The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26
SAVANNAH'S OUTER GUARD.
DIR. STONE STANDS SENTINEL TO
PROTECT THE CITX's HEALTH.

All Travellers bound for Savannah
Must Get Passports From Him AND
Have Their Health Certificate
Vfsed Before Coming This Way
The Fumigation of baggage Coz
Savannnh-Dr. stone Discusses the
situation Briefly.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 25.-Dr. Stone, Sa-
vannah's medical representative here, TO-
day opened up regular headquarters in
the Central railroads Kimban house Of
fee. There he will attend to the issuing
of all health certificates and the issue OF
passports TO travellers bound for Savan-
nah.
He will keep a close eye upon the devel-
opments here and viii take immediate
action TO protect Savannah in case of
dangerous developments. He Is in direct
communication with Mayor Meldrim, on
the one side. and the local authorities on
the other. and is prepared to advise the
Savannah officials without delay IN the
event that there should be an outbreak
here that would demand more stringent
quarantine regulations.
This afternoon DR.. Stone gave the Morn
ing News the following statement:
my mission here is TO facilitate traffic
between Atlanta and Savannah, and avoid
the necessity of Savannah quarantining
against Atlanta.
1T is my duty TO watch the condition
of Atlanta from day to day. and to keep
the city of Savannah advised of the same
each day, and 10 wise all health certih-
Gates of persons going TO Savannah. All
parties having remained in Atlanta must
get health certificates from the health
authorities here and submit the same to
me After investigating the same, l either
wise the certificate or give my reasons for
refusal This saves delay at quarantine
at Savannah, or at Meldrim, where the
local Savannah inspectors do their work.
'sThe situation here is all we could eX-
pect The authorities are complying with
the suggestions made by adjacent cities.
All the different delegations from other
cities are satisfied that Atlanta is doing
all that she can to comply with prudential
regulations and l think that Atlanta will
shortly be relieved of quarantine restric-
lions by Savannah and other places. The
inspection will not however, be let up,
awaiting further developments. If the
fever spreads to a citizen Of Atlanta we can
naturally expect a quarantine to be put on
at once by Savannah. This Is the general
sentiment of all who have come here to in
Vestigate and confer with the local author
tiles.
'All baggage destined for Savannah is
thoroughly fumigated under the supervis-
ion of DR.. Derhr, and 1 give a certificate
for each piece whether trunk or hand
satchel. When the train from New Orleans
ARISES here daily all baggage is taken off
and delivered to Dr. Drake, who places
it in the fumigating room 1t takes twelve
hours to perfect the fumigation and bag
gage usually goes forward by the next
train. A small hole about the size of a
lead pencil is bored in the trunks and
the farmaldahyde gas forced through the
contents in this way, where keys are not
left with the baggage agents. Persons
going to Savannah from Atlanta have
their baggage checked in the usual way.
The only change being that ii does not
so forward until twelve hours afterward,
unless it is checked in advance of the
departure of passengers. Persons coming
TO Atlanta from Savannah and intending
TO return will present their Savannah GER
tifcates TO me when they desire to re-
turn, and / viii wise them. BY attend
ing to this passengers viii save themselves
trouble and delays The Atlanta authori-
ties are acting in absolute good faith
and the people of Savannah may depend
upon it that they will be promptly ad-
vised of all developments here"
DR.. Stone does not agree with the At
lanta physicians that yellow fever cannot
spread here. He has had large practical
experience with the plague, and bases his
opinion upon knowledge gained in that
way rather than theory.
while 1 do not agree that the fever
cannot spread here" said DR.. Stone to the
Morning News correspondent this after
noon. Il hope for the best. The sanitary
condition of the city and the altitude,
with the other natural conditions, are in
favor of the popular idea of immunity,
but the disease is a treacherous one and
experience in the past has demonstrated
that all these conditions do not render
any place absolutely safe from it, The
past experience of the city has been for
tunate, and these escapes from contagion
are the only real basis for the assertion
of immunity. 1t is because the city has
been exposed and has never had the
scourge that it is now believed it cannot
have it. As l say, / do not indorse their
idea, but / sincerely hope that it may be
indicated this time"
The fever situation in Atlanta is un-
changed to-day. There have been no
new cases or suspects reported and the
Fleming girl on Auburn avenue is doing
Wei At the suggestion of health author
tiles from other cities, the local board to-
day inaugurated several reforms in the
practice of issuing health certificates Two
kinds are now in use, those given to bona
fde residents of Atlanta and others to
temporary sojourners. In both classes,
the strictest rules for Identification nave
been put into force
Delegations from Rome and West Point
came to the city to-day to confer with the
local authorities. After conference they
decided that quarantine against Atlanta
at this time is not necessary.
LETTER FROM MIR. JONES.