The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-20
JESUP A FREE CITY,
Trains on the Savannah, Florida and
Western to Stop There Hereafter.

Jesup, Ga, Nov. 19.-The train from
Savannah this morning, ran through
Jesup amid the grumbling of a large
majority of the population, who argued
that from the raising of the government
quarantine and the appearance in Jesup
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia trains, that the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway would I'M
queStiOnably follow suit. Although dis
appointed this morning, much to every
ones surprise, when no one expected any
action on Sunday, telegram was received
this afternoon by Agent Rumph,
stating that from now on all trains
on the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway would stop here. This news
was as unexpected as it was welcome and
has raised the opinion that the people Of
Jesup held of the Savannah Board of
Health about 100 per cent. Although this
removal of the last quarantine against
Jesup has been tardy, yet all the stores in
the city, with one exception, have antici-
pated this action and have been open to
customers for some days past, and the
Hotel wilkins has been prepared for bust
ness and will be thrown open for the re-
CeptiOn of guests tomorrow morning,
and without doubt, in two or
three days at the farthest. all
traces of yellow fever epidemic will
have disappeared from Jesup. 1t becomes
evident from the foregoing that it will be
hereafter useless to send to the MORNING
News any further items bearing upon the
epidemic, the quarantine being raised and
there having been no yellow fever since
Nov. 4, the suspicious case reported being
of such a doubtful character that the
physicians disagreed. The correspond
ence referring to the fever is consequently
closed and it is sincerely hoped that it
will never have to be revived again from
this point.
AN ENvIABLE RECORD.
Jesup has made reputation
for herself, for pluck and grit She
has borne her misfortune bravely,
and with a self-sacrifce which
is very rare. Preferring to bear all eX-
penses incurred through this great calam-
ity out of her private pocket, being will
ing rather to impOveriSh her treasury
than to humilate herself by begging, too
much praise cannot be given to her for
the noble and upright stand she has
taken in this matter, and
it should be held up as a shin
ing example to all other southern cities
which may become involved in the future
in like trouble
The good management of the cpl
demic here has been due, in
large part to the untiring efforts of Mayor
James Steele, who has never relaxed from
the beginning until now his watchfulness
and care. The guards have been strictly
under his supervision, and only three or
four violations of the quarantine have
happened, which the great circumference
of the town and the small number of
guards made it impossible to prevent.
DIR. LINCoLN's RECORD.
The medical care of the town has been
COlnlV in the hands Of IN Frank n
Lincoln, of Savannah, who lost only one
case out of all the cases, that one being a
feeble old man. The doctor has made
numberless friends in the town, and only
words of praise are heard in regard to
him.
Jesup being now free city, she has re
established her quarantine against Bruins
wick, DIR. Carter doing for the present
the work of train inspector, but as a mat
ter of course, in day or two permanent
inspector will be appointed, who will re-
tain his position until the quarantine
against Brunswick has been raised. This
is absolutely necessary, strange as it may
seem, to protect the coast cities against
any infection from that point
1t is rumored that a popular young in
spectOr Of Savannah, now at Jesup, VIII
be offered the position, and it is certain
that no one could Gil it more competcntly.
JASPER News: J. NJ. Munrce, one Of the
mos, resi- ected ciu cas- OF our county, who
fteInsar Genoa ria, had "a strange &C l.
nj 10 Le,a'l him las I'll rSjay night, which
terminated his existence. He WIS an old
man, more nm 20 yeats OF age. and had be-
come ente ED ed by an attack or FEVER About
7ocIJclt on the even NJ mentioned he walked
o 1t on his piazza TO Eet DIR nix OF water;
the darkness he stu m led over some loWtr
lOkes and Iell fon Inc piazza upon his
lr,a,t Medical ana was immediately sum
moutd but II proved uuavallng, for re lth en-