The morning news., 1889-04-27
NO DANGER IN FLORIDA.
SURGEON GENERAL HAMILTON rs
FULL OF CONFIDENCE.

AIS lb alGO Ou5 OA AbS0 w w NGi
Much Doubt Whether sanrord's
Case Was Yellow Fever-The Wash
ington Statement That He Was
Apprehensive Declared Bogus.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 26. Surgeon
General John b. Hamilton and Dr. Horn-
beck health officers at Charleston, arrived
here this afternoon. They were driven out
to the famous Sandhills hospital of last sum
mer and then driven throughout the city.
Gen. Hamilton expresses himself as being
well pleased with the city's appearances and
said that the reports of his inspectors are
confirmed by his personal observation. He
added that his special agents Ia the state all
reported good healthy conditions and he
thought that If the state board of health
did its duty there would be no trouble in
the state this summer.
THE SANFORD CASE.
With reference to the Sanford case, while
he had no authentic report, he had his
doubts as TO its being genuine yellow fever,
especially as it was determined at one post
morten examination. "Ge eral,n asked
the MORNING News CORE spoudent, can a
case of yellow fever be accurately known
| by an autopsy when there is only ole
casep
YES" replied he smiling, "but believe
there is only one man, Surgeon Guiteras,
who could do it, though other febrile dis
ease' produce similar symptoms and don't
| think that one case will tell the story"
DIR. DANIEL RETURNS
President Daniel of the state board of
health arrived here from Sanford at 6
O'Clock this evening and held n long con
sultation with Surgeon General Hamilton
and the county board of health. 1t is un-
derstood that the discussion was regarding
| what precautions to observe this summer
| The stoppage Of the Plant system of steam
ships to Cuba is one project now being
actively canvassed in some sections. Sur
| geon General Hamilton will leave in the
morning for home
BOGUS INTERVIEWS.
Surgeon General Hamilton said point
| blank that the lntet views reporting hlm as
| saving that he expected yellow fever in
| Forida we're bogus. ~ an not fond of
sensations, and never made an assertion
without having a reasonable amount of
proof to support it, said he. Regarding
other cases in Florida, esideS Sanford, be
said: 80 far as my knowledge goes, and |
| believe that | am pretty well posted, that
Is the only case in the entire state Ever
since the epidemic was declared off | have
| vestigating every suspicious point and every
| doubtful case. This inyesti cation has been
most thorough and rigid and the reports
that came back to mo We're all favorable.
HAS NO FEAR FOR JACKSONVILLE.
AS to whether Jacksonville would have a
recurrence of the fever, the surgeon general
said emphatically that he did not think
there was the least trouble. lie added; "lf
there is any virtue in thorough fumigation
and disiDfection the city is safe. The rules
aud regulations of your state heaith board
are very good. and will do much toward
the prevention of an epidemic. | believe
jacksonville to be III very good sanitary
| condition, Tue government aud people OF
the country have done much for your city,
much more tnan was ever done for any city
OF its size in the history of the country"
You are still Keeping watch over the
st2teW as asked
agents are on the alert, and every puspioi-
GUS case is reported direct to me. am
glad TO DO everything in my power co pro
tect the h0alth Of the city, and the state at
large
sANFoRD's SERENITY.
SANFORD, FEA., April 26.-Thera are no
new developments. DR.. j. Y. Porter ar
rived here from Key West last night, and
this morning took complete charge of affairs
| neTe, lho lllndVes Oh NdTs. DeInonl mouse
were removed TO a camp prepared for them
a mile and half from the city. Or. Por-
ter insists upon sanitatlan as u precautlon-
| airy measure, but not that he anticipates
any other cases. He has made several
changes already. He allows places of busi-
ness to Ope1 at 6 o'clock a. IN. and close at q
O'clock p m, and parties residing out OF
town, who have business here, will
be given passes TO 20 ana come,
but not to spend the night in Sanford.
| He does not propose TO interrupt business,
aud wants to inspire confidence in the peo-
pie He will remain until the quarantine
is raised on May s. Mr. Demont Is out in a
long explanatory letter in the Journal
Everything is quiet. The city Is in good
sanitary condition, and there is not a case
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