The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16
CITYN THE DEPTHSOF woe
No Fever Epidemic, and None Immi-
lent, at Brunswick.

able Gloom, Necessary Isolation and
Many Other Besetments Make the
Condition One of Appalling Wretch
edness-one After Another, Revived
And Courageous Hopes Succumb to
New and Unlocked For Evils-The
Pluoky City Still Striving Against
Possible Pestnence-But One New
Case Developed Yesterday.
Brunswick, Ca, Sept 15.-Without
any doubt and from careful investigation
today, your correspondent can only say
that the situation III Brunwick at pres
eut is extremely alarming While only
one new case has been officially reported,
there are two other suspicious cases now
in the city, one over james S. Wright's
store Until this case was announced the
people were not very much alarmed, but
now nothing but doubt, fear and general
regret can be seen on every face. Your
correspondent desires to urge the people
to leave the city, and while this may be
an error it is on the safe side Your cor
respondent arrived in Brunswick this
morning from pleasure trip in upper
Georgia, and at first met nothing but
smiling faces, open doors and general
cheer.
THE SCENE TRANSFORMED.
But now all is changed, and as this is
written your correspondent believes two
suspicious cases are within fifty yards of
him Such a calamity at such time is
the last straw, and if Brunswick is
doomed to nave an epidemic, as now
seems probable, may the people of this
ia, "a i
send us relief. We need money and pro-
visions, and may need nurses and doctors.
A mass meeting of the people was held
this morning and denunciatory res
olutions were passed on some of
the physicians and officials, but
your correspondent was called upon
by the leaders of the morning
meeting, who expressed themselves as
thinking the meeting was too hasty.
Therefore, it will be numbered with the
past 1t is hoped that the government will
now send aid. If ever it was needed now
is the time.
SURGEON GU1TERAs RETIREs.
Sugeon Guiteras, the last government
surgeon, leaves tonight. He has wired
Surgeon General Wyman thai he con-
siders his efficiency here at an end. This
is due to the action of the citizens mass
meeting this morning, causing grave diff
ferences between the citizens and the
local and federal authorities. The leaders
Of this meeting feel that they have erred,
and it is generally hoped that it will be
forgotten.
The board of health met at noon and
received the report of the physicians.
Drs. Butts and Rowland reported moth
ing suspicious. DR.. Dunwody, who re-
ported the two cases yesterday, reported
another in the Turner family, a young
lady.
QUESTIONING LOCAL PHYSICIANS.
In view of the charges made by Sur
geon Guiteras and published broadcast,
that two cases We're concealed from him,
Alderman Madden appeared before the
board and said that he had a question
which he desired to put to each of the
physicians present and asked DR.. Butts
if he had concealed any fever cases
from DR.. Guiteras. DR. Butts said
that he had not, and that while
he had occupied a minority position in the
fever matter, he had extended to Dr. Gui-
terds every courtesy He did not hold
himself amenable to DR.. Guiteras in any
respect, but had given the benefit of all
doubt in behalf of the possibilities of the
existence of yellow fever. He made
full statement of his connection with the
recent cases, which shows that he acted
according to his best judgment
WHOLESALE DENIALs OF CoNCEALMENT.
He renounced as absolutely false any
intimation that he had concealed any
thing. DR.. Rowland stated that he had
concealed nothing, but, on the contrary,
had invited DR. Guiteras where he
thought there was any cause of suspicion.
Dr. Dunwody said he had concealed moth
ng Dr. Hugh Bur ord has been absent
IN hatonton one week, attending diph-
iberia case, and therefore had nothing to
DO with the case. DR. Robert E L. Bur
1ora was absent attending to important
Quarantine duties, but an investigation
by Your correspondent later proves that
he was largely interested in calling DIR,
Pnteras' attention to the case, and de-
serves credit for his action,
DIR. DUNwODY's MANFUL ATTITUDE.
DR. John A Dunwody appeared before
the board and people assembled, and man
!uuy shouldered the responsibility for
bringing Surgeon Branham to the city
some weeks ago, and, in reply to ques-
Uoh5, bravely stated that he would do
ms duty and expose every suspicious case
IAat came to his attention; that he would
conceal nothing, but act in the future, as
he mad in the past, from a sense of honest
conviction of duty to the public. The
people assembled could but admire the
ofaVe and plucky physician, and those
most preiudiced against him stated to
your correspondent that they admired his
manljness.
COL GOODYEAR's ACTION.
colonel Goodyear discussed the gravity
ol the situation in sound and sensible
manner, and introduced a resolution en-
UedVorlng to bring the local and federal
authorities together in a united effort to
save Brunswick. The temper of the crowd
was against him then, but that feeling
nas now vanished. Col Goodyear will
succeed Mayor Lamb. Joseph Smith,
J"'oo E. Dart, Col. Goodyear, Rev.
1eher Hennessy, Ed +. Cook. d. Wat