The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
NO CAUSE FOR EXCITEMENT.
THE SITUATION IN ATLANTA is NOT
THREATENING.

Representatives of various Cities
Meet With the Atlanta Board of
Health to Discuss the Case of Fever
In That City-The Atlanta Board
Pledges Itself to Keep Faith With
Sister Cities - Another Suspected
Case Sent TO Detention Camp.
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 24.-There is no pub
lie excitement over the development of the
case OF. yellow fever announced by the
health board last night. The patient is
doing well and is expected to recover, as
the type of the plague is mild.
The house in which the case is confined
outside the yard, which is watched by
an armed guard. Adjacent premises are
also subjected to thorough disinfection
process and every precaution is taken TO
prevent any communication of the dis
ease.
Tonight at a meeting of the board of
health, it was announced that R. H. Lu-
cas- man of 80. who came to the city
Sunday, and had been boarding on Lloyd
camp as a suspect. He is a travelling
man and had been in Mobile. DIR. Ohm
stead, the expert who examined the man,
however, stated he did not believe he
had yellow fever. but ordered him to de-
tention station as extraordinary precau-
ton, and to satisfy outside people who
are alarmed about Atlanta.
vTyto ,,,aat;nrr of flx I,oord t,ao1t1,
night was held for the purpose of con-
ferring over the situation with representa-
tives from other cities, sent here to-day
upon the announcement of the case which
was reported last night. Some of the ad-
jacent cities were much frightened and
wanted TO establish a strict quarantine,
but better reason prevailed and repre-
sentatives were sent to investigate first.
A false impression has gone out that the
real situation is being suppressed. After
a conference the representative of the
other cities declared that they were salts
fed that nothing was being concealed,
and they will accept this situation as it is
proclaimed by the local authorities here
after. Mayor Collier, who presided, and
President Alexander of the health board
gave their pledges that every detail would
be Immediately announced as the situa-
ton developed.
The mayor also announced that he had
ordered the prosecution of the doctor, who
was first called in to see the girl now sick
on Auburn avenue for failing to report
it as a suspicious case. All other physi-
clans, who fail in this respect will also be
vigorously prosecuted the mayor and
board of health being determined to keep
faith with the public. Mayor Price, with
members of the board of health of Ma
con, Mayor Grimes and members of the
board of health of Columbus, DIR. Eugene
Foster, chairman of the board of health
of Augusta, Dr. Stone of Savannah. Sur
geon Sawtelle of the marine service, and
representatives of the railroads were pres
ent at to-nights meeting, which did not
adjourn until after 10 O'Clock. Statements
were heard from all of them.
Mayor Collier read a telegram from
Savannah embodying the resolution
adopted this afternoon, in effect that Sa-
vannah will not quarantine against At
lanta at the present stage. DR.. Stone said
he felt satisfied with the work of sani-
tation and inspection being done here, and
as long as this continues as effectively
as now, and no cases develop among resi-
diets of Atlanta, he will not recommend
an absolute non-intercourse quarantine
The system of inspection now in effect
win be considered an ample protection for
Savannah.
Mayor Price and the members of the
Macon board of health expressed the
same views, and that city, which was al
most in a panic this morning, will not
cut itself loose from Atlanta until there
is some more serious change in the stu
alton. DR.. Eugene Foster of Augusta crit
icised the work of the health authorities
in issuing certificates, but this was order
ed remodeled, and made as strict as it is
possible for inspection and Identification
to be.
Speaking for Augusta, DIR. Foster said
he would not recommend quarantine un-
less the plague should become epidemic
or communicated to residents by the refu-
gees.
Surgeon Sawtelle stated that he had
watched the work of the local authorities
very closely and pronounced it to be thor
ough and effective. Under his direction
to-day the fumigation of all baggage COM
ing through the city was begun, this in
cludes hand baggage as well as trunks.
The mails including the local newspapers
are also fumlgated by the postal officials.
Statements were made by the railroad
men, showing that the number of refugees
now in the city is comparatively small.
Most of them go on further north, and the
railroad men think all who intend 20 leave
the infected district have done so. Five
hundred is the outside estimate of the
number of refugees in the city now.
ALL EYES ON ATLANTA