The evening world., 1888-09-24
THE FEVER STILL RAGING.
Jacksonville Settled Int Despair and
Longing for Frost.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Sept. "a. -To-day's
record will probably put the total number of
yellow-fever cases since the scourgesfrst sp-
peared here above 1900. At this writing
thirty-one new cases have been reported and
three deaths, This MAKES the total number
Of deaths by yellow fever, since July 6, 215.
The weather still shows no indication of
the approach of autumn, and there is no hope
of q lessening Of sickness before we have had
o frost.
DIR. D. Echemendia, who has had much
experience with yellow fever in Cuba as a
surgeon in the Spanish army, is working q
force of men all the time. fumigating o dozen
houses each day. The vapors of sulphur,
chloride Of soda, alcohol and other appliances
are noxious and sitting, but are fatal to the
deadly microbe, and O stencil is preferable to
fever and death.
After q death by fever the bedding, furni-
ture and every other article in the room of
death is removed and burned, and the room
saturated in alcohol. This process is con.
| tinued for two hours. The articles burned
are paid for out Of the relief fund, and
amusing complications arise out of this latter
provision.
People put in extraordinary claims for
these damages. One woman wanted 900 for
a pet parrot which she claimed had heen suf-
located by the vaporso of the tumigators.
The rigid quarantine which has been gen
! cities and towns Is the cause of many heart
rending scenes here. To-day. q lady who
received Jews that her only child was dying
in Charleston was told by the authorities that
from Jacksonville would be permitted to
enter Charleston. Her grief was pitiable.
Two of the physicians and five nurses, who
came from Northern points and are unac-
while a number Of the nurses from Southern
cities, principally colored, having received
their pay for one weeks work, have neglected
their patients since Saturday. having gone on
a spree with their earnings. Some of them
j. j. Dawson's fever. It is claimed, was
stopped in fifteen hours by the application
of electricity, and his case is exciting O great
though the idea that be had real yellow fever
| Is secuted.
The influx. of strange physicians has given
rise to curious plumbers, which are too
CHASTITY to be laughable. In one house two
deaths were reported Friday night. Now
Miss Conraeder, one Of the dead persons,
comes forward and Indignantly denies that
she is dead. Another young woman did die
Montgomery, Ala. was added to-day to
the list Of towns which have barred their
gates to Flor1dlans.
DR.. Carr. who investigated the alleged yell
low-fever cases at Sweetwater. says there is
not q microbe in that village, and the Gaines
vile cases are all recovering. with no new
ones. -.
There were six new cases. in forty eight
hours at McClenny and two deaths. Business
is suspended and there is much distress.
Owing to delays of freights, supplies in
Jacksonville are getting short, and unless
freights are permitted to move pretty soon.
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There is O comparative plentitude OF
money. thanks to the liberality of the North
ern people, the most liberal Of whom seem to
be the people of New York.