The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-11-21
BRUNswiCK's DELIvERANcE.

WiChS DE1IltERANCE.
} The Frost King Drives Away yellow
; Jack-Tbe Streets of the Desertet
City Are Again Tbronged With Peo
pie.
BRUNSWICK, GA, Nov. l6.-Fros
and ice formed in Brunswick an,
the surrounding country this morning
and Jubilant people are celebrating tn,
event. The last scenes of the Bruins
WICK epidemic are closing fast, ant
the town will soon resume its bust
ness.
| AT Jesup, Ca, ice formed quartz,
OF an inch thick, and Surgeon Murray
wired Surgeon Wyman the following
Good frost last night, quarter Of ar
inch OF ice. recommend the removal
OF Gordon now, and as soon as disinfec
tion is completed, which will be to-
morrow trains will be allowed tC
stop"
Collector Deveraux, the epidemic
disbursing agent, has run out of funds
and Surgeon Murray last night wired
Tor VI, 600 more to complete the pay.
ment of the money due the wage-earn.
| ers.
BRUNSWICK, GA, Nov. 16.-Frost
struck Brunswick this morning and
was greeted with intense joy. Every
| body gloried in its arrival and every
smiles, etc, Carried carried the he'd day 'nd'Hs, and the
feeling of general good will to all is
only equalled by that at Christmas
times. This epidemic ends, practi-
cally speaking, tonight, for another
frost Is booked for the morning. The
people are elated over the future pros
poets, grateful fer the lightness OF the
mortality and thankful for the relief
sent them. They 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 were reported to-
day, two of which are whites, as fol-
lows: Rev. Frank G.. johnson and
Hugh Flanders. Nine patients were
discharged none of whom are white.
Surgeon Booth, of Shreveport, La,
left to-day for home. During his stay
here he has done great work in treat
ing 200 genuine yellow fever cases. not
losing one. He signed two death GER
tificates for patients he was called in
to see while in their last stages, but
never lost one he originally treated.
The health board by rising vote
passed resolutions of thanks and ap-
probation for his extraordinary work
in helping the sick and cxerting him
self in behalf of the poor.
AT 10 o'clock to-day G.. M. Tillon fin
ished distributing the New York re-
lief supplies of clothing. An immense
crowd gathered around his office, and
assisted by the colored ministers, the
applicants were given equal portions.
Kev. Frank johnson, reported i'll to-
day, is pastor of the First Baptist
Church and has conducted service
through this entire epidemic. His i'll
ness is greatly regretted.
Special to The Atlanta journal.
BRUNSWICK, Ca, November 16.-
The citizens of Brunswick are all
jubilant today at the appearance of
frost this morning. The handful of
citizens which are hemmed in here
are shaking hands and hugging one
another as though love feast were in
progress. Enemies have made friends,
and are all rejoicing at the deliverancc
of the people from this plague. There
| is also ice in the detention camps.
| Surgeon Murray has permitted re-
| fugces to come to the camp. and it will
only be few days until all can come
to their homes with perfect safety.
| The joyous exclamation that can be
heard upon the streets is THAN X
God That we feel that deliverance is
at hand ~
The barometer indicates a heavy
freeze for tomorrow. If there is anoth-
or frost tonight Surgeon Murray will
commence at once TO fumigate every
house whore fever has occurred, OF
where one has been unoccupied, but he
will not allow any one to return till
everything is perfectly safe.
BRUNSWICK, Ca, November H.
Another light frost appeared in Bruins
wick this morning causing mucl
rejoicing among the citizens again
but great many now claim that thei,
hopes will be crushed to pieces again
as the weather has taken decided
change for the warmer. Your cores
pondent thinks also that the two frosts
which have occurred will not have
the desired effect to wipe out the
plague.
Surgeon Murray is still enforcing
strict regulation towards keeping re
fugees from returning, and Openl,
admits that should they slip in tina
they run a great risk and must suffeI
the consequences.
The people are loud in their prais,
over the generous act of Surgeon Muir
ray for IS kindness in permitting tn,
refugees to come to Camp Detention
where he will board them free an,
give them free transportation to tn
city when he orders them to come in