The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-20
M LET UP IN THE EPIDEMIC
ThiTty-One New Cases and One Death
at Brunswick.

tribution of Provisions Among the
Needy in Progress.
Brunswick, Ga, Oct. 19,-There were
officially reported to-day thirty-one new
cases and one death.
The new cases are:
Wbites-E. H. Mason, Mrs. Nj. A. Mason,
Mrs. Mary Lagett, William Kelsey and
r. l.. Hudson.
Colored-Cora Harris, Jesse Ody, Will
IAN Lee, Walter Tyson, JEFF Harris, Sam
ueI Baker, @. Clayton, M. Nance, Mary
Howard Doc Saunders, Lithia Saunders,
Willie Moody, Mollie Taylor, Cora
Walker, Samuel Williams, S. Roberts,
Susan Thomas, Laura Green, Lula John
son. Isabella Elkins, Aldrich Thompson,
Henry Johnson, Nathan Jones and Chris
tina Freeman.
The following have been discharged:
Whites-Mrs Mary Lagett, Mrs. H.
M. Miller and Andrew Turner.
Colored-Louis Fleming, Flora Carter,
Cora Davis, Ethel Davis, Rosa Clifton,
Hank Johnston, Young Buchanan, Ed
ward Davis, Eliza Davis Charles Law
renee. Jane Small, John Finch, Arthur
Allister, Edna Smith, Maggie Lewis,
Betsey Monroe, Henry Blue, Prince Cope
land, Clara Jenkins, Lucy Jenkins.
Deaths-Amelia V. Payne, colored, in
this city. and Mamie Myers and Robert
Phoenix, white, on Jekyl Island
The weather is warm to-day with
rain falling at intervals and drizzling
showers. Unless the backbone OF the
weather that has prevailed for six days
past soon changes the result is expected
to be bad All previous predictions have
been flooded by the elements and the peo-
pie are watching the patients carefully.
No worry about relief disturbs the mind
now for the outlook for sufficiency Of
supplies coming in is favorable. The
skill of the physicians is keeping the
death rate down. Under the distressing
circumstances that have prevailed among
the poorthis is to be noted, and it is ex-
pected that with the people all caring for
the sick, who are now well nourlshed,
many lives will be saved.
DISTRIBUTION OF RATIoNs.
Yesterday !, ,292 persons were given ra-
tions at the commissary and 130 orders
for the sick were filled.
Several vacant stores have been util-
lied as storerooms for the rapidly arriv-
ing supplies.
e. w. Bingham is supervising the com
missary work during the illness Of Man
ager Smith.
Rations are sent to the st. Simon's
commissary daily for the Brunswick peo-
pie who are in need there and too poor to
buy and unable to get work TO earn
money. The supplies are furnished in ac-
cordance with orders from w. F. Symons,
who has charge of the work there Mr..
Symons is a highly prominent citizen and
perfectly reliable.
GNTAffl nd l1rT1 lint fGT1
of the commissary forces are rapidly re-
covering from their illness.
Martha Olsen, the ST. Simon's dipthe-
ria patient, has recovered.
A Brunswick and Western train
ran into the rear end of an
East Tennessee train at FOur-Mile
crossing, breaking up one car. but injur-
ing no one. Surgeon Murray received to-
day $4525 from Editor Shine, of Talla-
hassee, for the sufferers.
The MORNING News correspondent re-
ceived an invoice for one car load of pro-
visions from citizens of Madison through
DR.. John L. Stokes.
The total cash receipts to date for the
relief fund are $I7, ,800N. Strict and
proper accounts are kept of all money
and provisions received and given out by
Treasurer J. E. Dart and Manager Smith,
and at the proper time a correct state
ment will be made for the benefit of
the public. The heavy rush of caring for
the people prevents statement being
given now, but the books are open to the
public, and from an inspection by the
MORNING News correspondent to-day it
was learned that the money and supplies
are being used in judicious manner for
the sufferers.
The fire department to-day put out
fire in the Hazlehurst home at the corner
OF Newcastle and Lee streets before much
damage was done.
Communications from New York to-day
state that the Worlds relief fund for
the sea islands and Brunswick sufferers
Will be large.
Postmaster McC. Brown is again i'll,
and was compelled to close the office to-
Gay. He has arranged to have the mails
distributed and dispatched.
DIsINFEoTIoN OF THE CITY.
Surgeon Murray and President Hugh
Burford, president of the health board,
returned to-day from Camp Detention,
where they were in consultation with
Surgeon Hutton and Surgeon General
Wyman. Surgeon Hutton was instructed
70 proceed to Ship Island, near New Or
leans, and replace the quarantine station
destroyed there by the recent storm with
al the latest improved machinery and
Iacllltles Surgeon General WYman com
P1IlueuJeu surgeon Murray nlgnly OIL MS
work here, pronouncing it as perfect as
could be. He also paid Surgeon Ged-
ulngs high compliment on his manage
ment and discipline of Camp Detention
surgeon Murray, on his return spoke
0l The anxiety Surgeon General Wyman
teIt Tor Brunswick's future safety and
Ihe work that will be done this winter to
render the town free from infection.
Nelghboring towns and states having
puohshed expressions regarding the re
su4J OF receiving bedding and clothing
Hom Brunswick for months To come, the
menace Brunswick will be to her own peo-
re and other places, and the anxiety of
1Ine Ine marine hospital service to render
brunswick absolutely safe will cause rig
orous measures to be taken. The work
WIN probably proceed in this man
aeG' Commencing in the northern
tlu OF the city as soon as
.ue epidemic ends street after street
ana house after house will be taken in rO-
sation. Walls, bedding, carpets and the
G4Qre premises will be disinlected with
otCAlol lde Of mercury and "A solution Of
S.@rooAc acid. All clothing will be well
StSgd ia freezing atmosphere. Carpets
Az not be taken from the floor, but will
sprlnkled as they lie.
ny no damage viii be done TO property
1t the process viii be thorough. All
Iessh boring precincts whore people have
fIUt from Brunswick viii be treated la
~. AiAhher, and the government feels