The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
THE LINES DRAWN TIGHTER.
THE QUARANTINE STRENGTHENED
AT EVERY POINT.

| and Inspectors Not to Be Allowed
to- Come Into the City-A station
With Fumigating Plant Establish
ed at Four-NIi1e HilI on the Gem
trail RaiIrOad-iassenger Coaches
to BE Provided There For the Use
of Persons Under Detention-Tiie
More Rigid Quarantine PIeascs
the People.
Savannahs quarantine is being made
tighter every day now. A big step in this
direction was taken yesterday when the
number Of quarantine inspectors was
! doubled, two officers being placed at each
of the five stations instead of only one as
was the case heretofore. This was de-
cided upon at the meeting of the sanitary
board, held at noon in the mayors office.
The sanitary board was in session near
| ly two hours discussing this and kindred
matters. A resolution was adopted by
the board requiring the inspectors to re-
main continuously at their posts. They
will not be allowed to come to the city
except with the permission of the mayor
or the sanitary board This is only a rea-
sonable precautlon, for if the inspectors
should come in contact with persons from
the yellow fever districts bearing the in
! lection in their clothing, their presence
would be as Objectionable as that of the
persons from the infected districts.
| A quarantine station will be established
at the four-mile hill on the Central rail-
road for the detention of suspects and the
fumigation of their baggage and personal
effects Persons held up by the inspectors
| at the different stations will be sent to
this station for disinfeetion and detention,
| unless they should prefer to go in some
| other direction rather than undergo the
| inconvenience and delay of stay at the
! quarantine station
| A box car, for use as a disinfecting plant
/ has already been placed at the hin by or
der of Acting President Egan of the Cen
trail railroad. Wee President Egan has IN
/ formed the health authorities of his will
| ingness to do everything in his power to
4 facilitate the work OF the sanitary board
| A further demand upon Mr.. Egan's gem
4 crosby will be made to-day. More cars
are wanted as the disinfecting station. IL
is desired to secure two passenger
| coaches one for men and one for Wo-
men, for occupation by the suspects while
undergoing detention at the station.
The quarantine station az Clio, on the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
has been transferred to Rincon, on the
| same road, as a more convenient point
! for the work.
No mails from the infected district Will
be allowed TO come into the city until
they have been properly disinfected. There
| need be no apprehension on this score,
| however, as the following telegram, re-
! ceived by Postmaster Haines from Super
| intendent Terrell of the railway mail
"A
offices is fumigated by sulphur before dis
| patch" Mr.. Heines showed the telegram
| to Health officer LeHardy to quiet any
| apprehensions the latter might have on
the subject
Another regulaf ion adopted by the SAM
tary board yesterday was that all baggage
| from the infected territory, whether it has
been out of that territory more than ten
days not, must be disinfected before it
! will be allowed TO enter the city.
| A proposed excursion to Savannah from
! Montezuma and intervening points was
| forbidden by the board.
/ Formaidehyde gas will be used for dis
injecting purposes at the four-mile hill.
This disinfectant is now regarded by SAN
| itaTy experts as the best known, but this
will be its first use for the purpose in this
section. DR.. LeIfardy has just secured
| the equipment for the formaldehyde pro-
cess and the outfit is probably at Meldrlm
|
The steps taken by the sanitary board
for making the quarantine more secure
| are regarded with much satisfaction by
| the citizens, many of whom had begun to
| be apprehensive that the disease would be
1 brought into the city before the quarantine
/ had been made sufficiently rigid. While
| 1t Is generally believed that on account
of the healthful condition of the city,
which is all that could be asked, and the
Iateness of the season, that the fever
would not spread to any extent If brought
here. the incalculable damage which
| would be wrought by even one case of
| yellow fever IS Well understood. The city
| would be given a severe setback temper
! arily and the business men would suffer
a severe loss. The general idea among
the citizens Is that the quarantine cannot
be made too rigid. Even the shotgun
quarantine would meet with approval
| should the fever make any nearer ap-
| proach than at present
The railroads and the quarantine Off
Gals are getting along together very nice
ly. The former are doing all they can to
| assist in the enforcement of the regula-
tons, and the quarantine is not delaying
the trains to any extent. No reports were
| received by the roads yesterday of any
of the passengers having been stopped.
and this Is taken as an indication that
the travelling public is rapidly securing
| certificates.
The five additional quarantine inspec-
tors authorized by the sanitary board yes
terday We're appointed last night by Mayor
Meldrim. Their names and the posts TO
which they are assigned are as follows:
r. b. Henderson. Meldrim; George w. AL
ley, Jesup; NJ. j. Daily Everett City: E.
E. Behnken, Rincon; NJ r. Hayes. Mon
teith. The new inspectors proceed to their
posts Of duty this morning. The city will
then have two inspectors at each of the
points named%
Mayor Meldrim received a telegram last
night from DR.. George H. Stone at Mo-
bile, which reads as follows: "One new,
case; two suspicious. Will not leave to-
night" DR.. Stones services in furnish
ing reliable information are greatly appre-
eiated by Mayor Meldrim and the author
tiles generally. 1t saves them the risk OF
either Understanding or overestimating
the danger.
PROsTRATED By HEAT.
The Ambulance Made Several Trips