New-York tribune., 1888-08-31
THE FEVER STILL GAINING GROUND.
TWENTY-TIiREE NEW CASES, SCATTERED
ALL OVER JACKSONVILLE


SERTED, AND THE sToUrEoT HEARTED ARE
FALTERING AND FLEEING - REsoLU.
TIoNs By TIE NEGROES = THE
PLAGUE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 30 tspeciaD-The air Us fui
this morning OF deaths and new cases ana fhe Aarn
OF tho people IS seen In tho increased number OF ~
for health certificates. that tho appcanf
can go to Camp Perry. The recent heavy increase IL
tho fevsrs victims dsturbs tho eQusninify OF those
who had determined to stay and their courage oozes
ont tho lists grow larger-and they should not oe
blamed, either Tho authorities advocate sending on
all who possibly leave so to make less ma'efia
for the fever to feed The health train Is CROWDED
every day and to-day was jammcd. Tomorrow II VIII
be the same for those who have determined to leave
arc many.
Tho city is fast assuming a silent and deserted ap
pearance; business is Stacking up. and practically
nothing be done, all avenues for shipment are :,
tightly closed. The home trade Is nothing and the"
fore all those for drugs and groceries have
little to do Tho aspect Of affairs f. certainly not
Improving. and the chances that will have Ia
await the advent Of frost 10 lessen Yellow Jacks
grasp Fully 1000 TO 1000 people will leave this
week. The negroes have thlnned out somewhat, but
not TO the extent that could be wished The weather
IS stl pretty hot thunderstorm prev aIling this after
noon
a largo number OF prisoners were sentenced here
Yesterday afternoon b. Judge Jones TO varicus
terms IN Imprisonment for minor offences: the oh
;ect was mainly to depopuaic the jail iuildins At
a meeting Of the Colorcd Auxiliary Bureau last night
tho following was adopted. and The Tribune repre-
sentative asked to send It
Al a meeting OF this association on this day the
following preamble ard resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted and ordered 10 be published: Whereas.
II appears that certain >candaous reports have been
circulated and published In the public press. casting
grave reflections upon The honesty ana ihtceri,y oI
the cOlOrrd citizens of Jacksonville. To wlf-brins
organized In bands. breaking nto stores ami dwell
ings. and committing other Expectations resolved
that we. the undersigned Executive COMMITTEE" of the
above association. representing from $1,000 10 90
900 law abiding citizens. do cmphatlcally drnouhr'
the slander referred to being enry false In every
particular. and without the least shadow oi truth
and that the authors not 0nr friends and.
further, prepared 10 prove that the cify was
never SO quiet and orderly a. II Is now, and has
been since the yellow fever SCARF.
The truth Is that the unemployed colored cnizcns
arc doing now Just what they did during the war :
nursing the Sick bnrying the dead and guarding the
deserted homes and property Of the whites who have
fed William NJ. Artell, A. X. Jones. the Rev.
B. Dtworth. ID. ". Onley, W. A. Middleton.
The official bulletin for the twenty four hours
ending p NJ. gives New twenty three deaths.
three, Fayette Darcy, Mrs. D. J. Crowley and David
Ludig recoveres, four under treatment 1873 total
number Of to date, 1873 total number OF deaths
TO date, twentysiX The new cases are
scattered all the city They are Professor Will
lam jain, the Rev. ". J. Kenney, ~ f. Smith. James
Harper, NJ A. Jones, Mrs. X. Z. Daniel. c. d. Smith.
Lewis Dohm, Mrs Susan Lrngles ths Is the
aecd mother OF the Messrs. Lcngles, Of this city.
we'll known and prominent mcn) ~ Silverstein John
Maux Mary afsOn (cOlored). +. ii. Madison tcO
ored Ida Hooker. Loble Mobiles @. l. kecne, Henry
Butler color-dl: Mary Bntler lcolorcdl, Mrs A. J.
Armstrong 1t IS impossible to get the Of
those discharged tonight.