The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-02
BRUNSWICK'S SORE PLIGHT.
THE FEVER rs SPREADING AND Ri
TONS ARE NOT PLENTIFUL.

| Huns HE NOI FLESIfitLs
There Were Twelve New Case. Yesterday
and Several Cases Were Reported Out.
| aide the StrIeken I owr--AHo-t ofthe CHI.
zens OF the Place Draw Food from the
Keller siorss-Tbe Portion that Ia served
to Families or sIx-The Help from New
York Eagerly Looked for by tho People.
SAVANNAH. Oct 1.--Fever-st stricken Bruins
wick has been divided up into districts. to
each Of which n special relief committee has
been assigned These committeeman daily
| canvass the district allotted to them. and is
| sue tickets for food in cases where relief IL
| asked and Investigation shows that 1t Is nee
| cssary. Only about one.thiri Of the whites
| ask for relief. but nearly oil the negroes must
| be fed As the negroes comprise over three
fourths Of those In the city. practically oil are
kept from starving by daily visits to the pup
lie commissary. The ratlons for family of
six for three and half days are two quarts
Of meal. two quarts OF flour, twelve soda
crackers and one and half pounds of picked
beef. This 10 not luxurious living. but 1t
keeps body and soul together
Manager J. W Smith said this afternoon that
he has plenty OF flour and meal for a few days
more. but nothing else on hand. upto date
he has issued So Az rationa Every one who
has secured ticket for rations has to go to
the onmissary personally for the supplies,
and during the hours OF distribution the build
ing is surrounded by turbulent crowds Man
ager Smith keeps q tabuated statement OF all
rations issued by him on orders from the re-
lief committee. The rations now average
1850 day The maximum has Doubtless
been renchsd. as all those who are without
means OF sustenance have by this time bcen
compelled to report for aid. IL will be neces-
sary to provide for these people for at least five
weeks longer. In that time probably 90. 600
more rations will have to be issued
from the commissary. As much care rs
possible is being taken to prevent imposi-
ton. aud there are few instances in which at
tempts are successfully made to take advan-
tage OF the relief committee. Occasionally
negro will be found attem ptlng to draw rations
in two districts or endeavoring to increase the
amount Of food obtained by misrepresenting
the number in the family. The committeeman
havo learned this and other tricks, and the de-
ception seldom succeeds. When In doubt tho
parents are required to produce all the family.
Several negroes were caught borrowing chill
dren from neighbors When reprimanded
their excuse was that they had heard the food
supply was rlnning short and they wanted to
lay IN store SO that they would not be
-Four thousand people consume considerable
wears sadly depleted look. Generally on the
day succeeding that on which rations are is
There is not Days stock on hand. and there
nonneed and S Branswics was cut o from the
Character were withheld brunswick would
fever. even though frost be- long Delayed
At the close Of the endemic a complete
tribution OF them will be made. An admirable
system Of checks is enforced, and It is rracti-
rom OUTSIDE
s s2 Ths IF rd hs s NV Pr viii
preslude the Tear q suffering for want Of io9I
to q thorough disiniection.
There are many stories reported OF heroism
and self. sacrifice among the people.
News was roesi yfS here today that there
ssize to savannah. and is, only fity;.six miles
S FEN mere mas Of ABOUT
tim Of the plague ut this now place was G J.
WarTsn white He vas taken i'll
terday when tGe sym t"ms heeame alarm
eGrnphed for. On his arrival post. norton
was held proving conclusively that Warren's
eatare a thu s IS at ss nas
been ut an infected place On receipt Of a
despatch from Dr. Murray, n strict quarantine
was established against Jessup by all places
that have been ,quarantining Brunswick.
Surgeon Murray also sent word that the sus-
pcious case at Camp Haines was not yellow
fever.
There is much alarm among tho large num-
Der OF persons at the detention camp Any |
t he nature Of tho attack is ascertained.
special Telegram from Brunswick tonight |
says that twelve new Gases Of yellow fever |
were offlcially reported by the Board Of Health |
to day. Ten OF these were white and two COL !
0red Six cases were discharged as cured. |
No deaths were reported. Surgeon Murray |
left Brunswick this III orning on q special train |
when he went to Investigate the, case at Jes-
sup. 1t was rumored in Brunswick this after
noon that there was another case at Jessup.
This has not been confirmed. and the case Is
only one OF suspicion. Several cases
are reported at Fancy Bluff; near, Brlnswick.
Trustworthy Information has also been re-
ceiyed that there are several suspicious cases
at Bell Vista, on the East Tennessee road.
eighteen miles from brunswick. Experts will
he sent to Investigate these cases.
Miss Orila Dart, well-known young wo-
man previously reported III on ST. Simon's ISL
and, was to-day officially pronounced yellow