Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-13

vislng the people to leave Immediately
agreeing 10 furnish the poor with pil4scs
News OF the proclamation spread like wild
FIRE throughout The city. The women were
frantic, the mon became excited, and thCre
was panic The alarm was tremendous
The people who had been quietly attending
TO their onicc md other duties during the
day were struck b. terror,
Nearly every body rushed madly for the
depot, somo leaving their loved ones behind
The one prevailing idea ot that vast throng
was 70 WHITTIER they knew not, nor did
they care so that they were out Of the
stricken city. Men, women and children
were seen hurying in every direction.
Some were trying to get their sick wives or
husbands to the depot. The whole town
was aliy0 with cries.
At the depot the excitement was intense,
Fully 500 people We're there to leave on
the outgoing trains Special trains which
had been ordered for the exodus OF the ref.
ugees, were rapidly oiled. Women and
children were frantic. They climbed into
the coaches through windows and were
forced 70 stand up 10 the cars
Husbands and wives were separated, chill
drgn were scattered over the city, and SOME
were left to take care Of themselves. Tho
tralua on the Brunswick and Western Aud
tue East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroads carried nearly 5000 people on. Of
the city that night, Many had left when
Il first becEno known that SURGEON Bran.
ham had yellow fever
The slsuRtlou 10 Brunswick became OK
tremely critical The streets were desert
cd, businssl was abandoned, anl only UnJ
whites aud 2 90 negroes remained out VI q
population Of 1900.
The government took hold with a strong
hand. Patients were isolated aud prop.
srly treated, aud rigid quarantine was
established. No person WAS allowed to
leave Brunswick. This caused tue poor
people who had no work, money or pro-
visions TO soon feel the pangs Of hunger. A
call for help was sent out, and some tiuau-
oial assistance was received. A detention
camp WAS established By the government
under the charge Of Surgeon G. N. Ma
pruder, The camp was completed on Gbou.
sept. y, and 800 tants, LOCO mattresses and
a supply OF stores were slowed away 10 the
bullding8 and laft ia charge OF carpenter
and u Waterman.
AZ this tine thnro appeared TO be no fever
In Brunswick, and It was believed that the
camp OF detention would never bo used by
the government, The towns and cities be-
gan TO rAiSe quarantine against Brunswick
Probably l,0OO refugses returned home In
Que week.
The government physicians did not an.
provo Of the influx Of refugees, as they Nsru
OF the opinion that there was danger until
after fTost. With the return Of the refugee
the situation In the stricken city became
less gloomy business began to revive
Stores and shops were reopened here aud
there along the business streets The peo-
plo ygntured TO remain on the streets until
after shutdown. Thsstreets, while compar-
atiyely deserted, presented u lively appear.
nnoe Tho banks were cautious, but re-
sumcd business wi a an encouraging dc
gree OF confidence
Fifteen days having elapsed since the IN
nonneement Of the third ease, the people Of
Brunswick began to think there was no
more cause for alarm, and they demanded
the raising OF the government quarantine
The government pay siciAns at first refused
10 order the qunraHtine RAISED Thepoople
persisted in demanding taat the Quaran
tine he raised, aud tue government phyai-
CLAUS with ereat hesitaney yielded to thulr
demands.
But the action was taken too soon. On
Sept IS W. lSillian died Of yellow fever In
Brunswick, and on the following day tyy,,
new cases were reported. On Sept. IL. 80
eases having been officially ANNOUNCED
since the death OF killian, the health board
pronounced yellow fever epidemic. This
caused great excitement In brunswick.
The scenes Of panic were renewed, and
everybody who could set out OF town
Joined tie exodus
AZ lat.et rcports about S.5o1 people wCrr
peunsd up In the stricken city. aud 500 "
ghcni were suffering for food a rigid
quarantine is enforced, and communication
with the outside world IS eondu0tsd with
dllionlty. Altogether The situation u
plutul cue, and All the help Ia nesded thas
generoua public can giva.
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