The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-28
THE QUARANTINE ooNFERENoE
Drs. Duncan, Read, Purse and LIE Hardy
Appointed Delegates

Appointed Delegates
Drs. Duncan, Read, Purse and LeHardy
received official notice yesterday from Gov.
Gordon appointing each of them delegate
from the state to the convention to be held
at Montgomery Ala, March 5. The pur-
pose of the convention is to discuss matters
connected with yellow fever, its introduce
ton into Florida and its spread into other
states. 1t is understood that DIR. Hutton
will represent the government DIR. Horl-
beck will be delegate from Charleston.
A MORNING NEWS reporter saw the
Savannah physicians who have received
their appointment yesterday. DR.. Duncan
said that it is doubtful if he will be able to
60. He has important cases that will
hardly admit of his absence as long as it
will require to make the trip. He did not
know precisely the object of the convention
or, to just what matters it will devote
itself
Dr. Read said that he cannot go. DIR.
Purse said that he cannot say yet whether
he will go or not. If it is possible he will
attend. When asked to outline his views
regarding the quarantine question he said
that be was not thoroughly posted as TO
what part of the quarantine question will
be discussed, and that his views respecting
some phases of the question might not be
brought up at the convention. He stated,
however, that if he goes he will advocate
the appointment by the city of Savannah
of four or five competent and thoroughly
reliable men, who shall be sent
to Florida as detectives upon the eve
of the yellow fever season to report any
cases that may occur. Those mea, he said
should visit every town, and the first
case that is discovered, il any,
it shall be their duty to report. If
the fever is reported, and no definite way
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| correctly ascertain in regard to it, it shall
be the duty Of the city to send compete t
physician TO investigate and report. DR..
Purse explained that last season the fever
was in Florida several weeks before any of
| the towns affected were quarantined.
He held that ths great danger lies
in not being thoroughly posted as to what
is going on. After the fever has been dis
covered the people in the infected localities
| fee to the adjacent cities before the quar-
antine is established, and there is danger of
| a spread.
| siDr. LeHardy thought that he will be
able to go. He said that if he does go be
| will endeavor to impress upon the conven-
| ton the useless and ineffective method Of
quarantine as established here last season,
and that it did little else than block up the
channels of commerce and materi-
| ally injure "a the city's growth.
| He will vote, he said, to do away with the
regulations of the dark ages" Savannah
should initiate other cities which have dis
carded the old system of quarantine. He
referred to several northern cities and to
New Orleans with the best quarantine regu-
latIon. The commerce of these cities is un-
| obstructe1 by quarantine regulations and
| their safety from fever is recognized. DR..
| LeHardy will advocate quarantine by
sanitation" instead of Quarantine by de-
tentioa." This, he claims, is the correct
and most effective means. 1t is in imita-
ton of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and New Orleans, and these cities have
| been successful.
''Do not detain ship forty days" he
said, land then let her in, expecting her to
be any the less dangerous for spreading the
| disease. But establish system of saaita-
ton, so that a vessel from an infected port
may undergo a thorough dlsinfection and
be admitted. A few hours-a day, at least
is time sufficient for this disinfecting to
be done. Business, then, is not frustrated
nor commerce interrupted"
He will advocate the same course to be
pursued in land quarantine.