The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-22
YESTERDAY At BRUNSWICK
One Death From Yellow Fever and
Two New Cases Reported.

Complementary and D1Spasion-
ately Set Forth by Col. Goodyear,
and an Appeal in Calm and Earnest
Terms is Published to the Charitable
World-There Gould Possibly be no
Exaggeration of the Extremity to
Which a Characterization of Woes has
Reduced Thousands in Brunswick,
and Help Must Reach Them.
Brunswick, Ga, Sept. 21.-One death
from fever to-day, Mrs. Winkler, mother
of Charles Winkler, the barber; and two
new cases reported, both mulatto women,
Sarah Bland, 10l North Albany street,
and Lola Scott, ga B street. One case,
that of James Sinclair, is reported dis
charged The number of cases now un-
der treatment is seventeen. DR.. Robert
Burford, recently appointed government
quarantine officer, will make Brunswick
his headquarters, and is lending his aid
in treating the patients. This work is
entirely voluntary, as the law authorizes
him to stay solely at quarantine; but he
does it from a humanitarian sense.
QUESTION OF EMPLOYMENT.
The question of employing some of the
idle men who are willing to work, was
discussed at the informal gathering last
night, composed of Surgeons Murray and
FACET and Doctors Hugh Burford, Butts,
Hazelhurst, and your correspondent. 1t
was the consensus of opinion that car
penters could be employed who would be
glad to work cheap, and finish the hos
pital, now uncompleted, for lack of funds.
1t is magnificent structure, of brick and
granite, with room for three hundred,
now going to ruin, for want of money to
complete it.
Sanitary drainage was also discussed, ,
and Surgeon Murray will suggest to the
relief committee to employ men in that
way. Work on this line is being done
now as far as much limited funds will al
low. The census is nearly completed.
BREAD DIRE NECESSITY.
Surgeon Murray appeared before the
health board to-day, and stated that his
investigations proved that this was a
siege in every sense of the word. He said
that Brunswick now had all the horrors
of an epidemic without the great mortal
ity and sickness that usually follow in
the wake Of epidemics. He said the vel
low fever here was light and he could
easily handle it with his forces. He could
not, however, appease the hungry poor.
and he especially desired the organized
bodies governing Brunswick now, to Off
clally issue statement to the people of
the United States of Brunswick's actual
condition, TO give it to the generous press
Of the country, and ask them to publish
it so that the world could realize Bruns-
wick's helplessness, and send relief
COL. GoODYEAR's PUBLIC ADDRESS.
The bodies Immediately acted, and del
egated Col. Goodyear to draw up the
statement and hand it to the correspond
ent with the req uest that he ask the
Associated Press TO take it. Col Good
years statement Is a model of correct
ness, and will be read with interest. He
says in the opening lines
Il have been requested by the board of
health and relief association OF Brunswick to
prepare for publication a statement of the
conditions preceding and since the announce
ment Of yellow fever, that a generous public
may understand the reason why with COM
paratively few cases of yellow fever to date,
the need of help is as urgent, as imperative,
as If this disease were claiming its victims by
scores each day
CONDlIlON5 PhECEDlN YELLOW FEVER,
Brunswick, whose growth from 1880 to 1890
has been phenomenal in business and p0pula-
tlOn, ana had taken on something OF the spOc-
uIatIVe and boom spirit of the times, with the
last dollar of every citizen invested in some
thing which had the quality Of futures.
was hard hit by the stringency
in financial affairs, which, commencing
in 1870, has not abated its energy in any part
OF the country to a very recent period and
seems epidemic. Her financial troubles cul-
minated IN MAY last when three OF our banks.
with total deposits Of nearly 100000, Of
which at least $50, 900 were the direct savings
OF our home people. closed their doors. AS
II mis- was not enough Of trouble, our business,
ouc 10 temporary causes, from February to
august when the fever appeared), had fallen
OF tedrtully, with the exception of the cotton
the number of vessels entering and clearing
being so great as to raise the question whether
our pilots, usually prosperous, could hold
their own.
GENERAL MONETARY CALAMITY.
Hundreds of heads of families, ordinarily
bread winners, were thrown out OF employ
ment. ana the savings OF those who had been
provided We're locked up in broken banks and
We're unavailable. Widespread suffering pre-
vailed due to these causes, before the an
nouncement of the first case of yellow fever.
EFFECT OF THAT ANNOUNCEMENT
Brunswick's growth in population from
EJOV III 1890 to over 10000 in 1880, and con
slhued growth since was OF class not
smered from the disease In 1876 and remained
mere. were a small minority OF the population.
None can ever understand, unless they can
hce III for themselves, the dread and horror OF
yellow fever among those who have not
passed through it. Strong and brave men,
t.eh who would be safe material to call to ser
VICE IN fOrlorn hope tremOle and quake, and
WIN blanched cheeks on the first alarm, seek
~ any means to escape with their families.
me Branham case which started Aug. S, was
announced Aug. II, and a stampede COM
.L,Aced. which was somewhat stayed through
tne coming week while he fingered and no
ne" case appeared
DOn Monday morning, Aug 81 the day after
~ blanhams burial, the Harris case was
announced. There is no doubt that the
iEoLht physicians believed an epidemic
LhnP'nGlng and it was due to this
,.e4ei that the council instructed the mayor
y, W issle his proclamation advising the people
~ lcaNe the city The panic Of the next three
ss3 VI as brave people as ever lived was
80 picture. Brunswick was left with per-
iHiaps -U able-bOdied, conservative and intel
sCIu Whlte men, with nearly its entire col
sEu population, happy, cOntented and tract
~ "hen well fed, but dangerous, most OF
cI.li' WAen hungry and It's entire criminal
ar a99eS, who never leave at such times, and
dt"ays liable to receive accessions from
SUCCESSION OF MIsFORTUNEs.
"a rev men saw that there was deepdstress
In "a a part OF the time there was an absence OF
en-, government. The city treasury was
bapl, lhey organized relief association
for lng an epidemic impendinE and called
rsa,r"l,SS' r",SS' IL began coming, nut, before Il