The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-03
ARTILLERY FROM KEY WEST.
TWO BATTERIES LIKELY TO BE
BROUGHT TO FORT PULASKI.

VIII he Detained in Quarantine
There and All Baggage and Eff
fects Disinfected-After the Five
Days Period of Detention the
Troops viii Be Sent Through TO
Fort McPhersOn-WiH BE Brought
Here by Stenmer-Dr. Drummer
Keeping Well Posted on the Fever
sItuation-DOes Not Think 1t Neces-
sary for Savannah TO Quarantine
at Present.
The two batteries OF artillery now at
-ey West will probably be moved to sa-
s--nnah. where they will go into quaran-
tine at Fort Pulaski for the usual length
of time, after which they will be trans
ferred 10 Fort Mcpherson at Atlanta.
Col. D. D. Wheeler, depot quartermaster,
conferred with Health officer Drummer
yesterday in reference to the matter and
the indications are now that this course
will be adopted. The war department is
desirohs Of removing the artiilerymen 10
Mcpherson barracks and it seems to be
necessary TO have them go into quaran-
tine somewhere first on account of Key
Vests infection with yellow fever, as
even Atlanta is no longer maintaining the
open DOOR which she has so Vociferousy
advertised on all former occurrences Of
yellow fever in the South
Health Officer Brunner's first communi-
cation on the subject was from Chlef
Quartermaster Simpson at Fort McPher-
son inquiring if troops from the Key West
barracks would be allowed to land at Sa-
vannah. DR.. Drummer replied in the affirm
alive, with the condition attached that all
baggage should be disinfected and the
troops should go into quarantine for the
usual period Of detention of five days. DR..
Drummer hardly thought this generous Of
fer would be accepted. Yesterday after
noon. however, Col. Wheeler called upon
DR.. Drummer and discussed the matter
with him.
As a result of this conference 1t Is Likely
that the two batteries will be brought to
this port They will be brought up on one
of the Plant Line steamships, probably
the Florida As the steamship will return
Immediately after discharsing the troops
and baggage il VIII not be necessary 70
detain her at quarantine for dislntecuon.
All baggage brought by the troops VIII
have to be thoroughly disinfected, how
ever, and the men viii have to spend the
full period of five days at Fort Pulaski.
AT the expiration of this time they Will
be brought up TO the city and taken
through TO Atlanta. AS no stop VIII be
made in the city there viii be nothing 10
cause apprehension to even the most timid.
DR. Drummer is keeping thoroughly post
ed on the situation both at New orleans
and Key West being in receipt of con-
slant Information from the marine hos
pital service, as well as private ndvices
from other sources. The latter he does
not make public.
1.-THE situation Is not serious so far as
we are concerned al present" he said,
land II is not necessary for us to estab-
lish any quarantine of our own as yet.
The marine hospital service has the mat
ter well in hand both at New Orleans and
Key West"
DIR. Drummer is unable to understand the
prompt and positive announcement Of the
existence OF yellow fever at New Orleans
by the local health authorities in the face
of the fact that Surgeon Murray the yell
low fever expert of the marine hospital
service at New Orleans declared that the
first case reported was not yellow fever
and is still of this opinion. notwlthstand-
ing the death Of the patient. In view Of
the enormous damage which such an an
nouncement is likely TO work to New Or
leans 1t would seem that the announce
IEul NQuil nave Deeu NeletItu DS tH@
local authorities so long as there was
any room for doubt. Texas and Alabama
have already quarantined against New
Orleans. Should the disease become cpl
demic or even should a comparatively
small number of cases develop the loss
10 New Orleans is likely to be very seri-
Gus. especially as this is just the begin
ming of the cotton season.
Mayor Myers said Yesterday that If the
situation at New Orleans continues doubt
full Dr. Drummer may be sent there to
investigate for himself AT present. p"
said Mayor Myers Il do not consider
the situation serious and l do not think
1t necessary to declare quarantine unless
there should be further developments"
A dispatch received by DR.. Drummer
from New Orleans announced the foci of
the disease have not yet been loca ted.
This is somewhat puzzling to the authori-
ties there, as the two cases are over a
mile apart. one of the patients is dead
and the other Is convalescent. showing
that the disease was rather slow in maxi
ing its character known
A dispatch received by DR.. Drummer
from DR.. J. A. Nydegger, the marine hos
pital surgeon at New Orleans announced
that Mr. John r. Young of Savannah
would leave there for home last night.
DIR. Nydegger stated that Mr. Young had
not been exposed to the disease in any
way. not having been within four miles
of either case
DR.. Brunners information from Key
West was 10 the effect that there were
four new cases and one death. Surgeon
II. r. Carter, DR.. Bruuner's successor as
quarantine inspector at Havana. is now In
charge for the marine hospital service al
Key West