The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-22
LOOKS BAD FOR BRUNSWICK
Intense Interest Felt Here in The Sit
uatiOl in That CITY.

NuALNA III 4 nut AttNs
Savannah strengthening Her Quaran-
tine Against the Infected Ports-The
Situation at Port Tampa Greatly I'm
proved and Little Probability of an
Epidemic Brunswick Panic Stricken
and the People Fleeing By Hundreds.
Mayor McDonough's Proclamation.
Reward of S25 for the Arrest of Any
Parties From the Infected Districts.
The yellow fever at Brunswick was the
Bll-absor6ing topic of conversation in Sa-
vannah yesterday.
The news Of Surgeon Branham's death
and burial published yesterday morning
was only what was expected, but when the
MORNING News bulletin announced yes
terday morning at 80 o'clock that an
other case Of fever had developed at Bruins
wick, the news spread like wildfre
Crowds surrounded the bulletin board
all the morning, and read and reread the
dispatches posted there. While it was
announced that there was only one new
case of fever at Brunswick, the fact that
Mayor Lamb had issued a proclamation
advising the people to leave the city, and
that there seemed to be such a general
exodus in prospect, created the i'm
precision that more cases would probably
be announced and that in all likelihood
the fever would be declared epidemic.
That the railroads should 90 to the
length of carrying the people away free,
those who could not afford to pay, was
deemed sufficient evidence that an cpl
demic was expected.
THE FIRST IMPORTATION
Mayor McDonough and DR.. Drummer
received information from Brunswick of
the state Of affairs there early yesterday
morning. and a meeting Of the sanitary
board was called for - O'Clock.
kilograms We're sent to Surgeon Gen
eral Wymau at Washington urging that
camps be established on the Brunswick
and Western railroad, and on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad,
under the supervision of the United
States marine hospital service for the
accommodation of the Brunswick ref
ugees. Mayor McDonough also tel
egraphed Coy. Northen requesting him to
urge the matter upon the surgeon general
and in case of inactiOn upon
the part of the general government
that the state should take the mat ter in
hand and establish camps
The result was the following telegram
from Surgeon General Wyman to DR..
Drummer last night, stating that steps
had been taken to establish a camp.
Washington, d. c.. Aug 2f.-Dr. w F.
Drummer, Health Onicer Savannah Ca:
Have ordered passed Assistant Surgeon Ma
gruder, now at Pensacola, to select site for
camp Have ordered POO tents to Way
cross pending selection Of site. Further par
tlcularS later, M WYMAN
Surgeon General
LOOKS BETTER AT TAMPA.
The information received from Tampa
yesterday was more reassuring than was
expected from the reports Of Sunday.
The eight cases of fever from Port
Tampa were all aboard the ship and have
been taken with the vessel to the Dry
Tortugas.
The fever was of a mild nature and even
of a doubtful character. DR. j. Y. Por-
ter, state health officer of Florida, con-
siders all danger past and recommends
that no quarantine be established.
THE INFORMATION IN DETAIL.
DR.. Drummer received the following tel
egram from DR.. Porter yesterday morning
in answer to his request for information
from Port Tampa, giving the history of
the cases there in detail
Port Tampa, Fla, Aug. 2l.-Dr. w F.
Drummer, Health Oficer savannah, Ga:
Nothing Of quarantinable nature here or at
Port Tampa City or vicinity. steamer Mar
komania from Vera Cruz, July % Tampico
Aug. 4, and Progresses Aug. g. arrived at our
quarantine Aug. II and released after disin-
lection and fumigatiOu and five DAYS deten-
ton Aug. II, arrived at Port Tampa Aug. H.
On arrival here, and after leaving the sta
ton, eight men were taken sick in day time
No chill no nausea
temperatures and pulse: No. l. temporal
ure lO2 %, pulse 100; No. ,, temperature lO2
pulse 1885, No. 3, temperature l03 pulse 100:
No. 4, temperature l04, pulse no; No 3, tenn
perature 1913. pulse no. No. g. temperature
l02 pulse t05; No. z, temperature 1855 pulse
10; No. s, temperature l03, pulse no.
WHERE IT WAS CoNTRAc TED.
From July % to August 4 al Tampico taking
cargo hemp, cases Nos. 3. /, 3. 6 and up
ana about deck next morning. Number had
temperature lO4, pulse 100, no albumen. no
nausea, no history, chill, no pains in cases
tongues furred which cleaned under purge
AT Vera Cruz vessel In o1ng only captain
ashore cargo lightered. Wall and Weldon say
with yellow fever Attending physician dis
sentiug. Not having seen cases can express no |
oniclal opinion. In my absence president board
OF health sent vessel at once to Dry 1ortugas
all your attention TO fact of vessel being i've
days at IamplcO, "a malarious spot where men
were ashore taking in sisal. / have parties
who were on vessel here under surveillance
Do not apprehend developments. Murray
(surseon) goes to Iortugas tonight.
J. Y. PORTER
State Health Officer
The following additional telegram from
DR.. Porter was received late yesterday
afternoon:
Tampa. Fla, Aug. 2l.-Dr. w. F. Drummer.
Health Oncer Savannah. Ca: Sent you long
message this morning from Port Tampa
about o'clock IN reply TO your query to
health officer this city. No yellow fever here
or vicinity. DO not quarantine
JOSEPH Y. PORTER,
State Health Of1cer.
DR.. Porter is 4 yellow fever expert of
esta blished reputa tion and stands high in
the profession, but DR.. Drummer fears that
he is a little too previous in his declara-
tiOn that there is no danger at Port
Tampa. and prefers to wait for further
developments The city's quarantine
against that port and vicinity will be
maintained for some time longer yet, I'M
til ample time has been allowed for the
development Of the disease.
TIE SANITARY BOARD REVIEWS THE sITuA-
TON.
The sanitary board was in session about
two hours yesterday morning at the may
or's Office. The telegram from DR. por-
ter, the Florida health officer, containing
the history Of the Port Tampa cases was
read and discussed.
The following telegram from Mayor
Lamb Of Brunswick was also read:
Brunswick. Aug. $21-Mayor J. j. McDon-
ough, savannah, Ca: Another case yellow
fever. Have advised citizens TO leave city.
THOMAS W. LAMB Mavor
The following telegram, received by
Superintendent Fleming of the Savannah,