The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-17
NOCHANCEFOR CHOLERA
HEALTH AUTHORITIES TO MAKE
TRE CITY PLAGUE PROOF.

The Police Making Houss-to-Eouse
Sanitary Inspections-The Mayors
Appeal to Citizens-The Government
Grants the Use OF Fort Pulaski AS q
Place Of Detention for Quarantined
Psssensers-AH Incoming Vessels
Undergoing Inspection - DR.. Dun
cans Views on the 6ituation-Tle
Water Question - Facts About
Cholera.
The first excitement In Savannah over
the appearance Of cholera in New York is
subsiding, but there will be no relaxation
Of vigilance on the part of the health su-
thorities to protect the city from an inva-
sion of the plague, and to put everything in
Is perfect sanitary condition as possible.
Mayor MoDonouRh appeals to all classes
of citizens to keep their premises oleanly,
and to aid the authorities in placing the
city In position to resist any attack Of the
disease This police will make house to
house inspection, particularly through
the eastern and western portions of
the city, and the health department
fumigating corps will follow them up, dis
injecting every place which needs etteu-
ton. Mayor McDonough wants TO make
Savannah the oleansst city in the country :,
and he says he will spare no efforts to 40
oomplish his purpose. The sewers will be
particularly looked after, aud treated with
lime and carbolic acid.
Health Officer Drummer did not receive
any official news from New York yester-
day, but he has a friend there who will
keep him posted about the exact condition
Of affairs.
THE NEW YORK STEAMERS.
The New York steamer City of Savannah
passed inspection yesterday morning and
was allowed up to the city, There was no
sickness Of any character on board during
the voyage, and the news that cholera
had appeared in New York sur
prised everybody on the Savannah. The
Kansas City came up in the afternoon with
a big List Of passengers. The passen-
gers and steamship were subjected to
rigid inspection, but as there was no reason
for suspicion Drs. Davis and Brandt gave
the captain permission to come into the
city. The passengers on the Kansas City, |
like those on the Tallahassee day before |
yesterday, were fearful Of being detained st |
quarantine, and were overjoyed when the |
doctors pronounced everything all right.
Gen. Sorrel is doing everything possible
20 aid the city authorities In preventing the |
introduction Of cholera through the New
York steamers. He has an experienced |
physician, DIR. Donlin, at the dock in New
York and every passenger must undergo an
Inspection BY him befure being allowed TO
board the steamer.
TO PASS TYBEE BY DAYLIGHT.
Gen. Sorrel received a telegram last night
saying that the Uhsttshooches had left New
York at S:45 O'Clock, and will arrive at
quarantine at daylight on Monday, 30 as
not TO Do detained by the inspection. She |
has no steerage passengers and carries
clean bill Of health an certificates of per-
feet health as to passengers and Grew, given
by DR.. Donlin after rigid examination.
The Nacoochee will arrive at quarantine
about the same hour Tuesday morning.
If the sanitary inspectors will pass through |
some Of the lanes In the business part of the |
city their noses will be RECALLED by smells
not Of the odor Of cologne. There are mum
bers Of places which would bear inspection |
whether they are 6tthy or not There are
seeming evidences of filth In the odors
which emanate from cellars aud areas |
In the very center Of the city, where clean
illness would be most looked for. Numbers |
Of vaults still remain, from which come the
foulest stenches.
Quite a number OF these places have been
reported to the MORNING NEWS. One place
is on Charlton street, west of Lincoln. |
Oeher sections also call for inspection and the |
attention Of the health authorities All of |
these places will doubtless be looked after |
soon.