The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-07
his train did not materialize as was ex-
CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING.


cars as far as Nashville, Dr.
Urquhart, a surgeon with his office at
Live Oak, stopped the special car With
refugees for Nashville on the train yester-
day, and returned it to Jacksonville.
No notice of their intention to stop Jack
sonville travel by our line was furnished US
by the government until yesterday. | am
in communication with tae surgeon general
and hope to have the authority for
resuming the locked car service. | will
advise you promptly. Receiver Duval
is in Washingtol today and will endeavor
to have the surgeon neral modify his
orders Of Aug 80 and Sept. 4.
President McQ naid read telegram from
Senator Call, inquiring the true condition
of Camp Perry.
HAMILTON HAULED OVER THE GOALS.
Surgeon General Hamilton was then
hauled over the Goals, and it was decided
that this committee should take steps to
collect facts bearing upon the official con-
duct of Surgeon General Hamilton, with
view to preferring charges. Mr. Schu
macher, after indorsug this view, offered
the folio Aing resolution:
Resolved That the president appoint com
mttee of three to fornulat the statement of
the case in reference to the quara tine estab-
lished by Surgeon General Hamilton and our
impressions respecting il.
II. A. L'Engle said it appeared that
some apparent conflict had arisen in
regard to the proper body to issue
council had invited representatives of
this committee to IN et with them this after
noon, and he therefore moved that the in
vitation be accepted and a committee of
three be appointed by the chair
COLoRED MEN WANT TO TAKE A HAND.
w. D. Olney of the colored auxiliary
bureau said that their ass )ciation would
like to be authorized to use their inhuencein
soliciting funds to meet the expenses of re-
lief After remarks by Messrs. LEngle,
McMrray and McQuaid, it was the
evident sense of the meeting that while in
dividuals and private organic itionS had the
undoubted right to solicit aid at any tlme
the effect upon the public would be better
if there was but one appeal issued to secure
funds for the relief of all needy persons
without regard 10 color, religion or uoliticI.
Postmaster Clarke stated the difficulty he
experienced lately with the health authori
ties of some counties in quaraDtining newS
papers, although they permitted letters To
be delivered, and ne requested that the ex-
ecutive committee ask the board of health
to send a representative TO the fumigating
station with him, who should examine the
process in vogue there, and certify to its
thoroughness.
THE SANITARY POLICE.
Judge NJ. N. Beisa:io reported at length
on the work of the committee on sanitary
police, and showed that this committee was
now employing five roundsmen, nine
mounted guards, about fifty guards, one
timekeeper and one flag man.
Drs Leonard, Fernandez and Belts are
quite ill to-day.
A. J. Hendrick is seriously ill.
Unreported cases are becoming numer-
Gus.
Bishop John Moore of the Catholic church
was out early this morning looking after
the sick.
Mrs. V. D. L. Nudge had a relapse last
night. but is out of danger.
This has been one of the warmest days
ever seen in Jacksonville.
NJ r. Bowden's four sick children are
doing well.
Death has again entered the family circle
of City Comptroller Lorrimer and taken
his sou. Mr.. Lorrimer is Frustrated by the
shock.
TO-DAY TO BE A BAD ONE.
DIR. Mitchell says tho list of new cases to-
morrow will reach between fifty and seven
ty-flve.
Tue following were discharged today
from the SIND Hills hospital as cured;
HENRY MCGUIRE.
HARRIS MCLEOD.
GEORGE SIMPSON.
Is. +. ARMSTRONG.
GEORGE WILLIS.
LEONARD RENE.
j. B. MAY.
WILLIAM BUTLER.
JOSEPH SCHITKEY.
The family of Charles Wolffe German
wheelwright, are all sick with fever except
one small SON His 15-year-old daughter
died this morning. Five or six members of
the family are now i'll. 1t is sad case.
DEPoPULATIoN PLANS.
Hundreds Of people have been visited
within the past few days, to ascertain if
they desire to leave the city, aud where
they wish 10 20. This Information is SOU <ht
by the health authorities with a view 10 de-
populating the city, and leaving no food
hero for the disease, but up to to-day the
greater number of those asked desire to re-
main. To-day's news will change their
minds
DR.. Webster, the attending physician,
says that he gave the certificate that Miss
Charlotte Momanberger mot MUMMY as
enormously given), died yesterday of
marked symptoms of typao-nalarIal fever
from the fact that he could not discover
any symptoms of yellow fever or black
vomit She had been down on the coast
and imprudently went in bathing, and re-
turned home sick with diarrhoel and slight
fever, indicating typho-malaria. The
disease has since Deen pTOnOuHceu yeliO"
fever bv other physici ms
The pastors of the various churches now
in the city are doing nobe work among the
sick and distressed. They were among the
first 20 buckle on the armOr, aud with
well-founlcd faith they went forth to do
battle against disease, and bravely have
they met every demand possible in this
emergency Their heroism encourages 9th
ers TO press onward, and to hope for day
of deiverenc'.
THE BURIAL or HERNANDEZ.
The burial Of Louis Hernandez yesterday
was one of the .addest t at ever took place
in this city, and is another instance of the
remorsele,snoss OF the terrible disease. The
widow, two little daughters and one gentle
man, the undertaken aud the two drivers
were all that accompanied the corpse to
Evergreen cemetery. No minister was
present to road the burial servics for tho
consolatlon of tie weeping family, owing to
tho Illuess OF Fat er Kenny, and the casket
was lowered into the grave, aud soon hid
from mortal view.
Capt. Leo Vogel Of this city, is now in
command OF the steamer Governor Stafford,
which il TO run between Fernandina and
Sc. Augustine during the epidemic IN this
city. The captain keeps within his office on
the dock, where he has 4 ted up room.
fie allows no one : approach him save the
colored boy, who stays upon the dock and
l. IL. Al