The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-30
QUARANTINE NOT UNDERSTOOD.
The Railroads Have Not Caught on to
the Regulations Yet.

] Inc Aa11EOadS have MOI CauSnb On 10
the Regulations Yet.
A great deal of the difficulty and in
convenience resulting from the strict
! quarantine, is due TO the fact that the
quarantine regulations are not under
stood by people ana by the railroads, ex-
cept those close by. People at a distance
know that a health certificate is required
to get into the city, but Just what that is,
and how and from whom it is TO be OBJ
aimed they do not know. The
railroads are not posted either
as to what kind of a certificate
| is required.
| A gentleman who was in Asheville
| day or two ago attempted to
/ have his baggage and that of his family
checked to savannah. They had return
| tickets. The baggage agent wanted 10
see their health certificates DR.. Brun-
! uer's certificate, issued in Savannah,
properly stamped, and bearing the seal OF
the health oiicer, was presented.
That won't do Must have a certifi-
cate issued here. We don't know any
thing about Dr. Brunner's certificates,
was the reply.
But that is a certificate of the health
officer ofSaTannah, - explained the gentle
man.
Don't make any difference. can't ac-
cep5 1t. You'll have to get certificate
mere or l can't check your baggage"
"Well, where DO get q cerulCatet'
"Oh, get it from the mayor or a doctor,
or somebody"
There was a case where a man, two
days out Of Savannah, with a certificate
from the health officer here properl y
STAMPED and sealed must go to the auth
critics, who knew nothing about him or
his whereabouts He might have Just
come from an infected territory for all
they knew, but he must get health GER
tliicate from them before he could get
back to Savannah. The railroad agents
say they do not know exactly what is
required The result is, people who
travel and want TO come to Savannah, are
not sure whether they have got the right
sort of certificate or not and they don't
want to risk the chance of being turned
back and so don't come here when they
can help it.
III the city authorities would fix some
regulation and the railroads would post
it at their ticket Offices throughout the
country said a gentleman yesterday, "a
great deal Of the trouble that is now eX-
perienced would be avoided. The mayor
issued proclamation sometime agO, hut
that is not enough"
The Central railroad has Just issued a
circular embodying the regulations, which
seems to be giving the railroad employees
and the people the information they
require.
Atlanta has stopped issuing health GER
tifcates. 1t cost the city 50 a day to do it,
The president of the Atlanta board OF
health in explaining the matter said:
THE necessity for these certificates
exists no longer, and it is useless ex-
pense. They no longer benefit anyone.
If there ever was any danger from fever
here The recent frosts nave banished it
and it no longer exists
THE city has been ut an expense Of IS
a day to issue these certificates, and no
benefit whatever accrued. The railroads
are the benefciaries, and we have told
them that if they desired to station a
man at the union depot for the purpose
of issuing the certificates we would con
fer the authority upon him. But the
board will issue no more"
From this on there will be no certif-
Gates carrying the name of the Atlanta
ard of health.