The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-06
YELLOW FETER'S TRIANGLE
Surgeon Carter TAKES Charge Of The
Infected Territory,

tween Jesup. Waycross and Bruins
wick Reported as Infected-Dr. Car
ter to Make an Inspection Of Everv
Town Between Savannah and Way
cross Every Place HarborinE Ref
ugees TO be Guaranteed.
Surr,on Il. Il. Carter Of the United
States marine hospital service is in the
city He arrived yesterday morning en-
route from Washington to take charge Of
the situation in the yellow fever district
south of Savannah
It was not anticipated that DR. Carter
would stop in savannah. From his own
statement made yesterday. however, he
considers one OF his chief duties to be the
protec, ion Of savannah and other infected
points in the danger district. For this
reason he was GcsirOusof comforting with
the Savannah authorities and learning
what provisions had been made for the
protection of the city. and discussing
what further steps are desirable in the
same direction.
CONFERENCE WITH THE HEALTH BOARD.
DR.. Drummer and Or. Carter have
worked in team together before and found
themselves well mated. Yesterday DR.
Carter was given a warm welcome by
of the sanitary board was called
to confer with him. Those present were
Mayor McDonOugh, Dr. Drummer, Mr.. K.
d. Bloodworth Mr.. j. r. Sheldon and p.
j. O'COnnor, Esq. of the sanitary board.
and Alderman Dixon, Supt. Fleming OF
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, DIR. L. +. COfer, United States
marine hospital surgeon stationed at Sa-
vannah, and the newspaper representa-
tives. The latter were admitted On con-
dition that they should repeat nothing
that they heard.
An informal discussion took place be-
tween DR.. Carter and the members Of the
board on the subject of the epidemic.
DR.. Carter found the Savannah
authorities ready and anxious to cooper
ate with him in all measures for the con-
troll Of the disease, and he assured them
that he would proceed at once to take
every measure possible TO that end.
Superintendent Fleming told DR.. Car
Ter that he would furnish him transporta-
tion at any time, to or from any point on
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way that he desired to visit, and that he
would facilitate his work along the line
of the railroad as far as 1t is possible to
do so. The meeting at the mayors office
lasted about two hours.
sAvANNAH's DANGER PERIOD.
A MORNING News reporter met DIR.
Carter at DIR. Brunners Office in the city
exchange last night. He talked freely
and plainly.
1t will be six weeks yet" he said,
"before the close of the epidemic Savan-
nah danger period is during the next
fourteen days. If no fever develops with
in that time you may consider yourself
safe. There is unquestiOnably reason
for apprehension until that time expires
If there should be a case or two after
that time there would be no ground for
alarm. 1t would be too late in the season
for an epidemic, and the disease could
easily be held in check
With regard to Jesup DR.. Carter said:
"Jesup is undoubtedly thoroughly in
fected with yellow fever and is more dan
gerous to Savannah now than Brunswick
is. II should be shut up as tightly as pos
sible and no one allowed to leave except
for the detention camp. So many people
have left Jesup. however, that the danger
has been scattered over a large territory
WATCH on REFUGEES.
wherever there is any one from
Jesup, said DR.. Carter, that point must
be counted the same as Jesup and treated
as Jesup now is. My first work will be
TO look up all these refugees. They will
be located and close watch kept upon
them. The first case of sickness of auV
kind will be at once taken charge of. All
the refugees who are now at points on
the line of the railroad will be moved
back into the interior. Whenever refl1-
gees are known to be at any station along
the line of road trains will be ordered to
pass that point without stopping, lust as
they now do at JesuD. 1t is too
late to suppress the disease. All our eff
forts viii now be directed to preventing
its future spread. The infected district
is now contained in the triangle between
tho EFlgriIa
Brunswick and Western and the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railways.
! do not think there is any infection west
of the Savannah. Florida and Western
railway"
TO INSPECT THE RAILROAD TOWNS
'Will you so direct to Brunwickl" DIR.
Carter was asked.
mo: l will first visit all points on the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad in the district named
locating refugees and sending them to the
camp. / will go TO Brunswick last as after
going there l Will not be able TO get out
again"
win you stay here until the danger is
over"
Yes, will probably remain until
frost"
DR.. Carter said that unless there'is a
from yellow fever next summer. The
cold will kill the germs. he said where
there is sufficient exposure to allow free
access TO the cold air. Otherwise il will
not There were no cases the year follow
ing the Jacksonville epidemic. but
this, DR.. Carter said. was an exception.
and besides a thorough system of
disinfection was pursued by the govern.
ment in Jacksonville the winter following
the epidemic. The same system of disin-
lection he said win be undertaken at
Brunswick and Jesup.
DANGER ~ BAGGAGE.
DIR. Carter said ne thought il would be
dangerous TO admit baggage and house
hold goods from Brunswick during the
winter as yellow fever germs NAV be con-
veyed in this manner and would develop
next summer
DR.. Carter intended TO leave last night
for Waycross, but finding he could gain
no time by so doing he decided to remain
over ana leave on the early train this
morning. He viii make his Headquarters
at Waycross. and will at once establish a
strict system of inspection at all trains on
the savannah, Florida and Western. East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia and
brunswick and Western RAILWAYS
DIR. Carter was stationed at Savannah
short while last spring. succeeding DR.
j. n. White. who was sent to Hamburg.