The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-13
HIS FAMILY IN FLoRlDA.

He was Ell route for England, where he
was to lecture this fall and winter, and had
left his wife and other memb9rs of his
family in Florida. He had engaged pa ssage
il the Umbria for Saturday. Yesterday
he complained Of feeling unwel It soon
became apparent that the professor was
very sick man, and the health
officers were called in. The sick
man had high fever and was vomiting
His temperature was 10319'. There was a
iaundiced appearance of the face. His
recent arrival from Florida made the case
suspicious Late in the afternoon the pro-
fesSor became better. He did not believe
he was suffering from yellow fever but
thought 1t was malaria.
REMOVAL TO THE HOSPITAL.
1t was finally decided, because of the bad
symptoms Of yesterday, to take the patient
to Willard Park hospital on Sixteenth
street, as the best and most convenient
place 1t was done last evening At an
interval between '.owers he was removed.
He wished to walk down stairs but was
prevailed upon to be carried down.
Everything possible was done for the sick
man. He rested we'll all night. Early this
morning a relapse set in and his trouble
was complicated by the appearance of
Bright's disease AT 7:l5 o'clock tonight
death occurred, preceded by slight convul-
sions and the black vomit of yellow fever.
ALL PREPARED.
The health officers here are confident that
they can battle successfully with the disease
in any event. They deny that there are
any grounds for popular apprehension, even
should other cases be importo1 from the
south. The machinery Of the board
is in good order and could handle several
cases day without inconvenience. No
danger from exposure could result from
the removal of patients. THE city" said
President Bayless of the health board, "is
in no danger. Prof. Proctor's remains were
placed in a metallic coffin, according to the
rules of the board of health, so that there
can be no danger from burial
in any burial ground. Everything in
the hotel room where Prof. Proctor
stopped has been removed-upholstery car
pets and bedding-and the place thoroughly
cleansed and the room nailed tight"
ON THE SAFE SIDE.
The health officials claim that more pre-
cautions were taken than were necessary,
and Dr.. Edison said that he would not be
afraid to sleep in the room himself to-
night. The room was also thor
oughly disiufected President Bayless said
there was not another case of yellow fever
known or suspected in the city at present,
but that in view of the arrival every day Of
refugees from Cne SOuUn, ,uOCJOrS CpuIu uOJ Do
all too prompt in reporting suspicious cases.
Everything depended upon quick and en-
ergetic work.
Richard Anthony Proctor was an emil
nent astronomer, and a man of wide and
varied information He was born in Chel-
sea, England, in 1887, and entered Kings col
lege, London, in 1855, and st. Louis college,
Cambridge, 1857; receiving the degree OF b.
A. from the latter college in 1860. His first
literary effort was in the CornhW MGgu-
zine in 1860 on the STARS" Soon after
ward he published his first book, Saturn
and His System" which was soon fol
lowed by his ''Gnomonic STAR Atlas, F" and in
1866 by his Hand Book of the Stars" In
1870 appeared his most celebrated work
"Other Worlds than Ours" In the winter
of 1s73-'74 he began lecturing in this coun-
try. He deliyered two lectures in this city
a couple of years ago, which were highly
appreciated by those who heard them. He
had a home in Florida, which he purchased
few years ago The disease from which
he died, justiiies the conclusion that he
had been ia the infected district