The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-29
WAS IT THE FIRST CASE?
DR.. Branham Said TO Have Been the
Fourth or Fifth at Brunswick.

Or. Drummer and DR.. Carter Have Facts
to Show That There Were Cases of
yellow Fever in Brunswick Before
Surgeon Branham Was Taken Sick.
Surgeon Carter's Consultation With
DR.. Drummer Yesterday-Who VIII
Write the History of the Epidemic?
Talk About the State Board of
Health.
Surgeon H. r. Carter. of the marine
hospital service, was in the city for few
hours yesterday morning, having come up
from Jesup for a consultation with DR..
Drummer with regard to the quarantine
and other topics DR. Carter came the
night before and returned early yester-
day morning going this time to Bruins
wick to assist in the work of fumigation
and disinfection there.
Among other interesting topics dis
cussed by DR.. Drummer and DIR. Carter
were the history of the epidemic and who
may write it, the state board of health
and Judge Mershon's talk on the subject
in the legislature, and the quarantine.
The history of the epidemic is an i'm
pOrtant thing and there IS some diver
sity of opinion as TO who should write it,
1t should be written by some one who
knows all about the circumstances sur
rounding it. and Vet to be written from
an npreiudiced standpoint, it would
have to be by some man who is not ma
tive of Brunswick and who was not there
during its prevalence. At least that IS
what the doctors think about the matter
The STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Surgeon Carter and DR.. Drummer were
both agreed that in advocating the state
board of health bill, there was no neces-
sity, at least for jumping on the marine
hospital service. DR.. Carter thinks a
state board of health would be a good
thing if it did not interior with maritime
quarantine regulations established by
ports themselves and by the United
States. The bill, now before the legisla-
ture, certainly proposes to take in hand
the matter of maritime quarantine as well
as others. DR.. Carter is about Of the
same opinion as DR.. Drummer on this line,
and thinks that it would be better for all
concerned to make the state board of
health auxiliary to the city and county
health boards.
BRANHAMs CASE NOT THE FIRST.
In speaking of Judge Mershons talk
DR.. Drummer said
Il am satisfied that DR. Carter and nv
was about the fifth in Brunswick in
stead of the first. have the proofs and
think can show that Judge MershOn
spoke too quickly. However, that will all
be seen when the time comes
A great deal may be inferred from this,
as DR.. Drummer has refused to discuss
Judge Mershon's statements There is
no doubt that he will be ready to reply
when the time comes. The substance of
DR.. Carriers remarks to DIR. Drummer
upon Judge Mershons talk were about to
the same effect. DR.. Carter merely said
that he thought Judge Mershon was mis-
taken.
GONE TO BRUNSWICK.
DIR. Carter proceeded this time direct to
Brunswick, where he will take up the
work there and see that the city is we'll
cleaned up after the epidemic. The re-
moval of the quarantine against Bruins
wick will probably follow as soon as it can
be definitely and officially determined
that they have had temperature of 32o
1t is said that they have already had
freezing weather there, but there is still
some little doubt about it, at least it has
not been reported to DR.. Drummer or the
sanitary board officially.
The sanitary board will not meet again
for a week and in the meantime there
may be fully enough freezing weather to
warrant the removal of the quarantine
December will then be we'll under way,
and it will be fully ascertained that there
is no possible danger from any stray germs
before the sanitary board will act in the
matter