The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-19
TOTAL OF NINETEEN CASES.
That Was BrunSWiCk'S Fever Record
Up TO Last Night.

Gases, if Any, Under Penalty of
Fine for Negleet-Namas of the AT
hicted Not to be Made Public, Lest
the Effect be Bad on other Patients
and on Absent Friends or Kindred.
Enough Physicians and Nurses Now
on the Ground for the Pres ent-No
Undue Excitement Visible.
Brunswick, Ga, Sept 1S.-FoUr new
cases of fever developed to-day, making
the total under treatment 19. The Cox
child has been discharged. Only one case
now serious, johnson, the tailor. DR.
FACET visited all the cases to-day, and
pronounced the other eighteen cases
mild and likely to recover with good
nursing and proper treatment. The
board of health met in executive
session to-day, but admitted CORE
spOndents. The sessions are not secret,
but merely executive to keep out the
crowd. The press was admitted, but
ordered not to publish the names of pa
tieuts for fear of unnecessarily alarming
relatives and parents not now dangerous
ly i'll. The board passed a resolution
calling the attention of all physicians to
the fact that they must report promptly
at noon daily all cases of fever under
treatment, under penalty Of S25
tine for non com pliance.
GRAVE FEARS ARE FELT.
Grave apprehension is aroused from the
fact that the disease has spread TO all
quarters Of the city, and no spot is unin-
fected. Surgeons Murray and DeSaus-
sure arrived to-day, and tonight men,
bers of the board of health and Surgeons
FACET, Geddings, Desaussure and Murray
met in consultation. 1t was decided to
put men on horseback tomorrow morn
ing, taking a census of the city, and
all after that desiring to leave
can go through Camp Hutton. No
one will be allowed to stop at Camp
Hutton over ten days, and must then con-
tinue on to destination. Surgeon Ged-
dings reported he had thrown a Gordon Of
armed men around the city, and no one
will be allowed to leave town without
going through ca mp. Surgeon Murray
reported one death, but no one could tell
who it is, and canvass aft er night failed
to disclose it. Your correspondent APP
peared before the meeting and requested
the names of the patients, but was re-
FUSED. H e called attention of the board
% the fact that scme one had given the
names out yesterday, and this announce
ment created considerable discussion. It
was determined by the board to investi-
gate, and discover the member who had
divulged names.
NAMES REFUSED.
Your correspondent requested as an act
of justice that the names be given him, as
others had been given information, but
was refused and told that they would dis
cover the person giving the information
from the executive session and warn him,
but the correspondent would be given all
information others were. The correspond
ent then announced that he would can
vass the town for sickness and report
names unofficially and was shut
off by a member of the board
who stated the correspondent would be
dealt with if such was done. This action
forces your correspondent to send reports
without names of sick, or probably be i'm
prisoned. The board assured the corre-
spondent, however, that he would be
treated equally fair with others in the
news given out, and regret was expressed
that any one should previously have given
away information
GORDON OF ARMED MEN.
Surgeon Geddings instrusted Sheriff
Berrie to throw an armed Gordon around
the city to-day, and this afternoon many
who were leaving by the dirt roads were
turned back. The impression seems to
exist that Camp Hutton is refuge
camp, but it is only for detention. ''Move
on is the order after ten days expire
Surgeon Murray states that refugee
camp for the poor will be arranged later.
only one of the twelve prison
ers at the Jail desired to leave
the city, and he has been sent to
convict camp. Surgeon Geddings will
nave charge of camp Haines, and says it
Will accommodate 1000 at a time 1t
viii be only detention camp. All poor
VINO cannot pay for prescriptions will
nave them filled free by the relief COM
mlttee at Druggist Joerger's. The Sa-
'annah Benevolent Association wired
SoOO contribution to-day. The Acme
brewing Company wired 500 contribu
Hon TO Agent Tobias Newman to-day.
Merchants' and Traders bank and
brunswick Savings & Trust Com
Pany moved to st. Simon's to-day.
cashier Lane, of the Merchants
ana Traders, left for Atlanta, but will
remain in constant communication. Act
H8 Cashier Smith and clerks will con-
Unue without interruption. Treasurer of
oVaIe Robert Hardeman granted him
authority to move.
OOISIDE PHYSICIANS AND NURSES.
a., AZ Ohe meeting tonight it was decided
s a-1' no outside physicians are needed yet,
NJ SIu no volunteer nurses needed. Surgeon
a..Iray has four nurses en- route, and will
e o.. more II necessary. Three nurses are
~" mere. Trains this afternoon carried
.alEe crowd. J. w. Conoley has assumed
rol,. ,'0. oI the Smith Drug Company by
1'7S' Oh the absent proprietors.