The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-24
BRUNSWICK'S DIRE PLIGHT.
Starvation Threatening Her Remain
Ing Population.

Appeals for Help Sent Abroad-The
People in Great Extremity, and AS
distance, "Twice Given if Given
Quickly" Should Be Prompt-Geor-
gia Senators and Representatives in
Congress Applied to, and the Charit-
able Everywhere Asked for Immedi-
ade suocor-The Third Case of Vel
low Fever Develops.
Brunsw iclz, Ca, Aug. 23.-One more
case of fever was reported to-day, an in
FAINT of Mrs. Bertha Cox. No more sus-
picious cases have been reported The
distress here is TERRIBLE stricken COM
munity, shut of from the outside world,
our factories closed, homes deserted,
stores barred, and people fed-those of
the poor left here are suffering for their
daily bread. Help must come and that
quickly, or death from want and starva-
ton will drive to the grave more than the
fever will remove. To the American peo-
pie and the United States government,
the poor of Brunswick look for the food
that will keep them from dying.
APPEAL SENT TO WASHINGTON.
Approaching the necessity of quick
aid, the following message has been sent
to Washington, addressed to Senators
Gordon and Colquitt, Speaker Crisp, Hon.
H. c. Turner and all of the members of
the Georgia delegation at Washington,
D. c.:
The situation here is distressing We are
shut off from the entire outside world. Star
vatiou stares the poor people in the face.
The refugees ordinarily bread-winners, with
their families, have left the city without
means. About 900 people are left in the city
unable to procure supplies. Immediate need
provisions and money. Time is an important
element. We appeal in behalf Of a stricken
people for immediate aid, and confidently
rely upon the heart of great American peo-
pie and the government to respond
THos. w. LAMB Mayor.
c. GOODYEAR,
JACOB E. DART,
REV. EDWARD f. Cook,
REV J. A. THOMPSON.
REV. FATHER HENNEssY,
Relief Committee.
THE LAST TRAIN GONE.
The last train on the East Tennessee
left at three this afternoon, carrying many
people Unless the schedule is rearranged,
no more regular passenger trains will
goOver this road. Both the East Tennes-
see and Brunswick and Western officials
have done all in their power to get the
people away. Mayor Lamb did right in
urging people to leave. The cropping
out of fever in different portions of the
city indicates that it is in the
atmosphere, although an epidemic is not
feared. Your correspondent desires to
urge the people where this is read to
send all the aid they can to the relief
committee. Never before has been, or
never again will charity be more urgently
needed Let the press take this up, and
Brunswickians who are now here and too
poor to leave will be relieved from suffer-
ing and starvation. Brunswick refrained
from asking aid until now, trusting that
her sore af1iction could be kept to her
self. But now the appeal has gone forth,
and it is believed will be responded to.
HARRIS CONDITION.
At 6 tonight Harris is resting
quietly and is conscious. Miss Clemin-
son, manager of the Western Union, and
Operators Cater and Ennis are sticking
~ 'tteiA IOoO anu VI dNCIy StuQltlS HES
sages for the people away, All the physi-
clans and surgeons are working earnestly
to relieve the suffering, and if help will
De sent the distress viii not be so great.
THE HEALTH BOARDS BULLETIN
The report of health board and physi-
clans to-day was as follows:
:, whereas unnecessary excitement prevails
IN the city of Brunswick
Resolved 'hot I, ,7n
all the physicians in the city, this board an
noances that there is no yellow fever epidem-
~ II III the city and nothins in all of the reports
so FAR made by PHYSICIANS which indicates
apro6ability of epidemic. There is one case
III lle city in addition to the two
uses previously reported. The three cases
q HS,g may 5; 1een thoroughly isolated, and should
Il Soo5eaS o5jseaSe assume an epidemic form this
oa ooaso VIII announce the fact promptly. BY
ofaeT Of the board
r, HUGH BURFoRD, President
II - me Undersigned visiting and resident phy-
fSCidQS concur in the statements contained in
'Ae above resolutions.
H. BURFoRD, NJ D.,
r. e. L. BURFORD, NJ. D.,
A. A. ROWLAND,
j. A. BUTTS, NJ, D.,
VISITING PHYSICIANS.
I. CECIL LEGARE, M. D..
JOHN GUITERAs, NJ. D.,
h. X. CARTER, M. d.
BROTHERS. DEVOTION.
4 one of pathetic incidents of past fifty
l9urs IS the sight of p p. Harris, brother
4 VI VI lhe patient They will not allow him
10 10 see his brothers. bedside, and hourly
i ne sits at the telegraph Office door wait
ny ny Tor the physicians to enter with news
tbo tIoill ms loved one Utterly oblivious to
'r; vIe PasSers in and out, his face lights up
bdo4 KUN loy when the doctors tell him his
oro.Hef IS resting easy. The mental
~ IIis ulsn he undergoes is only known to
himself, but no more devoted watcher
Sevr Se,I, sat in hopes of getting cheerful
aus 1hlrd Case Announced to Surgeon
General Wyman.
NJ NashngtOn, Aug. 23.-Surgeon General