The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
DIR. BRANHAM IS DEAD.
The Surgeons Brace Battle for Life Has
Come to All End.

Brunswick. Ga, August 20.-(Special)-
Surgeon Brdnham died today at ) o'clock,
after lingering twenty-six hours in an I'M
conscious stale
AS soon as the death was bulletined,
large crowd of sympathizing friends gath
cred on the street corners and discussed
the unfortunate mans fate. Surgeon
Hutton ordered the finest steel-rolled, sill
yer-mounted casket III the city sent to the
house. 1t was left near the gate, and
Surgeon Carter and his assistants carried
1t into the house.
Wrapped in National Colors.
The body was wrapped i'll sheets, soaked
Ill bichloride of mercury and around the
hfeless form large national flag was
rolled. On leaving Washington Surgeon
Hutton had a prcmonition that Surgeon
Branham would die and prompted by this
placed the flag III his trunk.
The casket and body were brought to
the quarantine limits and there Surgeons
Hutton and Gulteras, Undertakers Moore
n Son placed it in the hearse. 1t
quickly transported to Il grave in the new
cemetery, and in the presence of your CORE
Spondent, the surgeons, the undertaken and
minister, was lowered to its last resting
place.
BY the light of the cloud-dimmed moon,
Rev. Edward f.. Cook, of Mckendree Meth
odist church, read the burial service. The
to town.
Surgeon Branham died without hearing,
III his unconscious state, the loving mes
sage from his sick wife, in far off Mary
land.
Surgeon Branham was ordered by the
government three weeks ago to take charge
of the local quarantine station. On arriv-
ing here he complained OF malaria, but
went about his duties. Last Wednesday
afternoon he witnessed a ball game here
bo hpt in
Thursday morning Health officer
Dunwoody brought him to Bruins
wick from quarantine and he
was carried to the home of City Physician
Branham, his cousin, and Saturday morn
ing his case was pronounced yellow fever
Fever at Port Tampa.
Savannah, Ga, August 2O-(Special)-
Eight eases of fever are reported from
Tampa.
Tie report comes from the health officer
at that port.
1t is understood that the cases are on A
schooner i'll the harbor that has just
come from Havana The details are mca-
ger, but enough to induce the city author
tiles to at once order a quarantine against
Tampa, and the most rigid steps will 30
taken to keep anybody who has in any
way been exposed to the fever from coming
near Savannah
At Tampa, Fla.
jacksonville Fla. August 20.-A special
From Port Tampa to The Times Union SAYS
that Che German steamship MarkomaHia.
which arrived there from Vera Cruz. Tam
pico and Progresso last Thursday. was yes
terday ordered TO the United States quarantine
station at Dry Tortugas. with reported case
of yellow fever aboard. The vessel had been
etained and dsinfected at Muler key, the
state quarantine station. twenIy-ei@ht miles
below here, and no sickness having devel-
opsl was allowed to proceed to her pier
here after five days. Last Thursday night
eight of the crew were reported sick with
slight fever. but five OF them We're up and
dressed next morning aud about the deck.
and about. but later in the day one Of the
sailors grew worse and his pulse
went up to 10 with temper
azure of 1O4 degrees The attending ply
sicnns, Drs. Werden ana WaIt; lronornf
Henderson. of the state board of health.
at once ordered the vessel to Dry Tortugas.
She left under full steam at O'Clock p m.
Yesterday