The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-28
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
SENT BACK TO QUARANTINE.
The Steamship Cairngorm to be Held
Below Until Further Orders.


The Steamship Cairngorm to be Held
Below Until Further Orders.
The British steamship CairDgorm, from
Venezuela, which arrived up to the city
yesterday morning, was ordered back to
quarantine last night. o. account Of low
tide, however, the vessel will not go down
until this morning.
| and on Sept. she st pped at Curacao,
where a fireman on the vessel contracted
yellow fever, and week later he died.
On Sept. 10 the Cairngorm reached New
York. Ihe vessel was fumigated, passed
quarantine, and a new crew was shipped
The vessel sailed for Savannah and went
into quarantine here last Tuesday aud was
fumigated. Yesterday she'was allowed by
DR.. Drummer to come to the city 70 load
cotton.
The fact of the vessels arrival was at
once communicated to the sa airy board,
and meeting was Immediately called.
The first nesting was held at nool and
another meeting was held in the afternoon,
when the order If the health officer, allow
Ing the vessel to enter the port, was
reversed, and the vessel was ordered back
to quarantine until fur, her orders,
Alderman Myers, who is a member of the
OOdAOg ldSL ulEHU IudJ JuS
board considered 1t prudential for the vessel
TO be sent back to quarantine He con-
sldered 1t the safest thing to be done under
the circumstances. While he does not be-
Ileve that the vessel is liable to carry infec-
ton, he said that it is not wise to go too
fast. The vessel, he said has been infected,
but too much precaution cannot be taken,
The city ordinances declare that infected
vessels shall not enter the port without the
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board. The board, he said, was
not appraised of the entrance of
the Cairngorm until she was docked.
DIR. Brunner, he thought, overstepped his
auth Jrlty In allo Wing she vessel to come up
to TIE city. He did not have the right 70
admit her, even If he had disinfected her
every day for month. II Is the duty Of
the board 70 decide all such matters
DIR. Drummer, while recognizing that ONLY
the sanitary board has the power to admit
a vessel known or supposed to be infected.
Is or the same opini n as when he gave the
order allowing the Cairngorm to me I'D to
sne city. lie said last night that he was
familiar with the ships voyage; he was ad-
ylsed OF her movements and be was satisfied
that no harm could possibly result from
allowing the vessel to come into
port. When she arrived last Tuesday
at quarantine, shs had clean
DIN Oh n6alOn from New York and all on
board were well. The crew was not the
same crew that left Venezuela. The pres
emit crew was shipped in New York. When
the vessel arrived there on the 10Th she was
thoroughly disnfec ed. From the time
that the vessel left New York until she
reached here was eight days, which is M
sidera5ly beyond the limits for others of
the crew to take the fever. This
the health officer said showed that
the vessel was not infected. Notwith-
standing all this, he said that upon
the arrival here of the vessel it was BIZ
chlorided and was disinfected for forty
eight hours. In addition to this, every
article of clothing belonging to the crew
was boiled in water. 1--WE gave her more
than any vessel ever got" DR.. Drummer said
he added that of course the board was
conscientious in sending the vessel back.
Alderman Harris, who is also member
of the sanitary board, said tnat he was
unable to be present at tee first meeting.
but ne attended the afternoon ses sion. The
vessel, he said, was orde cd back to quaran-
tine wholly to allay apprehension. She is
an iron vessel, which took lrgo to New
York, was thoroughly fumigated there,
went into quarantine here after having
undergone sanitary regulations in New
York, and Alderman Harris was not in
clined to think her longer detention neces-
sary.