The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
gRCEOy BRANHAM DEAD
In His Last Resting Place Wrapped
In a Flag.

s.oras and Incidents of His Last
Hours -Faithfulness ofthe Surgeons
who Attended Him-Precautions
Taken Against the Spread of the
Disease-rhe Doctors Confident
There VIII Be No More Cases.
brunswick. Ca, Aug 20.-Surgeon
Branbam died to-day at 5 o'clock, after
Irgering twenty-six hours in an uncon-
.cious state. AS soon as death was bnl-
Io-ined large crowd ofgsympathizing
friends gathered on street corners and
discussed the unfortunate mans fate.
SURGEON Hutton ordered the finest steel
roTred silver mounted casket in the city
and sent it to the house. 1t was left near
the gate and Surgeon Carter and his as
sstants carried it into the house. The
boiy was wrapped in sheets soaked in
bychIoride of mercury, and around the
Hfeless form large national flag was
rolled. On leaving Washington Surgeon
Hutton had premonition that Surgeon
Branham would die, and, prompted by this
feeling placed the flag in his trunk.
THE BODY REMOVED.
The casket and remains were brought
to quarantine limits, and there Surgeons
Hutton and Guiteras and Undertaken
Moore and son placed it in the hearse. It
was quickly transported to the grave in
New Cemetery, and in presence of the
MORNING News correspondent, surgeons,
undertaken and minister was lowered to
its last resting place by the light of the
cloud dimmed moon. The Rev. Edward
F. Cook of McKendree Methodist church
read the burial services. The grave was
covered and the party returned to town.
Branham's brother did not reach
here and he died without hearing
in his unconscious state the
loving message from his sick wife in far
of Maryland. Surgeons Hutton and Car
ter's sorrow is great, but they did all that
could be done to bring to life their
stricken cOmrade.
SURGEON CARTER's FAITHFULNEss.
Surgeon Carter's faithful and self sac
rifcing care is worthy of remembrance.
By the bedside of Surgeon Branham he
watched for days and nights Without
thought of his own peril, and with faith
full nurses tried to save the life of the suf-
fering man. To Blackboard quarantine
Surgeons Carter and Hutton will now so
to wait the time of incubation that will
tell whether they will be the victims of
their faithfulness.
AHARD FOUGHT CASE.
The case was the hardest fought
in the history Of the disease and Surgeon
Carters care for the dead and Hutton's
u Tor the living, to prevent its spreading,
4 has earned the gratitude of the people OF
Brunswick, who all regret the fatal end
ing. There viii be no more cases, as
Surgeons Guiteras Hutton and Horsey
say positively the disease will not spread
from this case, and Brunswick refugees
can return to their homes without fear of
danger Surgeon Guiteras says it is the
hrst time in the history of yellow fever
the world over that local authorities
took precautions to keepit from spreading
before apatient died, and that Brunswick's
authorities deserve unstinted praise from
the people of the south for their noble
work. All the carpets and bedding in
the house will be burned and the house
washed from cellar to roof with bychlo-
ride ofmercury and the grounds dislnfect-
ed with carboic acid.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
Surgeon Branham was ordered
~ INC EONcEumeub JHIe6 weeks ago
to take charge of the local quar-
antlne station On araiving here he com
planned Of malaria but went about his
outles. A week ago last Wednesday
afternoon he witnessed a ball game here
ana the hot sun drove fever to his brain
thursday morning Health Officer Dun
woody brought him to Brunswick from
Quarantine, and he was carried to the home
ol Slty Physician Branham, his cousin,
and Saturday morning his case was pro-
hounced yellow fever. The subsequent
acIlons of the local authorities and the
ana S rendered by the government have
9een geen daily told in the MORNING NEWS
Inc last act is nearly ended. The cur
yam IAN VIII soon be lowered, shutting from
91Ight the anxiety and suspense caused by
brunswick S one yellow fever case the
aISl IN seventeen years, and the last, the
people pray, that will ever visit this brave
Guy by the sea
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