The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-04

of the state of affairs at Waycross.
The information received by the Morn
ING News from Waycross last night, how
ever, is sufficient TO set all doubts at rest.
The following telegram was received by
| Mayor McDonough from Jesup yesterday
morning:
Surgeon Murray has pronounced six new
cases OF fever here to-day. VIII send out a
special train this afternoon so as to depOpu-
late the town. Fever has been declared cpl
demic by Murray.
The following later telegram was re-
ceived from Surgeon General Wyman
to DR.. Drummer:
Washington, D. c.. Oct. g. 1s9S.-Dr. Brun-
ner: Murray wires six cases in four parts Of
Jesup. Sending people from Jesup to deten-
tion camp. Inspector ordered on railroad
trains TO prevent refugees from Jesup board
ing at night from way stations
Surgeon General.
DIR. BRUNNER's SUGGESTION.
The surgeon general has at last seen
the necessity of taking full control of the
infected district and compelling the res
idents of the infected neighDorhoods to
submit themselves to government regula-
tions. DR.. Drummer has urged this course
even since the frs appearance of the dis
ease.
Had the surgeon general taken full
charge upon the first appearance of the
epidemic, established camps of detention
and permitted no one to leave Brunswick
except by passing through these camps,
the general distribution of the infection
and consequent exposure to danger to the
neighbOring towns and cities of
this section, in the opinion of local physi-
clans, might have been avoided. Medical
men are disposed to critiCise the surgeon
general for his dilatory manner of hand
ling the epidemic.
DR. F. r. Lincoln left yesterday after
noon for Jesup where he will be sta
toned as a government Inspector. Dr.
Lincoln was taken sick Monday night
and could not leave as early as he in
tended. He will take charge at Jesup at
once, under the direction of Surgeon Muir
ray, and will see to it that all develop
ments of the disease are fully reported to
the proper authorities.
WATCH ON THE TRAINS.
A report was made to DR. Drummer yes
terday that freight train on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway,
bound for Savannah, had stopped at the
water tank in Jesup to take on water,
contrary to the orders that no train
should stop in Jesup under any circum-
stances. DR. Drummer sent out an inspec-
tor to look up the conductor and engineer
of the train. Mayor McDonough
said that if the parties were found they
would be compelled to leave the city at
once, the same as persons from an infect
| ted locality He is determined to tolerate
no laxity upon the part of the railroads in
maintaining the quarantine.
A Central railroad employe, named
Slade, has the prospect of very unpleas-
ant interview with the recorder this
morning. Slade was put of the train at
Meldrim by Inspector Lufburrow yester-
day morning. As he left the passenger
car he cursed the inspector in the vilest
| 1annnacra aU1 Haplapah ha
come on to Savannah anyway. When the
| train arrived at Pooler he was found in
| the baggage car.
Recorder Wilson was on the train and
| heard SHADES language to- the inspector.
| He reported the matter to DR. Brunner
| who ordered SHADES arrest. A heavy fine
! for Mr.. Slade is likely to be the result
Mayor Kenan of Darien notified Mayor
McDonough yesterday that Darien had
| quarantined against Jesup.
THE RUMoRED CASE AT CAMP.
DIR. Drummer received the following tel
egram frCm Surgeon Geddings at the de-
tention camp yesterday:
Case here positively malarial inter
mittent fever"
This sets all doubts at rest about the
reported case of yellow fever at the de-
| tention camp
The mayor of Townsville wired DR..
Drummer his thanks for information fur
nished during the epidemic.
a prominent business man yesterday
called the attention of a MORNING News
reporter to what he considered the alarm
ingly lax methods of inspection on the
South Bound railroad.
The gentleman referred to had quite an
experience in getting out of New York
He intended to come on to Savannah and
wire the health officer for permission to
come in.
When he went to the Pennsylvania
railroad Office to buy tickets for himself
snd family the agent refused to sell
tickets TO Savannah unless he could
present health certificate
He then went to the president of
the health board, who informed
him that this was the first request of the
kind that had been made, and that he
would have TO call a meeting of the health
board to consider it. A meeting of the
health board was called and the gentle
man appeared before them and stated the
reasons for his request. Some members
of the board demurred saying that if
health certificates were given out in this
manner there was nothing to prevent
Brunswick refugees from getting hold of
them and thereby getting into Savannah
and If evil results should follow the New
York board of health would be held re-
sponsible.
LAX INSPECTION.
The gentleman had to bring in business
acquaintance to prove that he was a
resident of Savannah doing business there
and reputable man. He was then
granted a certificate, armed with which
he was enabled to purchase tickets over
the Pennsylvania railroad for Savannah.
After his experience the gentleman
thoughtthe would meet an iron clad quar-
antine at Savannah. On the train down
from Columbia he met two passengers re
turning from Asheyille, who were be-
moaning their luck at being without GER
tidcates, not having heard of the require
ment until after they had
boarded the train. He sympathized
with them but told them under the strict
quarantine regulations that were being
enforced he saw no prospect but for them
TO be put off the train As the train
neared the Central railroad junction the
conductor entered with the inspector and
yelled certificates
The Savannah business man produced
the certificate which he had had so much
difficulty IN securing in New York The
inspector barely glanced at il and passed
on.
PASSED BY THE CONDUCTOR.
This man is an employe of the road
said the conductor 10 the inspector,
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