The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-11

by rail. In addition to this, the camp IS
easy of access by private conveyance over
broad and even country road, through
pine forests and oak groves, making the
drive one of rare pleasure, aud consuming
at the most not more than Ia hours. The
camp proper is situated on high pine land,
the houses being surrounded by the health
giving pine trees, which cast their grateful
shade above these houses of refuge, and
impart to the pure and bracing air
a resinous, delightful odor that
is an actual joy to lnhale
The grounds have been laid off in avenues
or streets, and the buildings separated from
each other. These are 50 constructed as to
comfortably accommodate one or two per-
sons, and in cases where large families take
up their ab0ie at the camp an entire bulid-
ing can be assigned to them where they are
not only suppl ed with the necessar es OF
life hut the Injuries. Each building has
two rooms about 12xl4 feet in size, and
each room is provided With door
leading into the O ga air. Where n family
occupies building, door is cuJ through
the p rtiticn. Ligat and ventilation is fur
nisiied by two large windows in each room
and by the d0ors~whte pine paneled ones
of northern manufacture. A roof, with
ample pitch to prevent leaking, covers each
building, each roof being shingled in good
and wOrknanliGe manner. The sides are
rendered air-tight by the cracks being COW
cred with neat V shaped bettons, making,
on the whole, m admirable and comfOrta-
bic shelter, and pleasant and cosy home.
THE INTERIOR.
Tho interior is supplied with new cots and
bedding, sheets and pillow slips Of snowy
whiteness. and full supply OF warm
blankets, besides other necessary articles OF
funiture. The good cheer for the inner
man is supplied from an abundsDtly stocked
cOmmissary, wherein is everything almost
that the heart Of oven q yellow fever
refugee could wish for. Near the eastern
boundary OF the camp, on the south
side of the railroad track, large
and commodious dining-room has been
erected, wherein three times each day meals
are served. The houses interded for the
occupancy of white refugees are separated
from those for the colOred people by the
railroad, which runs directly through the
camp. Those for the latter are OH the north
side of the track.
By this arrangement both races ara per
mitted to enjoy their own company and
ample provisions will be made on the north
side for the colored people, and thus avoid
all intermineling of the races. The camp
is in charge Of Capt. W. C. Cooper of this
city, who is assisted 10y F. T. Hernandez,
also of Jacksonville.
The inspection of the houses in this city
is to be commenced tomorrow, under the
superintendent of DR.. Echemendia.
SAVED BY FLOWERS.
A beautiful girl drove out to the Sand
Hills Yesterday and gave Dr. Sollace
Mitchell a magnificent bouquet of flowers for
a certain one of the patients mentioning
him by nane). When asked by the doctor,
"Who shall say brought themp the young
lady, blushing deeply, replied: "Never mind
tbp inst CiUa them him " AaIt1S
strange how some things will help along
sick man." said the doctor. "There
was this fellow in bad fix
with the fever, and as soon as
told him that young lady who refused to
give her name had sent him these flowers.
which she had brought out herself to the
Sand Hills, the patient smiled and began
to mend from that very minute, and now is
out of danger Everybody says yea to the
Daniel memorial hospital project.
Apple jack serves some men in this city
worse than yellow jack does
The fever has about killed the boating
business on the st. Johns river.
AMONG THE SICK.
Mail carrier Sam Roberts is rapidly re-
covering from the fever, and will shortly be
at his post again.
Street car conductor Pangburn is lying
very ill at the Sand Hills, and there is little
hope Tor DIS recovery.
The fever is by no means confined to the
city limits. 1t has spread all around as far
as five miles in the country.
"I'll never have it again il / can get
away from it" is the unanimous verdict of
those who have been scorched by the fever.
Hundreds of sympathizing friends rejoice
at the improvement of Mrs. H. K Ingram's
condition. She has suffered all the tortures
of yellow fever 1t is a hard matter for
convalescents to get buggy ride now
adays. 1t don't seem to be any trouble for
we'll persons to get one ten hours every day
if desired.
There were many regrets expressed yes
terday at the indisposition of Patrick
McQuaid. He is only suffering, however,
from asthma, disease to which he is sub
ject.
SOUTH JACKsONvILLE's EXEMPTION.
OF all the suburbs South Jacksonville has
been the most exempt from fever, yet some
wiseacres say people are more subject to
the disease who live in low land and ON land
surrounded by water and marshes than
others Here is proof to the contrary.
DIR. Miller has made friend of every
patient that he has attended in East Jack
sonville, and he has attended scores.
81 am coming as near home as l can get
to Lake City, and you come up there and
see me-" was what a loving wife far away
wrote her husband now in this city. His
reply was: "Should appear at Lake City
as coming from jacksonville those crack
ers' up there would shoot me on sight"
The appointment of George o. Wilson as
chairman of the committee on nurses was
wise selection, and no man could
have so successfully managed this difficult
task, for it demands high executive ability.
To see what Mr.. Wilson's duties are one
should call at the medical bureau for half
an hour. In that time he will probably see
enough to convince him (the spectator) that
Mr.. Wilson has not got sinecure.
EFFECT OF FREE RATIoNs.
"This free ration business has ruined the
negroes" said DR.. Kenworthy this morning,
as he stood near his laboratory at the corner
of Ocean and Forsyth streets.
''Why, what's the matterp
"Well, yesterday ! gave notice that |
wanted lot of hands to help clean the out
houses and put the city in good condition,
now that the epidemic is drawing 10 a close |
/ guess that over 100 negroes were notified |
TO report here this afternoon, and how many
do you think turned upp
-Four or FIVE" suggested the reporter.
"No sir, not that many, only one has re-
ported, and be, / think came by mistake.
/ tell you this free feeding is running the
negroes in this town, and we will never be
able to get them to do anything again.
and the doctor walked off thoroughly dis
gusted.