The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-06
TO HURRY UP QUARANTINE.
THE SANITARY BOARD DISCUSSES
CAUSES OF DELAY.

Congress Urged to Make IN Appro-
priation for Increased Facilities
at the National Quarantine station
ut sapeIo and in the Meantime thS
surgeon General VIII Re Requested
10 Urge the Omcer AT SaPel0 To EN-
pedite Matters as Much as Possible
The Local Quarantine VIII Also
Handle Certain Vessels which
Have Heretofore Been Required ia
Go 10 snpeIo.
The sanitary board spent some time
Yesterday discussing the national quar-
antine at Sapelo. Complaints had been
made to the board that vessels destined
TO this port and which are required by
the local quarantine laws TO be disinfect-
Ell at sapelo, were detained at that sta
ton for an Unusual length Of time. TO the
detriment of business.
The reasons for the lengthy detention
of vessels at Sapelo was stated to be on
account of the insufficient facilities for
handling vessels at that station. one of
the rules of the local quarantine, which
has been in force for some time is that
no vessels hailing from yellow fever ports
and other suspected ports shall be handled
at the local quarantine station, the yes
sells being sent instead to the national
station.
On account of the small wharf facili-
ties at Sapelo and the number Of vessels
sent there for disinfection recently, yes
sells have been compelled TO walt num-
Der Of days before undergoing disinfec-
ton. Savannah being the port to which
most Of the vessels disinfected at Sapelo
are bound, is the chief sufferer by this
delay.
Mayor Myers said after the meeting that
the board will ask the surgeon general to
urge upon the officer at Sapelo to use all
possible dispatch in disinfecting vessels
sent TO his station. The board Will also
urge upon congress, through Congressman
Lester, the necessity Of making an appro-
pration to provide additional wharf IA
cilities at Sapelo. The appropriation viii
be urged at the coming session of con-
gress. Surgeon General Wyman asked for
such an appropriation at the last session
OF congress, but 1t was not granted.
Mayor Myers said that for the present,
arrangements will probably be made 70
have vessels which can show a clean bill
of health and with no sickness on board
where no infectious disease existed at
the time of their departure, handled at
the Savannah quarantine. This Will only
apply to vessels with water ballast, how
ever Vessels, with rock ballast, hailing
from suspected ports. will still be requir-
ed to go to Sapelo for disinfection
We do not want any of that sort of
ballast at our quarantine said Mayor
Myers. We recognize the Importance OF
giving all the aid possible to commerce,
but the health of the city is still more inn
portaht. One of the chief objections to
having these vessels at our quarantine is
that parties from the city viii go aboard
of them before they are permitted to come
up to the city, in spite of stringent laws
TO the contrary. Sailor boarding house
cure the trade of the ships slip down TO
quarantine and go aboard the vessels
there and then return to the city. An
infected vessel might, in this way, spread
the disease to the city before the vessel
had passed through quarantine
The rule requiring that all vessels from
infected or SUSPECTED ports should be sent
TO Sapelo for disinfection, has been sore
point with the ship brokers ever since IL
Went into effect. Vessels frequently ar
rive here under orders, are then sent to
Sapela, where they spend fifteen days or
more, and then return 10 this port This
delay Is so much money lost to the ship
owner and the ship broker.
A leading ship broker said yesterday
that a steamer chartered by his firm and
ordered to Savannah is now being funi-
gated at Brunswick. The vessel went 10
would have to wait a considerable length
or time before his vessel could be handled.
de notified his agent here. who saw
Health officer Drummer and endeavored TO
secure his permission to have the vessel
fumigated at the Savannah quarantine,
which was refused. The broker then
wired surgeon General Wyman and Sc
cured his consent to have the vessel fum-
gated al the Brunswick station, which is
under government control.