The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-18
THE DANGER ABOUT OVER.
Surgeon Carter Talks EnCOuTaginsly
About the Fever.

With a Good Frost and Continued Cool
Weather He Says the Danger of the
Disease Spreading will be at an End,
and Savannah will be Relieved of
Any Further Apprehension.
Surgeon H. R. Carter. who is in charge
of the government quarantine inspection
| on the borders of the yellow fever sec
ton, spent few hours in the city yester-
dry afternoon. DIR. Carter came in on
the noon train and went out again on
local freight in the afternoon.
Lest any timorous souls should think
that DR.. Carriers visit was in violation of
the quarantine regulations it may be
stated that he has visited only one case Of
yellow fever, that at Hazelhurst,
and that he took all necessary precau-
tons to prevent infection being conveyed
in his clothing.
DR.. Garter talked freely of the situa-
ton. He does not take any optimistic
views of it, but is very much pleased at
the appearance of cold weather.
THE DANGER ABOUT OVER.
With a good frost and continued cool
weather he says the danger of the spread
of the disease will be at an end and the
people of Savannah and this section will
be relieved of further apprehension.
"Will the cold weather put stop to
the fever at Brunswick and Jesup?" he
was asked
''Well, not at once" he replied. at will
take some time for the effects of cold to
be felt. The immediate effect of this cold
will be to increase the number of cases,
as it will develop the fever in the Sys-
TENS of a great many, who had not pre-
viously manifested symptoms of the
fever, but in whose systems the germs
were incubating. 1t will tend to increase
the mortality"
"What do you think of the rate of NOR
tality at Brunswick" DR.. Carter was
asked.
THE Low MORTALITY.
"The mortality is as low as could be
expected, " he replied. "The rate of NOR
tality at Brunswick is now only 16 per
cent. The rate at Jacksonville was IS
per cent. The rate Of mortality at Bruins
wick will probably be about the same as
at Jacksonville. The rate of mortality
among the whites will be much. greater,
as the number of deaths among the ne
groes is small. Only seven negroes died
during the Jacksonville epidemic, and of
these five were mulattoes.n
DR.. Carter said there will be fever in
thinks 1t will be safe for Savannah to
ease up on her quarantine in about two
weeks, however. He would advise the
raising Of the quarantine against refu-
gees who had been out of Brunswick for
some time, in very short while, as he
does not think there is any likelihood of
fever developing on them, if it does not do
so shortly.
THOROUGH INSPECTION.
DR.. Carter has established a thorough
system of inspection in the district be-
tween Savannah, Brunswick and jack
sonville. All parties of refugees from
Brunswick and Jesup have been spotted,
and watch is kept upon them to prevent
their removal to any other location or to
announce the development of any case of
fever. He has only found one case of vel |
low fever in his district outside of Bruins
wick and Jesup. This was the case of
LeggetJ, who nursed c.. r. War
rem, who died at Jesup. This
case is in the country twenty miles
from Hazlehurst on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad.
DR.. Carter says the case is well isolated,
the house in which Leggett is, being two
and half miles from any other house.
he stationed guard to prevent anyone 60
ing to or coming from it, This is the
only case of fever that Dr. Carter visited
this week, being confined to maintaining
the quarantine and keeping up with the
refugees. He has not visited Brunswick,
Jesup or the detention camp. He will
probably visit all the places later, how
ever, when the danger of the spread of
the disease is at an end.