The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-11
JESUP TO BE DlSlyFECTED.
Surgeon Carter to Begin the Work
Without Delay.

A Steam Disinfecting Car TO Be Used
in the Twelve New Cases of
Fever Among the Negroes at Bruins
wick, but no Whites Stricken-A
Negro Dies-A Total of 1872 Cases
Now Under Treatment.
Brunswick. Ga. Nov. 1O,-Twelve new
cases Of fever were reported to-day, none
of them being white. The colored
patients are: Arnesta's child, A. Smiths
child, /. baltimore, Queen Walker, Mary
Ward, Annie Henry, Prince Pyles,
Augusta Cobb, Laura Spain, Arthur
Washington, Evelina Muse, Alice Young.
Ten cases were discharged, seven Of them
being white. They are: S. j. Carton,
Alex. J. Skipper, A. d. Jaynes, John
Jaynes, J. A. Montgomery, Mrs. c. Her
fel and L. Dreamer.
The three colored patients discharged
are; J. Charon's wife, Henry duBignon
and Louisa Brown.
ONE DEATH.
There was one death, Allen Joiner,
colored.
A total of 1872 cases are now under
treatment, IS being whites The total
number of cases to date is 943 of these
81 have died, 81 being white. One China
man, not reported as having yellow fever
died from it, Including his death IN the
ratio of mortality makes the total ratio
GA.
The weather to-day is windy from the
northeast. Tonight the wind is veeriug
slightly and growing colder. While this
indication is hopeful, it is far from GER
tain. Brunswick has had several cool
snaps, but with the wind blowing from
the northeast for practically ninety days
past, the disease is only partially checked
Letters from the clerk of the local
lodge of the WOodmen of the World now
refugeed from Brunswick, states that he
had delayed in RENTING some money on
hand to the order. This statement does
not affect the WOOdmen's chances of be
ing reinstated. They have been notified
of their suspension and the notification
still holds good.
Oue death, not yellow fever, occurred
to-day, Bristol Nightingale, colored,
TO DIsINFECT JEsUP.
Surgeon Carter goes to Jesup tomorrow
with fumigating apparatus TO disinfect
the town.
The apparatus Surgeon Carter will use
consists of one specially prepared steam
car and a number of pans to be used in
burning sulphur iii buildings. Whether
the plans, so far arranged, will be carried
out is question. Surgeon Murray dis
likes to take such extreme measures, and
while exceedingly anxious to disinfect
all infected places, properly, be-
lieves that thorough washing of all
clothing and bedding and proper
exposure to extremely cold air this
winter, under the supervision of the
government, will prove effective. For
houses where fever has occurred the
steaming of cloth goods and bedding and
applications of burning sulphur are best.
property to assist in the work of disin-
fecting. No definite plans have been yet
arranged, but the method used in Jesup
will probably be adopted in Brunswick.
The work of disinfectiug Brunswick will
not begin until the epidemic is declared
off. Refugees are requested to stay away
until it is completed and those away are
assured of the health of The local board
of health to assist in the work.
NO CHANGE AT JEsUP.
Jesup Ga, Nov 10.-The situation still
remains unchanged AS result of re-
peated solicitations and representations
that there was no fever here, Surgeon
Carter arrived this morning for the pur-
pose of disnfecting all the bedding and
wooden articles which had been in con
tact with the patients The disinfecting
car which follows him will, in all proba-
bility, arrive from Camp Detention by to-
morrow mornings train This begins to
look as if the end might shortly be ex-
pected to a quarantine which has now be-
come as irksOme as it is useless 1t is
hoped that in day or two at the farthest,
Jesup will be entirely relieved.