The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-02
QUARANTINE TAKEN OFF.
The Restriction on Travel TO and
From Brunswick Removed.

From Brunswick Removed.
The inspectors at Southover Called
In-No Household Goods or Merchan-
disc TO be Admitted From Bruins
wick, However, and Baggage Only
When Bearing a United States Ma
rine Hospital Surgeons Certificate.
The Quarantine in Force Continu-
ously 70 Days, and 1o7 Days Alto
gether.
Brunswick is free once more. At a
meeting of the sanitary board yesterday
it was decided to raise the quarantine
against persons coming from that city,
the lateness Of the season rendering this
action safe in the opinion of DR.. Brun-
ner and the surgeons Of the marine hos
pital service stationed in the yellow fever
district.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the sanitary board:
Resolved, That quarantine against Jesup
be removed excepting household effects and
stocks of goods consisting Of textile fabrics.
Packed baggage consisting OF wearing ap-
parel only will he allowed to enter the city
with certificates OF the marine hospital ser
vice attached.
Resolved further. That all transportation
companies be notified OF these regulations.
and that the said companies be notified not
10 receive for transportation to this city
stocks Of goods, household goods and packed
baggage except under the regulations stated
above.
LITTLE DANGER NOW.
While very probably there may be
few more cases of fever in Brunswick be
fore the end Of the year, the authorities
agree that the danger of conveying the
infection to other points is small. Cases
occurring so late in an epidemic are
usually very mild.
The work of dsinfecting houses and
contents at Brunswick by the marine hos
pital service is now going on, and with
the aid of the cold weather, which is ex-
pected soon, it is hoped that the city will
soon be entirely free of the disease germs.
Savannah S health authorities have de-
termined TO run the smallest possible
risk, however, and for that reason, no
household effects or stocks of goods Will
be allowed to be brought into the city
from Brunswick for some time yet.
Surgeon Murray, at Brunswick and
Surgeon General Wyman were notified
yesterday of the action of the sanitary
board The railroad authorities were
also furnished copies of the resolutions.
The six remaining sanitary inspectors
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lorida and Western railway have been
Withdrawn by Or. Drummer.
ALONG QUARANTINE.
Savannah's quarantine against Bruins
wick has been continuously in force since
Sept. IS, or two months and eighteen
days. Quarantine was first declared
against Brunswick Aug u, when the
first case of yellow fever, that of Inflated
Surgeon Branham, was reported. Only
three cases of fever occurred during
August, or rather only three were report
ed, and on Sept 10 the quarantine was re-
moved, having been kept up for twenty
nine days. No cases were reported
for sixteen DAYS before the
quarantine was declared off the
first time, but DR.. Drummer and the
marine hospital surgeons aresatished that
there were cases of fever in Brunswick
during that time which were not re-
ported, either through ignorance or be-
cause of intentional concealment on the
part Of the local physicians. The second
period of quarantine lasted for seventy
eight days, making q total of l07 days
during which quarantine was maintained
against Brunswick.
Quarantine was declared against Pen
sacola, however. Aug. 10, two days preyi-
Gus to the declaration against Bruins
wick, and quarantine was also
II 4UTCc lot several weeks against DOLl
Tampa and Pensacola. Quarantine was
also maintained against Jesup during
October and the early part Of November.
A STRICT ENFORCEMENT.
Mayor McDonough and Health Officer
Drummer, together with the other men,
bers Of the sanitary board, used every
effort TO make the quarantine as near
perfect as possible. DR.. Drummer adopted
the principle Of rigid quarantine from
the start. 1t is hardly 10 be doubted
that for the rigid system of
quarantine enforced by the city
the plague would have made
its way here. The quarantine was a
cheap luxury, however, all things being
considered. It's total cost against the in
1ected points will not exceed $4,000 if it
reaches that figure. Considerable add
tional expense was incurred in improving
the sanitary condition Of the city and its
surroundings, especially after the storm
OF Aug. q, where all the lowlands around
the city were flooded. The greater part
Of this expense, however, would have
been necessary in any case.