The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-11
HAD HIS CERTIFICATE VlSED.
DIR. STONE PASSES THE aUARAN-
TINE LINE INTO SAVANNAH.

uuh's ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ATTAIN
IN Has a Thorough system of Deal
ing With the Disense-Strong SEN
timcnt Against Ever ReceiVin-s
Refugees Again-Says There Is No
noubt About savannah Having a
strict Quarantine.
DR. George II. Stone, who has been 10
Atlanta for several weeks, 20 .ook after
the preservati0n Of the health Of Savau-
nah. in so far as was possible by strict
management Of the quarantine restrictions
thar govern the traffic from the CAPITA.
city to Savannah. returned last night
The WORK he mas been doing wAI now
fall to DR. Corrupt, one Of the assistants
10 the Atlanta health officer. Al Of the
regulations are now 50 We'll understood
and enforced that DIT. Stone regarded his
continued stay in Atlanta as useless He
thinks that everything necessary for the
protection Of Savannah VII be done. and
that the interests Of the city VIII be faith
fully looked after.
i think" DR.. Stone said that Atlanta
has the best system Of dealing with the
disease that have ever seen Is is
rigorous, but Is at the same time very
sensible. Before anyone not personally
known to the health officer can get GER
tacate he must be vouched for by some
reputable citizen OF the city as worthy
TO receive il In accordance with ali the
regulations. Unless the ten days neces-
eary for the applicant TO have spent out
OF the infected districts can BE- proven,
there is no hope Of ms inducing the au-
thoritles 10 let him have certificate. DR..
Corrupt will now counIersign the ceruh-
Gates that may be granted 10 people de-
sring TO come 70 Savannah. was as
sured that the authorities would take
every. precaution against the disease and
ing It's way here"
DR.. Stone says the sentiment seems 10
be Why strong in Atlanta against the city
ever again allowing tie re -ugees from the
infected districts TO come into the city In
the way they have during the present pre-
vaIence of the fever. They viii insist on
the establishment Of quarantine if the
country should be so unfortunate as 20
receive another visit from the fever il is
not thought there that the city Will ever
have the disease IN the form Of an epi-
demic. The people seem TO think there is
something in their climate that gives them
immunity from such visitation. DIT.
stone thinks there is reason in this view
Of the case He says that in the house In
which the solitary case Of fever developed,
there were a numDer OF other people.
These lived -nere before and after the girl,
who Il vii be remembered, was Miss
Fleming from Mobile. was taken sick
None Of them showed any signs OF con-
tracing the disease.
The streets Of the city. Dr. Stone says.
have been kept extremely clean The sew
ers have been flushed daily. 10000 gall
Ions OF water being used for this purpose
All Of the yards and private premises nave
been carefully looked after III order 10
prevent, as far az possible BY cleanliness,
the disease finding a l01gment- Inc du-
thCrlties are constantly on the lookout for
suspicious cases among the refugees en-
tering the Gates AjaE." any one whom
they may have reason 70 believe might
bear the germs OF the fever into the city
Is AZ once sent to the detention camp, 10
Gated a few miles from the outskirts.
There have as yet been only two such
cases sent to the camp.
The Atlanta people fell in very readily
with Dr.. Stone = expression Of the invita-
ton extended the refugees. Gates Ajar''
was used first by him in one o. his letters
10 Savannah. The press OF Atlanta liked
the expression. and it has since come TO
h constantly employed.
When DR. Stone went up To Atlanta he
found ali the precautionary measures in
the first stages Of establishment. The gov
eminent soon furnished the fumigaUng
plants and it was not great while be-
fore The work was systematiZad. Those
employed for the enforcement OF the quar-
antine regulations soon became adopts in
" no fer fa mo-