The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-23
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY.
They Do Not AppTCheld Danger Here
From The Fever.

from lle feVeT.
! The Atmospheric and Other Condi-
tions Are Unfavorable, and the City
is Too Healthy For the Disease to
Get a Foothold-savannah Freer
From Sickness Now Than it Has
Been IN Many Years.
Owing to the excitement which is prev
alent at Brunswick on account Of the
existence of yellow fever there, some I'M
easiness that been caused in Savannah,
and many people have exspressed a de-
sire TO know what are the sanitary con-
ditions around them and what is the gen
eral state of health in the community.
Bearing this fact in mind, a representa-
tive Of the MORNING NEWS inquired at
random of few Of Savannah's physi-
clans who were seen on the streets yester-
day, how they find the health of the city
in the course Of their practice, and what
they thought of its sanitary condition.
1t was impossible to see all the physi-
clans, but the views Of those given below
will probably give an idea of the condi-
ton Of almost every locality in the city.
UNAVOIDABLE FOX FEVER.
DR. J. B. Read said: "There is no dan
ger of yellow fever in Savannah. The
city is in such excellent condition, and
the atmospheric conditions are so unfav-
Orable to fever, that I don't believe the
fever would spread if it was brought
here. There is hardly any fever in the
city. ST. Joseph's Infirmary has not a
single case of any kind. The city is re-
markably healthy, so much so that the
physicians have almost nothing to do.
There is less sickness this summer
than for several summers past
1t is too late in the
season for the fever to get good hold
anyway, even if it should reach here and
the conditions were favorable to its de-
velOpment, which they are not. Before
the fever bOuid become epidemic the frost
would put a stop to it, During all pre-
vious epidemics in Savannah there were
suspicious cases preceding the epidemic
all during the summer months, and there
has been nothing of the kind this summer.
I have no fears for Savannah from yellow
fever"
BARRIERS TO DISEASE.
DR. Read said the ample supply of ar
tesian water the paved streets and the
clean condition of the city generally, are
advantages of great consideration where
yellow fever is concerned.
DR.. II. j. Charlton said: 1.-THE city is
remarkably healthy and very clean. The
heavy rains have cleaned the streets,
lanes and sewers thoroughly. The probabil-
tiles are decidedly against any yellow fever
epidemic in Savannah this year. There
are a few cases of malarial fever on the
outskirts of the city, but almost none in
the city. The fever is not likely to de-
velop here unless the contagion is brought
here in large quantities. With the strict
~ .Gr,s..
think we have little to fear from yellow
fever"
DR. r. B. Harris said: 81 haven't the
least fear of yellow fever. don't be-
lieve it would spread, even if it were
brought here. With the efforts that are
being made to keep it out, don't believe
that any of it will be brought here.
The city is cleaner than it ever was and
distressingly healthy, from q physicians
standpoint The city could not possibly
be in better condition than it is now.
Savannah need have no fears of yellow
fever this year. ] think Mayor Lamb of
Brunswick did wrong in creating such an
excitement by his proclamation advising
the people to leave the city at once. / do
not believe there will be half dozen
cases of yellow fever in Brunswick alto
gether."
LITTLE DANGER APPREHENDED.
DR.. r. ]. Mum said he apprehends little
trouble from the indication of yellow
fever, as the city is remarkably healthy
and the conditions for the spread of the
disease are unfavorable.
DR.. M. l.. Boyd said he has never had
any eXperince with yellow fever but
there is certainly great deal less fever
of every kind here than in previous sum
mers and the city is in splendid condition.
DR.. =. H. Nichols said: There Is not
-
nah this year. If our recent continued
wet spell had come a month earlier and
the hot spell which preceded it had fol
lowedthe wet spell, conditions might have
developed favorable to the spread of yell
low fever. With the conditions as they
are if fever were brought here it would
spread so slowly that the frost would
put an end to it before any serious harm
could be done. DR.. Drummer is a most
efficient health officer and l have every
confidence in his ability to prevent the
| introduction of the disease"
DR.. B. f. Sheftall said he had little APP
| prehensions of yellow fever in Savannah
this year. His long experience with yell
low fever at Savannah, Jacksonville,
Memphis Vicksburg and New Orleans
satisfied him that Savannah is in better
condition to resist an epidemic than ever
before in its history
THE PEOPLE NOT WORRIED.
The people of, Savannah do not appear
| to be much alarmed, Notwithstanding all
the talk there has been about yellow
| fever.
| The railroad ticket agents reported
| yesterday that their sales of tickets to
| people leaving the city were very small,
! and that they had few inquiries. The
| yellow fever talk has not improved their
| business at all The people seem to be of
the same opinion as the physicians as to
the city's condition and healthfulness.
If Savannah had been in the condition
! it is now, during the yellow fever cpl
! denies of 1854 and 1915, there would
never have been the long death rolls that
marked those years.
BARLOW BROS MINsTRELs.