The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-11
ALABAMA STILL SAFE State is Free of Yellow
 Fever. DR. (. E. BANKS IS HERE Government. Surgeon to EStab- fish Detention Camp. Professor Menice of Mobile Who Had Been to Florida Not Allowed to
 go to Gulf City.

Another day of safety for Alabama has passed and each day of September, when the State is free from yellow fever, is considered a boon to the people in view of the proximity of the dread disease in Pensacola.
 States Marine Hospital Service, came to Montgomery yesterday from Key West, Fla, to await orders from the Surgeon General at Washington to Flomaton. At a late hour last night pr. Banks had not received any in- structions from Washington and said he would remain in the city until he had Wyman.
 The detention camp would accomo- date vast number of passengers from Pensacola and the hope is expressed that the arrangements will be com pleted for it as soon as possible Until the details are pointed out to Dr. Banks. however, he Is not empowered to go to Flomaton. but there will be as little delay as possible after the orders are received.
 Health of Key West.
 Dr. Banks has been stationed at Key West at the government hospital there until his orders were received to come to Montgomery pending the investiga- tions of the situation at Flomaton. He said last night that there has not been a case of yellow fever In Key West this year, but that a pretty good amount of dengue is prevailing there as it is in Tampa. He complimented the local health authorities in Montgomery for the wisdom and efficiency displayed in handling the single case which was im- ported to this city In the person of Min hinnet from Louisiana.
 Memories of the complex methods employed by States and the government in fighting the yellow fever up to the establishment Of the mosquito theory of transmission were recalled briefly by the visiting surgeon Of the Marine Hospital Service last night. He said there Is a station with quarantins and Immigration equipment In Key West The methods which are familiar to most intelligent people of these years, are greatly different from those that used to prevail when the authorities fought nearly everything except mosquitoes to slave off the perilous infection. Then even the ballast and every part of yes sells were fumigated thoroughly. Now the officers have not the least regard for such things. not even the cargo be- ing inspected or fumigated. The apart ments frequented by the crew or pas sengers are fumigated and nothing else.
 There were sixty-one refugees to pass through Montgomery last night on the belated Louisville and Nashville Rail- road train No. from New Orleans. Of this number thirty-eight were from Pensacola and were attached in sepa- rate coaches at FlomNon. This indi- cates but little increase over the previ- ous days travel out of Pensacola. Of course. there are other routes taken by refugees out of Pensacola, but so long as there is no greater rush than these figures indicate the exposure of Alabama will be kept down to mini mum. a
 Mobile Is Safe.
 State Supervisor w. R. Brassell, of the Montgomery circuit last night set to rest rumor of wide circulation on ha nkr nf trains coming out of Mobile. To satisfy the people on this score Mir BrasselI last night telephoned Supervisor Mohr. of Mobile. to verify the exact state of not since the first reports of infection came from New Orleans had the situa- tion been so reassuring in Mobile and thereabouts. He positively denied case of yellow fever in Mobile.
 "The facts are" said Mr. Brassell that Dr Mohr said he felt so con fident of the way things are going in cruise into the bay for the first time since the fever started in New Or leans"
 The public is gradually beginning to appreciate the value of the quarantine as now conducted by the State and the people travelling into the State are giving less trouble in resisting the eff forts of the officers to make the sys- tenn as thorough as possible. This was demonstrated last night when Professor J. Menice, of the Springhiil College, Mobile. was intercepted in Mont MontgOmery ont " to He Mon Was t9id that he duties of his chair until he had spent seven days out of Alabama. He expe- Tienced particularly hard luck on &C., count of the quarantine which Alabama of Florida as he had not been to an Infected point but only in a town in