointment Of the new inspectors the
quarantine will be strengthened still more.
TWO SUSPECTS CAPTURED.
Two refugees passed the inspectors and
came in on the Central railroad
yesterday morning, but they had
hardly turned around before they were
taken charge of by Officer ST Basch and
turned over to the police. Failing to give
a satisfactory account of themselves, they
were removed to the smallpox hospital last
night, and a guard was placed over them.
The refugees were both young Germans.
They said that they left Jacksonville and
came here hoping to find employ
ment. They went from Jacksonville
10 Atlanta and from there to Savannah
Health Officer Drummer ordered their bag
gage sent with them and to-day they will
begin life at Undertaking creek.
GOING BACK TO FLORIDA.
Mayor Lilienthal, of Sanford, Fla, who
went north few days before the fever
broke out in jacksonville, arrived by the
steamer Chattahoochee yesterday, and will
leaves for Sanford this morning. He went
north TO spend the summer, but started back
as soon as he got the news of the outbreak
Of the fever. Sanford, no said, is a health
full city, and he does not entertain any fear
of the fever getting a hold there. Mayor
Lilienthal held conference last night, and
upon his return to Sanford will take steps
TO effect quarantine against the infected
districts. Z.
WHAT THE INSPECTORS ARE DOING.
The inspectors in their rounds of the city
yesterday found Henry Abrams, an eccan-
trio old cobbler at Habersham street and
Congress street lane, very i'll with malaria,
aud his surroundings badly in need of
cleaning up, which was given, and the
BaCSO 0iSAhlcSbOA no OltA utdil
was removed to the hospital for treatment.
inspector ArfwedSon, stationed at he
Central railroad crossing, was in the city
yesterday and reported that the accom-
modations are very bad out at the julction
He recommended that a tent be sent out
for refugees. He cited case where an old
lady had to wait for three hours in the sun,
sheltered only by dry goods box.
There we're two brigades of whitewashers
at work in the Citv SrattariOU lima and
giving unsanitary walls a coat of liquid
lime. Citizens have generally awaited them
selves Of the disnfectants given away on
application, and the premises of very few
houses in the city have escaped attention
the past week.
There was little doing at the railroad
yards yesterday, about the only shipments
of note being cotton bagging, fdg which
there is a very pressing demand by planters
The Ocean steamship wharves have very
little freight in the sheds, and the health
scare coming right in the dull season has
shown itself as much in the freight depots
of the two great railroad systems Of the
city as in the mercantile warehouses. The
people, however, do not seem TO be affected
by the situation, as they have no doubt
that the good health and sanitation will
continue, and the vigilance of the in
spectors assures immunity from the intro
duction of fever.
THE COUNTY TAX RATE.