The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-10
THEIR COMPLAINTS HEARD.
SHIP CAPTAINS BEFORE THE sANI-
TARY BOARD.

Supplied for Removing the Bal
Iast-Dr. LinIey Not Charged With
Direct InciviIity, But Two of the
Captains say They Could Get no
Satisfactory Information From
Him.
The sanitary commission held an investi-
cation yesterday Of the charges against
the Savannah quarantine by several ship
ping masters as published in Wednesdays
Morning News. The members present were
Mayor Myers. Aldermen Garrard and Fal-
lgant and Health Oncer Drummer.
The commission broke the record and
admitted newspaper men 10 the investiga-
ton. This was done on account of the gen
eral interest Of the public and especially
the shipping interests. Four ship captains
were before the board, Capt. Jorgensen
OF the Norwegian bark Adele Sabina,
svendsen Of the Norwegian bark Guldregn,
Hammond of the British bark Baiaklava
and Mallin OF TIE British bark Veruna
Mayor Myers and Dr. Drummer had CO.
pies of the Morning News before them
containing the statements Of the captains
and questioned the latter closely The
captains eOrroborated their statements to
the Morning News in every particular.
The examination developed that the
principal grievances of the captains were
the bad condition of the runway and the
barrows for unloading ballast, together
with the distance which the ballast had
TO be carried, and the lack Of proper sleep
ing quarters on the wharf for officers and
men While the vessels are being fumigated.
The complaint of discourteous treatment
on the part Of DR.. Linley, the quarantine
officer, was shown to be a secondary mat
ter. The two British captains had nothing
TO say against the quarantine officer and
the two Norwegian captains explained
their charges of uncivh treatment by say
ing that the quarantine officer had not fur
nished them with such information as
they thought he should have done and did
not always answer their questions.
Capt. Jorgensen was first examined. He
complained that he was furnished with
no copy of the rules and regulations
governing the quarantine officer and that
he was not given any information by that
officer as to what was expected of him
or where his men should sleep. He con-
sidered this treatment uncivn He also
complained of the arrangements for IN
loading ballast
Capt Svendsen complained especially Of
the sleeping quarters for the men and
said that they were very dirty. He did
not like 1t at all when DR.. Drummer asked
nm IL inc SlttpluB QudIlEIS were not
as clean as his forecastle. He simply
shrugged his shoulders at first and
when the question was repeated replied
with some show of feeling that not one of
his countrymen would remain with him
longer than he could help If the sleeping
quarters aboard his ship were no better
than those at the quarantine station.
Capt. Svendsen said that considerable
clothing was ruined by the disinfecting
process, both that which was left on
board the ship and that which was put
into the steam chamber. He thought the
heat in the steam chamber, 22O degrees,
was too great. Capt. Svendsen said that
the staging Of the runway was in very
bad condition as were also the wheel
barrows. He had to have the staging re-
paired by his carpenter.
Capt. Hammond of the Balaklava
seemed to have the most serious griev-
ance. He made his statement in a
straightforward manner and was listened
to with close attention He arrived at
quarantine June 6. he said and was kept
waiting several days. As soon as be ar
rived he was ordered out into the roads
by the quarantine officer. He was kept
waiting several days and was allowed no
communications with the shore. While
waiting there he was signaled from the
station that there were letters for him
there and to send some one for them
He signaled back that he could not do so
as he was not allowed to communicate
with the shore The letters were brought
TO him the next day by Capt Mallin Of
the Neruna- One of the letters Informed
him that the vessel had been Chartered
to load at Savannah. He was detained
four days, he said, before he was allow
ed to come up TO the quarantine not
Wlthstandlng the fact that he had a clean
bill OF health, and that there was no sick
ness on board. He not only had a clean
Dill of health from the Buenos Ayres au-
thorlueS. but one from the American con-
SUI at that port as well. When he in
formed DR.. Lnley of his possessfon Of
these he tol5
We're worthless, that anybody could get
one for -. There was no fever at BuenOs
AyTes when he left there. he said,
and had been none for some time
and besides, he had not been in the mort i.
SELF Tor six months, the vessel having lain
outside in the roads. He thought ii a hard
snip that he should have been required to
undergo quarantine under these eircurn-
stances. The runway for unloading ballast
ne SAID, was in very dilapidated condi-
ton, and i took his carpenter whole dav
10 repair IT with planks brought from the
snip. The condition of the run way wa 9
such that he Joined with the canfain Of
the Neruna in letter to DR.. Linley. which
they request ted that he forward TO the city
autnorities, announcing that they would
hold the city responsible for any ini,,ries
which might occur to their men bv reason
OF the condition OF the runway. DR.. LinIev
stated however, that he was not authoriz-
ca 10 receive such communications and the
letter was not forwarded
Capt. Hammond furnished a copv Of the
letter 10 the clerk at the request of Col
Garrard. After his vessel was disinfacted
he wrote another letter to DR.. Rrunner
requesting that his vessel be allowed To
proceed TO savannah at once, as it was
dangerous for the vessel to lie in the roads
with the light ballast logs which had been
furnished. He received no reply to this ana
asked Dr. Linley to telephone Dr. Brun-
ner about It, which he did. He got no SAT-
lsfaetion and was told that no reply would
be made.
DR.. Drummer stated that this was true
that he never replied to communications
rom captains at quarantine, these matters
being entirely in the province of the quar-
antine officer
Capt. Hammond complained that the hi
chloride solution used in washing down
the inside of his vessel was likely to cor
rode the iron. He said that lot of cloth
ing had been ruined by the disinfecting
chamber. The sleeping quarters at the
station were insufficient. he said. and in
bad condition. There were only sixteen
hunks and they were merely dirty SAIL
ors' quarters" He had twenty-one men
on his ship. No sleeping places were pro
yided for the officers. He said that he
thought it strange that at port where
such precautions were adopted to pre-
vent sickness that white men should he
required 70 work in the hot sun unload
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