The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-31
pOUTTAMPAACAINSTIRRED
A New Case Of Yellow Fever is
Developed.

The Fruit of oficiai MisjudEInent and
Mismanagement, it is Claimed-Sev-
aral Physicians Severely Criticised.
The Markomania Had the Fever on
BOARD and the Experts Called it Ma
lsria-The Present Patient is the
victim of Contact With That Vessel.
Tampa. Fla, Aug. 30.-The reported
case of yellow fever at Port Tampa
TUESDAY has created no little excitement
in orr city. About noon Tuesday Pres
i5ent Henderson, of the state board of
health. received message from DR.. J.
V Porter. who is still at Port Tampa,
stating that a case of fever had developed
there on Claude Neuman, who was then
very i'll. but is now considered better
Newman was checking clerk on the dock,
and was on board the Markomania fire.
oueBtlv while she was at the port. The
last time he was on her was the Sth.
Neuman became sick about 2 p. m. Mon
dav. but the matter was kept quiet until
yesterday.
PROMPT PRESERvATIvE MEASURES.
A strict quarantine has been placed
around the port and no one allowed to
enter or leave the dock. Sheriff Spencer
has taken about twenty-five armed men
from the city to guard the negro dock
laborers who unload infected vessels, and
keep them from leaving the place. DR.
Porter has ordered all persons who have
been in contact with Neuman or the
Narkomania to be isolated on Picnic
Island Guards were placed on the dock
with Winchesters, and every one was
kept under control. Trains were
promptly stopped and strict quar-
antiae was Immediately enforced,
and a great rush was made to
get out OfP ort Tampa city. About $50
managed to find their way out of the
neighborhood.
COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED.
Telephone communication could not be
had with the port, and news is perry mea-
gre The inn and other hotels at Port
Tampa have closed their doors and work
on the Graham Printing Company's
building has been suspended. The bust
ness community is greatly grieved that
men of national reputation should mis-
take yellow fever for malarial fever and
that after, raising quarantine re-
strictions, case should break out al
most in our midst and cause the CONNER
cial interest injury that will take months
to effect.
DOCTORS SEVERELY CENsURED.
Drs. Wall and Weldon pronounced the
cases on board the Markomania yellow
fever, but DR.. Porter stated after investi-
cation that it was only malarial troubles.
On that statement the quarantine was
raised and the gates of Port Tampa were
opened to business. Dr. Echemendia, at
Mullet Key Station, is severely and justly
criticized for letting the Markomania
come into Port Tampa on Aug. 16 with
sickness on board under the impression
that il was of a malarial nature DR..
Murray of the government quaran tine
station at Tortugas, who was considered
to be an expert on yellow fever, is also
censured for bringing the ship back
into Port Tampa after she had
been sent into quarantine, some twelve
days ago, by the state board of health.
No one can help feeling that great inius-
tice has been done by these officers, who
were thought to be looking to the
health of our people, and it remains to be
seen how many lives may be sacrificed by
their hasty actions. They have no right
TO take chances in trying to advance new
theories at the expense of human life and
the business interests of Tampa.
THE NEW CASE ISOLATED.
The case at Port Tampa is isolated. and
no fear is manifested by our citizens that
it will become epidemic or get into Tampa,
as the party is ten miles from the city and
the authorities are doing all in their power
to keep everybody under control.