The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-06
SENT BACK TO sAPELo.
The County Down Twice Ordered to Go
to the National Quarantine.

TO the National Quarantine.
The British steamship County Down,
Capt. Craig, which was ordered to the
national quarantine az Sapelo last Tuesday
night by DR.. Graham, came up to Tybee
roads yesterday, and was, soon after her
arrival there, ordered back to the national
quarantine By Health Officer Drummer.
The County Down seems TO be having a
hard time Of it. She is from Havana and
st. Jago, coming here via Baltimore
While at Havana 4 little over a month ago
she had one or more cases of yellow fever
aboard. The officers stated that she had
one case Of yellow fever and two cases of
malarial fever
When she went to Baltimore the fore
castle and cabin were dislnfected at the
Baltimore quarantine, but the disinfect-
ants were not applied to any other parts of
the ship When she came here she was al
lowed to come into Tybee roads through
some mistake, and was boarded by a quar-
antine officer and ordered at once to
Sapelo. She went down to Sapelo, but re-
turned as stated.
THE SURGEON GENERAL NOTIFIED.
DR.. Graham reported to Dr. Drummer that
the vessel had returned and was in Tybee
roads in quarantine. DR.. Drummer at once
wired to Surgeon General Wyman, stating
the facts in the case, and telling him that
the vessel could not come to Savannah until
thoroughly fumigated and disinfected. He
received shortly afterward the following
telegram:
The medical officer at sapelo will be in
s'ructed to thoroughly disinfect the County
Down If returned. VIVIAN, Surgeon General
The vessel was then ordered to return at
once to the national quarantine and Passed
Assistant Surgeon Eugene Wasdin, in
charge there, will be instructed to see that
she is thoroughly disinfected before she is
allowed to return to Savannah
THOROUGH AND EFFICIENT.
DR.. Drummer in speaking of the matter
said he did not consider the Baltimore
disinfecting thorough and sufficient. He
said he would not recognize any disinfect-
ing done north of Mason and Dixon's line
Some days ago, he said, a Baltimore paper
reported the British steamship Samuel
Tyzac arrived at Baltimore from Savau-
nah with three cases of yellow fever
on board. AS matter of fact
that vessel was from Havana, and the
mistake was made as it has been before.
Or. Drummer at once wrote on and had it
properly corrected. But this shows how
careless the work at the quarantine station
there may be when only the forecastle and
cabin are disinfected, as this vessel was
allowed to pass the quarantine, and after
going up to the city the yellow fever was
found on board.
SHOULD NOT COME INTO THE HARBoR.
DR.. Drummer says the rules for such YES
sells are plain enough, and the pilot does
wrong when he brings vessel from Santos,
Havana or any of the enumerated ports
which are infected, into the harbor The
instructions are that all vessels from
Havana, Santos and other infected
ports are TO proceed at once to the
national quarantine station at Sapelo, and
in order that there might be no misunder-
standing whatever about the rule, it is fur
ther ordered that all vessels from these
ports via any other ports are subject to the
same rule. Dr. Drummer says by close at
tention to these rules much of this trouble
could be obviated.