Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-25
JACKSONYILLE'S BATTLE.
THE ESCULAPIAN CORREspoN
DENT AGAIN AT WORK

4 DIS.-' ,-So FIAN CORRESPON
$; DENT AGAIN AT WORK,
,r he Tells the Story of the Recent Rp,.
aeinic After Long Quarantine I'm .
q house-City and County Launch.
- ed on Veritable Boom.
Il 'AcKsoNvILLE, July 24.-After an nm.
r 'APected silence of nearly four months II
II "noluS me great pleasure again to renew
y my former acquaintance with the raadars
I. OF the MORNING NEWS.
q Inc recent outbreak of that fonI die
/ se-small-poX-in this community is
= 'ne hfst visitation of the kind experiencad
since the disbandment of the Confederato
army Immediately after the late civil
struggle. At that time if was very e,o,,
eI"iiy distributed throughout the South
Dy our returning soldiers and MANY
localities suffered severely.
Its appearance in this city after an in.
49, Ht f"t VI many years found the authori-
1ies' 10 some extent, unpreparad with
.he proper facilities for the immediate s,,h
yuSatloh ol the disorder. A very large
NUMBER OF whites, and the negroes al
IlosC universally, We're unprotected hv
vaccination. 1t was found necessary ~
erect ana equip pest house, and to oh
| WIGS VI D0ESlCIan and
nurses. This was effected as sneediIv as
possible, and the Board of Health dis
| prayed spirit of wisdom and activity
Wortny OIL all commendatiOn. They were
alued IN their work by the PROMPT and
hearty cooperation of the city and conn
authorities, and by the voluntary and
valuable assistance of various assooia-
| tlons of citizens.
one OF the greatest difficulties tn meet
anu overcome has been the ignorance and
!llulnerence OF the negroes upon the suh-
Ject OF sanitary regulations. Throughout
! Ihe ehtlre period of the disease there has
Deen disposition on the part of many of
this race to secrete those sufferino ron, y,
the disorder, as well as infected cloth
my. inns condition of affairs required
eAhdoIulnary vigilance and greatly in
creased the labors and responsibilities Of
tne custodlans of the public health. Sew.
SI"I ueaths and numerous cases have
| been traced directly to the besotted igno-
rance or willful culpability of parties who
removed clothing from houses in which
The disease had occurred.
Wnen you take into consideration tba
population of Duval county. numberino
now now ABOUT 10000, the absence of protec7
i'I tiul' IRON: from hon-VacclnatiOn, the fact that
tne dlsease was confined almost exclu-
SlVPly to the negroes, prOverbially more
hahle 10 Its influences than the white
race. tne rate of mortality has not been
excessive. During the late war when
the Iatlents in the Confederate small-pox
nospHal at Richmond were picked men
DeU"eGli I,3 n the ages OF 20 and 80 years, Vete-
ran soldiers accustomed to hardships and
VlcIsstudes, the regular average mortality
H. IL remember correctly, was As per cent
Inns, loo, In despite of the best medical
skill III the entire South, and the profess
sion ranks as high here as in any part of
t1e Worla, trained nurses and all the ap-
pllances then available.
In this county there have been nm tn tho
present qme about 175 patients and 50
deaths; II must be borne in mind. how
ever, IhaC large proportion of the suf
IeTers was rom the slums of the CITY and
SUBURBS, nearly or quite half of whom
were were anecRd by serious constitutional
uiooI .l ueIs' III addition to those whose svs-
Ielns were Impaired more or less bv lives
Vi lhtenpera1ce and debauchery. TAX
ing all these ACTS into consideration. the
general result Will bear a favorable com
PdIison WIN hose of similar institutions
IN the large ciies throughout the coun-
tTy. A noticeable feature was the fact
iilsi,il Ind. Ine ulsease affected mulattoes more
Iightly ana yielded more readily to treat
hlehC IMAM In the case of the unmixed and
pure Etnloplans There were only about
zen deaths among the white population.
Inc enect upon the business interests
0i the city for several weeks was quite
uIsasIrous. In consequence of the quar-
antlne enforced by many of the interior
towns against freight, as well as persons,
many OF our merchants had their sales
greatly curtailed. Some of our friends in
Ile country lost their heads entirely and
auopled regulations that were the off
spring OF terror rather than cool Judgment
ana renectlon. Now that the furry and
aiaIln tLat nave subslded, 1t must be conceded
Ihat a disease that has prevailed for n
period OF four months amid a population
Vi Zo,OOO souls, with a mortality consid-
eraDly less than one daily. should not
nave furnished occasion for the wide
spread apprehension that existed.
WIN the exception of half dozen con-
valescents still at the pest house and
leW cases that are corraled in a remote
part OF the county the fell disease. it is
lOped, mas been eXterminated The
"neels OF trade revOlve with their usual
orlskhess, the steamers are taking heavy
relghts up the river, merchants wear a
prosperous appearance, land-seekers are
neither flew nor far between,v and al
hOugn III the very midst of summer. the
rOllme OF trade is highly satisfactory.
the construction of the two new rail
oads from this point to the southern por-
ION Oh Uhe peninsula, requiring as they
10 the employment of large gangs of
aoorers and the necessary expenditure
Il considerable amounts of money. fhe
.reater portion of which finds its w3v tn
ne city, keeps everything in a brisk and
IVely condition.
An unusual amount of building is
olhg on this summer, and the city and
Is numerous suburbs show many marked
nd handsome improvements. Real es-
ote steaalIy advances in value, and is
onstantly changing hands to the salts
lGtloh OF both sellers and purchasers.
jacksonville is now the terminus of
'ur dInerent railroads, to which number
Ill shortly be added two others. the
ork upon which is rapidly progressing.
er future is full of promise, and is based
pon SOLID and secure foundation. Her
clllties and situation are such that she
ust always control very large share of
e trade or this State and supply the
ants OF the major portion of the DoDu-
tiOn.
Should the projected ship canal be COM
eted, and the st. Johns river form a
nk OF that gigantic enterprise, we shall
e large portion of the worlds COM
cree passing in front of our doors. Graf
eVators, cotton congresses. shin iii
arlhe docks and huge lumber, l.le
ne our water front, and oo,I,lt trIl r1dhs
~ ~ I Iast Jake rank 3p State are gener-
~ ~ progressly%nising condition. Corn
Gaf Is satisfactor9 s rS fRff bfarysst of that
t the caterpillar has attacked the cot
in Hamilton county, and has made its
learance in force. That monarch,
vever, has been dethroned in Florida,
can 60 into retirement. His rivals,
various fruits and early vegetables.
on the point Of wrestling the sceptre
m his failing hands. A splendid yield
oranges is in sight, while the annual
p of tourists and prospective immi-
lnts is confidently expected. The star
Florida is still in the ascendant, and
Il continue to shine with undiminished
lliancv. W. II. b.
Baktma pnworr.