The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-16
CHOLERA CAN'T GET IN.
HEALTH OFFICER Drummer SAYS
THE COUNTRY Is WELL GUARDED.

New York is Well Equipped to Fight
the scourge and all That is Neces-
sa~y is a Proper Discharge OfDuty by
DR.. Jenkins - The Governments
Systematic and Extraordinary Pre-
cautions-How the Story Originated
About Savannah Having the Poorest
Quarantine Facilities on the South
Atlantic.
Health Officer Drummer does not believe
cholera will invade America this year
despite many predictions TO the contrary
from medical men in various parts OF the
country.
DIR. Drummer returned day before yester-
day from New York, where he attended
the cholera conference of the health officers
of American ports, and he bases his pre-
diction on what he saw and heard there.
THE conference" said DR.. Drummer, was
mainly called TO find out exactly how New
York, the port in the greatest danger, is
equipped to ward or the scourge, and inoi-
dentally to find ous how each Of the other
ports of the country are to be protected.
New York has a magnificent equipment and
is capable of keeping out any disease, no
matter of what virulence, IL
the quarantine officers do their duty. The
ewes of the entire country are upon DR..
Jenkeus, and believe he will do his full
duty, and If he does no cholera will get in
via New York.
THE GOVERNMENTS PRECAUTIONS.
"Another thing which insures our safety, "
said DR., Drummer, lis the perfect system of
smigrant inspection adopted by the govern
ment under the new national quarantine
law. Surgeon General Wyman has given
the strictest kind Of orders on this subject
to the American consuls at all European
and Canadian ports, and in addition has re-
enforced them with attaches OF the hospital
marine service physicians of high
merit and thorough knowledge
of cholera. Every port has one
or more Of these doctors. AT Hamburg
Drs. White and Darlington, who were
formerly stationed at Savannah, are in
charge.
THE country is alive to the situation, and
In spite of the continued predictions OF
ala nists | do not anticipate any visitation
Of holera this summer"
"How did the report get out about Sa-
vannah having the poorest equipped station
on the South Atlantic coastp
ABOUT sAvANNAH's STATION.
1T no doubt arose from a misconstruc-
ton OF my remarks when called upon TO re-
spond for Georgia. l stated to tue confer>
ence that there was no board of health in
Georgia and | only had the right to speak
for Savannah, but at the same time was
conversant with the quarantine arrange
ments of all Georgia ports. l told them
that while Savannah was not modernly
equipped, steps were being taken to make
her quarantine station in few months the
finest on the South Atlantic coast, but out
side of Savannah there were very poor quar-
antine arrangements at the ports Of Geor-
gia.
I'm this connection suggested that the
national government ought TO assume charge
of all quarantine stations, because, ia king
Savannah as an example, with the finest
kind of a station, aud Brunswick with
really no station at all, showed that while
Savannah would be- doing everything
in her power to protect the citizens, disease
could enter through Brunswick and strike
us 10 the back. But It was a states pride
gathering, and the least mention Of govern
ment interference was frowned upon.
DR.. Drummer saw his first case of typhus
fever during his visit. He spent several
hours at North Brothers Island, where
typhus fever patients are confined.