Evening journal., 1888-09-28
Hope Long Deferred.
The Epidemic Drags Along
with Melancholy Monotony.
BECOMING INJURED TO MISERY.
Fever stiii Raging Rt Jacksonville. but
Principally Among the Negrocs-The
Death Rate Continues smaII-Improve-
ment . All Other Infected Places.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept % One hun
dred and thirty-one new cases reported bv
lhe board OF health. Eight deaths: j. II.
Heller, Louisa Beotte, d. D. Mccormick,
Antonio Christopher, W. F. Ford, Alice.
Engllsh Seoloredl, Alvie Herrick and Annie
Wilson. Total cases. 1858; total deaths. as7
New cases: j. Merrill, J. Grihis Mrs. r
Williams, Lester Williams John Joseph.
Benjamin Fowler, G. L. Smith. Maggie Ross
Mrs. DR.. James Farlie, s. ID. Igby Mrs
Mabel Nisbett, G.. Rogers, Hattie Dixon
Mrs s. I. Burgert, Harry Burgert, Charles
Brooks, Mother Joseph at the convent. Mrs
Amanda Hall, Lulu Tucker, Mrs Julia
Scott, Miss Annie Oldheld a child Of George
fi1tch. Mrs. Edward Jamison, d. Wright.
Mn1 Maggie Mcdonald, r. G. Cornish, Miss
hntie Edwards, Mrs Forbes, Miss Constance
FORBES, Mrs. DR. Matthews. Miss Alice
Matthews, DR. Matthew'S r. Andrews Mrs.
n. M. Scott, Frank Clark, Mrs S. Cham
bers and Mrs. +. Hayes
The epidemic drags along with most mel
ancholy monotony. Our people, while be-
coming familiar with scenes of suffering.
death and sorrow, do not relax their efforts
to relieve those in distress and conserve the
public good
There are comparatively few inhabited
houses In which there are not sick or con-
valescents. Many houses are private hos
pitals The general distress among the poor
IS daily increasing, and piteous appeals for
relief come from the country districts 10
which refugees whose means are exhausted
have fled. The work Of the relief committees
thus increases, while at the same time disease
thins their ranks. Within another week
probably 10000 people, nine-tsnths colored.
VIII have TO be fed by charity. The disease
now seems 10 be seizing mainly on tho coored
suburbs
Col }. J. Daniel is very low and there is
little hope OF his recovery. He has devoted
himself almost exclusively TO public service
since last spring in connection with the fever
az Plant City and here His naturally deli
cate constitution nt last succumbed to the
strain, and grief at the death of friends and
relatives helped TO break him down so that
he had little strength 70 resist tho ravages of
the fever when he was attacked.
A special from Gainesville TO The Times
Union reports one casa Of yellow fever there
being that Of Mai ~ r. Grunnell. for1nerlv
superintendent Of the Florida Southern rail-
road, who volunteered 10 take charge of the
tunigating Of neglected places The con
valascents are all doing we'll
Although the new cases still keen mn tho
death rate hns dropped encouragingiy The
weather is still cool and bright. Most Of our
sick friends are better. In fact we have
mostly good news from everywhere. The
report Of three cases at Ellavllls proves to be
O hoax. There are only three new cases at
Macclenny, and Carl Saveri's is tie oniv
death. Two Of the old cases are doubtful.
AT Fernandina there are no new cases at
all, and some Of the doctors there still hesi-
tate 70 pronounce the fever prevalent there
yellow fever
The steamer Gulf Stream sailed from
Fernandina, taking many passengers and also
carrying back all her non-perishabls Freight
intended for the interior Fernandina does
not consider the situation sufficiently serious
TO warrant a daily bulletin, although they
have had there 800 cases and twenty deaths.
A telegraph operator is now down with the
fever there
A special from Maccenny reports onlv
three cases OF fever at Sanders1n nine miles
west Of that pace-CoL Frank j. Pons, wife
and cbid