The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-14
CHEER IN THE BULLETIN.
ONLY 81 NEW GASES AND 5
DEATHS IN THE "a HOURS.

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Poor Nursing.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 13.-President
Neal Mitchell issues the following official
bulletin for the twenty four hours ending
at 6 o'clock tonight:
New cases ,.......... ..s................... 81
Total number Of cases to date. .3,526
Total number of deaths to date. e.......,.... 311
Those who died to-day are:
Mrs. H. HUNTER.
JOHN BOHLENDER.
An infant of Mrs. THOMAS ROBERTS.
To-day's new cases among the whites are:
ERNA HERNANDEZ.
MAMIE DEwooL.
GEORGE BUTTS.
Mrs. E. B. HALLIDAY.
Mrs. DRYSDALE.
H. Z. MEYERS.
Six whites and 25 negroes make up the
days total.
HARRY MINERS NURSES.
The board of health is trying to come to
a correct understanding of the situation in
regard to the payment of the Harry Miner
nurses. These nurses had been sent down
by Harry Miner at his own expense, and
had not, therefore, been enrolled at the
bureau of nurses and medical attend
ance, and it is not yet decided
who shall pay. There is also some con-
flict of opinion as to the length of time for
which payment should be made Mr.
Greedy has been charged to continue to act
in this mat er, and to obtain from the
board of health all their correspondence in
reference to the nurses and their under
standing in regard to the contract for their
payment. In the meantime these nurses
are in a sad plight. They cannot even get
money for their little personal expenses.
Harry Miners donation as generally under
stood, was his wiring to DIR. Neal Mitchell
as follows: "Will send ten nurses, pay their
transportation there and home, and their
salaries while there" The relief committee
have so understood it, and hence the condi-
ton OF the Miner party, so much to be re-
GREETED.
MINER SENDS A REPLY.
Mr.. Robinson, a nurse, says that after
failing to collect his bill here he wired Mr..
Miner repeatedly, without effect. Finally
MIR. Miner telegraphed yesterday to the
effect that ''the nurses were volunteers and
without pay. If this does not suit them,
send them back at my expense" As the
party was sent down free by the Clyde line
there seems to be a ''mouse in the meal"
that should be unearthed. Speaking of
nurses, one naturally calls to mind the batch
of charges and counter-charges between
nurses and physicians that have formed
feature of this epidemic and that will be
settled IN time by the patients own state
ments. Rev. DR.. Weller relates that
when the fever broke out in his family two
colored nurses were sent him first, neither
of whom could read or write, or even tell
time by the clock. The confusion that en-
sued can be imagined, and the effect on the
sick of endeavoTing to keep track of their
own medicines and to look after each other
was not good. A white nurse was then
called in, but having scarcely half her wits
she was still more undesirable than the
sensible, but ignorant ones. Two other nurses
were tried before the family received any
intelligent attention and treatment. DR..
Weller's experience is not at all exceptional,
but is that of many others. 1t is common
thing to hear a death spoken Of among
family friends as through neglect or ignor-
snce Of the nurse.
MR.. STOCKTON CRITICALLY ILL.
At noon to-day T. T. Stockton, business
manager of the Times Union, was critic
ally i'll.
Mr.. Clarke, the undertaken, is worse.
DIR. Sollace Mitchell was yester-
day thought to be in the
incipient stages of a personal contest with
the foe which he has so long been fighting
for others, but happily he escaped it.
P. McQusid, who is at Pablo Beach, is re-
ported as being much improved. He ex
pected to sit up, If the day did not prove
too cool.
Zeph Harrison, the civil engineer, has
been compelled to surrender to the fever.
He has been taken TO the Sand Hills.
THE SITUATION IN SOUTH JACKSONVILLE.
Bishop Weed explains the situation in
South jacksonville as bad and growing
worse, and says that he has been obliged to
hire two row boats to carry supplies and
people across the river in the absence of
more trips by the ferry boat. 1t has been
decided to bring to the attention of DR..
Porter and the board of health the impor-
tance of establishing government hospital
in South Jacksonville, or of making other
arrangements for taking care of the sick,
Tho Florida Sub-Tropical Exposition will
open on Jan. 10 next. 1t is not within the
possibility of things to make it the dazzling
success Of last year, but Florida intends to
do her best, and trusts to be met indulgently
by the winter guests.
THE DANIEL MEMORIAL.
The general committee appointed by the
citizens of Jacksonville to take charge of
the matter of the Daniel memorial
and to formulate plans of
organization and action, began this work at
their meeting on Wednesday by electing
Judge w. A. Mclean chairman and APP
pointing two osub-committeeS-ac committee
on the naming Of trustees, consisting of w.
A Mclean, j. N. G. Stockton, William
Artrell and j. G. Greeley, and a committee
on plan of organization, composed of w.
A. Mclean, j. G. L'Engle, f. w. Mumby
and DR.. Hy. Robinson. These sub-commit-
tees are now engaged in the work assigned
Them, aud will report as soon as their task
Is completed to the committee of tho whole,
which will then call meeting Of the citi-
Iens and report back to them.
REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY.
In order to make a start in what may be
called the reorganization Of Jacksonville,
:. Is. Rogers has drawn up and IS ciTcu-
Iatlng the following petition:
10 the Executive Committee Of the Jacksonville
AlL1tLtdTy Sanitary Board:
we, the undersigned business men and citi-
ems OF Duval county, respectfully request that
immediate steps be taken to abolish all commits
sarles OF relief, except the central station, and
tHat ratons be issued only to widows and or
phans and decrept persons. We believe that
your Efforts now being made TO furnish work for
inIigents should be continued. We are com
pened TO make this request in the interest of the
pubic, and to aid in the efforts made by your
committee to revive traffic to normal condition.
SECURING SIGNATURES.
Although Mr.. Rogers started out late
yesterday with this document he succeeded
~ ~ securing the signatures Of nearly sixty
citizens, embracing many prominent busi-
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