The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-15
FEVER RECORD OF THE DAY.
Two Deaths and Thirty-tWO New Cases
Shown by the Official Report.

Shown BY the Official Report,
W. ]. Price, Agent for MoDonough &
Co., and T. E. waf, Agent for Ellis,
Young & Co., Dead-Seven of the
New Patients Whites and the others
Negroes-Two New Cases Reported
at Jesup-Lumber for Dale's Mills
Detained.
Brunswick, Ca, Oct. 14-The official
report on the fever for to-day is as fol-
lows:
New Cases:
Whites (7)-D. r. Cunning, Mrs. w. ].
Goodman, w. j. Goodman, Mary McDon-
aid H. P. Lavina, J. w. Smith and Jas.
SILVER.
Colored (25)-Ellen Brown, Arthur
Miles, Kings child, jim Small, John
Finch, Andrew White, Jane Baker, Edna
Smith, Gabriel Merchant, Burnett Ash,
Dora Bryant, Rose Martin, Sarah Will
liams, Rose Clifton, Ella Davis, Nancy
Bowles, Louisa Lattimer, George Givens,
George Johnson, Cornelius Williams,
Laura Jeffrey, Mary Lee, Jim Bowden,
Granderson Burns and Willie Anderson.
DischarRed-Mrs Bacob, Lima Allison,
Alena Massey, J. McInarny, Mrs. Holsen,
Hattie Horne, Brownie Jackson, Sarah
Bowles, Ella Bowles, Mason Lewis, Mag
gle Scott, Venus Wheeler, g. w Allison,
Maggie Allison, A. P Judge, Il. E. La
nance, Jessie Barnes, Peter Gantling's
wife Harold Morgan, William Lucree
and Guy Hacket.
Recapitulation Cases under treatment,
! 249; discharged, 16l; died, 21; total, 43l
ratio of mortality, 11.5 per ceent.
Note.-The mortality ratio has hereto
fore been enormously given, being
based on the total number of cases, when
IL should have been on the total of dis
charges and deaths only, the cases under
! treatment not being taken under consider
alton until either discharged or dead.
H. BURFoRD, NJ D.,
President Board of Health.
L. c. BoDET, Acting Secretary.
TWO DEATHS.
w. J. Price, agent for McDOnough &
Co, lumber dealers of Savannah, died to-
day and T. Z. Waf, agent for Ellis,
Young & Co., of Savannah, died tonight.
The death of w. J. Price and Z. E.
Waff draws the pail of apprehension
closer upon the people. AS one by one
the good men pass away the sorrow of
the multitude grows greater. The sad
dest part Of this epidemic is the deaths
of good and Christian men.
ST. Simon's Island already infected
with fever, has now among the people
| there one case of diphtheria, in the child
| of Mrs. Olsen.
| At the commissary to-dayanotter man
went down before the yellow plague,
| Burr Winton, one of the best clerks in
! the building. With the force crippled
| by the illness of Manager Smith and
! Winton, the balance are hard-worked.
One thousand three hundred and sixty
people were given three days rations
each to-day from the supplies rapidly
coming in.
NEW CASES AT JEsUP.
Jesup. Ca, Oct. 1.-Two new cases Of
fever were officially reported this after
noon-Louisa Washington and A. B. Fish,
both negroes.
Recapitulation-Nu of cases to
date II; discharged 6; died 2; under treat
ment g.
Walter Combs and J. D. HARRISON were
arrested this afternoon for violating the
quarantine restrictions and have been re-
leased on bond.
Mayor Steele is in receipt
of remittance from j. J. O'Brien
of New York for the yellow fever
SuuGICI6. IL u6CCSS4ty COulpGIo bilC
use of it he will place it where it is most
needed; if not it will be held subject to
Mr.. O'Brien's order Five carloads of
lumber consigned to Savannah broke
loose from a train going through to Dale's
Mill last night and have been detained
here by order of Health officer Brunner
Messrs. Neve and Welsh, Savannah in
spectors, are always on the lookout for
such occurrences.
wAYCROss RAISES S145.
Waycross, Ga, Oct. 1.-THE musical
entertainment at the opera house and the
grand ball at the Southern Hotel last
night for the benefit of the Brunswick suf-
ferers, were very successful and $145 was
realized clear of expenses.
George w. Haines, superintendent of
the Brunswick and Western railroad,
furnished a special train from Waynes-
vile ana other points on the road and all
fares collected from passengers We're de-
voted to the cause of the suffering at
Brunswick. He also bought a great many
tickets and gave them to those who were
unable to 20 to the entertainment. The
engineer, conductor and fireman of the
train paid their fares on the train and
there were no dead heads.
Baratta s orchestra from Jacksonville
furnished delightful music at the concert
and ball. These recitat-ons and music by
the best home talent and the Brunswick
people here assisted in the exercises in a
delightful manner, showing that they
were in sympathy with the sufferers of
their city by the sea. The ball was a
grand affair Mr.. Weiss, the proprietor
of the Southern, opened his doors to the
people and there were refreshments pro
vided by him. The ball closed at / o'clock