The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-21

ten, twenty-five or forty days In 1SSS-S9
three wharVes were built at Long Island.
In 1890, tug was bought for boarding YES
sells. Previously vessels remained seven
to ten days awaiting the quarantine Off
Ger. Two other wharVes were built, max
ing five in all In 1893, the harbor lines
were established making the discharge of
ballast more difficult. DIR. Bruner called
attention to the fact that in 1893 he recon-
mended the trolley system of discharg-
ing ballast and recommended
the Lidgerwood system He gave an ae.
count of the action of the health confer
ence at Washington in 1898, resulting in
the reduction of the time of detention OF
vessels which he had opposed. Il am an
eight-day man." he said. Havana has
been infected continuously since 1861, he
said, and since Jan. 1 has had 5000 cases
of smallpox. Less than four years ago
barnacles were gathering on the vessels
at Santos because the men who brought
them there were dead.
Dr. Drummer said that after the harbor
lines were established vessels were COM
PEELED to put the ballast further back on
shore. In order to prevent the sale Of
this ballast to Green, Gaynor & Co. and
others, where it would be handled by men
going to and from the city, he had urged
that all vessels coming from infected
ports be sent to Sapelo.
Dr.. Drummer stated his reason for en-
forcing the same quarantine in winter as
in summer, and gave his authorities. He
called upon Mr.. Brennan of Kavanaugh
& Brennan. who stated that the health
officer had rendered them every
assistance in carrying on the
fruit trade and had never put obstacles in
their way in trading from healthy ports.
AS to quarantine charges, DR.. Drummer
said that when the charges were removed
by council in 1898 for several months there
was no effect whatever on the amount of
shipping coming to the port.
Dr. Drummer said that he could give
bouquet of guarantees, guarantees for
revenue, quarantine for ship brokers, and
quarantine for the people.
ut is quarantine for the people that we
want to hear about" remarked Mayor
Meldrim.
Then 1 will read you about Savannah"
replied DR.. Drummer. This won him APP
plause a second time.
Dr.. Drummer read from reports to the
surgeon general on the quarantine sys-
tenn of the different ports by offices of the
marine hospital service. Savannah was
very favorably spoken of by Surgeon H. r.
Carter Pensacola was not so favorably
spoken of by Surgeon Murray. The cost
of discharging ballast there is so cents
ton. That is a quarantine for revenue"
said DIR. Drummer. Here is one for the
ship broker-New Orleans"
DR.. Drummer said the New Orleans quar-
antine Is evidently one for the cotton ship
per- the restrictions being taken off in
October and put on again In April. "They
came near getting caught last year" he
said. HE had been watching them very
closely. 1t took two years TO wipe ont
smallpox and they had $500 cases.
DR.. Drummer said they had heard theory
and practice. First was theory which
was not worth anything, not even worth
listening to. Next was practice, by a man,
who not only knew the subject by theory,
but by practice experience. AS to delays
at quarantine. DR.. Drummer said that the
average detention for steamers in winter
is ~ to 3b days, and I'm
summer, 31a to 5 days. For sailing
vessels three and one-half to four days
In winter and four and one-half to eight
days in summer. He said that he mad
nothing to apologize for. There was no
official act of his for the last nine years
which he regretted. He had done the
best he knew how If he had made any
mistakes, he said, # was because he had
stuck to the line of perfect safety. There
was no part of his work that he would do
over If It were to be done again.
Dr. Drummer said that no one could APP
preciate his feelings in leaving Savannah
In going to Havana, the greatest menace
20 the health of this port" he said, Il
can assure you that no clean bill of health
will be issued there by your retiring health
officer that is not warranted, and that l
viii never fail to warn you Of any danger
from that source" He expressed his ap-
probation OF the sympathy and corpora
ton of his friends, and assured them that
he would not forget. To my enemies"
he said, 81 will say that thei- victory will
end in defeat and-I will meet you al
Philippi."
Mayor Meldrim declared the meeting ad-
journed Immediately after Dr. Drummer
concluded his remarks.