Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-30
Hope Crushed to Earth
Jacksonville Settles Down for
 a Long Struggle.
THIRTY.THREE CASES YESTERDAY
Four Deaths, Including Another Sister of Mercy-No Relief Expected Until Frost Comes-Outlook Still More Gloomy. Pastors Stick Bravely to the Work.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 3O.-Thirty- three new cases were reported to the board of health during twentyfour hours. There were four deaths-Hugh D. Roberts, A. M Smith, Sister Rosa de Lima and Mrs Mary Davis
 Leading colored citizens have organized an auxiliary relief association. At their meet ing resolutions were adopted denouucing the stories in northern papers that colored people Were plundsring abandoned houses; also, expressing appreciation of the efforts of white citizens to relieve distress among the negroes, but expressing the opinion that owing to the limited means at hand it will be necessary to ask government aid, other wise 10, GOO colored people will soon be de- pendent on the relief committee, necessitat ing an expenditure of $1O,o0O a week for bare necessities.
 Nearly all prisoners who plead guilty are put in the chain gang instead of in jail, thus giving them work on roads and 6 better chance to escape infection. There have been several cases of fever in the jail.
 All hope of ending the epidemic before frost occurs is abandoned The citizens have settled do VII calmly and courageously for a long struggle. Nearly all the ministers of the gospel remain in the city and are doing active work
 The following are the names of the new cases: Mrs. CeleStin Canova and her daugh- ter, Camitta Canova, Mrs. Emily Taylor, Mrs. Laura A. Bart olomew and daughter, Mestla Johnson (coloredl, Mrs Mary Mo Lean, wife of Judge w. A. Mclean, David Leyhi, an Italian; Willie Harden, Mrs. Hat tie Kidd, Mrs Fannie L. Hopkins, Mrs. l.. Hernandez, Miss Julia Alger, M. Green (col- ored), S. Huntley, E. H. Davis Drought in from Baldwin,, Mrs. Gates, Mrs. Young Mrs E6w MrS Tarrv ond id w J. Butler, 3-year-old child of Mrs. Weiss, Robert Scribner (colorsd), Mrs Hugh D. Roberts, Joseph Schi.kp, H. W. Knife, Capt. J. H. Stephens, agent of the Savap- nah, Florida and Western railroad; William Mclean Sallie Travers, George Davis, Will jam Green lcolored)
 Tuesdays list of twenty-one new cases with | thirty-three others reported yesterday, again sent the people panic stricken in every direc- tion. Yesterdays train for the north,,was well | filled with refugees. The unfavorable weather of the past week is now having its effect, and l it is feared that the number of cases will in- crease daily. The disease seems to be assum- ing a violent type, and the people are greatly alarmed. Kohn, Furchgott & Bradcot, the largest clothing house remaining open, closed their store yesterday Grocery and drug stores are about the only ones now kept open. | The gravity of the situation Is now acknowl- edged by the most hopeful September is always bad month, and it is thought there will be big increase ill the number of cases | during that month.
 Among the patients whose condition is critical are Mrs D. J. Crowley, wife of the manager of the Western Union telegraph office, and Miss Winnie Bourse
 The surgeon general of the army has been requested to have 8 hospital established at Camp Perry, so that those taken with fever after leaving the city for the camp may be properly treated without being compelled to return here