The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-13
FLOnIDA's FEARFUL PLAGUE.
The People of Jacksonville Discouraged
and Every Preparation Eeing Made to
Depopulate the City.

The recent dispatches from jackson
VILE indicate so terrible astate of affairs
in that unfortunate city, that Charles
ton may we'll congratulate herself that
her quarantine against Florida is SO
strict as to obviate any danger Whatso-
ever of the fever ever reaching here.
Each DAYS dispatches lend gloomier
,spect to affairs, and it is beginning to
look as though the once prosperous
city of jacksonville will receive abiow
from which she will not recover for
many wears to come.
The present state of affairs demons
trutes very clearly the wisdom Of the
authorities here in declaring 4 strict
quarantine against the entire state OF
Florida at an early stage ofthe epidemic
The fever seems to be spreading to many
towns and cities near Jacksonville in All
insidious manner which Geties all the
efforts and precautioIs OF the most
watchfui health authorities. Had Char
leston's quarantine been directed only
soainst those cities where the dreaded
nIarue was evident, ii is not improbable
that the disease might have spread to
our city in the same insidlous manner
that it has to other cities. But the Wis
dom Of cur health authorities foresaw
this possibility, and taking time By the
foreiock a general quarantine was de-
clared against every point from which
the fever could be brought and to-day
Charleston rests in security, and instead
of fearing the fever herself, she stands
ready to render substantial assistance to
those unfortunate districts within
which the fever has become firmly
planted.
DEPOPULATING JACKSONVILLE.
The recent dispatches show most
depressing state of affairs at Jackson
Vile, and there seems to be no chance
of any early mitigation Of the fever.
The people, who have up to very few
days ago been making brave fight
have lost heart, and the only thought
now seems to be o. flight. a census of
the city is being taken with view OF
depopulating it, and all persons who
have not the means to transport them:
selves to places of safety are provided
with free passage.
ADARK DAY IN JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September g.
To-day has been dull and gray-almost
cold. A high wind has prevailed for
the past IS hours. Contrary to general
prediction the number of cases did not
run 80 high as had been expected from
the nature of the weather. DR.. Neal
Mitchell, president Of the board Of
health, issued the official bulletin as
follows for the u hours ending at 9 p.
m. September 8:
New cases, 80; deaths I, viz: Patrick
Kelly, J, {. Broissant, Julia Starke,
Edward B. Love, J. J. Brow, Rev. J.
H. Sharp and Amelia Mitchell, ,colored.
Total cases to date 604. Total deaths TO
date 73.
The Rev. Mr.. Sharpe pastor Of St.
Paul's NJ. f. Church, on the corner of
Duval and Newman streets. He had
been a resident of the city only a few
months, but was we'll known and de-
seryedly popular with all classes, His
whole family was stricken with the
disease only few days ago. The 9TH
ers will recover. MI. Sharpe had been
an indefatigable worker on the relief
committee, and had nursed and ten
ded tie sick of his parish ever since
the beginning of the epidemic.
Of fourteen nurses who reached the
city last night from New Orleans, eight
were assigned to duty at the Sand
Hills, the other six to st. Lukes. Four
of the latter refused to SO there, and
struck for 81 per day instead Of -, as
agreed upon. DR.. Mitchell thereupon
refused to have anything to do with
them. Two of them are men and two
women. Eighteen more nurses from