The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-15
FEVER SCOURGE.
MANY NEW CASES DEVELOPING
IN POOR JACKSONVILLE.
A GALE CooLs THE ATMosPHERE-DIF'
FERENCE OF OPINION AMONG EXPERTS.
THE QUESTION OF REFUGEEINd.

For three days, the new cases in Jack
sonville, Fla, were reported as follows;
Friday, n; Saturday, Al; Sunday, 40,
and about 20 deaths.
On Sunday the wind blew a gale foI
several hours, and the weather was posi-.
lively cold. I here seems to be no settled
line of action among those in charge OF
affairs, and the opinions of doctors and
expert nurses differ widely For III.
stance: A newspaper correspondent ask.
ed a leading practitioner if the sun com.
ing out bright and hot after heavy
rain and gale would tend to develop new
cases, and his reply was: eyes, we may
expect big crop as soon as the next
warm day comes" Another physician,
asked the same question, answered
mo, this rain and cold wind has cleared
and changed the atmosphere. This is
favorable to both the sick and the well. .
Doctors are working heroically and
self-sacrifcing with the sick, and the
wonder is that more Of them have not
already fallen victims to the disease.
Dr. w. N. Lafard died Sunday, and
several drug clerks are reported as sick,
but more from overwork and loss of sleep.
While up to the present time all Of the
drug stores in the city have kept open
and have served the public well, it be-
gins to look as if the establishment of a
government dispensary would ere long
be indispensable. The question of de-
population is far from a settlement; in
fact, it grows more complicated daily.
It is a popular notion that the reason for
the colored peoples desire to remain, is
the fact that they viii be maintained at
the public expense. This is to a large
degree erroneous The colored people
Of Jacksonville are for the most part a
hard working, thrifty independent class.
Many of them own little lots of land and
frame houses, and naturally the idea of
leaving their possessions behind in care
of no one, strikes them unfavorably.
There are perhaps one thousand colored
draymen in Jacksonville, whose chief in
come is carting Merchandise. All traffic
and business is stopped; these men find
themselves with mules on their hands to
keep as we'll as families to provide for,
and they naturally ask; "Shall we
leave our animals to die, our homes to be
pillaged, and take up our residence at a
distance, where the chances of earning a
living among strangers is perhaps no bet
ter than here at presentN 1t is a rank
injustice to charge these colored people
with selfshness. Fourteen nurses came
from New Orleans, and some of them
struck for $4-a day before they left the
depot; they had been engaged for So
day and were promptly discharged.
The following telegram was sent to
Washington on Saturday: ITO Surgeon
General Hamilton, Washington Your
explanation of the stopping of the train
at Live Oak and returned to Jackson
Vile because the authorities of Tennes
see refused admittance to refugees from
this city into the state is satisfactory.
Our people, not knowing the reason that
existed for such action, naturally blamed
you. This association is always DESTROYS
TO be Just, and will cooperate with you
in such reasonable regulation as may be
considered necessary to protect the pub
lie health and conform to regulations
governing transportation in force by the
health authorities of other states. We
are aware that state laws govern, and
that we cannot send refugees to points in
states that will not receive them and
have been communicating with authori-
ties both local and state of North Caro-
lima, and have just received information
that Hendersonville can take 500, Saluda,
Hickory and other points, will take
smaller numbers Impossible to state
how many can 90 to Hendersonville or
other points around there, but think if
two days notice were given, that special
train for refugees would leave here for
Hendersonvile, that at least two hundred
would go. Have just received your tel
egram Of this morning that special will
be provided fer Hendersonyile. Please
allow two days notice. Hope you can
make arrangements with Tennessee board
of health. May want 60 in that dircc-
tion. Pleased to hear Improvements to
be made at Camp Perry and that you
will make our headquarters there. We
desire to work in harmony with You
(signed) T. McQuaid, Acting Presi-
dent The following was set to
Surgeon-Gen Hamilton, at Washington:
cat the request Of citizens and physi-
clans, | desire a physician Of experience
IN yellow fever to visit and describe the
growth of the epidemic at this place
Citizens are demoraized. (Signed) ID.
J. Water, and Mayor, and President
Board Of Health, McClenny, Fla" The
surgeon general Immediately telegraphed
DR.. Pussy, az Waycross, 10 70 TO McClen-
ny and investigate