The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
DOORS SHUT ON MONTGOMERY
SAVANNAH QUARANTINEs AGAINST
ALABAMA's CAPITAL.

Mayor MeIdrim Advised That yellow
Fever Exists There-His Telegram
of Inquiry TO the Mayor of Mont
Comery Replied to by the city
Observation-Disclosures That There
Are Several Suspicious Cases.
Georgia and Alabama officials
Claim There IL No Fever in Mont
Gomery.
Quarantine has been declared by Sayan-
nah against Montgomery, Ala. on account
of information received by Mayor Meldrim
yesterday. which strongly indicated that
yellow fever exists there.
AS soon as the quarantine was officially
declared. the mayor gave notice to the
inspectors already stationed at different
points. and also TO the mayors Of Bruins
wick and Charleston.
Information was received by Mayor
Meldrim about noon to the effect that the
yellow fever was extant in Montgomery,
but giving no details. He Immediately
wired the mayor Of Montgomery for in
lorna ton, and asked for an immediate re-
ply. The mayer Of Montgomery evidently
referred the inquiry to the city physician,
as the following reply indicates:
Hon. p ". Meldrim; Several sus-
picious cases here. Diagnosis not clear.
WIN wire you promptly when a decision
Is reached. Glenn Andrews,
"City physician"
Upon. receiving this Information Mayor
Afeldrim called the council ard the SAM
tarv board together TO consider the neces-
sity Of duarautining. The call was made
about > o clock summouing council and
the sanitary board in special Sc ssion al
O'Clock. The meeting Of both boards was
held in the mayor office, the members Of
the sanitary board all being pr esent, to-
eether with Aldermen Hamilton, Owens,
Well Davis, O'Donneu, WHY, Reid and
Hull The reason the mayor called both
the aldermen and sanitary board in joint
session was that TO declare a quarantine
against any point requires recon menda-
ton Of such step 10 council, by the
sanitary board, and then the passage of
a resolution by council declaring the quar-
antine, which Is put into effect by the
mayors proclamation.
The resolution adopted by the anitary
board, upon motion OF DR.. Duncan, was as
follows:
Where's, The sanitary board has cred
ible information of the existence of yel-
low fever In the city Of Montgomery, Ala,
and,
"Whereas. This board desires to assure
council, that there is no ground for APP
prehenson upon their part, but
Whereas, 1t is desirable that we should
use every proper effort to prevent the
Introduction into this city Of even a sin
gle case OF yellow fever;
Therefore. BE il resolved. That this
board respectfully recommends to council,
the placing Of a rigid quarantine against
Montgomery, ALA"
The above resolution was adopted by
council upon motion of Alderman Wen,
and the following proclamation was at
once issued by the mayor:
By resolution Of council this day adopt
ed, it is ordered that a rigid
quarantine be, and the same is
hereby proclaimed against the city
OF Montgomery, Ala. The rules and
regulations prescribed by proclamation Of
Sept 13. 1897, in reference to the quaran-
tine against the cities OF Mobile New Or
leans and other infected territory, be and
the same are hereby made applicable to
the city OF Montgomery"
Mr.. Charles c. Martin, agent for the
Georgia and Alabama railway, the line
which would be the most affected by the
quarantine, was notified at once By the
mayor in order that as little inconvenience
as possible might be encountered by the
patrons Of the road. The next Georgia
and Alabama train to arrive In Savannah
IS due at 1l:J0 O'Clock this morning and
unless the quarantine is relinquished all
passengers from Montgomery will be de-
tanned at Meldrim by the inspectors Mr.
Martin set to work at once after the ad-
JOurnment of council to have a meeting
of the sanitary board called for O'Clock
this morning. that he may submit proof to
show that there is no yellow fever in
Montgomery. Mr.. Martin is of the opin-
ion, from advices which he received last
night, that the diagnosis of the supposed
cases had shown that they were not yell
low fever
Mayor Neldrim left the city on the night
train for Augusta The meeting of the
sanitary board WILL therefore. have 10 be
called, IL at all, by Alderman Hamilton.
chairman of council Whether the meet
ing VIII be called or not, is yet undecided
Mr.. Martin had not obtained any definite
reply from Alderman Hamilton up to a
late hour. In speaking Of the probable
Gction which the Georgia and Alabama
road would take, Mr.. Martin said:
If / succeed in getting the sanitary
board together think / will have suffi-
Client evidence to satisfy them that there is
no necessity of the quarantine. If the
board meets at o'clock, that will give
me ample time to get my proof. and in
case they recommend the REIMBURSEMENT
of the restrictions, TO get the train to Sa-
vannah from Montgomery, without any in
references at Meldrim. If, however they
do not reiinquish the restrictions, those
passengers who are stopped a Medrm
VIII We dlloWeu 10 return TO montgomery
on "a special train. AS long as the quar-
antine continues we will probably run our
train from a point, some ten or twelve
miles this side OF Montgomery"
Vice President and General Manager
Gabbett of the Georgia and Alabama will
arrive in Savannah this morning unless
detained at Meldrim on the special train
upon which the bondholders have been
making tour of inspection. He has been
advised of the quarantine against Mont
gomery.
gT0HM STILL IN THE cTTE