The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-16
A YELLOW FEVER posr MoRTEM.
Sensations of the News Correspond

sensations or the News Correspond
ent under Trying Circumstances.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov ia yellow
fever post norton once seen is someth ng
that will last one an ordinary lifetime. The
other day an intimation was give1 the
NEWS correspondent that ''stiff" was to
be cut up, and he determined to be present,
as it was stated to be most typical case
with all the peculiar markings, character
istic of this dread disc lSe At the hour an
pointed, 10 o'clock p. H., your representative
was on hand at Jackson's undertaken s lao
lishment, on Bay street. near the IN deal
bureau. No difficulty was experie iced in
gaining an entrance, as the medical fra
ternity regard your scribe as a "semi-stu
dent already, and he is ALWAYS given the
full privileges Of the corps. The small en-
balming room at the ear of the dead"
room looked exceedingly gloomy and dis.
NAL, dimly and half lighted as it was by
two or three small candles, which only
served to make the darkness visible
There were at least ten or fifteen physl-
clans present and several attaches of the
medical bureau.
READY FOR THE MICROBES.
The doctors were all armed with big
bottles containing alcohol, in which to place
the specimens, which even your correspond
entof the 'laity" could see that they re
garded as prizSs beyond value.
Among the doctors present were Pr sid mt
Neal Mitchell, of the board Of heath, Drs.
Stollenwerck, Carr. Strauss, Van Hood,
Broaius, Donohoo, Buzz and others The
body was lifted from its plain pine coffin
and placed on two boards upheld by two
wooden horses, forming a rude operating
table. The clothes were stripped from it,
exposing the magnificent remains of per-
feet physique. 1t lay there in all its bid
h. I 4.
colored, with the tell-tale yellowish hue Of
yellow jacks doings. One could not forbear
a shudoer at the gruesome object.
AS SHARP AS RAzoRS.
The operating case was opened, and the
bright and razor edged knives, and sharp
toothed saws were spread on the table and
on the body, to be handy TO the operators
hands. DR.. Carr of Cincinnati, theoperator,
then drenched the face, neck and chest of
the corpse, which were covered thickly
with dried black vomit, with some disin-
fecting fluid, and then prepared for work.
The first cut laid open the breast; the sides
of the cut were carefully folded back and
the spectators were all crOwding UP around
the table intently watching the operators
next move, when suddenly, without warn
ing, Whit puff of wind extingulshed the
candles and left us all in utter darkness.
Let one imagine such scene. There in the
center lay the stark outlines of a yellow
fever victim, grouped around were the
scientists all intent upon a close study of
their grim enemy's work-and then TO he
left in this horrible, suggestive darkness
without one bit of warning-it was enough
to curdle ones blood.
AN INTENSE STRAIN.
The intense darkness, the stiffness like
that OF the grave, broken only by the sup
pressed breathing of those around Won. the
In laffur m ia al - h.
fever's most perfect work was within reach
Of your hand, the subtle fear that comes
with sudden darkness-the quick, painful
intenseness of thought-the creeping sensa-
ton caused by the thought of the millions
of microbes" that possibly might be how
ering over one in this infected Atmosphere
were, taken all in all, terrifying expe-
rience of a most peculiar character, and one
that once gone through will never be for
gotten, at least by the NEWS man. who
gained all the "scieutificn knowledge on this
subject that he wanted for many long years
to come.
BY LAMPLIGHT.
Lamps were quickly procured, however
and the darkness dispelled. The work then
went on, every one prese I watching with
bated breath the skillful hands OF the
operator, whose steady nerves and ADEPT
manipulations were commented on admir-.
ingy by the medical onloolfers. The
abdomen was next opened, and the
liver-with the absolute mar kings Of vel
low jack-exposed TO view. 1t was
that beautiful 81 yellow color called
lockwood" and looked as though il had
been cooked, as the doctor cut IL up, divid-
ing it among his brethren The kidneys
we're taken out and opened. The doctors
said that they were nearly normal, showing
only slight traces OF fatty degeneration.
The spleen had wandered Off some place
but it was finally. "cornered" and secured:
il also was pronounced normal. Then came
the stomach. DR.. Carr was streaming with
perspiration by this time. which ran down
his face in little rivulets, becloudiug LIs
glasses. and DIR. Strauss stood by moppinR
HIM with towel. He stopped for a me-
ment's rest, the air in the little room hay-
ing Become very close and uncomfortable