The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-11-01
UNHAPPY FERNANRssA.
An appeal trens the ssaynr for Aid for tIis
Gpastttute and Sick at the Tswn.
FFfNANDtNA, Fla. Oct. II 1877.

FFhNANDtNA, FIa Uct Tt 1871
10 the Editoriand Proprietors Of the NBw Or
leans Democrat
Uear Fir-In behalf Of the stricken psopie Of
Fernandina by the reienine scouree appeal
to your generosity to have the enclosed clipping
produced In tho columns OF your esteemed
paper
The destitution Of those who we're spafed
from that terrible visitation is so great tiiata
helping hand from you through your columns.
will be gratefully acknowledged by those sYis
ore ON the eve Of starvation.
The enclosed clipping gives. unfortunately,
but true description Of the present sad sittls4
ton Of our city.
remain, dear sir, yours. very respeetfully.
8. r. RtDDELI Mayer
The following are extracts from % letter writ
ten from Fefnandina. on Saturday. IL tie
North;
violent type. Il spends It's force ppet ally ma
eria that o5 H. r. tgEn pr t swgs fsg
from Jacksonville, was, attacked soon after tis 4
Dr. starbuek was also III for sew ral weeks
sufferers. OF the resident physicians ,there ls
but one who can intend to any duty tDf. Hhf4
snogh@ @ as Did Tsvn r dsisrt q t.. tvg 81 miles, flsrs y
| havs been sx TO date. Capt. Morse. ene 6t The
chief pilots. the last victim. vas buried pa The
| 10th inst! IN some cases the disease has bali9f
| all medical skill and nursing, the patignts taxi
| ing very sudden changes.
Since the commencement Of the epidemic
work and business has been suspended. and VIE
| have been compelled to find means fof s1bsist
| Ing hundreds Of families, besides q nurnbet III
neople on the main land near us. WHO afe eitIHf
| iii or destitute. We are unfortunately situated.
being an Island town, with no back country y
upon eomtneree. That is eat on from ia. and
hing as'fi Ike + bdsin Is before beeeIber til tta
meantime we have n great number uf GoiureH
Yefe soon szbaa-iied, and had i moi been fgr
nville. Boston and ether eiti 8. our eonditian
would have been much worse than II III. We
have, been able. with these e%1ntrP2ptiofs % 2 ts
and The prospect Is. tfat We will have 70 90 80
| Tor the next six weeks.
| nurses IRON Savannah ahd Jacksonville arg
| here. and. with them ard home nurses. we HfH
able to aitafid to the sick. There have been as
many as thirteen cases In one honss ,and IN
little air and indications Of rain. The growth
q sgeaon is s gEsh a ahd saFy eysfy fa e ] sasgs
cause malaria illness at least.
The. conduct gf affairs is 70 The hhnas Ct tlIs5
the outset this committee numbered fifty. Toe
Day scarcely TN members co., be mus igf Z.
aag. aa W. ys hss but feRsTs es sFe ii fs eads
The seourge before FROST and that Il atl event of
ahieh no one can CONJECTURE IL may happent
oeenr before The middle Of December.
DR. blackburn, from Louisville. Kentucky
has arrived, and relieves somewhat gttf already
!. from Key West. Florida, has come to our assist
aHee.
There has just arrived o Norwegian bark from
Liverpool and we fssr her crew will add fuel III
the dis, ase. We also fear our absent t1wfts-
peopls will be deluded with the idea that the fs-
| has and
event we look for 81 renewal Of our worst trUtas
bles. A numher want TO venture here now, and
1t has only been through an earnest appeal 10
them that they have been prevented Nearly
I every dav ws ars a1densd BY the sight Of sonns
eonvaleseent appearing ON the streets. and very
| often our 10y Is agnin turned to sorrow by the
news that some one Of them has taken felapses
This has proved fatal In nearly every case Our
funerals hage been very sad, as often no one has
been able to attend the hsarse to he graveyard
Then again. one carriage will be seen fgiloWs
ing, with. may be- 6ns friend.