The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-29
ENTIRELYFREED OF FEVER.
Brunswick Has Not Even Her Usual
Summer Sickness.

Proclamation Of No Fever and No sus-
picious Case Within the City-On
the other Hand. the Best Of Health
Prevails-Eotice That Other Than
ofHcial Reports should Not be Re
oeived as True-The Able-Bodied Get
Notice That They Must GO to Work.
Voluntary Idlers Not to Share the
Bounty Meant for the Helpless.
Brunswick, Ca, Aug. 2S-No new or
suspicious cases. Brunswick has had five
days Of freedom from fever, and the
health board has issued the following:
To the public: This board is pleased to
announce tina. since August TO- the first
date of the yellow fever brought TO this
city from the quarantine station, but
three cases have occurred; and this an
nouncement is made after thorough ex-
animation of the entire city by visiting
medical experts and local physicians.
There are to-day no new cases Of any kind,
and the city is free from the usual sum-
mer sickness. All rumors and re-
ports of any other cases sent
abroad are absolutely false and
misleading. and the public must not give
credence to the same. Only reports ema-
mating from this board should be Consid-
cred true and official
H. BURFoRD, NJ D., President.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: Whereas, There exists
in our community an element of popula-
lation who are alarmists and having in
terests affected by erroneous and false
rumors of further infection in our city,
BE it resolved by this board, That our
mayor issue a proclamation making it
crime punishable by fine and imprison-
ment for any person or individual to re-
port any cases as yellow fever except as
announced officially by this board.
MUST GET TO WORK.
Mayor Lamb issued the proclamation,
also one notifying all able-bodied men to
get work or be run in for loafing
on the streets. There are now about 4 600
negroes to 500 whites in Brunswick, and
the situation is perplexing in order to iu-
diciously distribute relief. The mayor
has divided the city into five wards, each
ward in the hands of a competent COM
mittee, who will report those who are
needy.
THE STORM
a terrible storm swept Brunswick, St.
Simons and Jekyl yesterday and last
night, cutting off telegraph communica-
ton for twenty hours. In the city great
damage was done in the suburbs. Fences
are down and large trees lying across
streets. The roof at the north end Of
the Oglethorpe hotel was blown of, the
Kaiser block damaged and the roof of
Mayer & Ullmans building partly blown
off. A large tree fell on the house of w.
H Harris and smashed the roof in. The
front of Merrihelds bar was blown out,
who lost $3.50 and 500 worth of cigars
The Ocean Hotel from broken glass and
other wrecks of the wind, was damaged
$50. The front windows of Mum
& Taylors saloon were demolished. every
window in the colOred Odd Fellows hall
was smashed, and the roof damaged A
tree smashed in Postmaster McBrowns
house, narrowly missing himself and
wife. The Oracle, the largest pilot boat
here, turned bottom up. the Waterman
and family of seven being rescued after
great trouble. The pilot boats Glynn and
Telegram were blown ashore. A large,
unknown schooner is ashore on Jekyl
beach. The sea wall at St. Simon's is badly
damaged, and other damages in the city
running the total into the thousands.