The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-06
ONLY NINE NEW CASES.
An assertion That the Official Report Does
Not rutain Al of the Cases.
BRUNSWICK. GA, Oct. Shine ne

BRUNSWICK, GA, Oct. Shine new
ceses Of yellow fever were officially re-
ported to-day as follows:
White 90 Mrs Theodore Johar ncssen,
Jekyl island.
Colcred-Mara Bowles. Joe Bell. John
Noils. Jack Morris. Grace Gardner, G.. V.
Ellison and Margie Ellison, and a child
Of A. Whitaker. on 1eky island
Discf arged - JOnnie Bowden Priscilla
Fisher. Sophia Bland. Mrs. Ford, Lula
Andrews.
Observation-Disclosures under treatment.
81; discharged, IS; died l4; total. i57.
Ratio of mortality. SO per cent. while
the death record IS correct and cannot
bv anv reason be disputed. and proves
co1cIusfveIy the skill OF Brunswick's
practicing physic ans
The correspondent reiterates the state
ment wired several times previously that
there are more cases Of yellow fever I'm
Brunswick than appears on the official
report a careful investigation by prac-
ticing physicians among Brunswick's
colored population VIII bring TO light
from afty TO seventy-nve cases Of yell
low fever. now listed as malaria. The
cause for this Is easily explained. Drs.
Blair and West, two colored physicians,
are employed by Surgeon Murray hunting
the sick among their race. In addition
10 these Charles a. Clark, a well-known
and very reputable COiored citizen, is
employed by Surgeon Murray as tempor-
ary government sanitary inspector. These
three men do not report TO the health
board. but to Surgeon Murray. The day
following their reports Surgeons Murray
and FACET, in addition 10 visiting the
white patients, daily made the rounds
Of all the patients the colored sanitary
tnepectors had listed. Surgeon Murray's
enforced absence from Brunswick, I'm sur
rounding towns for the past several days.
has prevented these colored sick from
having their cases positively diagnosed
and the consequence is there are now
over one hundred colored people listed
by the three inspectors as maiarial fever.
Il is nonsense 10 presume that malaria
prevails 20 such extent during a yellow
fever epidemic among total population
Of Brunswick's size. The sensible con-
cluslon IS that two-thi~ds Of the sick have
genuine yellow fever In addition 10 these
three cOlored inspectors, j. b. Davis, a
physician who rendered invaluable ser
Vice I'm Brunswicks epidemic Of 1876, but
who has not since actively practiced for
reasons best known to himself. has come
forward with his services and IS now hard
al work among the sick. A peculiar
feature Of DR. Davis reports. however,
is that he never reports any cases OF
yellow fever. He has large and grow
ing list Of patients clas i as malaria.
This feature Of Or. Davis reports and
the peculiar predicament the colored in
spectors are placed in by Or. Murray's
enforced absence. has aroused the health
board 10 action. Realizing the condition
Of affairs Colonel Goodyear to-day made
nfaI haf
committee Of three. consisting OF Presi-
dent Hugh Burford. NJ. D., Drs. J. \.
Dunwoody and J. A. Butts, be appointed
to investigate matters and accept the in
vitation Dr. Davis some days ago ten
dered the board or any member of IL, 10
visit his patients and ascertain whether
any mistake had been made In diagnosis
of cases now being treated by HIM, ana
the three colOred sanitary inspectors.
In addition. the committee were instruct
ed to confer with Surgeon Murray In
the same line.