St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-01
.FLORIDA'S YELLOW Specie
The Epidemic Of Fever in Full Sway at
Jacksonville.
TWENTY-THREE NEW CASES.
Panic-Stricken People Protest Against
Inhuman Regulations Established by
Surgeon General Hamilton.

JACKSONVILLE, Aug. '31.-The last
day OF August finds the epidemic in full
sway, with every part of the city infect
ed. The whole number of cases report
ed so far is gil, deaths 80. The official
report for twenty-fOur hours end
ing at O'Clock this evening shows
twenty-three new cases and four
deaths. Among the sick are j. A.
Conover, manager of Delhi's drug store,
James E. Bours, three children of f.
w. Ely, Dr.. W. l.. Baldwin, Arthur
Morgan, Mrs. ID. NJ. Connolly and two
children. The deaths to-day were: M.
Young, Andrew Thomas, Miss Minnie
Bours, Thomas Ryan (colored). The
citizens executive committee organ
lied to-day as permanent institution
for the relief of the POOR, and for
the preservation of law and order
The news of the modification of the
quarantine regulations so as to permit
special refugee trains to run to Murphy,
n. c., was received with satifaction.
Col. j. j. Daniel, one of the most prOmi-
nent men in the state, is among those
attacked by the fever to-day. 1t is I'M
derStOod that the first refugee train
for the mountains will leave on Sunday.
There is great scarcity of printers,
stenographers and typewriters in the
city. The fever has been mOmentarily
forgotten in the wild excitement caused
by Surgeon General HamiltOn'S order
not to pass Jacksonville refugees be-
You'd Way Cross. AT citizens meet
ing to-day the surgeon general was
HANDLED WITHOUT GLOVES.
The following cOndemnatOry reSolu-
tons were passed and sent to the
Florida representatives in congress,
who were urged to at once place the
matter before the president.
Resolved, That we denounce the action of
Surgeon General Hamilton as unnecessary,
arbitrary, unprecedented and inhuman and
demand in the name of God and our suf
fering women and children that they be al
lowed to go TO places OPEN TO them by
invitation. We appeal TO our fellow citizens
throughout the country for their sympathy
and influence, and to the president of the
United States and to all senators and repre-
sentativeS in congress for relief from this
unjust and hitherto unheard-of impIisen-
ment, and implore their immediate action in
our behalf.
There are hundreds of women and
children still here, who are offered aSy-
on account of this order are unable to
leave. 1t is thought that some mOdifi-
cation of the order will be made at once.
The number of patients discharged yes
terday is uncertain, but it is positively
known that at least 115 persons are
still under treatment. Yesterday two
trained aud experienced nurses were
sent here from Savannah by the Savan-
nah, Florida 81 Western railroad COM
pany, to nurse j. Stephens, the COM
pany's agent in this city, who was re-
ported better yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-SurgeOn
General Hamilton has received the fol-
lowing telegram from j. j. Daniel, pres
ident of the Jacksonville Citizens
Auxiliary association:
sin the name of our people and humanity
/ protest against the order for the detention
of all refugees from our city and state at the
refugee camp. 1t would be better for us to
keep our women and children here rather
than subject them to such treatment"
DIR. Hamilton sent the following re-
ply:
Telegram received. Your requistion for
300 tents was approved You are mistaken
as to the character of the camp, which is in
charge of one of the most humane officers in
the service, and none in the country stands
higher as to professional ability. The camp
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Florida pine woods on river buff originally
intended by railroad as picnic grounds,
and taken by DR.. Guiteras as the
best place for his camp. He was
some days ago directed to have some
tents set apart quarter of a mile dist
ant from the main camp for observa-
tons of persons sick. Pollard. returned
to Jacksonville, was sick on his arrival
at camp. He evidently had fever when
he left Jacksonville. With the general
spread of the disease in Jacksonville, it
is!useless to expect that persons should
be allowed to mingle on out
going trains. Special excursion trains
will be provided for passengers to defin-
lite points. Murphy, i'll North Carolina, has
opened its Doors the only place reporting it.
self to me. III residents wish to go to Muir
ply, or any definite point in western IN orth
Carolina, ON their parole not to go to sea-
board or quarantined towns within ten days
from date of departure from Jacksonville,
excursion trains will be forwarded rs soon
as the number Of trains required can be as
certained. Please estimate the number of
people now in Jacksonville willing to go, or
people that safe arrangements can be made
for transportation.
DR.. Hamilton also sent a dispatch to
Gov. Perry, informing him that the
general removal of quarantine regula-
tions would simply spread the disease,
and render useless existing measures Of
relief.