The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-06
FEVER IS NON : EXISTENT.
INDICATIONS POINT TO CONCLUSION
THERE is NONE IN TAMPA.

He alth officer Brunner Authorized
This Statement in His Summary of
the situation-Now Regarded as
Very Improbable That Quarantine
VIII He DecIared-sanitary Board
Met and Took This View of the
Matter - No Necessity Apparent.
Shipment of Household Goods From
Tampa to Savannah stopped.
You may say that present indications
point to the conclusion that there is no
yellow fever existent in Tampa, and con-
sequently, to the further conclusion that
there will be no quarantine declared by
Savannah"
Thus Health Officer w. F. Drummer, in
reply to questions, asked him by a Morn
ing News reporter last night in regard to
the yellow fever situation in Tampa and
its effect upon Savannah. DIR. Drummer
did not care to divulge the source of the
information from which he deduced these
conclusions, but that it has come 10 him
from Tampa, and from one who Is a yell
low fever expert and fully able to judge
the situation and diagnose the alleged
cases of yellow fever, there is no doubt.
DR.. Brunner's manner was confident
and his assurance that the danger point,
If there had ever been one, had been
passed. seemed TO be firm. He stated,
nevertheless, that no relaxation had been
permitted in the precautions for the pro-
lection of the city against possible infec-
ton, but that on the contrary they had
even been increased.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was
held at o'clock. In the absence of Mayor
Myers, Acting Mayor Tiedemau is the
chairman of the board and presiding at
the meeting. Besides the acting mayor
and the health officer. the other members
of the board who are now in the city were
present.
1t was decided that the present situation
did not warrant quarantine against Tam
pa and that none should be declared I'M
less there was material change for the
worse The inspection of passengers and
baggage from the suspected city was
thought sufficient protection for present
necessities, but as an additional precau-
ton 1t was decided TO instruct the rail-
roads and express company not to accept
household goods of any kind from Tampa
for Savannah. This instruction was com
municated TO the express and railroad Off
Gals by the health officer at once, and the
regulation will go into effect to-day.
1t was indicated at the meeting of the
board that from information received
from the health authorities of Charles
ton, Augusta, Brunswick Valdosta and
Thomasville, these cities are but waiting
for the issuance of a quarantine procla-
nation by Savannah to follow the exam
pie and declare a quarantine of their
own. The understanding that their re-
sponsiblity was increased by this add-
tional weight induced the members of the
board to consider the question even more
seriously and determined them not to de-
clare a quarantine unless the situation
demanded it,
Over and above the relief that win
come with the positive statement that
there is no yellow fever, springing from
sympathy with the city alleged TO have
been infected and from the fact that a
quarantine always results in injury to
business and business interests, the
health authorities here will feel a glow
of satisfaction should their course be vim
dicated and Upheld by such an announce
ment. They understand that quarantine
is serious thing and that il can only be
justified by a real necessity. That they
have done everything for the protection
of Savannah and its people that the ex-
igencies of the situation have demanded
and yet nothing that would tend to in
jure or interfere with its business, cannot
be otherwise than the cause of consider
able pride and qualification.