The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
MONTGOMERY HAS THE FEVER.
SAVANNAH GUARANTEED IN THE
NICK OF TIME.

ffcation-Enect of the Quarantine
on the Railroads.
The sanitary board declined by formal
resolution yesterday to recommend the
removal Of the quarantine against Mont
eomerv. DESPITE the declaration Of the au-
,borit,es Of that city that there is 10 yell
low fever there. The resolution adopted.
after a discussion OF the subject was
that the board refuses to recommend to
council that the quarantine against Mont
gonaery be raised.
General Manager Cecil Gabbett of the
Georgia and Alabama railroad, and other
railroad officials who were present were
dasirous of having the city remove the
quarantine which has been enforced
against MONTGOMERY. Mr. Ga0Oett hand
Cd Nsvor Meldrlm a letter from Mayor
Clisbv of Montgomery, written Saturday.
stating that experts had examined hVe
cases which were considered the most
suspicious, ana State Health Officer San
ders and the president Of the board Of
health declared that there Is not the
slightest foundation for the report that
either Of the cases is even suspicious.
There were three more cases 10 be exam
med. he said. and he predicted the same
result
Information was received. however, from
what the members Of the board consider
20 be reliable sources to the effect that
yellow fever does exist in Montgomery
and the board therefore declined 10 recon-
mend the removal Of the quarantine
The reliability Of the information was
proven BY the announcement by the
MONTGOMERY board OF health, with the
concurrence Of the state health of1cer'
last night, admitting the existence OF Two
cases of the disease in Montgomery, with
other suspicious cases under observation
The request Of General Manager Cab
bett that all trains on the Georgia and
Alabama railroad be allowed to enter the
city. was granted by the adoption Of a
resolution, that quarantine regulations do
not prohibit such trains from coming in.
It being understood that all trains stop at
Mitylene seven miles from Montgomery,
and that no person from Montgomery be
allowed by the railroad authorities to come
into Savannah.
Similar permission for the entry of the
Plant system trains OF the Alabama Mid
land was granted, on the understanding
that all trains on that road stop at
Sprague Junction. twenty miles from
Montgomery and that no person from
Montgomery viii be allowed TO come to
the city by these trains.
kilograms were received by Mayor Mel
drim from the mayors Of Brunswick and
Charleston, notifying him that those cities
had quarantined against Montgomery. In
formation of the existence Of yellow fever
in Montgomery was promptly furnished
the mayors of these cities by Mayor Mel
drim, upon the receipt Of the Information
BY him.
Perhaps the most important resolution
adopted by the board since the quarantine
against the infected districts was put in
force was that relating to cotton ship
ments. Savannah is now open to cotton
shipments from any point in the country,
including New Orleans, Mobile Montgom-
cry and other infected points. The reso-
luton adopted by the board was as fol-
lows: That cotton be allowed to enter
the city. whether from infected territory
or not, it being the sense Of this board
that 1t is impossible to fumigate cotton,
and also that there is no danger from It
at this period of the year, the previous
rule that other freight must be funigated
and cars fumigated to apply to all freights
other than cotton"
Mayor Meldrim and other members of
the board who were spoken to in regard to
the resolution said that the sense Of the
board was as expressed in the resolution,
IL being a practical impossibilty to fumi-
gate cotton, and that there was no danger
10 be apprehended from it at this season.
DR.. LeHardy predicted that Savannah
cotton receipts would be greatly increased
in consequence.
The arguments made before the
board by the railway officials as
TO the extent to- which the cot
ton business would be interfered
with by the endorsements of a quarantine
against IL, contracts for the delivery of
cotton at this port, through Montgomery
being already In force, doubtless had some
effect in bringing about the decision.
Freight from the infected districts can
also reach Savannah by complying with
the requirements adopted by the sanitary
board The officials of the several rail-
roads centering here received notice from
the health officer yesterday that quaran-
tine had been declared against Montgom-
cry, but that freight in transit now from
that point will be admitted. Freight COM
ing from non-infected districts in sealed
cars passing through Montgomery will be
permitted TO come in. You will bear in
mind the health officer said, that this
board has already permitted freight from
infected territory TO come in, provided such
freight has been fumigated and the cars
from the infected territory have also
been fumigated. Such must bear the GER
tihcate Of the United States marine hospi-
tai service 10 that effect"
The morning train on the Georgia and
Alabama railroad was held up beyond Mel
drim yesterday until Mayor Meldrim had
received satisfactory assurances that the
train had not been nearer Montgomery
than Mitylene, seven miles this side, and
that there were no passengers from Mont
gomery or other infected territory aboard
the train.
Mr.. r. B. Habersham, who has been one
of the quarantine officers at Meldrim since
the quarantine was first established. ten
dered his resignation to Mayor Meldrim
yesterday The resignation was accepted,
and Mr.. E. w. O'Connor, who has been
one Of the officers at Everett City since
the quarantine was established, was trans
ferred to Meldrim. Mr.. O'Connor will be
the ranking officer at the station by rea-
son of seniority of appointment.
Letters from Mayor Meldrlm were also
received by the officials OF the Plant sys-
TEN and the Georgia and Alabama rail-
roads, acquaintlng them with the action
taken by the sanitary board OF health
with reference to the notifications in the
quarantine. The resolutions that had
been offered by DR.. Duncan and adopted
by the board were quoted, and the action
taken regarding the running Of the trains
of the Georgia and Alabama.