The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-19
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The Charleston Quarantine Apparatus
Plessss Savannah's Committee.

| The Charleston Quarantine Apparatus
| Pleasss Savannah's Committee.
Mayor McDonough, Health Officer Brun-
ner and Sanitary Commissioners J. r.
! Saussy and j. r. Sheldon returned yesterday
morning from Charleston, where they went
to inspect the appliances Of the quarantine
station with a view TO recommending TO the
council the adoption OF a similar system for
Savannah's quarantine. They report having
had splendid time.
Mayor Ficken and Health Officer Herl-
beck took the party In charge and did
everything to make the stay of the visitors
in Charleston pleasant. They were taken
to the station on the steam Yacht Jackson
| accompanied by members Of the council
and prominent citizens. After an inspeo-
ton of the apparatus of the station, which
was put in operation to give the Savannah
ians practical exhibition Of its workings
lunch was served.
On returning to the city Mayor Flcken
gave his visitors q carriage ride, and at
night took them to the theater to see the
opera Martha by the Grau company.
The committee will recommend the sys-
tom used at Charleston. 1t consists Of a
boiler which furnishes steam to run the
engine and to heat the super-heatinR cham-
Der, furnace for burning sulphur, and q
reverberating fan for forcing the sulphur
GUS sumes through a galvanized iron pipe,
about six inches in diameter, from tue fur
mace 70 ships. The pipe has movable joints
on the wharf and flexible hose attachments
made Of asbestos cloth, to conduct the sui
phurous acid gas into the hold Of ship. The
engine forces the fumes through this pipe
and every part OF ship is permeated with
the gas. The pipe Is sufficiently long TO
enable the gas to become cool, 80 as not to
n1ure the cargo should ship be loaded.
There 10 also an apparatus for disinfecting
clothing. 1t is a large iron cylinder about
thirty feet long and ten feet in diameter,
with coil OF piping lining its inner surface
to hold the steam used in producing the dry
heat; one end of the cylinder is movable
and hung on heavy crane, by means of
which the end can be swung around clear
OF the cylinder. 80 as to admit of the free
entrance OF large wooden frame or cradle
made Of cypress aud suspended from Two
rails which are hung from the roof Of the
building, connected with rails running along
the upper part Of the cylinder. On this
frame articles to be disinfected are placed.
BY means OF rope and pulley the frame is
pulled along the rails into the cylinder the
end is swung around and fastened to the cy-
Under by means OF bolts and nuts, the Joint is
made steam>tight by a rubber packing, aud
the steam is turned on from the boiler into
the tubing which is coiled around the inner
sAAAoSu VA tAlo W
Thermometers at each end Of the cylindar
register the temperature The dry heat is
raised to 1907, when the steam heat is
turned into the body OF the cylinder under
pressure OF ten pounds TO the square inch,
the pressure being regulated by two auto
matte valves, which discharge the steam
when 1t gets above ten pounds. The disin-
fection by this mode doesn't do the slightest
injury 70 even the most delicate fabrics
Tho h1fldiuor "a fad h.
which contains a solution of bichloride Of
mercury, which is used after the fumiga-
ton OF ship to wash every nook and
Granny. As the officials call it, ship is
treated with bath Of this germicidal fluid,
after which she is considered safe to pass up
to the city, after detention of five days for
the benefit OF the crew.
Chief Of Police Green accompanied the
party In order to inspect the workings Of
the Gamewell system In Charleston. Chief
Martin was very kind in giving Savannahs
chief all the dots he could.