The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14
SCARE OF THE FEVER.
A Suspicious Case in the Country
From Hezlehurst.

FROM hGZlenuT5Is
It was reported TO Mayor McDonough
yesterday from a reliable source that a
man named Leggett who nursed the first
case of yellow fever at Jesup and after
ward left the town, was sick with yellow
fever at Birds Mill, twenty miles in the
country from Hazlehurst on the Central
railroad. Health Ofhcer Drummer re-
ported the matter TO Surgeon Carter, who
will probably investigate the matter at
once.
The people of some of the interior
towns appear to have strange ideas of
the state Of affairs in Savannah. Some
of the merchants are so apprehensive
that they have ceased buying goods in Sa-
vannah on the suppOsitiOn that yellow
fever might exist here.
A travelling salesman for one of the
largest wholesale houses in the city re-
ported to his firm this week from town
about 100 miles in the interior that he had
seen all the merchants of the
place and they all stand solid on not buy
ing goods from Savannah as long as the
fever lasts. The merchants need goods,
but will not buy. They first said they
were afraid to use goods that had passed
through Jesup, and when offered TO ship
by another route they said they did not
want goods from Savannah at all. That
if Savannah got the fever the fact would
be suppressed, and in all likelihood there
were some cases there now. They would
listen to no argument and were not open
TO Conviction
If such ideas exist to any extent among
the merchants of the interior it is a seri-
Gus state of affairs for the merchants of
Savannah.
The only thing to be DONE" said a
member Of the firm in question, lis to in
vite all merchants in the interior who
hold such ideas to come to Savannah
and see for themselves the healthy
condition Of the city and its peo-
pie. Let them make inquiries for
themselves of both the authorities and
private citizens as to whether there Is any
likelihood Of the existence of yellow fever
in Savannah. l think days investiga-
ton would satisfy them as to our SAM
tary condition"
1t might be stated for the benefit of the
merchants of the interior that DR.. Brun
ner's position has been from the beginning
of the yellow fever scare that if the fever
made its appearance in Savannah the
fact should be made public at once, and if
yellow fever had appeared here at any
time he would certainly have done so.
The rigid quarantine that is maintained
by the city is one evidence of the fact
that the fever has not yet made its way
into Savannah. Even if the fever should
appear here and the authorities desired
to keep the matter quiet they would not
be able to do So The ears of the people
of Savannah have been strained for the
last two months for every report of the
approach Of the fever toward the city,
and the least intimatiOn Of such thing
would be Immediately Investigated. If a
case of fever should appear here it would
be known all over the city in few hours
The people of the interior may rest as
IIRKtr
vannah.
An instance of a fragrant violation of
professional ethics and the quarantine re
quirements was reported to DR.. Drummer
Yesterday. DR.. J. A. Murrow of Penn
broke, is charged with this misconduct.
DR.. Drummer received the following com
municatiOn yesterday from prominent
citizen of Pembroke:
Dr. Drummer, Health Offlcer, Savannah
Ga: Inclosed l send you copy of health |
certificate given TO O. r. Slater, who lives |
near Jesup, Ca, by J. A. Murrow of Penn
broke, 81 miles from savannah
DR.. Murrow had MT seen Mr.. Slater in |
many months. until yesterday, when Slater |
called on him for this certificate, which was
promptly issued for % cents
Mr.. Slater was Journeying by private con
veyance to savannah, and on reaching this |
point was told that he must get a certificate
or he could not enter savannah. DR.. Murrow
gave HIM the certificate as before stated for
been for many months past.
am informed he gives similar certificates
to ali who apply, for p cents. MurTow is not
a pracucing ply sician-dOes not paw state
license fee as such to my knowledge I
thought il my duty to apprise you of the facts
The spelling in the copy Of the certificate Is
Murrow S.
The copy of the certificate read as fol-
lows:
Pembroke Ga. Oct. H. 1881 do certify
that the bearer Of this certificate, Mr.. G. r
Slater is not now neither has been connected
directly or indirectly with any contagious
deseaSe whatever. j. A. MURROW NJ. d.
Mr. Slater was admitted to the city
upon DIR. Murrows certificate. Upon re
ceiving the above communication Dr.
Drummer sent an inspector to look Mr.
Slater up, but he, having gotten wind
that all was not right. left the city some
time yesterday morning.
DR.. Drummer wrote DR.. Murrow yester-
day, notifying him that such conduct was
unjustitiable.
1t has been reported to the health Of
fcer that certain physicians Of Savannah |
have been issuing certificates to residents
Of the city. DR.. Drummer said yesterday
that the certificates issued from his Office !
are the only certificates issued in Savan-
nah that would be recognized by the
quarantine officers, and that the holders
OF other certificates issued here would |
find them worthless.