Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-09-29
FLORIDA'S SCOURGE.
Yellow Fever Still Oh the In
crease.
Five Hundred and Forty,six New
Cases During the Past Week, and
Eighty Deaths.

The amount of confusion engcndered by
the sudden appearance Of yellow fever III
| Jacksonville and its rapid increase cannot be
described No sooner is part OF IL system
formed and persons placed than they begin
to drop off with the fever.
The same is true of the regular business
houses OF tho day. Tho restaurants tee-
graph offices, uudertakers' shops, livery sta
bles, newspaper offices, &c.-nll these DO
their part, and often when the greater part
Of their force is composed OF non-cXperienced
men. Keeping this in mind, it will be found
| surprising that any work is done at NIL.
just now good nurses are moro procurable
| and the ambulance service is in first rate
working order. Dick Oldham, an excellent
man for the post, has been placed i'll charge
of it.
Tho question of feeding the idle and max
ing them self-supporting still occupies the
minds of the authorities, who are doing
their level best to settle it. IL IS proposed
for one thing to rse lido men and boys VINO
are fed at the city's expense for street work.
1t is n good move hut will not get into
operation without some kicking. DIR. Ken
worthy tried to hire gun@ Of men for me-
ccssary sanitary work ut 50 per night, but
only succeeded in procuring four 1t is u
yexed question, economically and otherwise.
Another proposition is to endeavor 10 draw
this class of tho population to tho refugee
| camps. where they can be fed quite as well
ut reduced expense Tint would be all very
we'll if they could he got there. For some
| reason the colored people, Of which this class
is mainly composed, fight exceedingly shy OF
tho camps and resist O ! efforts to draw thon
from homo.
At the meeting of the Board of Public
Works the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas it has been reported to this Boal,
| that tho Executive committee OF the jack
! sonvillc Citizens' Auxiliary Sanitary Assc-
| citation has move under consideration the
placing of a large number of lnborers on our
streets, therefore, DO it
Resolved, That this Board approves OF the
EMPLOYMENT Of the idle and reedy laborcrs
among lis for the Improvement OF the public
streets, and desires the said committee to
furnish this Board with general plan, gen
eral idea of the proposed work.
At meeting Of the Auxiliary Association
Mr.. Wilson suggested thai some public nc
tico DO made in reference to unacclimatcd
nurses and physicians, upon which tue lol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Resolved, That it Is the sense of this conf
mittee that while all offers of service should
be acknowledged with thanks for the tender,
we do not want unacclimate;l nurses and
physicians, and would suggest that the Board
of Health publish notice to that effect
Tho Conference Committee from South
Jacksonville reported that the physician sent
by the Board of Health had examined eight
sick persons OH the Kings Road aid had GER
titled that they did not have the fever. Meas
ures were taken to guard that precinct moro
vigorously.
!, An additional standing committee was ap-
pointed and designated as the Committee of
Duval County at Large, whose duty it is to
have charge of all villages and settlements
in Duvall county not infected by the prevail
ing fever, to look after sanitary measures,
| quarantine and relief, audit all bills and ac-
counts and prescribe all necessary rules and
regulations
Camp Mitchell is making good progress
| Acting Mayor Geron stated his intention of
going to Camp Perry to secure the tents sent
there by mistake Henlso reported negotia-
tions With the Florida Railway md NaviSa-
! ton Company for the transportation of peo-
pls to Camp Mitchell when ready.
w. B. Owen, on behalf of the Rolief Com.
mittee stated that the various departments
of the committee were in good running order;
that tho Central Commissary had now q
special department for the supply Of mat
dresses, blankets and necessaries for tile needy
sick upon the order OF the attending physician
4 and the chairman on the Subcommittee on
relief; that he had opened three new commits
saries, procured three new teams and had tho
restaurants i'll pretty good shape.
|; A telegraph operator named Sweeney was
| taken sick with the fever in the Jacksonville
Office of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany whence he Was carried homo. He,camo
here from Galveston as oluntser since tho
epidemic began. He is native OF Morris.
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