The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-11
'HE FEVER ATPENSACOLA.
The National Governments Profound
Concern.

The surgeon-Generals OF the War,
Navy and other Departments in Con-
fsrence With the Secretaries of War
and the Navy, With the View of
Facilitating the First and Readiest
Means of Meeting and Mastering the
Contagion.
Washington, Aug. 10-Immediate and
f,r.iDIs steps have been taken by the
government to stamp out yellow fever at
Pensacola. Acting promptly on the ad-
vices received from Pensacola, that yell
law fever had appeared there, the Secre-
tarv of the Navy, to whom the matter is
of the utmost importance, because of the
navy yard at Pensacola, called a confer
ence Of officers interested at his Office this
morning to devise means for preventing
tbe spread of the disease. Those
rrcsent with Secretary Herbert were the
Secretary of War, who has two compan-
les of troops at Fort Barsancas, about
mile from Pensacola; Surgeon General
Wvman Of the marine hospital service,
who has charge of the disbursement of
tha quarantine funds; Surgeon General
Tryon of the navy; Surgeon General
Sturnburg of the army; Senator PascO
and Representative Mallory of Florida,
w. D. Chipley, the mayor of Pensacola,
who Is on his way to his home from New
York and Surgeon Carter of the marine
hospital service.
Surgeon General Wyman agrees to take
steps at once to cooperate with the fed
eral and state authorities, and he imme-
diately ordered Surgeon Carter, who was
present, and Passed Assistant Surgeon
Magruder, now at New Orleans, to pro
coed to Pensacola. They will reach there
tomorrow. Surgeon Maury, at Key
West, was directed by telegraph to hold
himself in readiness for service.
PENSACOLA BEING ISOLATED.
Secretary Herbert telegraphed to the
COmmandant of the navy yard at Pensa-
cola, ordering that steps be taken to pre-
vent all communication between the
naval reservation, on which the navy yard
is situated, and the city of Pensacola.
There are two villages on the reservation
contiguous to the yard, Warrenton and
WOolsey. These villages grew up from
settlements of persons formerly employed
as labOrers in the yard, and they are out
side the jurisdiction OF the state of Flor
da, and entirely subject to that of the
United States.
OCCASIONAL EPIDElICs OF YELLOW FEVER
have occurred in these villages, and
the scourge nearly always extends to the
employees of the navy yard. The purpose
of the Secretaryof the Navy is, ifpossible,
TO protect the reservation from infection
The Gordon around the island which
81 SECRETARY Herbert has ordered will
be turned oven to Surgeon General Wy
man and will be continued only so long as
3 it appears to be absolutely necessary
i Secretary Lamont has telegraphed the
commandant at Fort Barrancas to take
every precautiOn to prevent infection at
the fort. Most Of the soldiers at the fort
are Indians.
SECRETARY HERBERT's ASSURANCE.
In speaking of the conference, NSecre-
tary Herbert said: SIT is hoped tnat the
steps contemplated will be effective to
prevent the spread Of the fever, The
public may rest content with the assur-
ance that every reasonable preeaution is
being taken by the authorities. There is
NOTHING VERY ALARMING
in the situation, and the conference was
called only that there might be complete
and thorough cooperation"
IL was understood that the two com
PaneS OF United States troops at Fort
BarancaS, near Pensacola, will be re-
moved to some other post on account of
yellow fever in that vicinity.
OFFICIAL FRoMPENsACoLA.
Surgeon-General Wyman this afternoon
received the following telegram from Pen
saeola, Fla:
without any suspicious cases being previ-
OoSIy reported two deaths from yellow fever
we're announced Yesterday. at II o'clock a. M,
uuH an adult and the other child. An au-
e3lSy was had at o clock p, m. and the ply
sIttans reported that, in their opinion death
resulted from yellow fever. Both cases were
IN tu lne northern portion Of the city. one mile
blocks.
SOURCE OF THE FEVER UNKNOWN.
=, 1t IS impossible to trace the source of
tAe lever. There are no other cases in
lLneclJy, not even of a serious nature. The
houses are isolated and guarded. l will
wire Iurther information, if any.
Il. w. HARGIs, M. D.,
President of Board of Health
1hls Is the first appearance of yellow
lever on shore since the Florida epidemic
III 1855.
CHOLERA APPEARS AT ANTWERP.
Inc marine hospital bureau to-day re-
SciIeu Geographic advices from it's repre-
sentative IN Antwerp that the cholera had
broken out there. -Four cases and one
OedIh occurred within the last four days
LATEST FROM PENS AcoLA.
Inc Yellow Fever Theory Now Being
Repudiated.
PENSACOLA, Aug. 1O.-"Not a suspicious