St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-23
PREY FOR THE PLAGUE.
Jacksonville Furnishes One
Hundred and SiXty-Three
New Victims.
Relentless. Yellow Jack Has
Started Out to Subdue
the South.
Open Hearted Louisvillians
Open Their Gates to Ter
ror-Strieken Refugees.
Chattanooga, on the Other
Hand, Offers Them Moth
ing But Bullets.

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long weeks have passed since the first
case of yellow fever, that Of Mccormick,
was developed at the Grand Union
hotel. Tonight the official records
show total of 1,745 cases and 2O2
deaths. The daily list of cases and
deaths during the past ten days
has been fearful in city
of the size of Jacksonville
with two-thirds of its people alb
sent. To-day the record of new cases
was again broken. The score reached
the figures 169. OF these 109 were col
ored people, who are being freely re-
ported. 1t is now almost certain that
many hundreds of colored people have
had fever and recovered without treat
ment or physicians. The old theory
that negroes are not liable to contract
yellow fever has been exploded. 1t has
been demonstrated that they are almost
as susceptible to attack as the whites,
but the issue is rarely fatal with them,
probably never unless the fever is COM
plicated with organic diseases. An old
and eminent local physician said to-
day: Negroes never die of yellew fever
unless they call in a doctor. The deaths
reported to-day are only six in number;
JAMES THOMPSON, CHARLES G. ELLIOTT,
GEORGE BRADDoCK, GEORGE B. BROOKS,
LOUIS BREMUR, VIM. CHRISTOPHER.
The following resolutions were
adopted at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Citizens Sanitary as
sociation to-day:
Resolved, That congress be urged to at
once authorize and require the establish
ment of a scientific bureau in this city for
the purpose of conducting investigations
relative to the introduction and progress Of
yellow fever in Florida during the years
1887 and 1883; sanitary methods ana
other precautions against the spread
of the disease; state of the atmosphere at dlf-
ferent times and in diffe ent localities in the
city, and all other incidents and conditions
relating TO the epidemic that Will likely be OF
scientific and practical statistical value in
determining the methods OF quarantine, sanl-
tation, disinfection and treatment OF yellow
fever.
Resolved, That our senators and repre-
sentatives in congress be requested to bring
this matter before both houses and urge its
immediate consideration. 1t is desired that
the investigation shall take a wider range
than any other ever undertaken in connec-
ton with yellow fever in this country, and
local and other conditions connected there
with.
Surprise is general here that such
thorough investigation has not been
undertaken before this. A special from
Gainesville tonight says:
No new cases or suspects. The sick are
all doing well. Fetch Miller, the last case, is
doing well; everybody hopeful.
A special from McClenny reports five
new cases during the past twenty-four
hours, and one death, that of Judge NJ.
F. Schrey, leading Republican politi-
clan and lawyer. Miss Matte Mccoy is
not expected to live. The town is in
great distress. Work of all kind,
is suspended and aid urgently
needed. Additional aid will be
sent from this place at once.
Supplies are short. though large orders
are in transit. Short rations will have
to be issued if freights are delayed.
Col. j. ]. Daniel, president of the Citi-
zens' Sanitary association, has again
beer prostrated by overwork, but is rest
ing comfortably tonight. Another nurse
was arrested this morning and ordered
into quarantine. DR.. Porter found it
necessary to send the following dispatch
last night to Miss Clara Barton, president
of the Red Cross association, at Wash
ingtOn:
You will confer favor on me by with
drawing Southmayd. He is hindrance to
me in my official capacity in command of
the government nurses.
This conclusion came naturally after
a misunderstanding in the first place
between Col. Southmayd and the
authorities on account of the
action of the board of health in
regard to incompetent and immoral
nurses. This action Col. SOuthmayd re-
sented so persistently that DR.. Porter
felt annoyance more than he could bear.
Two other nurses-Miss Sadie Travis
and Marion Huntington-are at the
camp, sadder, if not wiser, women.