The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
WILL BE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS.
DIR. GEO. II. STONE WRITES OF At
LANTA's COATES AJAR."

Another Observation-Disclosures n
Prominent Complication in the
Fever-Hov BaIdy Fumigated Two
"suSpects"-The People Suspect
Everything They Eat of Contain
ing Germs-"BIue Point Oysters
Ia Mobile" Doesn't Go on Menu
Cards-Restrictions May soon Be
Relaxed.
The people of Savannah were glad to
learn yesterday through the Morning
News dispatches from Atlanta that It
will soon be possible to relax the restric-
lions upon travel between this city and
Atlanta. The situation there is much more
encouraging, and the influx of refugees to
the Gate City as DR.. Stone stated. is
growing less and less, having dwindled
almost to none at all.
While there has been no rigid quaran-
tine against Atlanta the restrictions
placed upon travel from that city have
been such as TO incommode travellers in
many instances, as all have been required
to pass muster before DR.. Stone, and have
their health certificates vised by him be-
| II is this restriction that DIR. Stone thinks
may soon be removed. The following let
ter from DR.. Stone dealing with the quar-
antine will be read'with interest:
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 29.-Editor Morning
News: "The gates ajar' that Atlanta has
advertised this season will be closed for
repairs when the next epidemic starts in
this country, although to the credit of At
lanta people I will say that they are per
fectly free from hystera. All epldemics
of yellow fever are characterized by a
complication Of some kind, this has been
peculiar lnasmuch as it has two or per-
haps three complications, viz: Malaria
dengue and hysteria, principally
hysteria. have seen many
crazy people, but the craze in this
epidemic takes the BOBBY prize.
BY the way, 1 have an epidemic story
| which 1 think very good and new. On
the quarantine guard of Mobile, during
| the last epidemic, was an Irishman by
the name of Badly, who was ordered by
the health officer to take his post out
| side of town. with a box car in charge,
and orders to arrest every person pass
ing that way and to fumigate everything.
| Badly had not been long on his post when
| he described two men coming down the
road. Badly seized his shotgun and plac-
| eG them under arrest. But" said the
men, 1--WE have not been near any yellow
! fever" II want none of your slack"
| said Badly; ''get into that car" and as
! Badly had all the artillery on his side, the
| men got into the car. Badly had a skillet
ready filled with sulphur, which he i'm
mediately set fire to and thrust into the
| door. closing it quickly and locking it.
ot,H f11n FINN
began to be diffused through the car.
! Let us out you scoundrel, or we will
| kill you" said the men. That's the
way you feel, is it?" said Badly. THE
yellow fever devils are not dead yet,
| then. I'll have to leave you a little long
err" and so they remained until they be-
came quiet When the car door was OPEN
ed the men were unconscious. The health
officer took Badly to task. Badly" said
he, what do you mean? You might have
killed those men," ''Well," said Badly,
what if 1 did? Is it not better that
kill them than that the fever devils get
! into Mobile; and you know you told me
| to fumigate everything"
AS I passed through Montgomery on my
way down, l heard a story representing
the mate quality of the native kid of that
city. A new arrival having appeared in
that town the household were all delight
ed except the aforesaid kid. well, my
the baby?" well" said Willie, sup
pose it will do but had rather it had been
| a billy goat"
The merchants here are getting a little
FESTIVE under the humanitarian act of the
| authorities. Business has fallen off, no
goods going to many town that Atlanta
/ considered her territory. When she open
ed her doors she did not mean it that way.
She thought the humanity of the thing
would commend it, and so it did, but the
/ trade checked all the same, and next time
she will say self-protectiOn is the first law
of nature
I received a telegram from Lithia Springs
which read: Dear Doc: Dads got em
again. He sees a man with wooden teeth.
/ Come quick" l went and found that
| some joker had put on the menu Blue
| Point oysters, a la Mobile, which drove the
old equity man wild with hysteria. So
frightened are people that no one dares
TO have anything yellow about them, even
| bananas are looked upon with suspicion in
some localities When ever We see any
one from Mobile, who has passed the quar-
antine of Montgomery, we say if he is in
a box we know the quarantine has rem
dered him harmless, but if he is alive, we
know he is in for long life, for he has
stood the test.
Everything connected with my duties
are moving off with dispatch and we feel
| positive that we will keep the germ out
of Savannah. 1 think the present regula-
tons are as perfect as can be, outside of
! absolute quarantine. Each day reduces
| the chances of danger from refugees, The
freight has ceased to come, and the pas
senger traffic is down 10 eight from New
| Orleans and FIVE from Mobile, and very
few of them remain In Atlanta, but scat
| ter all over the north. DR.. Sawtele of
the marine hospital service will take
charge of the fumgation Of the mails and
! the mail blockades win cease.
After this epidemic 1 think every one
will be pleased 10 see the general govern
ment take charge of epidemics so that a
more uniform quarantine can take the
| place of the present plan May the Lord
hasten the date for the meeting of the
| two Jacks. George H. Stone, NJ. d.
Union Elects officers.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
WorNingmen's Union Association, colored,
was held last night at the hall, at the