The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-18
YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC.
BRUNSWICK. GA, sORELY STRICKEN
IND THE PEOPLE IN PANIC.
Tween y-two Cases Reported in Two Days
and n shotgun Quarantine Estabiisbed-
Tho Penned-iu People Try In Vain to
Leayc-Gov. Norihen's Appeal for Aid.

and m shotgun Quarantine Estabii,bed-
Tho Penned-in People Try In Vain to
Ieayc-Gov. Northen's Appeal for AID.
Brunswick. Ca. Sept. 1T.--At 10 o'clock to-
night there were twenty-five cases OF yellow
fever under treatment hero. fourteen OF which
DEVELOPED to-day. Tho disease has been de-
clared epidemic by the Board OF Health day.
and tho result has boen the flight OF people in
all directions.
They have been met with the shotgun quar-
antine on every road. They have also been
intercepted on water by the Jealous agents OF
Savannah. who are fighting vigorously to keep
tho disease out OF that city. For the past week
the prevalence OF the disease In epidemic form
has been becoming moro and moro evident.
but there was strong effort to keep tho fact
secret.
Col. c. II. Goodyear. who Is the chief in In
fiuence in the city. had following. who per-
sisted that they could fight tho disease down
At noon yesterday there were five cases.
Three more wcro reported by0 at night. and
all through the night calls from all sections
came In to the doctors. Until to-day the num-
Der was run up to twenty-five.
When the Board OF Health met, Col. Good
year appeared before 1t and declared that he
surrendered his views. The Board at once de-
clared tho disease epidemic. and the effect
was stampede among the people.
Railroad coaches standing on tho tracks
were crowded at once. but tho people were no.
tilted that there was no place to which they
could go. Tho authorities have begun to es-
tablish camps for thom. The city may be de-
populat ed. and an appeal to Gov. Northen re-
veals the fact that there is not cent available
for relieving the people.
1t will probably take military force to Keep
tho maddened people in order. They are
Gagged up. they say to die. with no outlet or
homo OF escape and no provisions made by tho
State Government to meet the situation. A
state OF panic has SGT In.
ATLANTA. Sept. 17.-Gov. Northen has issued
the following:
To The Teop'. ct Georgia.
lam 1ust in receipt of a telegram from tho Hon.
Thomas W. Lamb Mayor. informing me OF the con-
tnued spread OF the yellow fever at Brunswick is
plainly evident that the fever will become cpl
demic. The General Assembly has not provided any
fund upon which can draw for the relief Of this
stricken city
appeal 70 the generous hearted people OF tho State
organize boards OF relief in their several commun
ties for the purpose OF furnishing money and p'ov.
sons tn tie destitute and suffering at brunswick.
I urgeI.ly beg that this matter be taken up at
once. in order that the suffering people may be AS
sured OF sympathy and comforted by conriOu.
Until we have further notice OF the local orgau
zation at Brunswick. all funds and provisions for
war!ed TO the Hon. Thomas W. Lamb Mayor OF Bruins.
wick. will be properly distributed.
". J. SoRrHxS. Governor.
washington. Sept. 1.-THE yellow fever sit
uation at Brunswick is alarming. To-niS
Surgeon General Wyman received the follow
ing telegram:
BRrNswIck Ga. Sept. Is-Eleven cases reported and
seen today: Enitemic declared BY Board OF Health.
DR.. Wyman also received this telegram from
Mayor Lamb. President OF the Brunswlck Re-
lief Committee:
"At meeting OF the Relief Committee held to-day
the folio resolutions unanimously adopted:
Rc.ortd That expressions of gratitude be rendered
Snrgeon.G encral Wyman for his efficient help
since the beginning OF our disaster.
besHref Further. that thanks be extended DR.. Gui.
tera the eminent pathoogst for his valuable services
while here
Rt.hrL Further. that surgeonGeneral wyman do
tail DR.. FRyet for active at this point during
the epidemic great confidence prevails In his ability
IN this city.
Another telegram was received from Passed
Assistant Surgeon Geddings stating that the
disease was; apldemic and that he would put
corps OF nurses. He recommended the imme-
date establishment OF a sanitary Gordon.