The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-17
FORT PULASKI SECURED.
The Government Permits It's Use as
Place OF Detention.

The Government Permits It's Use as a
Place OF Detention.
Through the energy of Capt. o. NJ. Carter
Fort Pulaski has been placed at she disposal
Of she board Of health as place of deten-
tion for healthy passengers by inoom-
ing vessels which may be infected
vita cholera. He telegraphed the con-
dltion Of affairs to the chief of engi-
neers Thursday and yesterday received
a telegram from the latter officer informing
him that the Secretary of War had ap-
proved his recommendation, that the city be
allowed the use OF the fort for the purpose
named.
The fort contains from twenty to twenty
four rooms capable of accommodating with
comfort more than 100 persons. These
rooms are at present in good condition, and
require but little repair TO put them in first
GLASS shape for the reception of guests.
Then there are as many more
open classmates that could be
boarded up and made COM
Portable at slight expense. In these cots
could be placed Tor an equal number of per
sons. Should more than $50 persons be de-
tanned, tents could be pitched on the terre-
plein.
COST OF THE WORK.
II is estimated that it will take about
$1,000 to put the fort in good condition,
This sum will be expended In clearing the
moot, which is filed with grass aud weeds
whitewashing the quarters, boarding up the
easement, and in minor repairs.
The fort is large structure and 10 those
who have seen 1t only from passing vessels
or trains an inadequate idea of its size is
obtained. The situation is isolated and
those quartered there could be as easily
guarded as though in the county iail Ii ia
sc present occupied by an ordnance SER
Eeant OF the United States army and one
or two light house keepers with their fam
lies.
Since Fort Pulaski has been secured AZ a
place OF detention the use of Tybes will not
be required. Col. Estill'5 offer TO Gen.
Sorrel OF his residence on the north end Of
the island was as place Of detention for
uninfected passengers OF the New York
steamers and not for infected passengers as
was announced in yesterdays MORNING
News.
WATCHING PHILADELPHIA.
II the case in Philadelphia proves 20 bs
eholera Health Officer Drummer will put the
Philadelphia steamers under the same regu.
lations that the New York steamers are
lnder
The Macon EUeniRg Net0s of Wednesday
publishes a sensational story about a man
oeing in Macon who claims TO have left
HiAO Sho p4HSub was az It's night.
10 reads as follows:
-Four weeks ago he was walking the
ttreets OF Hamburg, elbowing his way be-
tween perfect jam OF hearses, transport
ing the bodies of cholera victims to trench
~nere they were dumped into
one undistinguishable pile. and to-day
ne Is q citizen of Macon again.
Robert Kloss is his name, aud he tells
; strange story in broken English. we
eft Hamburg about four weeks ago aboard
the "Gillett, and our ship was crowded with
passengers fleeing from the city. On our
trip we had no outbreak OF che cholera. but
we could not enter port at New York and
came on to Savannah, where we landed.
Ahere vas no sickness among U.s. The peo-
pie or America are crazed with fear about
the cholera, while In Hamburg, where the
people are dying like sheep, there is not
one-halt so much alarm felt. We had no
arouble in leaving Hamburg and left along
with scores Of others'"
hloss evidently wants notoriety. His
story, as far as it relates to Ssvanneh, is
without the slightest foundation. No vessel
Eom Hamburg since the cholera made its