The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-10
IKE A CITY OF THE DEAD
A GLOOMY SABBATH IN FEVER
STRICKEN JACKSONVILLE.

Deaths-Fears That Hundred Cases
a Day Will Follow the Advent of
Warm Weather After the Storm
Urgent Need of More Physicians and
Nnrses-Prejudices and Preferences
IN Connection With Hospitals-The
Noble Rel Cross Recruits.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept. 9.-The
official bulletin for the twenty-four hours
ordinq at 8 o'clock tonight reads as follows
New cases --......'...-.'.-.'.''.' ~
noo+bs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Z
Total number of cases TO date. .6O4
Total number of deaths to date. ........,..... 13
To-day's deaths are:
Rev. ]. H. SHARPE, Of the Methodist
Fpscopal Church South.
PATRICK KEELY.
c.. CRoIssANT.
JULIA STORCK.
E. B. LOVE.
J. J. CROW.
AMELIA MITCHELL.
SUNDAYS LIST OF SICK.
To-day's new cases are:
WILLIAM n. WAGNER.
Mrs. SAMUEL WOLFE.
RACHAEL JACKSON (coloredD.
A child of Mr.. MERRIAM.
A child of J. P. RIVERS
HENRY s. ELY.
TOMAS JONES.
J. J. COHEN (colored).
MARSHALL LIVINGSTON.
Mr.. SroDDARD and child.
F. W. KETTLE.
Mrs. A. NJ ROBERTS and infant.
FRANK MARVIN.
Mrs. HUNTLEY.
DAVID HOLMES.
Mrs. KRANG.
Mr. SABLER.
ANNIE BARBER.
C. MOORE.
Mrs J. H. FOWLER.
Mrs. c. A. PATERSON.
CHARLES G.. KENT.
JULIA NULTY.
ARTHUR PERRY.
Mrs ETHEL MCCLELLAN, assistant to the
EDITOR of the Times Union.
MYRTLE BLAKE.
CHRISTINA GAY.
Mrs. CHRISTOPHER.
WILLIAM JEACLE.
Miss MATTE HILL.
PETERS, a colored nurse.
J. A. BoGART.
JAMES F. CLARK.
MALCOLM E. TURNER.
Mrs. WILLIAM NJ DALLAM.
HENRY HART (colored).
Mrs EMMA ARD.
GEORGE H. ARMSTRONG.
THOMAS KAMPsoN.
DR.. A. T. gunner.
H. JOHNSON.
Miss |. WAGNER
JOHN SILBER.
AMELIA MITCHELL (colored.
HENRY TUCKER.
Mrs. CAROLINE KENT.
Mrs. LOUIS BRAMER.
GEORGE L. W. MILLER.
Those discharged tonight were
- QUERERICo.
LOUIS DoHM.
LULA LoGIA.
MAMIE HERNANDEZ.
FRANK MOORE.
KATIE NICE
Eighteen nurses from New Orleans ar
rived tonight.
Mr.. Kettle, who is among to-night's list
of new patients, was formerly city editor
Of the Ne0S and Herald
FUNERAL OF DIR. LEONARD.
This morning handful of the members
of Montiferro Lodge No. 2, knights of
Honor, assembled at their lodge rooms to
pay the last tribute of respect to their
brother, Dir. William Leonard, who died at
his post nobly doing his duty. After pass
lug suitable resolutions carriages were pro-
cured and true and loyal friends folio wed the
remains to the grave. 1t was sad sight.
There was blowing half gale The air
was chilly and uncomfortable, and the
bleak clouds overhead made it seem as If
nature herself was weeping at the troubles
OF these poor mortals below The doctor
lell IN the front ranks while faith
FULLY and nObly endeavoring to help
the sick and distressed here. lie was taken
sex on the morning Of Sept. 5, but made
his rounds of professional call until com
PEELED to yield to the denmads of the dis
ease dying yesterday afternoon at 5o'clock.
Df. Leonard bad b5en a resident of this
city for the past three years, during which
yme ne had made q host of friends and
uullt up very handsome practice. He
viii be greatly missed in the community.
GRAVE FACES.
The cold, cherries day outside seems to
Iehect the feelings of the people now. All
nave grave faces and realize fully now that
@ll arc very likely to succumb sooner or
laIer; The only hope most people have is
ioF the speedy arrival of nurses and physi
'ldis, so that when they are taken sick good
g$Fe yTF and attention can be counted on.
me arrival of the Red Cross nurses--four-
teeh last night and sixteen tSis morning
na' had a wonderful effect in quietiug the
nerves and if more physicians could be
socufed at once the people would feel still
re ilore hopeful and reaSsured. The people
o.e aware Of the careless, slipshod and
o.lihInally neglectful manner in which
ilaily OF the sick have been treated by the
Soored nurses obtained here. One Instance
S vas related to the writer IA few moments
IS" A nurse was sent down town TO get
JIynie medicine the other night for Miss
o99'le rogers After getting i, though told
f Vhe Importance of getting it to
ire mousse at once. as Miss Rogers was very
a ana needed IT, tie negre,s went home
,1 az ,ne next morning carried the medicine
~. 20 Miss Rogers. Miss Rogers died tnat
ssrosihoon. sroII The physicians have been and
- $50 80 overworked TIM they cannot attend
III ,uese details, and the nurses are certainly
,1.,y poor indeed. So that 1t is hoped that
p.yl the advent OF these "tried and truen
~ ~ cross nurses the sick can be assured of
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