The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-21

| the city authorities the necessity of keeping up
| sanitary works. Their appeals were not needed.
The scavenRers neglected their duties, the
streets became filthy, the graveyards over
stocked, the open drains along the streets filed
with debris and putrld water, all of which
brought about sickness and enGed in a terrible
epidemic. by which New Orleans lost 5000 in
habitants aud untold millions in dollars.
Aroused by this calamity, the people organ
zed al auxiliary sanitary association and
$4,000 we're subscribed. This money was i'm
mediatelY used to remove accumulated filth and
for other sanitary works, which undoubtedly
saved the city from another epidemic Indeed,
there was an outbreak of yellow fever in 1879,
but It did not spread.
Through the financial help and moral support
OF this sanitary association the Crescent city
has made great improvements in the method Of
removal and dispo al of garbage in the cleaning
OF streets and drains and in its water supply.
The dead are buried away from the city, the
sick list and mortuary records are shorter and
the people look ruddier. Through the exertions
OF Dr.. Joseph Holt, president of the state
health board, the old system of 'long detention
quarantine and the burning of sulphur in pans
was replacedin 1885 by more scientific, quicker
and surer method Of destroying the germs of
disease-ship sanitation By this change com
merce derived great advantages, the city be-
came prosperous summer and winter and the
inhabitants feel perfectly secure against i'm
ported contagion.
WARNING TO THE PEOPLE.
In view Of the fact that Asiatic cholera is now
threatening us, that we are subject to period
lCal VlsltaJlOnS OF yellOW FEVER, that we have
just gone through an epidemic of typhoid fever
and are now mourning dear ones taken by
scarlet fever and dphtheria, our city fathers
should leave nothing undone which can help in
preventing the Introduction OF contRgion
through the shipping, in removing from the
city everything calculated to create disease or
which may induce disease to become epidemic
or TO btde with US To attain this object
every citizen, man or woman, white
or black, should do his share in the
! work. Every nook and corner of house,
I rfo IL A-L,,,,
bsh and dirt cleared away. Every bed, ward
robe, closet or trunk should be emptied and the
contents well aired; all the sashes, especially in
! bedrooms, should be raised when the sun
shines; all meat, fish, vegetables and bread
stuff not perfectly fresh and
| sound, should be rejected; all food should be
| well cooked and eaten at regular hours; chill
| dren and their clothing should be kept clean by
| repeated washings; the young generation should
| be allowed to romp and play in open air, where
| the sun shines and have all the outdoor sports
| which small children can enjoy, for It will
| give them strength to resist disease Parents
should not visit or allow their children to 90
where any contagious disease is known to pre-
vail. They should not send children lust re-
covering from contagious disease either to
school or to play with other children, and con-
vey the disease to others. Persons dying from
! a contagious disease should be buried as soon
as possible, have private funeral and the
house should be thoroughly di5 infected. Every
nuisance ca culated to be Injurious to health
should be reported at once to clerk of council or
ENGINEER BLANDFoRD's STATEMENT,
After the report had been read, Capt.
BlRndford stated that the county commits
sioners had endeavored to remedy the evils
Of which the medical director complained ,
but short force and lack OF funds had pre-
vented their carrying the work any fur
Their.
Col. Estill corroborated the statements of
Capt. Blandford, and stated that the county
/ doc ka% AT,r. Ill
TO remedy the evils. He said that
too much water had frequently
been run into the Casey canal so that it
overfowed and the water covered the low
lands. He said that a steam dredge had
been obtained, and that the work Of en-
larging the canal was now going on. He
thought that the report should not reflect
on the county commissioners, as they had
| done all in their power under the oircum.
stances to drain the swamp lands mentioned !,
and had carried the work as far as possible.
| He agreed to that part of the report which
| spoke OF the unsanitary condition of the city.
NO REFLECTION ON THE COUNTY.
DIR. LeHardy said that he didn't see
that he could modify the report, as he had
examined into the matter and found it as
he represented. But he stated that be in no
wise intended any reflection on the county
| commissioners, and was willing to strike
out any part of the report which they
thought could be so construed On suR-
! gestion then a sentence which made the
statement that the commissioners had
failed to keep their promises was stricken
from the report, and, thus amended, it was
received and ordered published
The report of Inspector Desvergers and
those of other officers were read and ac-
| copied.
The association elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows:
President-Henry Blum.
First Vice Presidenu-J. II. Estill.
Second Vice President-John Screven.
Medical DIRECTOR. c. LeHardy, NJ. d.
Consulting Engineer-R. A. Blandford.
| Attorney-G George A. Mercer.
Secretary-Denis J. Murphy.
Treasurer-George H. Stone, M. D.
| Inspecting Engineer Percy Sugden.
Executive Councl-Henry Blum, J. r..
| Estill. John Screven, j. G. LeHardy, M.
r. A. Blandford, George A. Mercer, w. W.
Gordon, P. N. Dougan, W. D. Harden, C.
R. HERON, Lee Roy Myers, c. N. West.
Ex-officio Members-R. J. Num-, NJ. D..
George II. Stone, NJ. D., G. c. Hummel,