The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-14
FIVE NEW CASES OF FEVER.
Two White Men Added to the Death
LIST.

One of the Dead a Patient Of the Doc
tor Who Insists That There is No
Yellow Fever in Brunswick-An At
tempt to Have an Autopsy Held!F ails
Because There Is no Law Enabling
the Mayor to Order It.
Brunswick, Ga, Nov. 13.-F'ive new
cases of fever were reported to-day, one
of which is white, Mrs. Elizabeth Gale.
The four colored are Howard Mcintosh,
Prince Arnold, Henry Sutton and Lucy
Davis.
There were two deaths, both white;
Charles Rokall and Charles Brady. Both
died from yellow fever. Brady's case
was not reported by DIR. Davis, the at
tending physician.
Five patients were discharged, two of
whom are whites: +. d. Gregory and
wife. The three colored are: Prince
Pyles, Mollie Pearson and Laura Spain.
The health board officially announces
daily that from 125 to 135 patients are
now under treatment. This is mistake
Brunswick carefully canvassed could not
now produce 100 cases of yellow fever.
Some of the physicians are, and have been
negligent in reporting discharges.
Refugees are coming in regularly and
Brunswic6's streets at noon to-day were
well sprinkled with them. If the present
pleasant weather continues and refugees
still run in a new epidemic will be
created. DR.. Athey has been ordered
from Camp Detention to Key West. Dr.
Samuels left to-day for Camp Detention
to fill his place.
BRADY's DEATH.
Surgeon Murray reported to Mayor
Lamb to-day that Charles Brady died of
yellow fever; that Brady's attending
physician was warned that his patient
had yellow fever but he refused to admit
it and persisted in saying there was no
yellow fever in Brunswick Surgeon
Murray then requested Mayor Lamb to
visit the house of the deceased and re-
quest an autopsy. Mayor Lamb did so,
and his request was refused. Surgeon
Murray then suggested that the law be
brought to bear upon such actions of ply
sicians as related to cOncealing cases of
infectious diseases, and was informed
by Attorney Goodyear that there was no
law that could be enforced The discus
sion brought out these facts, viz: Bruins
wick has a health board created by a
municipal government, aud by the same
government that created them Invested
Of all authority. Political matters caused
differences between the health board and
city council over one year ago, and there
was war on the health board until the
epidemic started. 1t has no powers
not given it by special courtesy of the city
council. The council is disorganized ow-
ing to the flight of four aldermen. In the
emergency there is no state health law
to appeal to and the code does not con-
tain any law making coucealment of in
fsctiOus diseases a punishable crime. The
health board of Brunswick, when Invested
of their power some months ago, did not
resign on account of their desire for the
welfare of the city. They remained in
Office and endeavored to do some good, al
| though greatly hampered. When the
| epidemic came they rallied again and en-
deavored to help the people They have
| done the best they could, but under ex-
| isting circums tances they are powerless
| to make or enforce laws.
| CONDUCTOR BLoUNT BURIED
The remains of J. H Blount, the young
| railroad conductor who was injured in
| recent wreck and married while ill in
| Augusta, full stories of which have ap-
| peared, arrived in Brunswick to-day and
were inferred. The young man had a
| host of friends in Brunswick, and all of
| them now here, followed the casket to
| the grave. On his mound, a wreath of
flowers was placed, the gift of loving
| friends.
| NOTHING NEW AT JEsUP.
Jesup, Ca, Nov. 13.-There are no new
| cases and no change in the situation
| The work of disinfection and fumigation
| still goes on. The amount of work in
winding up the epidemic is so small that
| both Surgeon Carter and DIR. Lincoln have
! any quantity of leisure time on their
hands and spend it in wishing for hard
| frost.