The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-14
PREPARING THEIR COMPLAINTS.
Shipping Men Getting Ready For the
Quarantine Discussion.

Quarantine Discussion.
The Savannah Board of Trade, partic-
ularIy those members directly interested
in shipping, are taking active steps 60
present the grievances of the trade re-
specung the port quarantine regulations.
A committee, consisting almost wholly of
exporters and sellers of naval stores and
shipbrokers, was appointed a few weeks
ago to look into the matter and collect
all data in reference to the complaints of
ship owners and masters of vessels con-
corning the delay. expense, and what they
have termed hardships at the quarantine
station
The committee held a meeting yesterday
and discussed the matter. Quite a num-
Der of statements from masters of vessels
were read, and, although nothing definite
was decided upon, it was generally agreed
that the committee will be present at the
open meeting of the sanitary board, April
~, and their views on the subject will then
be expressed.
In addition TO several grievances which
date back two or three years, a new one
may be presented in the case of the Amer
lean schooner George Bailey, which ar
rived here yesterday to load railroad
crossties for New York. This vessel was
at Rio Janeiro when the charter was made.
Before making the charter the managing
owners of the vessel in New York wrote
to ship broker at Savannah to find out
If she could come direct TO Savannah and
not be compelled to go to the national
quarantine at Sapelo. The shipbroker
says he stated to the health officer of Sa-
vannah that the schooner was at Rio ia
Metro and was ready to sail. She did not
have ballast, as is the case with square
rugged vessels generally. The health Off
GER it is stated. informed the shipbrok-
er that the vessel would come under the
same conditions as steamers without bal
last, arriving from infected or suspected
ports, and that it would be
stop at the Savannah Quarantine to be
fumigated, and then be allowed to come to
the city.
The owners were telegraphed to that eff
feet and the charter for the cargo of cross
ties was made. Capt. Miller of the schoon-
er was cabled to proceed 20 Savannah di-
rect. The vessel sailed from Rio Janeiro
Feb. 49, arriving at Tybee April 5. She
anchored to await orders from her bro
kers, who, upon hearing of her arrival,
wrote Capt. Miller to proceed to the city
after having gone through the Savannah
quarantine. In the meantime the health
officer ordered the vessel to proceed 20
Sapelo. where she was compelled to go.
Being without ballast, and having a clean
bill of health, the schooner was not de-
tanned as long at Sapelo as is usually the
case with the majority Of vessels sent
there, but the delay of seven days caused
a loss of about slice to the vessel as fig
ured by the shipbroker. which includes
towage to and from Sapelo. pilotage sea-
mems wages ana the amount OF gain she
would have made had she been at the
| dock in Savannah loading. The ship
| broker says when he asked for an eXpla-
nation of the action of the health officer
in sending the vessel TO Sapelo the only
| satisfaction he received was that the
| health officer had no recollection of having
made the statement that the vessel could
come direct to this port. and besides the
| law provided that after March Is all yes
| sells from suspected ports must be sent TO
| Sapelo quarantine before entering the port.
A prominent shipper of lumber stated
| TO a Morning News reporter yesterday,
! that he had been trying for a month or
| two 20 get a Spanish vessel to take a car
/ go Of lumber from this port to Spain, but
\ the report Of the treatment of vessels re.
| garding the quarantine regulations are so
| generally circulated that he has been un-
| able to do So He said that he had one
| offer. however, from a ship owner 20 char
/ ter his vessel FOR a cargo, in which he
/ stated that the freight rates would be
| $lS Spanish money per thousand TO load
| at Savannah, and Sl1 at Brunswick, and
! that he preferred to load at Brunswick,
| on account Of advantages regarding the
| quarantine regulations.