The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-12
TO INVESTIGATE THE FEVER.
HEALTH OFFICER BRUNNER HAS
GONE TO PORT TAMPA CITY.

Mayor Myers Has Heard Nothing Off
ciaI From the Florida Authorities.
The Dispatch in the Morning News
Yesterday Determined Him to SEND
DIR. Runner to Investigate-On DIR.
Brunner's Report VIII Depend the
City's Acknowledging Its Receipt
Inspectors Arc Busy on the Plant
system and the Florida Central
and PeninSuIar.
Health officer Drummer has gone to Port
| Tampa City 10 investigate the fever re-
ported there. He will also take in Port
/ Tampa and Tampa. though no cases are
reported from those places. His mission is
a thorough EXAMINATION to see what Sa-
Vannahs course should be
Mayor Myers said yesterday that he had
heard nothing official from Port Tampa
City. 1t was on seeing the Associated Press
report in the Morning News that he de-
cided something should be done to ascer-
tain just how serious the condition at Port
Tampa City might be. He had a confer
ence at once with DR.. Drummer and decided
to send him on the investigation trip.
In the meantime efforts were to be made
10 keep track of any persons from Port
Tampa City or that vicinity entering Sa-
vannah. A decision to that effect was
reached by the Mayor and heath officer.
It was determined to put inspectors on
The Plant System and the Florida Central
and Pentnsu!ar to note the passengers
coming in on the trains from the South
All from Port Tampa City, Port Tampa
or Tampa were TO have their names taken
and careful notes made of their move
ments.
Mr.. Henry Green was assigned to the
Florida CeQtral and Peninsular and Chief
| Inspector c. J. Melvin to the Plant Sys-
TEN. That was before Dr. Drummer left
for Port Tampa City. The inspectors got
| away at once 10 go out on their respec-
| tive roads to gather the information the
health officer wanted. Yesterday and last
, night they were employed in taking the
names of those from the place reported as
having cases Of fever. If IL were the in
! tenuon Of the passengers TO stop over in
| savannah, their anticipated addresses
| were also taken down, the Mayor saying
| it was desired that track of the passen-
| gers be kept until the report expected
| from Dr. Drummer arrives.
| Mr. Myers says city has authority to
| adopt such course as was followed last
! night and yesterday. Quarantine would
! nave to be declared, however, before pas
sengers from Port Tampa City could be
refused entrance into Savannah Pending
! the establishment of quarantine or the
investigation of reports such as is being
made, the authorities may adopt the less
! restrictive measure of precaution.
| The Mayor expected DR.. Drummer to
reach Tampa last night and that he would
at once begin his investigation. This
| morning he expected to hear from the
| health officer fba
Drummer will probably depend the course
OF the Mayor If DR.. Drummer considers
the circumstances such as to demand It,
a meeting of Council will doubtless be
called and quarantine declared.
Last night the same silence had been
maintained by the state board Of health
OF Florida, as the day before. The Mayor
had heard nothing of an official character.
and IL was difficult for him to understand
| just why he had not been communicated
with, 1t being clearly the place of the
Florida board of health, he said. to give
notice to other cities of any fever wi hin
the limits of the state In view OF the
continued silence of the F'lorldians, the
! Mayor was convinced that he had acted
properly in sending DR.. Drummer to the
| scene.
Mayor Dunwoody of Brunswick called UP
Mayor Myers by telephone. He wanted ia
know what Savannah had done. 1t was
blANttS tOOu III DIuHSNlth tidI quarantine
had been declared by Savannah. Mayor
! Dunwoody was assured that such was MOI
the case, and was tod that DIR. Drummer
had gone to Port Tampa City TO investi-
| gate. Mayor Myers informed Mayor Dun
woody that he would hear nothing from
| DR. Drummer last night, but that he ex-
| pected a report this morning. Mayor Dun
woody was assured that the report would
be communicated to him in order that he
might shape Brunswioks policy upon that
of Savannah, that being his wish
Brunswick's Council had a meeting. II:
Mayor wanted the information from Sa
vannah in order to present it to the al
dermen. 1t was decided at the meeting
TO hold off for a while pending the repor
DIR. Drummer sends here. Mayor Myers
told Mayor Dunwoody that Savannah!
action would be entirely dependent upoI
the nature of DR.. lBrunners report. If hs
wires that a careful isolation of suspicious
cases has been ordered and that danger O
the spread of the disease seems slight
the Mayor says quarantine will not be de
clared.
From one of the railroads the informa
ton is gained that Jacksonville has de
clared quarantine. II has not been en-
forced rgdly as yet, il Is said. and th'
railroads are allowed, by change O.
crews, 10 gain entrance to the city Tit
roads furnished Mayor Myers with tn,
transportation needed for the Inspector
who made the trips into the city and on
again TO the points where they boarded
the incoming trains
Travelling statesmen and others leaving
the city, Mayor Myers says, had better
provide themselves with health certih
Gates. 1t is precaution that Is advisable
The Mayor says they may be secured
from the office OF DR.. Drummer in the city
exchange, and that every place In which
a day is spent should be noted by the au
thorities upon the certificate. During tn,
absence of statesmen or others Savannah
might declare quarantine. and without tn,
annexation showing where the holders o
the certificates have been il would b,
difficult If not impossible, for them to ge
back into the city