The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-04
YELLOW JACKS SICK LIST
TWENTY-SIX NEW NAMES ADDED
TO 1T AT JACKSONVILLE.

Two More Yield Up Their Lives to the
Plague-The Controversy over the
Harry Miner Nurses Revived-The
Record for the Day at Other Infected
Points.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 3.-President
Neal Mitchell's official bulletin for the
twenty four hours ending at 6 O'Clock to-
night is:
New cases ..........' .......-.-........... 70
Deaths. Observation-Disclosures.
Total number of cases to date. T. 266
Total number of deaths to date. 361
DEATHS OF THE DAY.
Those who died to-day are:
JULIAN JOYCE.
JOSEPH VILLAIN.
NEW CASES.
The whites added to the sick list to-day
are:
Mrs. A. B. BLALoCK.
W. II. CARTER.
FRANK PAINE.
HARRY GRIMLEY.
Mrs. ROBERT SMITH.
Mrs. S. 8, HOLIDAY.
FRANK STEVENS.
Mrs. BENJAMIN TUCKER.
GUSTAV PETERSON.
ADA PAsoARA.
THOMAS CoRRIGAN.
Eleven whites and fifteen negroes make
up the total.
DR.. Porter has suggested that detective
be appointed as inspector Of trains at Bald
win, west of Jacksonville, and the sssugges-
tion will be carried into effect.
HARRY MINERS NURSES.
Harry Miner, through his authorized rep
resentative. wrote to the committee here
that Mr.. Miner would pay the expenses in
Cured for necessary clothing, laundry bills,
ETC., by his nurses, and to ascertain the
amounts and send him itemized accounts
In accordance with this request, seven out
of the eight male nurses made out state
ments to-day running from $27 95 to $6l so
for money they had expended, aggregating
$413 so. 1t has been ascertained that these
nurses, all but two of whom have
had the fever, have served as
nurses, in the aggregate l67 days, which at
So a day, the amount paid by the govern
ment for nurses would amount to S50l
From this it will be seen that the amount
they claim under the agreement of Harry
Miner is but trifle short of what their
salaries would amount to for the services
they have actually rendered. J. K
COeWdTu, ono Ol Uu6lT number VINO ldu
loaned $S7 to different ones among the
party, and which Mr.. Miner agreed to
refund, states that he will not look to Mr.
Miner for it, but to the individuals them
selves, who he has the utmost confidence
will repay it when able to do so.
STRANGERS SUBJECT TO FINE.
The city council this noon in special ses-
sion, in compliance with a request from Dr.
Porter, passed an ordinance inficting a fine
Cf
not more than thirty days against any one
found in the city without the proper au-
thority from DR.. Porter. This does not in
clude those who have had the fever and
who left the city to recuperate.
The following story of the destitution
aud want of seventeen refugees is related
by Mrs Dora Green, residing at Oakland.
suburb of this city. She says they left
here on Aug 10 in small boat and pro-
ceeded down the St. Johns to a small island
where they remained several weeks The
people on the mainland refused to permit
them to come ashore even for supply of
fresh water. At the end of this time they
managed to make their way to Mayport
but all the houses and cottages were iull to
Overhowing, and they were therefore obliged
to seek refuge in the old Jetty house
They had left in great fright, and had pro-
vided neither bedding nor extra clothing.
They are utterly without comforts OF any
kind, and many of them are in rags aud
barefooted. Mr.. Greek is IS years old and
is blind. His wife is So. They have five
children and they together with the rest Of
the party, have suffered almost every pri-
vation.
The receipts to-day were $500. The total
expenses for the week are S3l, ,79S.
STEAM TUG BURNED
The steam tug Seth Low caught fire yes
terday afternoon, and was entirely con-
sumed. The fire communicated to the tug
Oyster Boy, which was moored alongside,
and she was also burned. When business
ceased in August last, at the commence
ment of the yellow fever epidemic, thes Q
boats. together with the barge Mystic and
the schooner Five Brothers, were laid up
and left in charge of watchman at the
mouth of Trout creek, about six miles from
this city. The fire is supposed TO have been
communicates 10y sparks from the stack Of
the hedonkey boiler on the barge Mystic, which
was being used to pump the vessels out. A
stiff breeze was blowing at the time from
the northeast. The boats were moved with
the assistance of neighbors in time to save
the schooner Five Brothers and the barge
Mystic. These vessels belonged to j. @.
L'Engle of this city. The loss entailed is
only partly covered by insurance.