The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-26
MUST HAVE CERTIFICATES.
The Only Way Possible 10 Get Into
Savannah Now.

People Who Do Not Have Them Put
on the Trains Regardless Of Where
They Come From-The Health Au-
thorities Make No Exception-The
Effect on Travel
The health certificate is the only thing
that goes now with the Savannah health
autuori. les and unless q traveller is Tor
tunate TO have been informed of this TACT
before starting for savannah, and TO have
provided himself with the necessary
official paper, he is put OF at the quaran-
tine stations
The inspectors outside the city are
allowed no discretion or if they are, very
few of them make use of it. Proof that
passenger has come from a section remote
from the infected districts, by letters, the
checks on his baggage or efen the sworn
testimony of personal y 4vssss, is not
recognized. Nothing roo :, It the certif-
cate, and even the pasSehls non the local
trains who go up and dong; The Central
railroad every day to apd from their
homes are not exempt fromShis rule
no PROOF But THEEEBSIFICATE.
If a Savannahian wishes 10 leave the
city he mus. carry a health, certificate
with him. and he must navethis stamped
by the ticke5 agent at the Station where
he stops before he can return to the city
II he is returning from trip and Is I'M
aware OF the new rule, lie remains at the
quarantine station until he can secure
the certificate before he is allowed to
pass
Mt is the desire of every Savannahian at
a time when an infected district is in
such close proximity to see the sJrictest
quarantine maintained for the city's safe
ty, but there is complaint that they are
subject to useless Inconvenience.
THE INSPECTOR HAD NO DISCRETION.
On the train from Atlanta yesterday
morning, due at o'clock, were a number
of Savannah people who We're unfortunate
enough not to have heard OF the new reg
ulatiOn before they boarded the train,
when it was too late to provide them
selves with health certificates. They
were walked up at CuyrOn by Inspector
LufburrOw and certificates were de-
manded. The six or eight unfortunaIes,
who lacked the certificates, although
they had near them witnesses to prove
that thy had been spending their time in
Chicago or other northern points, had no
alternative but TO pack up and get of at
Meldrim.
At Meldrim tine Savannahlans were
more fortunate. They satisfied Inspectors
Dohn and Laird beyond any reasonable
doubt that they had come from points re-
mote from the infected districts and
were allowed to come in on the Shoo-hy
train after detention of an hour and
half
When questioned about the matter yes
terday by some one interested in the party,
Inspector LuffburrOw replied that he was
acting under instructions, and had to put
of those without certificates.
WOULDN'T BE DISTURBED.
Knowing that there were several ladies
In the party, and that all of them were be-
ing subjected to more or less iucon-
veDience. a well-known Savannah gentle
men who was on the train went To the
house OF the health officer as soon as the
early train arrived to see if he could not
get passes for those in the party about
whom there could be nc doubt in time for
the ShOO-hy train, which was to come
down an hour and a half later. He was
informed that he could not see the health
Olflcer and that no passes would be issued
until once hours, when they would have
TO be obtained at the city exchange. If it
had not been for the discretion of the
Ofncers at Meldrim the party would have
had to remain there during the day, or
perhaps longer
LOCAL PASSENGERS MUST SHOW UP.
An incident of the quarantine occurred
night before last when a man and his
Wife from Guytonwere put OF at Meldrim.
They had bought excursion tickets from
Savannah TO Guyton and had gone up
In the morning to spend the day with
relatives. When they returned in the
afternoon they were put OFF and detained
until yesterday morning, when they were
allowed 70 come into the city.
Two Savannah ladies who desired to
leave Asheyille for home last Friday pre-
pared their baggage and went down to
take the train at that place They were
informed that they could not go without
health certificates. They went to the city to
get the certificates, for which they paid
81 each, missed the train and were put to
the trouble, expense and inconvenience
of remaining on that account another day
In Asheville.
NO EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.
That no person can enter the city with
out health certificate either from Sa-
vannah's health officer or the health
officer OF whatever point the passenger
halls from, was officially announced yes
terday. Persons leaving the city Satur-
day night TO return Monday morning must
have certificates or they will be denied
readmission to the city. The same
thing applies to persons going out in the
morning and returning in the afternoon.
made when this was first decided upon
hundreds of people would have been put
upon notice and thereby saved great in
convenience People everywhere would
have been put upon notice what require
ment was necessary to be complied with
for them to enter Savannah.
The MORNING News has been advising
the public for some time that health GER
titcates were the best passports that coald
be had, and consequently there has been
a general demand for them Over 500
have been issued by the health officers
within the last week.
REQUEST OF THE RAILROADS.
Col G. d. Owens tratfic manager of
the Plant system, Yesterday addressed a
letter TO Mayor McDonough, requesting
that the sanitary board issue specific
rules to cover cases where people are
travelling from uninfected localities and
not provided with health certificates.
Col. Owens attention had been attracted
10 the fact that practical embargo had
been placed upon travel by the instruc-
lions issued TO the sanitary inspectors
Mayor McDonough and DR.. Drummer
Were seen and asked if an inspector had
orders to admit no one without a certif-
cate. Their reply was that this is the
case.
DR.. Drummer was asked if they were al