The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-20
THE DREADED PLAGUE.
Yesterdays Record of
the Victims of Vel
low Jack.
orHIR REFUGEES STOPPED ONTHEIR
ROUTE.
More Aid Extended from Richmond.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, September ID -
No official reports OF new cases were
made to the Board OF Health this morn
ing. Three deaths We're officially re
ported up 10 noon, but one was des-
cribed as from congestion. The situs-
ton at Gainesville, Fern sndina, S;arke
and St. Augustine IS being investigated.
Il il bitterly denied that there IS fever at
the three latter places There is no fever
At Ocala. The Ocala Rifles, who served
in the Fernandina epidemic, are quaran-
tined near Ocala. and no sickness is re-
ported among them. A dispatch from
Gainesville 10 the Times UniOR at noon
said mo new cases. One death oc-
Cured Monday The sick are all getting
better. The excitement Is subsidipg.
Two-thirds of the people have left town.
They can leave freely cia WaYcross un-
Ill Thursday, when the urgecn-GeDeral
will close that avenue up"
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, September 19.-
Up to noon to-day 50 new cases and six
deaths from yellow fever were reported.
REFUGEES STOPPED.
CHATTANOOGA, September 10 Eleven
refugees from Palatka. Florida, passed
through BOyce, four miles from Chat,a-
nOoga, this morning, bound for Aenia,
Ohio They are from the fever district,
and left for the North on the cannon.ball
train over the Cincinnati Southern road.
These people were stopped at Boyce hy
the Chattanooga quarantine officers.
Their baggage was also put oil at the
same time.
CHATTANOOGA FRIGHTENED.
NASHVILLE, TENN, September ID
Dr. Harvey shannon, who was sent toI
Wauhatchie, Tenn, 10 investigate the
cause OF the death OF Fleming Wilson,
late of Decatur, at Wildwood, has wired
President Pmnkett that Wilson evidently
died Of yellow fever. About dozen
persons who have been exposed are un-
der observation. State Inspector Lynch,
at Chattanooga, has been ordered not TO
allow any persons from Wauhatchie TO
enter chattanooga
CHICAGO. September 1.-The mayor
this morning received from the West-site
Driving Park $l,06s for the yellow fever
sufferers
ACTION or LEE CAMP COMMITTEE.
a meeting of the committee appointed
by Lee Camp TO solicit funds for the yel
low fever sufferers held a meeting to-day
and decided to issue the following call:
SEPTEMBER l9, 1888.
To the Comrades of H. L. Lee Camp:
The committee appointed from TIE
Camp to solicit aid for the yellow fever
sufferers in Florida appeal to you for
sums large or small. Many ofthese were
our comrades, brave and s-lf-sacrifcing,
fighting for US upon our soil. They and
their families are sOrely stricken by pes
thence and its attendant want and suf- |
fering. Disease and death are on the
increase. They appeal for aid AS
camp we cannot appropriate; as indiyid- /
uals we can give, if but "mite"
II is almost impossible to call upon you /
in person; it will be easier for you to /
call at the Office Of any of the daily |
papers, where they kindly consent 10 take |
charge OF a subscription left, and funds |
10 be neld subject to the order OF the com
miitee: or, if more convenient, hand TO !
any member of the committee or TO Major /
T. A. Brander OF Samuel Sinton, ESQ, at |
the Office Of Peyton & Sinton, 1916 East
Main street
JOIN f. LAY,
Chairman Of Committee;
JOHN X. COOKE,
ARTHUR 4. SITTER,
JOHN H. CHILDREY,
b. ID. CORE
The committee desires a full meeting
Of the Camp next Friday 10 consider mat
tiers in reference to the above, and also Of |
interest to its members.
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
Mayor Ellyson has received the follow
in ~ r.optrihufinnS sinoa tho Loot a aol~ unxrt l