Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-08-25
FlORIDA'S SUFFERERS.
LATEST NEWS FROM OUR AFFLlCT.
ED BRETHERN.
Other Wise Precautions Taken
Tar And Pitch Fir

sonville is small, and that it has at no
time been great either at Tampa, Manatee
or Plant City, yet the fears of the people
in the adjoining towns are such as to
lead them to establish rigid shotgun"
guarantees everywhere. At Callahan,
in Florida, the citizens-and there are
| only about two dozen-forbid any train
to stop going either North or South.
Fumigation stations are now open at
Chattahoochce, Fla, and Dupont, Ga,
in addition to that at Waycross. These
stations are rot in immediate connection
with the railway stations, but are some
| distance from the railroad towards Flor
ida. The one at Chattahoochec is at
River Junction, about two miles from
Chattahoochee. These fumigation stations
are constructed from box cars, which are
divided into two compartments by up
right panking in each compartment.
Wire netting shelves are placed ut regu-
lar intervals rs thickly as practicable.
When articles are to be fumigated, they
| arc loosely scattered on the shelves, and
when all is ready, a charcoal brazier or
iron kettle Is filled with charcoal. As
soon as the charcoal becomes a glowing
coal, five pounds OF sulphur are thrown
upon 1t and soon the fumes of sui phurous
acid gas penetrates every part OF
the car and every fabric therein.
Other cars similarly shelved have been
provided for the railway mail service,
and the clerks in that mail service
open the mail bags, puncture the letters
and scatter them upon the wire shelves.
The cars being movable can be shifted
from pace to place, and the passage way
between the broad doors give ample
room for the shifting of baggage. The
method of puncturing the letters is the
same as that adopted in Europe during
the cholera epidemic, and will
not prevent them being read,
while at the same time time
it will allow the gas to penetrate them.
Passengers coming North from an in
fected town must pass a short period Of
observation in the detention camp near
Boulognt. From other towns in Florida
they may pass the inspectors but are not
allowed to stop at any Southern point.
The refugee camp near Boulogne is in
command of Passed Assistant Surgeon
Gross. This camp with such police reg
ulatiOns as are necessary will be enforced,
is not, strictly speaking, q military camp.
Persons from Jacksonville and other in
feet, d points, falling sick at this camp
will be returned to Jacksonville ut once.
The camp has been supplied with
tents and cooking utensils, and the hard
ships of the delegation will be reduced as
much as possible. Persons unable to
bring ratiOns will be furnished them
while undergoing detention, but it is
only those able to buy tickets that will
avail themselves of the camp. Ten days
at camp will be required to enable one to
pass the inspector and go North. The
inspectors have been provided with con-
ductors' punches, and they punch and
issue to each passenger ticket showing
to what points bound, where from, date,
number of pieces of baggage and name
of inspector. The traveller must also
sign his name to the ticket as a means of
identification.
Postmaster General Dickinson estab.
lished fumigating stations at Barlow,
Fla, Flomaton Ala, st. Augustine, Fla,
and Waycross Ga. At these points all
mail matter from yellow fever districts
will be thoroughly fumigated before be-
ing forwarded to its destination. No
mail of any character comes through
Jacksonville. The situation is decidedly
better at Jacksonville. No new cases
have been reported and no deaths. Pa
tients are all doing finely. Rain COM
menced to fall at an early hour in the
morning and poured in torrents all day.
The mercury Is lower than at any time
during the week. The work of disin-
fecting goes actively forward. The SAN
itary force has been increased to nearly
800 men. Many places are found in
decidedly unhealthy condition,
especially the premises of citi-
zens who have fed the town.
The tor and pitch fires and booming of
cannon cuhvcn the scene somewhat. The
committee on canaouading has batteries
firing Mt diif,rcat points night and morn.
ing. Many people laugh at this, but the
majority deems it measure worthy OF
trial.
The money for the Jacksonville relief
committee is beginning to come in, and
telcgrams have been received from many
cities offering municipal assistance. Rep.
rcscntatives in Congress have sent tele-
grams offering to lend their aid toward
the passage Of bill appropriating $780,
900 for the purpose of stamping out the
fever in the United States, and especially
in Florida. The relief committee has
divided the city into five districts with
competent men in charge of each. He
will register the names Of the needy and
extend no succor to paupers and tramps
who flock into the city to take advantage
OF the d stribution of rations.
There were twenty deaths from yellow
fever, in ST. Jago de Cuba, up to the 2Sth
of July, largely among the military.
New food Is furnished the disease by q
lot of freshly arrived Sraniards, who are
now working at Juaraguay mines near
that city. The season is very irregular.
in fact weather which prevails when yel-
low fever becomes an epidemic on the
island. Reports continue to be received
from the interior. Many children and
native Cubans arc dying OF yellow fever.
FL Pals of Sancti Espiritu refers to a
number of c&ses there. It is long time
dncs il has visited that city. As many
~ twcnty-four children have been swept
away in . single day BY the disease.
A special to New Orleans, La, from
Brownsville, Texas, says: On account Of
yellow fever in Aatamoras, quarantine il
still in force and0all Communication be-
tween Brownsville and Matamoras liter
ally suspended, to the great Inconvenience
of huudreds whose business relations en-