The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-07
FEVER HOLDING ITS OWN.
More Whites Now SuCCumbing Than
Negroes.

hlbLeu eSJefuay whites NeRrO
Added to the Death List-Twenty-
eight Patients Disoharged-A Total
of col Cases Since the Beginning of
the outbreak-The Number Now Un-
der Treatment 151-Two Cases at
Camp Detention.
Brunswick, Ga, Nov. 6.-Thirteen new
cases of fever were reported to-day, nine
of which are white, as follows: Florence
Gregory, Mrs. Robert Baker, Westley
Greenfield, Charles Hollo }. T. Rafuse,
Mamie Braswcll, Everett Sapp, William
Latham, and Mrs. Baggett, of Crlspen Is
land.
The four colored patients are: Georgia
Robinson, L. Tason's child, Charles Crew,
and Lucy Parsons.
There was one death, Casandro Bland,
colored.
Twenty-eight patients were discharged,
seventeen of them being whites.
The white patients discharged are;
Kate Newman, Nellie Newman, Ellen
Gelow, Eva Poore, Frank Fondo, Bennie
Franklin, N. f. Skipper, Lula Hendricks,
Thomas Hendricks, Bertha Helgreen,
James Creamer, Hattie Ogren, Michael
McInarny, Maggie McInarny, Annie Nc
lnarny Johnnie McInany, and Ralph
Braswell
The colored patients discharged are;
Lulu Johnson, Thomas Capers, Laura
Davis, Frank Berkins, Abe Ciyely, Ed.
Smith, Carrie Frazier, Chris. Shorta,
Carter, Davis child, A. Johnson and
Lulen Masterbury.
The report to-day leaves 15l under
treatment, 80 of them being white; 901
patients have been and are now under
treatment and an even 80 have died. The
ratio Of mortality among the whites is
II s, while among the colored it is only
Pr. The total ratio is &C, not including
the one Mongolian.
CASES AT CAMP DETENTION.
The newspaper men were officially in
formed to-day that q case of yellow fever
is under treatment at Camp Detention, in
the person of a Norwegian sailor This
is the case unoficially reported exclu-
sively by the MORNING News correspon-
dent several days ago. The patient is
being cared for as best he can, but grave
doubts are entertained of his recovery.
Surgeon Carter is still quite Ill at the
camp. Surgeon Murray will visit him to-
morrow.
BY gentleman Of unquestioned veracity
and of some medical experience, who has
just returned from Camp Detention, the
MORNING NEWS correspondent is in
formed that another typical case of yell
low fever has developed inside the guard
lines The gentleman giving the in
formation basis his statement upon the
physical condition Of the patient, and the
fact that he was called to see the negro
by the negrO's friends, who knew he was
in camp. When he arrived at the bed
side of the negro and noted his symp-
toms he informed one of the camp
officials that unless some quick
action was taken, and proper
medical aid given at once the
patient would die. He says the negro
was cared for Immediately. Surgeon
Murray nor none Of the officials here could
confirm TINS report but the source from
which it came can be relied upon and the
statement IS worthy Of publication. An
officer OF the marine hospital service,
when informed Of the statement, said
he was positive no new cases had
developed and If any negro was sick there
it was probably with malaria, as the Off
Ger in charge, would have Immediately
informed Surgeon Murry, in command,
and Surgeon General Wyman if any more
infectious cases had developed.
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
The weather changed again today, and
q cold rain is falling William +. Door
finger. of local note as a weather prophet
thinks the wind will now go to the south
ward, followed by heavy rain, and then
whip around to the northwest and bring
a freeze ia Brunswick freeze some-
times comes before frost and this year
may bring such change. The time in
transit, if such change in the weather
takes place, viii occupy from nine to
fifteen days.
Wesley Greenfield reported i'll to-day,
is foreman Of the fire department. He is
Chief Saunders right hand man, and his
illness will prove a serious drawback TO
the department if called out to fight fire.
AS his room is ia the engine house the
fever will probably spread to the adjoin-
ing bed and clothing OF the other mem
bers. The department has been in the
midst of infection for two months. Their
lateness in catching it bears out the the
ory that all the immunes will gradually
go down unless frost comes
Surgeon A. Il. Booth of Shreveport,
La, whose quiet but effective work here
has endeared him TO all, has, by personal
letters so well acquainted his friends in
Shreveportwith the condition here that
their contributions TO the relief fund have
reached over $500, and are still coming
A package containing ~ 600 has arrived
from Baltimore, as a subscription from
the churches.
The total cash contributions TO date are
$50, ,594.s5.
DELAY IN PAYING SALARIES.
A hitch has occurred in the payment of
nurses and guards and about $4,000 is
! tied up Previous to yesterday the collector
of customs paid all orders from Surgeon
| Murray out Of funds deposited in a local
bank through him by the government. A
draft for 80, 900 was sent on TO the Wash
ington headquarters 70 secure money TO
pay of the laborers guards, nurses and
provisions. The department informed
Surgeon Murray, in command, that all
bills must be sent on to Washington and
paid there by checks, instead Of the cash
being sent here as formerly. Conse-
quently when the nurses and guards
| called for their pay yesterday some were
! furious on learning the facts and not a
few mutterings against the marine hospi-
| tai service werc heard.
ALL AT SEA
Hospital Steward Cragg, when ap-
preached on the subject, said: ~ am ut
terly at sea regarding the order, and Sur
geon Murray Is very much disturbed.
There is a supposition that some objection
has been made by the treasury officials,
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