The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-19
SHARP TALK BY MAYORS.


Tart hep4y -DT. Drummer 4e4ls
Some Things About His Investiga-
ton OF the Yellow Fever Case on the
satilla River and How Tt Got There.
a brunswick Opinion on Savanuah's
Health OfRcer.
The health officer of Savannah and the
health officer Of Brunswick are at daEgers
points and the mayor Of savannah and
the mayor of Brunswick have exchanged
some sharp letters over the matter. The
trouble originated in the recent visits Of
DIR. Drummer TO Brunswick and the Sa-
tila river to investigate the yellow fever
case which it was alleged developed at
Brunswick last month and his report TO
Mayor McDOnOugh.
Dr. Brmuer's report was severe upon
BrunsWiCk'S quarantine, and he declared
it wholly inefficient and ineffective. He
also criticized the official conduct of DR..
Dunw0dy, the Brunswick health officer.
DIR. Drummer did not expect his report to
reach other eyes than those of Mayor Nc
DOnOugh and the members of the Sayan-
nah sanitary board, and therefore he eX-
pressed himself very freely.
When Mayor McDOnOugh read the re
port he felt that the situation demanded
immediate action, and inclOsed copy Of
the report TO Mayor Lamb with a sharp
letter, in which he sa id that the Bruins
wick health officer wa evidently derelict
in his duty and should be severely repri-
manded.
THE MAYORS SHARP LETTER.
Mayor McDonough said yesterday that
he and Mayor Lamb, of Brunswick, were
friends of long standing aud consequently
he wrote more freely than if Mayor Lamb
no CIV n
Lamb turned DR.. Brunner's report over
TO DR. Dunwody with the request that
he make a report upon the subject.
DIR. Dunwody made a lengthy reply
defending himself and the Brunswick
quarantine system, which Mayor Lamb
fOrN drded TO Mayor McDOnough. DIR.
Dunwody's reply was very sharp, and he
took occasion to refer to the small poX in
Savannah two years ago and to the Sa
vannah quarantine system in its dealings
with the disease.
DR. Drummer did rot know that his re
port had been sent TO Brunswick and ne
was somewhat surprised AT the manner
with which he was received upon
his second trip there. He soon found out,
however, that it was his report which
had produced the sudden GOODNESS. The
nature of the report had evidently be-
come generally known in Brunswick, and
hostile attack was being made by Sayan-
nah against the Brunswick quarantine.
Br. Drummer said he found no cause of
complaint in his treatment by DR.. Dun
woody, however.
IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE.
Mayor McDouough replied very coolly
to Mayor Lamb, stating that his entire
aim was the interest of the health of mis-
section, including the cities of Savannah
and Brunswick, and that this was his
sole interest in Brunswick's quarantine.
The Savannah quarantine, he said per
formed its full duty towards the PinillOs,
the steamship which was supposed to
have brought the smallpox to Savannah,
but which has always claimed that il was
infected here, as no small pox developed
on board until after the vessel left Savan-
nah. He informed Mayor Lamb that he
would always be glad to receive from him
and the Brunswick health officers any re-
port of any defect in the Savannah quar-
antine or any sugges tions that might be
made looking TO its improvement.
He stated positively that there would
be no duels between him and Mayor
Lamb, and he did not think there would
be any between DR.. Drummer and Dr.
Dunwody. Mayor McDonough's Opin-
ion as to the ineffectiYeness Of BrunwIck'S
quarantine still holds good however.
DR.. Drummer was seen yesterday and
talked very freely about the matter He
repeated the structures made by him up
on Brunswick's quarantine in his report
and criticised the quarantine operations
of that port and the conduct of its health
officer as well.
DIR. BRUNNER's STORY.
''The Brunswick quarantine station is
situated only two miles from the town,
lta strts4
and IL is an easy matter for sailors of
ships detained there to come into the
city, and my information at Brunswick
was that this is very frequently done.
The Brunswick quarantine is poorly
equipped, and the systCmOf disin-
lection is very imperfect. The health
officer of Brunswick occupies adual DO
sition, first as health officer of the town,
and second, as passed assistant surgeon
OF the United States hospital marine
corps, and, in his latter position, has iur-
isdiction over all the territory in that
neighborhood, including the Saulla river
"Ihere is no physician at quarantine at
Brunswick ana the duties there are per
formed by a labOrer. The health officer
Is expected TO 90 down there when a skip
arrives, but ] am informed that this is
not always done When / attended the
convention Of quarantine officers in Wash
inSton in May, l stated to the sur
geon general that the quarantine sta-
tions at Brunswick, Darien aud st. Mary's
We're very poorly equipped, that the fees
derived by them from vessels We're small
and insufficient to properly support the
stations. that consequently the officers in
charge We're poorly paid, ana in conse-
quence the service rendered was poor.
As result of these conditions the
quarantine system Of the places
named is inefficient and detective and
recommended that the government take
the quarantine in charge at these points.
/ requested that DR.. Career, U. $ marine
SURGEON be sent down to investigate and
report.
CHARGE OF VIOLATION.
I'm regard to the quarantine regula.
tons | have evidence that the case of the
Anita Berwas is not the first time that
DR.. Dunwody has violated the
quarantine regulations, but that these
violations have been frequent. The Uni
ted States quarantine regulations require
that during the yellow fever period be
ginning May 1, vessels from infected on
suspected ports shall be detained five
days at quarantine after being disiufect
ed before being allowed TO come up C
port. Five days is the period estimated
for the incubation OF yellow fever These
rules have been frequently violated
at Brunswick. | have known vessels
which arrived at the Savannah quaran
tine, and We're ordered detained there. Il
be ordered 10 Brunswick by their OWL
agents, and within twenty-four hours
after their arrival their masters would
be on the streets here having rOma III