The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-17
FROST IN THEFEVER BELT.
Another Visitation Expected This
Morning.

It's Advent Carries JOY to Every Heart
in the Stricken City-The End of the
Epidemic Considered Now at Hand.
Only Three New Gases Reported Yes
terday-SurReon Booth Departs For
Louisiana Leaving a Splendid Rec
ord Behind Him.
Brunswick, Ga, Nov. lG.-Frost and
ice struck Brunswick this morning. and
the result was intense JOY. Everybody
gloried in its arrival, and everybody was
happy. Handshakings, smiles, etc. car
ried the day, and the feeling of general good
will to all is only equaled by that at Christ
mas times The epidemic ends, practi-
cally speaking, tonight, for another frost
is booked for morning The people are
elatcd over the future prospects, grateful
for the lightness of the mortality, and
thankful for the relief sent them, feel
the EXTREMIST happiness over the general
wind-up and by tomorrow night will be
at work on the business future of Bruins
wick.
THREE NEW CASES.
Three new cases OF fever were reported
to-day, two of which are whites, as fol-
lows: Rev FRANK G. Johnson and Hugh
Flanders. The colored patient is: Ben
Fields.
Nine patients were discharged, none of
whom are white.
Those discharged are: John Cooper, L.
Burrell, Alex Williams, James Robinson,
Pearl Adams, Charles Adams, Charles
Smith, Augusta Cobb, Prince Arnold.
SURGEON BOOTH LEAVES.
Surgeon Booth Of, Shreveport, La. left
to-day for home. During his stay here he
has done phenomenal work in treating
over 2C0 genuine yellow fever cases and
not losing one. He signed two death Ger
tifcates for patients he was called in TO
see while in their last stages, but never
lost one he originally treated. The health
board by a rising vote passed resolutions
of thanks and appreciation for his extra
ordinary work in helping the sick and ex-
erting himself in behalf Of the poor
MURRAY AT CAMP DETENTION
Surgeon Murray is at Camp Detention
tonight comforting with Surgeon Ged-
dings in regard to entertaining returning
refugees. The distribution of govern
ment soap to the poor for disinfecting
purposes commenced to-day.
Ice having formed quarter of an inch
thick at Jesup last night, Surgeon Murray
has wired for authority to remove JesUp's
Gordon and allow their refugees to return.
LAST OF THE CLOTHING.
At 10 o'clock to-day c. NJ. Tilton fin
ished distributing the New York relief
supplies of clothing. An immense crowd
gathered around his office, and, assisted
by the cOlOred ministers, were given equal
portions.
Rev Frank johnson, reported i'll to-day,
is the pastor of the First Baptist church.
and has conducted services through this
entire epidemic. His illness is greatly
regretted
REFUGEES ANXIOUS TO RETURN.
Brunswickians are crowding Surgeon
Murray for permission to bring their
families home. A local physician. John
Dunwody, when interviewed on this sub
icct tonight. said: with a continuance
of cold weather, it will not be safe for
people to return for two weeks From
past experience, it is safe to presume a
warm wave will follow this cool spell
There are now fOrty-three patients under
treatment, and while continued cold
weather for ten days will kill the germs
in the outside atmosphere, many of those
now sick will linger in bed for ten DAYS
The infection will Still be in their houses
and when the warm wave comes the
germs will revive and more cases win re-
SUI. PERSONS VINO return now Will be
more susceptible than those now here and
the risk of returning is too great to en-
terrain any idea of. The people should
remain away until advised by the health
board"
MUST BRING THEIR OWN COFFTNs.
Hospital Steward Cragg said: Sur
geon Murray advises all returning refu-
gees to purchase their own cofiius before
entering Brunswick, as the government
will not pay burial expenses for those who
disobey orders. To those who dislike
to spend more money in staying away.
Camp Detention is open, and free board
and comfortable lodgings will be fur
nished them. Tell all refugees that if
they return before orders are given allow
ing them to do so, the government will
not assume their doctors bills or under
takers fees. AT Jesup, frost fell three
weeks ago, and Is days elapsed without
new cases developing, yet at this late
date, suspicious case is being watched
by Surgeon Carter
Lee Robinson, representing the East
Tennessee railroad in Brunswick during
this epidemic, was informed to-day by
Surgeon Murray that if cold weather
continued, he would endeavor to permit
the regular schedules to be resumed in
two weeks.
FROST AT JEsUP.
Jesup, Ga, Nov. 16.-Thcre was a hard