New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-20
RAVAGES OF THE FEVER.
FIVE NEW CASES AND ONE DEATH AT JACN
SONVILLE

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SONvILLE
STRENUOUS EFFORTS TO CHECK THE FEvLRG
| sPREAD-A RAILWAY OFFICE CLOSED.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rR.suxRy
Jacksonville Fla, Aug. 19.-Thc city seems dea
serted today as few people on the streets.
There is no further excitement as the new cases
are reported, but all take 1t philosophicaly Great
efforts arc being made to have Srrgeon-G General
Hamilton come down and take charge Of the vari-
Gus quarantines, as the present ones are exceeds
ingly vexatious and troublesome to all The fact
| that so few cases are coming out is a source Of
great encouragement to the citizens now engaged
| in fighting the fever. With continuation Of fair
weather, of the work Of sanitation and concussion
now in progress and more thorough and complete
isolation, they hope entirely to rout the diseases
and be able to proclaim Jacksonville in perfectly
healthy condition inside of three or four weeks.
and neither work nor expense will be spared in
accomplishing this much-desired end.
j. NJ. Mintor living near the Grand Union
HOTEL was the only case yesterday. In re.
gard to Donovan, who died yesterday IL is said
that he had been drinking good deal lately.
Dr. Solace Mitchell, who has charge Of the
Sand Hills Hospital, reports two exceedingly sick
cases this morning-one, the man Adams, who was
taken out from East Jacksonville on Friday after
noon. But little hope of his recovery is enter4
tained. Adams lived alone in little house In
the eastern suburb and on being found he sc-
knowledged that he had been on a spree from
Saturday until Tuesday night. The impression is
that he was taken down with the fever Wednes-
day morning and remained in the house alone, un-
attended and without any care until found on
Friday in critical condition. Miss Robertson Is
the other patient, who is reported to be danger
ously ILL., 1t will be remembered that she was re-
moved from the Grand Union Hotel on the same
night as Donovan
Orders have been received here closing thu
city ticket office of the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway till further notice. Mr. Parkhill
will take charge of the ticket office at the station.
All the employees of the company now 20 out on
special train every afternoon to the camp al
Dlnsmore, where they have every home comfort
free OF charge, and their meals of excellent food
as good and comfortable as could be had in town,
furnished at the nominal charge Of cents, which
reduces their expenses 20 minimum.
=, Over $4,000 was paid out last night by the
Sanitary Association for the weeks work in
Jacksonville Beginning again tomorrow, q still
Iarger large IL force VIII be put on and every endesvor
thoroughly tired out with their weeks reel iabors ae
The official bulletin for the past twentv-four
hours, ending at p. m, is as follows:
number OF cases to date. So total number deaths
President Duvai County Board i Of Il Health
The new cases to-day are William Fl. Crawford,
steward of the United States Marine Hospital
VILE, and his three-year-old child; Mrs. p Shum-
way, Pine-st and Horace Matthews, colored.
William Adams died this afternoon.
FAVORABLE REPORTS FROM FLORIDA TOWNS.
Washington Aug. 19.-Surgeon General Hamilton
has received the following dispatches concerning tho
yellow fever In Florida:
Tampa. Fla. Aug. 1s.-Manatee-Totai, 25 cases; nous
since the 11th Village fumicated and bedding cleaned
Palmetto-One case on 18th 10TH .; 17th 9; 18th,
none No connection with Manatec Restriction
measures adopted MURRAY, Surgeon
Tampa Aug. 19.-Only mild since last report.
Eleven In ALL in eight Of which diagnosis positive
Three deaths with black vomit Another fever probably
mild dengue, here. Only Of yellow fever under
treatment j. p. WALL,
President Of Hillsboro County Board Of Health.
Camp st. Mary. Fla. Aug. IS tBoulogne.)- tents
md supplies have been received and the camp will ba
,eady on Tuesday possibly Monday. GUITERAs.
Fort Monroe, Va. Aug. 1s-Sck seaman steamer
Athens died same day. Diagnosis not positive No
,thers sick VIII use every precauton.
GARRISON, A. A. Surgeon.
Orlando Fla. Aug 49, via. Sanford Fla-There is M
Orlando and Sanford Orange County.
)ur threatened be OF. Please send your
reliable expert and detail him to make thorough
Investigation the existence OF yellow fever. Orange
Ouny invites investigation and demands that she be SET
light before the entire country. F. ]. REEL.
President Orange County Board Of Health.
j. w. HICKS, Secretary.
FOSTER S. CHAPLIN. Mayor Of Orlando
o. NJ. THRASHER, Mayor Of Sanford
In compliance with the last telegram DR.. Hamilton
as decided to send physician from New-Oreans to
lake the investigation requested.