New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-26
Gloom at Jacksonville.

| JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. l4.-IhlS has
| been the saddest day yet in the history of
Jacksonville epidemic. The general gloom
is made intense by the grief at the loss of
| several of our very best citizens. Two of the
noblest of Florida's native sons fell to-day
Louis l. Fleming, whose son and name-sake
! was laid to rest only three days ago, and
Hon. Henry A. Lengle, cashier of the
Bank OF the State of Florida, ex- treasurer of
state and lately the heroic and interchangeable
chairman of the committee on sensation of
| the citizens asso ciation. No man stood high
er IN Florida us q man and q lawyer than
Louis l. Fleming. He was the elder brother
OF the Democratic candidate for governor
| and a grandson of Gen. Lewis Fatio. Hon.
H. A. Lengle was one of the most active and
| public spirited citizens and a near relative of
Mr.. Fleming. Both died of yellow fever near
the same hour. Frank W. Ely, a prominent
insurance agent, was also one of to-day's
victims. He was not generally known to be
dangerously i'll. The fatal list contains the
names of Mrs. c. W. Herrick whose husband
| house; Harry l.. Robinson, Mrs. c. H. Wei
mouth. Ezra Gray, Mr.. Chairman, an infant
OF j. w. Wallace, Lulu coleman, BENJAMIN
Bogwell and Mrs Patrick Kelly. The num-
Der of new cases to-day was 43; deaths II,
the largest record of mortality yet; total
cases reported to date. $780, total deaths,
lis. The weather is still wet and unprom-
ising and the earth soaked with water. Sew
eral physicians and nurses from other cities
New Orleans, Mobile and Savannah-arriv
to-day. special train was sent to McClenny
this afternoon with physicians, nurses and
supplies. About sixty five cases have been
reported at McClenney and ten or twelve
deaths The place is almost depopulated,
not more than 240 people remaining. The
local physicians are all sick. The Citizens
association to-day resolved to pay for the
erection of a hospital to be maintained by
the knights Templars. DR.. Malett eminent
commander and protector of the hospital in
behalf of the order, was stricken with fever
today, but will probably recover. Rev DR..
Weller, OF st. Johns shurch, is still i'll from
| overwork. Hs is an epidemic veteran from
llcksburg. Camp Mitchell is being rapidly
built and equipped A large order for hos
pltal, camp and general supplies was tele-
graphed New York to-day.
REPORTERS ADVENTURES
The Worlds Jacksonville special says
Yesterday morning started for McClenny
and had a most eventful trip. went as
correspondent to the World. And as special
representative of the Duval county board of
health. | left at 10 O'Clock and got to with
in one mile of a pretty town called Baldwin,
where the trains run daily remaining over
night by the fumigating car. At Baldwin I
found the people terror stricken. Every
thing down to the ice was fumigated
| reached McClenny at 8 O'Clock and found
| the town completely demoraized. 1t is
struggling little place with about 200 houses
and at present should not think much over
twenty people in it, Both the doctors, both
the clergymen, the mayor and every one else
in authority were ILL., and the town was being
run by a young fellow who had been sent
with ten other Red Cross nurses to take
charge until the arrival of a doctor who
| went up to-day. He had turned the hotel
into hospital and was doing well, and said
he hoped to have the fever out of the place
| in a week. and there were only
| four cases. Of the sick, with the exception
of five, all are doing well or sure to recover
After gettinga list of supplies and necessi-
| ties that were required, | started for Jack
sonyille in a light cart, with a mule and col
ored driver. had almost got through in
safety, when at the depot-fortunately on
the side of the town l was making for-my
guard and were hailed and mob of about
| twenty-five or thirty men rushed upon me
| like hounds on fox. / was threatened with
| being locked up and abused in the most
| shameful way. l was escorted to the fumi-
| eating car and asked the conductor of the
train had come in to let me rest there
until the morning, when he would 90 down
| but he refused, So tramped on the eight
mile post, where the night matchman let me
! lay down on a sawdust heap, rested for a
| few hours, and then started again, but after
going a couple of miles I struck Marriott,
| where the people were not terror stricken,
and gave me breakfast and wagon to
town. Certainly it sounds strange, but ack-
sonville was like a haven of refuge. 1t has
rained nearly all the time with steady
downpour that is terribly disheartening The
air is cold damp and full of miasma Already
the doctors report bad symptoms among
their patients from the unfavorable weather,
and unless it changes for better the death
roll will increase very fast.