The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-03

| satisfactory after inspection by the quar-
| antine medical officer may be allowed to
| come up to the city. If unsatisfactory
/ they will be subject to such regulations
| and sanitary treatment as the board of
/ sanitary commissioners may prescribe.
G. During the quarantine season, all yes
! sells arriving over the inland routes at Sa-
vannah with any sickness on board shall
| report to the health officer Immediately, and
are prohibited from landing passengers,
baggage, crews, or anything without his
| permission, and in case of contagious or in
| fectious diseases all such vessels shall be
| subject to the same rules and detention
| governing vessels of the fourth class
4 That in accordance with the mayors
| proclamation of quarantine the period of
| detention of vessels from infected or sus-
| pected ports, having no sickness on board,
| shall be three full days from the time of
| completing the disinfection.
This regulation to apply to all YES
sells not otherwise provided for and con-
| tinue in full force during the quaran-
| tine season unless modified by action of
the board.
| g. Pilots are prohibited from board
| ing or In any way coming In con-
tact with vessels of the fourth class.
| g. Full quarantine restrictions shall
| be imposed on all vessels whose Of
ficers wllfully attempt deception in regard
to any case of sickness or material capa-
| disregard the rules and regulations of the
board of sanitary commissioners; and such
detention will be imposed thereafter on
| every vessel on which any officer who has
previously attempted to practice deception
is found in any official capacity.
| 10. Any person who shall board a
vessel liable to inspection, either before
or during the continuance of the quaran-
| tine term imposed upon her, without the
| permission of the quarantine medical Off
! Ger, shall be subject to a forced residence
upon said vessel under the same restric
lions as are imposed upon the crew, during
| her quarantine term.
II. No person shall land from or
| leave a vessel while she Is under quaran-
| tine restrictions or procure the landing
| of any part Of her cargo, ship furniture,
| clothing or chattels of passengers or crew,
without the written permission of the
| quarantine medical officer.
u. Vessels from quarantined trop-
| zeal ports where a United States officer is
/ stationed such vessels carrying a crew
| each of which is aeclmated, i. e. has had
| yellow fever, may be given pratique to
| come to Savannah Immediately after dis
| infection at the Savannah quarantine sta
! ton, under the following additional con-
! ditions; They shall bring no passengers
| from such ports They shall not be moor
| ed at any wharf in any quarantined port
| but lie in the open bay, cargoes TO be
| nghtered Only captain and purser or Of
| fcer necessary to enter and clear the YES
| sci shall be allowed to go on shore at
| guaranteed ports. Crews shall not be al
| lowed to sleep on deck while in such ports.
| They must bring certificates from the
| United States medical officer that there
| has been no unnecessary communication
| between the ships crew and the shore,
and that they leave such port in perfect
| sanitary condition. No bedding or house,
hold effects win be allowed to be brought
| from any. infected port at any season of
| the year.
| 10. All vessels arriving at Tybee
| with sickness of any character on
| board shall be visited by quarantine Of
| ficer who shall determine whether sick
ness is of such character as to necessitate
her being ordered to Sapelo quarantine
| station. t..t
H. The health and quarantine Of
ficers of this city are specially charged
| and required to strictly enforce the exc
| cution of this proclamation and the board
| of sanitary commissioners of the city of
| Savannah is required to prosecute Vigor-
ously all violators of the same as well as
| of the quarantine laws and regulations of
| this city as hereinbefore prescribed.
| 10. Any person or persons violat-
| ing any of the foregoing rules and regula-
! TONS or those which may hereafter be
| adopted by the board of sanitary commits
sioners shall on conviction thereof in the
| police court of Savannah be fined in a
| sum not to exceed one hundred dollars
| $500 or Imprisonment for period not ex-
| ceeding thirty 800 days or both in the dis
| erection of the court.
| SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
| To owners, agents, masters of vessels
! and passengers:
| The board of sanitary commissioners re-
| commends, the following suggestions to
agents, owners, masters of vessels and
| passengers for the purpose of facilitating
! the work of quarantine officers and reduce
| ing the period of detention to a minimum.
l. That vessels should be stripped
| during the quarantine seasons of all WOOL
! en- hangings, carpets, curtains and such
| like materials and upholstered furniture
| as far as practicable. Hair or moss mat
tresses should be replaced by wire or wick
| er beds.
/. That as far as possible, vessels
trading with tropical ports should be man
ned with acclimated crews.
g. Masters of vessels ships and con-
| sular agents are earnestly requested to in
| struct passengers from quarantinable
| ports to dispense as far as possible with
| baggage that may be injured by wetting or
heat C23O F. while undergoing disinfec-
| ton. Such passengers are specially warn
| ed against bringing furs, silks, skins,
| laces, velvets and other fabrics of deli
cate texture as they will be compelled to
assume all risks of injury.
| A. While in ports infected with
yellow fever. vessels should be anchored
| out in the harbor when 1t Is possible. and
| the crew prohibited from going ashore,
| especially at night.
3. When practicable, cargoes should
| be loaded in such manner as to allow
| access to pumps and also to enable quar-
| antine officers to pump and wash out the
| bilge.
g. For the purpose Of avoiding ex-
| pense and delay at quarantine, owing TO
| the necessity Of shifting cargo for the
| object Of disinfection, IL Is recommended
/ that there be constructed In all vessels
/ from guaranteed ports an open frame
work shaft fifteen inches In diameter from
| the center of each hatch, through which
/ the fumgating pipe may be introduced
down 10 the dunnage Of the vessel.
Z. Special attention should be given 60
/ the cleanliness of vessel and persons and
/ provision should be made for all pos
sible ventilation of the entire vessel. The
best disinfectants and Instructions for
using same can be obtained by application