The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-10-05
BAD FOR BRUNSWICK.
"A Startling Increase In the Number of
Yellow Fever Cases.

"A Startling Increase In the Number O.
Yellow Fever Gases.
BRUNSWICK, Ga, Sept. 27.-Eighteer
new cases of yellow fever were reported
Today. The patients are: Jas Latham
Murray FurlOw, Johnnie BAILEY, j. B
Mock, Alfred Randall, two children OF
MIS-. Larentzsons. All the above are
white. The colOred patients are: AR
thuT Roberts, Annie Belle Jones, Berrie
Everett, Alice Kelly, Harry Kelly Will
lie Kelly, Mary Gantllng, Victoria Mills
Alfred Mills. Willie Mills aud Oscar
Lamkin. There are now thirty two
cases under treatment, and about seven
W cases OF malaria, IN any of which are
expected to develop into yellow fever
The sudden chilllness in the atmos
phere and strong east wind blowing
the malaria off the rice fields towards
inc city, could De taken as the cause OF
the great increase of numbers. The
same condition of affairs was noticed IN
the epidemic of 1876, and the history is
repeating itself.
a startling increase in the number
OF cases may now be expected, but the
mortality rate Will be held down, if pos.
Slble. Surgeons Murray and FACET ex
pect Large Increase in cases, but are
now thoroughly prepared to properly
attend the SICK, and, with their direc.
tlons observed by the patients, will lose
| lew. The local physicians, j. n. Butts
). a. Dunwooiy, IL Burdford, Robert
Burtord and DR.. ID AVIS, are constantly
ans Werlng calls, but are bearing uI
mantuliv under the terrible mental a nd
phy sical strain, and will remain at their
posts
SURGEON Murray has Doctors Blail
and West, two reputable ,lored physi
clans, cons antly at work among tht
colored people, aud they report suspic
lous aud other Cases nigh ly, in writing
TO MIN the day following. Surgeons
Murray and FACET visit the suspicious
Cases, and pronounce on them. None
or the local white physicians receive any
pay for their work from any one, and
Justly deserve the respect and sympathy
o1 the people. Those who are uDl,. &c
pay doctors h I'VE refugepd, and every
CAL they answer now is IN the cause OF
or humanity. To-day the health board
commenced committee work in visiting
lmmunes, and employing persons Whu
would serve as nurses. This move is
warranted by the sweeping progress the
epidemic i3 BOW expected to make. At
the rate the Cases are multiplying uu-
Der the atmospheric conditions, the
hundred mark will soon be passed. So
rlous Thought should be given this by
the outside world, and relief furnish ed
hOundantly.
An average OfS00 persons daily get
three days supplies each at the com
mlsSary and it requires a vast amount
OF provisions to supply the hungry,
suffering and deserving horde. Only
widows and single women are fed graf
Is, and no ratlOn3 are issued to any un-
I'll thr three days time limit expires
Ministers j. y. Thompson, Ed. +. Cook
ID. Watson Wynn and Perry are kept
constantly busy issuing certificates,
while five ciuvas5erS IN dlfferents
wards hunt up the sick unable to send
for physicians and suffering for want
of food and inability to get to the com
missary. Their neighbors run as soon
as patients get Gown and leave them
TO perish. Such cases are cared for by
the canVasSerS, who carry food and fur
ulsh a physician immediately. Instan-
ces are recorded during the epidemic,
where before being discovered by the
canVassers, who do their duty nobly
and TO the best of their ability, patients
have suffered for hours without food or
attention and relief reaches them too
late to prevent death. 1t is deplora-
ble but true condition of facts, but
with Al increased force of nurses and
canyassers, the occasion will be met,
but supplies must continue to come.
Medicine or dellcacieS are not needed
so much as substantial provisions.
IL. Joergers drug store has been made
a relief medicine station and he per-
sOnally attends to all their wants night
and day. Fifty people have been seen
there at one time getting prescriptions
filled free. The situation here now is
decidedly alarming, but is being met
bravely by those remaining. Surgeon
Geddings arrived today to consult Sur.
geon Murray about matters at camp
Detention. There are 2O7 refugees there
now, two officers and sixty. eight at the
tents. There is no sickness except one
consumptive.