The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-13

! secretary Of the meeting, was instructed
/ % give the newspapers full accounts OF
I everything that occurred at the meeting,
/ which he did. This, il was stated, would
| be the policy of the board 80 long as the
/ present state Of affairs continues, as II
was stated that the board deemed IL wise
! TO keep the public fully informed OF every
thing that is being done for its protection.
THE THBcKLA on PATROL,
/ In accordance with the decision Of the
! sanitary board, Mayor MCDOuOugh or
/ dered the quarantine tug Theckla on
/ duty last night 10 intercept the steamer
/ Bellevue, which left Brunswick for Sa-
/ vannah yesterday.
! The Bellevue will be taken to the quaran-
| tine station with her passengers unless
! she prefers TO put back to Brunswick.
Sanitary inspectors viii be sent out to-
/ day to Jesup and WaycrOss, besides those
/ already stationed at SOuthover junction
! and Meldrim on the Central railroad. In
structions have been given TO the inspec-
! tors on the Central railroad to keep a
! special lookout for parties from Bruins
/ wick and Pensacola endeavOring to slip
in here by way of Atlanta.
Assistant Chief-of-Police Reilly held up
ono case of that kind at Southover
last night, travelling man
from Atlanta who acknowledged
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last ten days but refused to say at what
points he stopped. When this was in
sisted on he became sullen and refused TO
| answer any more questions. Lieutenant
Reilly put the man and his baggage off
at Southover and detained him there I'M
til he could receive further instructions.
Mayor McDonOugh instructed Lieutenant
Reilly last night to give the drummer the
choice Of going to the pesthouse or giving
satisfactory account Of himself. The
drummer concluded that he did not want
to come to Savannah anyway and departed
northward again last night.
Mayor McDonough received a telegram
from the mayor of Waycross last night
stating that he would cooperate there in
maintaining quarantine against Bruins
wick, and asking information as TO what
steps had been taken here. DR.. Drummer
wired full information.
NO NEED FOR ALARM.
The mayor was asked last night for his
opinion of the situation and replied:
Il see nothing to be alarmed at it the
report from Brunswick DR.. Branham
evidently contracted the fever while at
tending to his duties at quarantine,
inspecting and disinfecting the car
goes and ballast of vessels. The case
evidently did no toriginate in Brunswick
and this lessons the danger greatly.
Every precautlon is being taken to iso-
late the case and do not believe the
fever will spread any further. Unless
there are further developments of the
disease we nave no reason to fear its
reaching Savannah from that source.
The utmost precaution will be exercised,
however, TO prevent any possibility of the
disease communicating itself to Sayan-
yah from Brunswick"
DIR, r. B. Harris, who wasrseen after
he left the meeting, expressed himself in
much the same manner as Mayor
DcDonough. DIR. Harris said that
Savannah is well guarded, and even if the
disease should become epidemic at Bruins
wick he did not believe it would be able
to reach Savannah, with 'all the precau-
tions that are being exercised.
DIR. BRuNNER's OPINION.
DR. Drummer was not inclined to express
himself He said he had not received
sufficient information upon which to base
an opinion as to the origin of the case. If
the fever originated in the city, that of
course increased the danger. Dr. Brun-
ner regards this as the most critical sea-
son which this section has experienced in
years, and every precaution will be neces-
sary to keep out the dangerous
diseases that are mentioned elsewhere.
DR.. Brunner is bending every effort to
perfect Savannah's quarantine service,
and If the fever reaches the city it will
be by no fault of his. He believes IN
locking the door before the horse is sto-
len and is glad on this account that Sa-
vannah has been warned by the expe-
rience of Brunswick and Pensacola.
The only news received from Pensacola
yesterday by the city officials was that
the house TO house inspection had re-
yealed no new or suspicious cases, and
that there were no new developments of
any kind.