The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14
BARRED OUT BY BURFoRD.
DIR. LEHARDY INDIGNANT OVER HIS
TREATMENT AT brunswick.

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antine StatiOn-TOId He Couldn't
Visit the station without Being
Subject to Quarantine-His Obscr-
vatiOns From n Distance-WnI Ask
the Surgeon General some Ques-
tiOns.
Health Officer LeHardy returned yester-
day from his trip to Brunswick where he
went with the intention of inspecting the
quarantine station near that city. An ac-
count Of his failure to accomplish his mis-
sion because of the refusal Of the acting
| quarantine officer, DR.. Burford of Bruins
wick to permit him to land has already
been published in the Morning News.
When seen yesterday DIT. LeHardy was
! feeling very much worn out Aside from
the disappointment the trip proved very
| tiresome one. The weather was hot and
the mosquitoes were bad. 1t
was the most vindictlve
lot of mosquitoes he had ever had to deal
with, DR.. LeHardy said. They ali seem
ed to have enlisted with the marine hos
pital service and to be determined to pre-
vent him from reaching the Brunswick
| quarantine.
Naturally DR.. LeTIardy was indignant al
his reception at Brunswick He did not
consider the reason alleged by DR.. Burford
to be a sufficient one for refusing admis-
sion to the health officer Of a neighboring
port, especially when it was said that there
were no infected vessels in port. He will
| investigate the matter further. No such
pretext was offered when he visited the
government quarantine station at sapelo,
which is under the same management.
DR.. LeHardy's account of his interview
with DR.. Burford and of what he saw at
the station is Of interest.
Finding that l would leave on the 10TH"
he said, Il wrote TO DR.. r. e. L. Bur-
ford, quarantine officer or Brunswick, that
I would leave the station on the following
evening to examine it with him. I am
anxious to have our station In such a con-
ditiOn as will make il as popular as yours
Hoping TO find you ready and willing 10
see me / remain yours truly on the fol-
lowing evening before dark the Theckla
steamed up with her yellow flag flying and
blowing her whistle to announce our ar
rival. We soon saw some one in fun uni
form Of the United States Marine Hospi-
tai service. This Capt. Daniels of the
Theckla said was Dr. Burford, acting as
sistant surgeon marine hospital service.
As soon as he reached the platform he
shouted, Keep off, keep off Go outside
We were so near shore that il was i'm
possible for our craft to go outside of YES
sells then lying in the stream in front Of
the station. We slowed up, the acting sur
geon got into boat and was pulled along
side. He stepped upon the Theckla where
| met him, introducing myself to him. He
said he knew who | was. l asked him
if he had received my letter. to which he
answered ne had. Being quite late I told
him that l had called TO inform him of
my arrival but | would visit the sta
ton in the morning. He said that l could
not visit the station unless l would sub
ject myself to a detention of five days.
70 the inquiry, is your station infected
he answered no is that vessel infected
He answered he did not think it was.
why, then, can't l see your station on
account OF the ballast
Il am not allowed to go to the city my
self; these are our rules, and I'm ess l re-
ceive the orders from the surgeon general
OF the marine hospital service,
you cannot come in" was
his reply Dr. Burford was willing
to give the information l wanted, but
could not come in. He said the station
was furnished with all modern improve
ments. but that they have no Tornado
hyde-furnace. They use the sulphur fur
mace and fan the dioxide of sulphur into
the holds Of vessels, but they burn the sui
phur in pots to fumigate the forecastle
and cabins, and wash with the standard
solvent of bi-ch,oride of mercury. / said
that / considered it an outrage that the
health officer of Savannah, who had come
all the way for that purpose, should be re-
fused admittance into the quarantine sta
ton Of Brunswick, port that belongs TO
the same state I felt greatly aggrieved
al this lack Of courtesy and l would GER
tainly find the reason why from the marine
hospital services surgeon general; to
which Or. Burford said he didn't care lie
left the boat and we parted
not with the best of feelings I ordered
the Theckla TO proceed to Brunswick and
went on deck to reflect upon the occur
renee, which was evidently the result OF
generalization.
l had hardly taken my seat when, to
my establishment, we had already reached
the wharves Of the city of Brunswick
less than a mile from the quarantine sta
tion-bOth on the same side of the river!
Here in close proximity to the city by
land and water the bark Marie Luiza,
from Santos; the Spanish barkentine Am
erlinc, from Havana: the Spanish banks
Tafalive and Triunfo. from Habanai the
barkentine Maria, from Havana; the Nor
wegian bark Rosenices from Bahia; the
British schooner Aroun, from Santos; the
Portuguese schooner Alice. from st. Vim
cent; the Dutch bark Cornelia. from Rio;
the Spanish bark Maria from Habana;
the Spanish brig Fe. from Neuvitas: the
Spanish brig Niriene. from Santiago de
Cuba; the Swedish bark Julius Palm. from
Rio; the Spanish bark Joseph Formosa,
from Habana: the Spanish bark Isabel,
from Santiago de Cuba-all from m
fected or suspected ports-were ready 60
discharge ballast or We're being disiufect-
ed. or held for disinfection. According
to the teachings Of the marine hospital
service ever since 1876 ballast Is one OF
the most dangerous factors in the causa-
ton Of yellow fever and for this reason
all ballast from infected or suspected
ports must be discharged-or discharged
and dipped In "A l.So0 solution OF blchloride
OF mercury before the vessel is given
pratique. and yet the surgeon general OF
the marine hospital service allows ballast
from Santos. Rio. Havana, Bahia, whore
yellow fever Is epidemic. 90 be dumped at
this station, not only cndangoring that
port. hDt the entire state. For IL rs zoo
wen known that given a center OF infoc-
ton the yellow fever poison spreads az