The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-03
YELLOW JACK ONTHE MARCH
Suspicious Cases at Cardi, Fancy
Bluff and WaTeSbOTO.

Surgeons to Investigate Them To-
dav-Fears that that Entire Sec
tion is Infected - Twelve New
Gases Reported at Brunswick.
The Fever Carried to st. simon's
NV Miss Dart - Surgeon Murray
Criticised for Sending for His
Family-His Object in Doing so
Explained
brunswick, Ca, Oct. 2.-Twelve new
cases of fever were reported to-day, as
follows: Infant of Blount Bowen, K
street: Mrs Ward Land, A street; Mary
Lee Brock, 614 A street; Tim Hennepin,
corner Gloucester and Bay streets. The
name of the man reported yesterday as
unknown is ]. A. Hill, HOS Mansfield
street. All of the above are white. Mi
nal.ya Jackson, 6l3 A street; Mary Fergu-
son. G!3 A street; Eva Green, 903 Carpen-
ter street Alice Munroe, IA South
Gordon street; Emma Reed, S28 Ellis
street; Annie Reed, 625 Ellis street; all
colored
On St. Simon's Island two cases were
reported, Miss Orilla Dart and her
brother, Eugene Dart.
Tive deaths occurred to-day; one at
O'CLOCK utllS dIbtEIOOus bllG 4l1dub VI
Blount Bowen; and one at 10:30 o'clock
tonight Miss Rosa Nisi, who was suffer-
inc from a relapse. These two deaths,
not occurring until after the regular daily
meeting of the board this morning, will
not beofficially reported until to-mOrrow's
meeting.
There are now four cases on Jekyl
island two of, which have been reported
to date. All are whites and members of
the TalkersOn family.
Recapitulation-Cas under treatment
"A. discharged 3S, died 10; total l22.
Up to o'clock tonight Surgeon Muir
ray had heard nothing further from
Jesup, but will go there on a special train
tomorrow morning.
SUSPICIOUS CASES IN NEW PLACES.
Surgeon Murray left this afternoon on
q special for Camp Detention. Before his
departure he received instructions from
Surgeon General Wyman to go to Gardi
and investigate suspicious case at that
point.
Private Secretary James H. Cragg in
forms the MORNING News correspondent
that Surgeon DeSaussure, who has charge
of the hospital at Camp Detention, has
been ordered to Waresboro by Surgeon
General Wyman, to invest tigate a suspi-
Cious case there.
steamer was sent over from Fancy
Bluff to-day for Surgeon FACET to proceed
Immediately to that point and investigate
a suspicious case there, reported to be
John r. Doerfinger, the mayor. Surgeon
FACET viii proceed Immediately to
Fancy Bluff after he returns from
Jekyl Island where he has been all day.
Fancy Bluff is six miles across the bay
and marshes from Brunswick, adjoining
South Brunswick. Its population, white
ana colored, is about fifty.
= tot ION ~
East Tennessee road, twenty-five miles
above Brunswick and fifteen miles below
Jesup. Its population is about 100.
WaresbOrO is a small town SiXty-s1x
miles above Brunswick on the Brunswick
and Western railroad. Its population is
about 300
THE ENTIRE SECTION INFECTED.
Surgeon Murray will leave on a special
train in the morning for Jesup, and on
the way will stop at Gardi and investi-
gate the case there. He will, while en-
route, endeavor to trace the source of in
lection. From this point of observation
it is apparent that yellow fever has sob-
tanned a foothold in this entire
section and only the most rigid quaran
tine will keep it out. Those towns and
cities that have been cautious in quaran-
tine regulations are expected to escape,
but the outlook for the balance is consid
y y
anxious about Jesup, but does not want
the people to become panic-stricken and
flee to the woods, as that would result in
more deaths than would result from yell
low fever. He cautions them to be dis
Greet in their habits and trust to the doc
tors.
There are not over 200 people in Jesup
who could possibly catch it and only part
of them in any proba bility will be down
a p flax ch
with the aid of the local physicians Sur
geOn Murray could successfully take care
OF an epidemic there. He is faVOrably
impressed with his treatment there, and
Will do everything possible TO help them.
THE SITUATION ON ST. sIMoN's
On st. Simon's Island several hundred
refugees are taking matters coolly. OF
this number about 100 are ladies, but all
are confident that the disease will
not greatly spread The germs
We're carried to St. Simon's in Miss Darts
clothing, she having recently visited
brunswick and entered her nome to Sc
cure some wearing apparel. The house
was In the infected district where Sur
geon Branham died, and had been closed
4or weeks. This should prove warning
70 refugees who return to their homes
peIore they are well aired and disin-
\, If Mayor Doerfinger of Fancy Bluff has
the lever he caught it from either going
70 and from Brunswick or from some
one clothing who had spent the day
How Gardi. Jesup and Waresboro
could possibly be infected is an unsettled
gated.
A heavy rain fell in Brunswick this
afternoon and the clouds hang heavy to-
IIght' making the situation more gloomy
a. least twenty cases can be expected to-
morrow If all the physicians can report.
surgeons Murray and FACET, Local Ply
SleIdns Davis, Hazelhurst, II. Bur
Itofq, Dunwody, Butts and Robert Bur-
dora are overworlzed and on the go day
Tlu anu night. One colored physician named
wesI' formerly employed by Surgeon
,,p9tray, y, became panic stricken and fed
~ camp Detention. The other, DR.. Blair,
. mere working hard. The relief COM
LIIIlee and health board are working
nara relieving the distress.
NEW YORK SUPPLIES.
LinH Fabian, Brunswick agent for
rra1erson, Downing & Co, of New York,
aeeelVed an acknowledgment OF his tele-
s'au saying that help was needed badly,
atu was assured that New Workers. were
'' Il" ork getting supplies
He manager Of the telegraph Office has
"l2ed Tor operators in case the local
'oI'e IS further depleted by sickness.
N-eut Charles w. Floyd. Of the Bruins
htNh aud Western road. and Ticket Agent
Haa. Hara. .a.HH