The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-13
WILL HAVE NO QUARANTINE.
DIR. drummer INVEsTIG ATED AND
ADVISED AGAINST 1T.

Health Officer Wired the Mayor From
Port Tampa-Said There Have Been
No other Cases Than That of the
Man Who Died-PrecautiOns Have
Been Taken by the Authorities.
Telegram Was What the Mayor
Had Expected in view of the
Health Officer Having Taken Some
Time to Send It-InspectOrs Will
BE Taken on the Trains To-day.
Quarantine against Port Tampa will not
be declared at present DR.. W. F. Brun-
ner. health officer of Savannah, advised
against It, and the inspectors who have
been out on the Florida Central and Pen
insular and the Plant System for the last
two days will be taken of this morning.
DR.. Drummer was heard from yesterday
afternoon. He wired the Mayor stating
that the reported case Of yellow feveS at
Port Tampa City was that of the patient
who died last Sunday. and that there have
been no other cases. Precautions have
been taken, DR.. Drummer says, and in the
opinion OF the health officer there is no
reason to declare quarantine.
Mavor Myers was satisfied for some
time before the arrival of the telegram
from DR.. Drummer that the situation at
Port Tampa was not alarm
ing. lie reasoned it out from
the silence the health officer
was maintaining. The Mayor was conf
dent DR. Drummer would have wired at
once If there had been anything serious
or alarming. Quarantine was what ne
would have been thinking Of and he
would have FASTENED to advise the Mayor
On account Of the failure to receive
anything from DR.. Drummer earlier In the
day, Mayor Myers was not surprised at
the nature of the communication. II was
much what ne had expected. He said last
night that the inspectors who have been
out to keep track of the passengers on
the two lines who may nave come from
Tampa will be called IN this morning.
Their return to their work in savannah
will mean the close, for the present. at
all events, of the Port Tampa fever eX-
perience in so far as TINS CITY IS cOucelH-
ed
DR. Drummer is expected back to-day.
Mayor Myers said he did not believe the
health officer would consider II necessary
TO remain. The situation seems to be
well In hand, the authorities having taken
all necessary precautions anu Allcit bNiAtS
no further eases. The favorable report
relieves Savannahians of considerable anX-
iety on the score of health, and business
men have their apprehensions of inter
ference with traffic removed 1t is hoped
there may be no recurrence Of the trouble
at Port Tampa City.
Mayor Myers and railroad officials con-
firm the report that Jacksonville had
quarantIned against Port Tampa. Through
official sources the information came to
them, and they say the Florida metropolis
has declared quarantine.
DR.. j. V. Wilson left yesterday for Port
Tampa as temporary acting assistant sur
geon of the marine hospital service. DR..
Wilson has been attending to DR.. NJ. x.
Corbin's practice during his absence from
Savannah. He is a native of Denmark,
and was with the Red Cross Society in
Cuba, and also In the Chino-Japanese war.
He is a graduate of the University OF
Vienna and of the Rush Medical College
OF Chicago, and has practiced with num-
Der of leading physicians. He was APP
pointed temporary assistant surgeon by
Surgeon General Wyman, and has been
sent to Port Tampa to watch the situation
there.