The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-02

One Of the patients reported dead in Thurs
days list lost his life by reason of his own
reekIessness and utter disregard of physicians
ana nurses orders. He was regaining rapidly
on wednesday night. DR.. Summers left him
at about ton o'clock, and supposed the
patient would lookout for himself under the
guidance OF his nurses. His physician had de-
parted, the patient ordered the nurse prompt
" from the premises, and later received q call
from male acquaintance in company with two
leWd women of the town. y game supper was
ordered from q neighboring restaurant, with
numerous bottles of wine. Even these reckless
callers demonstrated, when the patient began
partaklng OF meat, gravies and vegetables, but
he replied
Oh DIR. Summers don't propose to
starve myself even if he does. haven't had
q square meal for over week, and I'm going
to fill up now"
demonstrations were useless apparently, for
the banquet proceeded and the wine flowed
freely. The whole company carouSed until
morning, the orgies making night hideous for
block or two away. Tho callers left tho pa
tent in q drunken stupor. When DR.. Sum
mers called in the morning the patient was
delirious, and said had a high fever. lie con-
tnued i'll this state, repeating snatches of
drinking songs of the night before until about
) o'clock, when he died. This is one Of the
horrors of the epidemic Which those in
authority are, of course, helpless to check.
The dead man leaves vito and infant .at
present among relatives at the north.
Chattanooga Raises the Quarantine.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, September D. Spe
cial 1.-The Chattanooga board of health today
raised the quarantine on all through travel,
but the inspection of trains will continue MS
heretofore. No refugees will be allowed in the
city from any infected points. All through
passengers will be allowed to pass through the
city, but will be compelled TO testify under
oath that they are not from an infected
point. There are indications of frost tomorrow
morning
Unlimited Gall.
JACKSONVILLE. September co. Special.
-"Some people have unlimited gall +" remark
cd Chairman Osborne, of the transportation
committee, this morning to The CoNsTITU-
TON correspondent, "and would you believe
it, people are actually applying to us for money
to pay transportation who are fully able 10 pay
their way, and who, in fact, are in af1luant
circumstances. Every day our committee is
beseiged by individuals who come up and ask
to be sent to such and such place, and they
say thoy are poor and haven't got money
enough to get out of town. When such per-
son comes we make him put his application in
writing, then consult together, and il we think
he really is in need we help him along but if
he doesn't impress us most favorably as being
hard up, he doesn't get the wherewithal.
DIR. Carr was sent out this morning by the
medical bureau to visit the Ingram family, at
Greenland, on the Jacksonville and st. Angus
tine road The doctor found the entire family
yellow fever, as he thoroughly examined them
The doctor thinks, however, that Mr.. Ingram,
who has nephretes, will die. Mrs. Ingram is
also very ill, but the children are not in any
immediate danger. Some cases Of
malaria foyer that the doctor at
tended eight days have recovered. There
are fully 200 people settled around Green
land and are dreadfully frightened. Friday
afternoon, at small select number of people
who had catered there to witness the marriage
of Mr.. b. b. Pope and Miss Myrtle Hoppins,
the ceremony was pc Toned by the Rev. A.W.
Knight. Mrs. Pope is the daughter of the
late Mrs. Hopkins, whose sad death from yell
low fever few weeks ago is still fresh in the
memory of our people. The newly married
couple have the best wishes of large circle of
friends for prosperous journey through life.
IIIE GORDON AROUND THE CITY.
1T have 10S priyates, nine sergeants and two
commissioned officers now on duty around the
town, they form complete Gordon, " remarked
Chief Belesaria this morning. 1--WE don't al
low anybody to come III or go through without
showing certificate. You may tell the public
Of Jacksonville that while tramps and stray
negroes from other places win not be per-
United to come in and feed off the government
funds under any circumstances, we are going
to keep, and don't you forget it,"