The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-23
NEW CASES OF FEVER.
THE CRY or BRUNSWICK IS NOW
UNDER MARTIAL Law.
Members of tho Board of Health severely
Denounce Newspaper Correspondents
Grave Chsrges-Nsmes Of the Sick.


Charles Sullivan. pilot, and J. c. Folker-
son. a sailor. one case-Mrs. Turner-was
discharged. There are now nineteen cases
Of yellow fever under treatment, ana
three will be discharged tomorrow If a
change for the worse does not appear.
Brunswick has had martial law forced
upon her by the inability Of the Council
TO obtain a quorum, and the demoraliZa-
ton OF the regular force. Only Chief
Beach, Assistant Leyison, TWO reglars, ana
small squad OF volunteers remaining.
This forces the citizens 10 arm themselves
and protect their property from destruc-
ton by thieves. and the good names or
our women frOm the vile reports OF news
paper correspondents. At the joint meet
ing OF the Board OF Health and the Relief
Association. held at II O'Clock. after the
reports Of sickness from physicians, Col.
Goodyear moved that both bodies as the
only governmental organizations In the
city 20 into joint session to consider a
matter OF vital importance. The motion
being carried, Colonel Goodyear said: ION
yesterday we had occasion TO denounce
as untrue a statement of Mr.. Mike Eagan,
correspondent OF the Savannah Evening
Press that the sanitary conditions here
OF Georgia. To-day we learn that in the
issue OF that paper Of the 10Th instant
appears statement which demands i'm
mediate action and | ask that the Sc
cretar read from the paper"
The article was read charging dissatis-
faction with the authorities. The 0DnoX-
ious statement was as follows:
"Agidaylts are offered to your cores
pondent by people that certain member
OF the Relief Canyassing Committee Of
fers 10 barter food certificates for virtue"
It was headed By the Savannah Press:
Food for Virtue"
Mr.. Eagan was asked If he were such
correspondent, ana if he telegraphed this
infamous statement.
lie said he was correspondent and did
telegraph the statement
Asked which of the five canvassers the
charges referred TO- he replied that he
could not give the name now, but would
appear later with his proofs.
This indignant denunciation aroused the
citizens present. Hon. Jacob e. Dart jump
ed to his feet. and in behalf Of the man
hood Of Brunswick, of the integrity Of the
committee and the virtue of her women,
he denounced Eagan in the most scathing
terms. His denunciation Of Eagan was
fearful
Facing Eagan. and addressing his re-
marks 10 Eagan and the citizens assem-
bied, he said in substance that il was
a strange thing that one claiming to rep
resent such Il reputable paper as the Ba- |
vannah Press, and who walked the streets |
Of Brunswick claiming citizenship and |
asking to be recognized as a gentleman, |
should send 10 the Savannah Press a lie |
so damable that it made such an impress
sion on the editor as 10 cause MIN 10 |
head it Food for Virtue" Does this
miserable cur know the meaning Of the
term virtueY he continued. HAS &c
no ties of womanhood that would cause
him to stop and pause before such false
statements left his lying pen? Was his
idea of virtue based upon his associations
with the wanton women of the town,
who feast upon such creatures as he
10 ply their hvocation? Is it not an In
suit to every mother, wife, sister md
daughter who are remaining here facing
an enemy which spares neither age nor
sex; that these pure women 0or virtue
belongs only to the pure) should be
charged with selling virtue for food.
voice the sentiment of every honorable
man present when 1 say we hurl the foul
lie back I'm his cowardy face; he asks
until tomorrow 10 bring his atiidaVits;
did he not have the proofs when he wired
those statements? If he had them let
him give the names now. If it was true
two days ago, it is true now. Why does
he hesitate 10 give the name Of the man
who offered food for virtue? lie may
bring afiidavits before this board. but
they will he perjured oaths of those
foul as himself, who would shame re-
spectablity and virtue If brought I'm con-
tact with st."
Mr. Goodyear followed Mr.. Dart. He
was calm and collected but the force of |
his arralgnment was not less fearful. |
though In different form from Mr.. Darts. |
In substance he said:
'Mr Eagan. this town is pass |
ing through n crisis Of distress and suf- |
ferlng which might we'll abpan the stout |
est heart and invoke the sympathy Of !
all true-hearted men. Recognizing the |
situation, a few men have organized TO |
meet Il as a relief association and have |
kept up the organization of the Board OF
Health and done what they could to stay
the pestilence and alleviate distress. In
pursuance Of that purpose we chose the !
five men. so far as we knew, of high char
acter, to canvass the five wards of the
city under direction of our preachers
and ascertain cases OF dire distress ard
give orders upon our sparsely supplied
commissary. No complaint has been made
10 tHt mayor VINO Is ALSO lleSlucnl ~
our Relief Association, of any Of these
men, Your charge. in effect. Is charge
against the FIVE as you refuse to divuige
the mans name. Your charge suggests
to the editor OF the sSress heading and
he heads the paragraph Food for Viz
tue" You say you did not expect indig-
nation or fuss? lt is incomprehensible
that any man of average intelligence
should have believed that he could by
wholesale, traduce the reputation OF our
wives and daughters and sisters and cause
no Indignation; that as IL I'm the first in
stance he failed TO particularize the man
among the canvassers In the second he
failed out OF five thousand people, three
thousand colored and two thousand
white. he had failed to particularize the
wife, daughter or sister of any man or
men. and yet expected men with blood
I'm their veins not to feel outraged and
indignant.
Rev. +. +. Cook and ID. Watson VIM
and others present asked Eagan why
he did nos produce the names then:
but Egan answered not. He attempted
20 stop the denunciations and asked to
be let alone until tomorrow. The tenn
per OF outsiders present was for cow
hiding Eagan and running him out OF
town at once. but cooler council pre-
vailed. The excitement on the streets
tonight is intense. and a crowd of
men. husbands OF virtuous wives sons
OF Vlrtuous women, and brothers OF
virtuous sisters. met and agreed 10 give
Eagan chance 10 clear himself. or
else deal with him in manner not TO
be mistaken. Brunswick is re hot to-
nfghf and the rae1llatorQ ra o,5infl,y