The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-01
CAMP HAINES.
1t Will Soon be Formally Opened
to the Brunswick Refugees.

to the Brunswick Refugees.
Waycross, Ga, Aug 31-Dr FACET,
yellow fever expertof great reputation,
whose father was 50 original investiga-
tor in the cause and treatment of yellow
fever and became famous for his discov-
cries, was sent from New Orleans, La.
to Brunswick by Surgeon General wy
man. He is at Bruins wick and will 90 to
Camp Haines, where it is formally opened
for Brunswick refugees. The govern
ment quarantine camp is named Camp
Haines, in honor of Capt. George w
Haines, the superintendent of the Bruins
wick and Western railroad, who has done
more than any other man towards the
establishment of the camp and in render
ing assistance to the Brunswick refugees
The erroneous idea that the camp was
named in honor of Surgeon Hutton was
first sent to the press by the Brunswick
correspondent.
A yellow fever hospital will be erected
at safe distance from Camp Haines
Should it become necessary, DR., FACET
will be stationed there and will have
charge. A disinfecting apparatus is be-
ing arranged at the camps for the disin-
lection of freights and baggage. 1t CON
sists of a close mail car with pipe ex-
tending to railroad steam engine The
engine forces the steam at a temperature
of 2l2 degrees through the piping into the
car.
There are about fifteen tents at the
camps which are occupied by the carpen-
tiers and laborers for the present. The
storm did no great damage to the build
ings at Camp Haines.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE CAMP.
Waycross, Ga. Aug. 31-I visited
Camp Haines to-day in company with rep
resentatives of Harper's Weekly and
the northen press, and we were enter
tanned by George w. Haines superinten-
dent of the Brunswick and Westernrail-
road. Dinner was served in the dining room
OF Mr. Haines' private car, at the foot of
the hill upon which the camps are situa-
ted. Sergeon Hutton arrived on the
government special train in the after
noon. The reporters, in company with
Mr.. Haines, and Sergeons Hutton and
Magruder made thorough ms pection of
the grounds and buildings in the vicinity
of the camp. Camp Haines is situated on
a hill So feet above the sea level at
the source of Turtle river which flows
through Brunswick, within four miles of
tide water and the head of navigation
and four miles above the intersection of
the Brunswick and Western and Florida
Central and Peninsular railroads. 1t is
in the Rumford settlement, where the
wealthy rice planters of the South Allan
tic coast resided with their families in
ante-be-lmum times. The Mumford man
sion is the only residence left standing
which belonged to the planters. Several
ruins in the settlement show
where other residences former
ly stood. The Mumford residence
contains about eighteen rooms and is sur
rounded by most beautiful grove of oaks
and other shady trees About twenty
Brunswick refugees, composed of young
ladies and their mothers, are residing
there, and have been there since the
death of Surgeon Branham. They are
frequently seen horseback riding in the
vicinity. There are eight houses at the
camp. They are built on the corners of a
square about the size of one acre. From
the warehouse walk leads up the hill
fifty yards to where the dining rooms,
kitchen, commissary, telegraph office,
surgeons office and quartermaster's office
are situated. The buildings are large
and commOdious. The front portion of
the camp is slightly hidden from view
from the railroad by dense growth of
oaks and pines The square forms a
beautiful plateau. The location is most
desirable for its convenience to Bruins
wick. Darien, Jacksonville and Savannah
A fever hospital is being erected half
mile south of the camp. Near there, Just
across the source of Turtle river, is a
sulphur spring which mas
for many years been visited by
numbers of people on account it's efficacy
in curing certain diseases. The plan of
the government in selecting this spot for
the establishment of the government de-
tention camps and sanatarium was an ex-
cellent one. For the present it is not
known whether or not the camps will be
opened at all. 1t is certain that if no
further trouble follows in Brunswick it
will not be-