The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
TWO NEW PATIENTS
Only Three Of Them Whites and No
Deaths During the Day.

Guard on the Coast-Postmaste
Browns Father Dies at His Home in
Maryland-No Infection at Sur
rency-An Alleged Statement by DR..
Garter Correoted-No New Gases or
Deaths at Jesup.
Brunswick, Ca, Oct. S.-Thirty-two
new cases of fever are reported to-day as
follows:
Whites-Ed O'Brien, corner Mansfield
and Ellis streets; Rufus Riggsbee, 1O8
REYNOLDS street, Miss Angela OFT, 800
REYNOLDS street.
Colored-Julia Williams, 1914 Monk
street JEFF Martin, 615 Cochran avenue;
Emelme Latson, 6l3 Stonewal street;
Clara Jenkins, Johnston ustreet; Samuel
Blake, l511i George street; Malinda Jack
son, 6l9 Cochran avenue; Thomas Shep-
pard, 1912 London street; Francis Hop
kns, 1910 London street; Rose Lewis,
623 South Cochran avenue; Carrie Bal
den, D street; Geo. Glenn, 400 Lee
street; Mary Gamble, North Amherst
street; Alston Grant, 407 South Albany
street; Ella Bowles, sos Amherst street;
streets; Washington French, Lee street;
VIM. Finn, 212 North Albany street; An
ma Gibson, 400 South Albany street; j. D.
Fielder, 9999 A street; William Bailey,
4O7 Grant street; child of
Charlotte Bakers, Bush Row; Rosa Mag
wood S22 Egmond street; Samuel Stump,
40SOglethorpe street; Joe Linder, 325 South
Albany street; Jessie Barnes, 500 South
Albany street; Willie Mills, corner Stone
wall, Lee and Cochran Streets Hattie
Humes, SOP North Amherst street.
Relapsed-Dck Holland, 4O7 A street;
Nat Stewart, oil B street.
Discharged-Blount Bowen, Jack Nor,
ris, Sallie Morris, Thomas Oliver, Miss
Fannie Brock, j. A. Hill and Fred Win
chester.
By comparing yesterdays report with
the official file it was found that two col
ored patients named yesterday had been
previously reported. The error occurred
by change in the attending physician
Ihirty-three should have been reported
yesterday instead Of thirty-fve.
STRICKEN ON HIS BEAT.
Yellow Jack is catching the people
right and left, at their homes or at their
post of duty. Alex Pritchard, a we'll
known policeman, was stricken while
walking his beat tonight on Newcastle
street. When the chill ran down his
spine and his bones began to ache he could
60 no further and stopped on a nearby
curbstone. Here he sat and suffered, no
people walking the deserted streets to
note his condition and lend him aid in get
ting to his bed. After he had,been in this
position physician passed, DR.. Hugh
BurfOrd, on his rounds. Pritchard at
tracted his attention, and DIR. Burford
soon sent him home in a carriage, gave
him medical attention and sent his club
back to headquarters.
Miss Ida Borchardt, on St. Simon's
Island, is unotficially tonight reported as
Ill with yellow fever.
PATROLS ON THE COAST.
Surgeon Murray received information
this morning that Surgeon Cofer was off
On the revenue cutter BOSWELL, for Ossa-
baw Island to intercept refugees encamped
there. After this is done the cutter will
patrol the coast constantly until all
danger is over. Surgeon Magruder has
also been instructed to keep a lookout for
refugees at his end of the line Surgeon
General Wyman has reinforced the quar-
antine guards at Darieu with s new men
Darien is all right, but the guard force
was increased to keep out refugees. Sur
geon Murray has reinforced the guards
at st. SimOn's Island with 9 men on
land. These with the 6 on water will
protect st. Simon's.
A SAD INCIDENT.
Scenes of sadness cluster not altogether
around the sick, suffering, dying and
dead in Brunswick at present. Tonight,
Wnlle walking down Newcastle street,
IAe MORNING NEWS correspondent noted
man walking with bent head and evil
IDENTIFY moved with great sorrow. APP
preaching him, the features disclosed to
view were those of Postmaster McC.
Brown. On inquiry it was learned that
III ms hand he held telegram that had
,Iot announced the death of his father in
Maryland Imagine this young mans
oouultion: Sticking TO his post of duty
ana anu heroically serving the public, while
an ms white help deserted him. He
[Eorhed night and day. Between hours
Fls t WORK Continued, but not in the Office,
~ +U this had already been
4 of +9'9Heo' St' but by the bedside
III Ii, MS sick wife. No rest closed
I,a-t,s ms eyes for days and nights, and at the
a-y,'-euJ MS wife'S recovery was almost as
SSuMeu and happiness seemed near at
ioa- IaIu Jnls terrible blow came. Unable to
bi bIGi"'g MS Wlfe's bedside; unable TO leave
rs uuIyi all that remains of his devoted
Scent must forever be shut out from his
fuV While he in this plague-stricken
n sreVes that such must be the case.
tbas Is an incident of this epidemic sadder
''' many ever witness.
ONE NEW CASE AT JEsUP.
f.Desup' Ca. Oct. S-One new case Of
Tntt,W T,gL was reported here to-day-Dr. J. g.
In me other patients are doing well
of NJ. Lincoln was called to several cases
fill Aness during the day, but reports
M io... u!dIarlal fever. The doctor is work
euIlrely too hard. He is on the go
aTr;. V5, morning till night, and frequently
nsr. ing Ihe night he is called up 10 visit
NJ cases of sickness.
frSsrs. Walsh and Mere, inspectors
IN % t.. savannah, are on hand to see that
sio,-t,l. ems stop or run through the town
M ,.-I than ten miles an hour. There is
IN, use Tor complaint as to trains running
tfe Wv lhe people are complaing about
tbar.'fay ~ running and danger of a wreck,
ICING so many switches to cross.
SUSPICIOUS CASE AT EASTMAN.
po-.7i --,7y man, Ga, Oct SIT has been re-
t+l.. .uab There is "a case Of yellow fever
tia, g., pldce' the report being so general
d anti. DaS caused several places To quar-
trr Hsdlnst Eastman Upon lnvestiga-
est.- -9 found that there Is a lady who
81 ss-.....- .-'le last Tuesday and afterarriving
n ina ,. having been refused entrance
DrI Town OF Empire She returned
4 rar- pace 10 high state Of excite
4 ar- aAa had a chill that day
e..- 'aa lad Femlttent fever
a a.-.. 'Nine, she ls Quartered