The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-17
FEVER EPIDEMIC INPENDS.
Two Additional Cases Developed at
Brunswick Yesterday.

on Aug. IL, of Which Five Are Now
Under Treatment - Depopulation
Urged as an Immediate Necessity.
But Many Cannot Go and Others
VIII Not-No Business Being Done
and Factory Wheels Silent, the
Stores Empty and the Clerks Idle.
Principally, the Poor Remain, and
They Must Have Assistance.
Brunswick, Ga, Sept. 16.-There are
two new cases of fever to-day, Mrs
Stokes, an elderly lady living at 619 c
street, and man named Johnson,
tailor for James Wright, now ct the city
hospital.
Your correspondent, after careful
personal investigation and discussions
with the surgeons and local physicians,
does not hesitate to announce that the
conditions of affairs at Brunswick are
sufficiently grave to announce that an
epidemic of fever is impending. This
announcement is unofficial and
Will be condemned by numbers of
people, but it is made from sense of
duty to the public. To those who con-
detnn your correspondent, future develop
ments will be a sufficient answer Moth
ing but house-to-house canvass by ply
sicians will reveal the true state of affairs
here in official form. No one is allowed
to publish rumors or one's own investiga-
tons. but your correspondent is convinced
from personal inves LEGATIONS that Bruins
wick should be depopulated, and that inn
treatment, and there has been total of
ten cases since the fever started on Aug.
Il. Four have died.
CORRESPONDENT IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
The case of johnson, the tailor, occurred
in the same building, and directly over
your correspondents Office, and this
morning was spent in moving the furni-
ture and writing materials out of the Of
fee. The building is now closed,
except one store on the cor
ner. Some of the people still
fail to realize the danger here and win not
60; others are too poor to go, and many
are preparing to leave until frost.
ALL NAILS FUNuGATED.
All mails going outare being fumigated.
The East Tennessee road is hauling free
all provisions into Brunswick for the re-
lief committee, and Agent Gambler aud
other officials are doing all in their power
to help the people. The Brunswick and
Western road is doing the best it can to
give service and help t6 the town
The atmosphere to-day is excessively
hot and dry, and everyone is complaining
NJ ba hanf ID I !
suspense, is terrible on the peoples
minds
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
More stores are open than before, but
no business is being done. No fac
tories are running, shipping has practi-
cally ceased, and want that has never yet
been fully alleviated is, becoming more
distressing as supplies get lower. Poor,
deserving and helpless people are stand
ing around the relief headquarters in
groups, their eyes staring in mute appeal
at the empty counters and idle clerks.
These people must have food, but the
people of Brunswick cannot help them
Our wealthy people are gone, the city
treasury is empty, and the relief station
short on supplies The government is not
sending one penny to relieve the people,
and the only alternative left is to call on
the public at large.
AN OPEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Col. Charles Goodyear, one of the most
prominent men in this section, member
Of the board of health and of the relief
committee, who has swayed many minds
by his determined deniAs that Bruins
wick had fever, arose at the meeting Of
the health board to-day and addressing
the board and citizens assembled, man
1ully acknowledged that he was wrong;
mat the autopsies recently held convinced
MIN that fever was here and that grave
conditions confront Brunswick; therefore
ne would urge the people to get together
and aid the officials in stamping it
out. In an open letter this afternoon
ne repeats his statements and urges
cooI action.s While not saying outright
mat the people should leave, and while
'he board would not assume any respon-
SloIIlty by issuing a proclamation to the
people to fee, your correspondent inter
preted their discussion to that effect,
' 10 gwen COlOF ny SbdJ0HlenJ Gn6
board ordered published, telling the peo-
PIE they could go to Atlanta and north of
mere without any detention by local or
federal authorities, either en- route or at
Atlanta.
THE MBRRIFIELD ARREST
surgeon Guiteras then arose and de-
med that he ordered Mr.. Merrifeld's ar
rest and did not know MIR. Merrifeld
was arrested until he read it in the pa
perS A member of the board stated that
''lf. Merrifeld was to blame for his ar
rest by talking too much in Atlanta. Mr..
-uefrlheld is proprietor of a saloon here
anu Is well known. The published ac-
eounts Of his arrest created much amuse-
ment here.
FEVER HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED.
e., IN view of the fever popping out in diff
-erent sections and two cases being car
.'ou TO the hospital, it was decided to
.lIl the city hospital into a fever hos
E'.a'' out not send anyone there who had
oue. Any homeless patient will be car
''cu Jhere, none others.
~ bring the people and authorities
S.. S,''er together, President Hugh Burford
s15 issued an address to the authorities