The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
BRUySWICK'SONE IMPATIENT.
SBrga0n BTanham'S Condition Much
Improved.


Public Anxiety Rapidly Subsid-
ing and the Cessation of Outward
Travel Supplemented by the Return
of Many Refugees-Two More Gov
ernment Surgeons to Arrive To-day,
and the Settlement of all Doubt May
Then be Reached-Meanwhil There
is Little Popular Excitement, but
Some Indignation.
Brunswick, Ca, Aug, 13.-No new cases
Of fever reported to-day and none others
likely to develop. Surgeon Branham, re-
ported sick here with yellow fever, is
considerably improved tonight, and Drs.
Dunwody and Branham, quarantined
with him, report his fever almost gone.
MANY REFUGEES COMING BACK.
The exodus of citizens has subsidized,
and to-days trains carried only about
four hundred out. About fifty who
left last night returned on the
noon train, looking sheepish over their
scare and hasty departure. Altogether
about 1900 people left here, but those
who remained show no anxiety to get
away.
Surgeon Branham is lying in the health
lest portion of the city and completely
isolated The most prominent people
live in that section, and his nearest
ueighbors have not left.
DECLARED NOT TO BE YELLOW FEVER.
A large number of experienced yel-
low fever nurses and two physi-
clans here claim that Surgeon Bran
ham has not yellow fever, and
the majority of citizens hold the belief
that he has only severe swamp fever,
contracted from quarantine grounds.
HIGH NEGATIVE AUTHORITY.
John Cecil Legare, M. D., of Donald
sonville, La, now visiting here and form
erly port physician aud member of the
board of health of New Orleans, and
later in charge of Quinta San Taria hos
,pital, Havana, and also lecturer and ply
siclan in the Charity Hospital New Or
leans, says the symptoms Surgeon Bran
ham is described as having,
could be caused from another
disease than yellow fever He is an eX-
pert, having been rendered a gold medal
the epidemic Of 1873 His statements
have strengthened the belief that Surgeon
Branham has not yellow fever.
THE HEALTH OFFICER CRITICISED.
Prominent citizeds and the public in
general criticise Health Officer DunwodV
and City Physician Branham for bringing
surgeon Branham to Brunswick from
quarantine while he was in,
Mayor Thomas w. Lamb stated
to correspondents tonight that as soon
as DrS. Branham and DunwOdy were
released from quarantine he would prefer
charges against both for dereliction of
duty and menacing the public health by
allowing Surgeon Branham to be brought
to the city.
WAS ILL WHEN HE ARRIVED.
Surgeon Branham complained the first
day he reached Brunswick, and daily
thereafter, and was under treatment all
the time for malarial fever. 1t is also
SAID by people discussing the matter on
JHe streets that the three physicians who
pronounced his case yellow fever are
young and inexperienced and were not
certain as to what disease it was,
and that they should have consulted with
experienced nurses before making pub
nc announcement that the case was yell
low fever. Dr. Burford, president board
diagnosed the cose, was told of these crit
ciSms
THE RIGHT THING TO HAVE DONE.
He said that Surgeon Branham had
symptoms of yellow fever and he believed
ne had the fever, but that he suggested
calling in DR.. Hazelhurst, an expert, be-
Iore making public the facts, and then to
calI together the board of health and city
council and let them act DR. Branham
agreed to this, and he thought DR.. Dun
MOuy would act accordingly He left
jjle house and called the board of
IeaIth together, but was surprised to
tldfh shortly afterward from an outsider
ynat the news was out. Before the board
VI health adjourned DIR. Dunwody APP
pcdIeu and notified them that he had ad-
ySed Surgeon-General Wyman The
president Of the board of health thought
ou"J caution should have been rigidly
oAeTelSeu, and a through examination
ttaue oy several experienced people before
Sn5 news was given to the public. He
na9 oeen through two epidemics, though,
1.lT SnT himself had pronounced the case
yellow fever.
THEIR WAY AS THEY SAW IT.
DTS. Dunwody and Branham were
o0eA ny your correspondent and asked for
eatement of their position in reference
~ Ine criticism of their action. They
f,u 5a,u Ihdt 1t would have been inhuman to
a"4e ieIt Surgeon Branham atquaratine,
"Nu Ihe malarial feverin him,being so pro-
FFoouceu, they could not detect yellow
te.eE They brought him to Brunswick
st stI treatment. They reiterated their
S1yoiiiiel1ent 1oii chat Surgeon Branham has
sClo| fever. DR.. Dunwody said he
iiaiiseu no objections to DR.. Hazelhurst
Ea'.5 summoned, but his duty to the pub
ae o "llpelled him TO give immediate notice
H. aoon as he discovered the fever.
1al w DIS conscientious in his acts and had
nII,.InS TO conceal. He warned the peo-
va. p,e 0S soon as he knew it himself, and
Dr Dr' = surprised at their censuring him.
d., bfanham said he felt he had done his
BY AS an evidence of the fact that DR..
co,ei am sincerely believed at first his
raTo'i' lne surgeon, was only sick with
I,,a-l I,',.@ls sdl lever, he carried him to his own
c,Hg IN the same house with his wife,
r9;e.li5g ;,-1ign and other relatives, and per-
'''eu MS relatives to nurse him.
THE TRUTH MAY BE KNOWN TO-DAY.
rs.;geo 9GIgeons Hutton and Carter of the
to-r,5uIe hospital service, will arrive here
reIia..IIp poW morning and their opinion will
otbcle lhe public mind one way or the
has as 10 whether Surgeon Branham
sT,or,Sle SeIoW fever or only a bad case of
oniri-p leVer If it is yellow fever public
anrnguI ANU VIII be with DR. DunwodY for
indi,.lIIC!h C!hg II so early. If it is not, public
sgra sg7udt tlon will be increased. The cen
briT,.;Ll ;LAeted out to both physicians for
tuElng Surgeon Prarbar, to tha oit,y