The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-11
GATES SHUT TO FEVER.
Rigid Quarantine Declared Against
Injected Pensacola.

Infected City to Be Admitted The
Sanitary Board Takes Prompt Action.
Vigorous Measures to Prevent the
Introduction of the Disease Here.
Savannah has declared quarantine
against Pensacola. The action was taken
at meeting Of the sanitary board yester-
day morning and was confirmed at a
special meeting of the city council called
for the purpose last night.
Mayor McDOnough's first information
of the existence Of yellow fever at Pensa-
cola was received from the MORNING
News yesterday morning. He had arisen
early and ridden out to inspect some work
on the Ogeechee canal and 1t was
about s o'clock before he
read the dispatch in the MORNING News
containing the account of the fever. He
lost no time in returning to the city ex-
change and calling meeting of the san
itary board to consider the situation A
telegram Of inquiry was sent 10 President
Hargis Of the Escambia health board,
asking for fuller information as to the ap-
pearance of yellow fever at Pensacola.
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
A reply was promptly sent by DIR. Har-
gis, confirming the information contained
in the MORNING NEWS dispatch. DR..
Hargis' telegram said that there was no
further manifestation Of the disease
other than the two cases mentioned, both
of which resulted fatally. These two
cases occurred, he said, about one mile
from the water front and about five
blocks apart. The health officers had not
been able to discover from what source
the fever originated. The houses in
which the deaths occurred have been quar-
antined and every effort is being made to
prevent any spread Of the disease Every
effort, he said, will be made to prevent
an epidemic.
A resolution was Immediately PASSED
by the sanitary board declaring qua1an-
tine against Pensacola and instructing
the mayor to make every effort to prevent
the disease reaching Savannah. The res
olution was as follows
THE HEALTH BOARDS ACTION.
Resolved, That quarantine be declared
against Pensacola and that the different
railways be notified that they must not bring
passengers baggage or freight from that
point into Savannah. That the mayor estab-
Hsh inspecting stations at Jesup on the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway, and at
Meldrim at the junction of the Savannah and
Western Railway with the Central Railroad.
Mayor McDonough and DIR. Drummer
left the meeting of the sanitary board
after the passage of the resolution to 90
TO Southover to meet train No. IA on the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
from Florida to intercept amy passengers
who might be on board from Pensacola.
The sanitary board remained in session
until after / o'clock, discussing the situa-
tion. 1t was decided that every possible
precaution should be exercised to prevent
the introduction of the disease, and that
the mayor should be granted full power
10 act in any emergency that might
arise.
INSPECTED THE FIRST TRAIN.
Mayor McDonough and DIR. Drummer
met train No. IA on the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railway, at Southover,
and made thorough inspection of the
passengers and crew. There were "A
passengers aboard, of whom 10 were
bound for Savannah, 10 were through
passengers by rail for northern points
and four were through passengers by
steamer.
Every passenger on the train was ques-
toned and a thorough inspection was con-
Quoted, but no one was found aboard who
had stopped in Pensacola within the last
| ten days. There was one lady on the
train who was on her way from New Or
leans, who was through passenger and
who had passed through Pensacola. Her
| tickets and trunk checks were inspected
and as she was not going to stop in the
| city she was allowed to go on through.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL.
Mayor McDonough called special
| meeting of council last night at 8
| o'clock. There were present Mayor Nc
Donough, Aldermen Myers, Screven, Har-
/ ris Dixon, City Attorney Samuel b.
| Adams, Esq, and DIR. Elliott, chief sur
geon of the Central Railroad. While there
were but four aldermen present, they
We're majority of those in the city
| Mayor McDonough stated the purpose
| for which the meeting was called. He
said that the sanitary board had at its
meeting yesterday morning passed reso-
luton notifying the railroads that it had
been decided to enforce quarantine regu-
lations against Pensacola and requesting
| their cooperation and assistance. The
resolution passed by the sanitary board
was read.
On motion of Alderman Myers a resolu-
| ton was adopted authorizing the mayor
/ to declare quarantine against Pensacola,
4 and take such action as may be necessary
to carry the same into effect The MAYOR
stated that the health officer had directed
q telegram to the board of health of
| Escambia county, and mentioned the reply
| received, which is as given above. He also
| reported his visit to the Savannah,
| Florida and Western train in company
with DIR. Drummer, and said that every
thing had been found all right.
TO PERFECT QUARANTINE ARRANGEMENTS.
Receiver Conner, of the Central, and
Capt. r.. G.. Fleming, superintendent of
the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway, were both notified of the action
| of the sanitary board yesterday, and
both expressed their anxiety to assist the
| health authorities in every way possible
The Savannah, Florida and Western
! road will put a special train at the
| disposal Of the city this morning. and a
health inspector will be taken down to
| Jesup, where an inspection station will be
established. Inspectors went out on
train IS to Southover Junction last night,
where all trains were stopped and the
| passengers inspected. No passenger who
has been in the infected city within the
last ten days will be allowed to enter Sa-
/ vannah.
Lieut.. Reilly, with a squad of officers,
will be in charge of Southover Junction,
and Detective Bossell will be in charge of
the Central Railroad trains coming into
| its depot.
An ;rey,o,+or Will M l,,+ -, a. Nyo.z.-