The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-20
SUNDAY NEWS.
The Yellow Fever Plague Still
Gaining Ground in
Florida.
Stanley Believed to bs Safe
Other and General Foreign
News.

NEW ORLEANS, La, September 16.-A
special to the Times Democrat from Jack
sonville, Fla, says: yesterday was in
deed sad day here. Jacksonville lost
three of her most prominent and valuable
citizens, and the grief felt by all at their
loss is fully shown. Banks were closed
out of respect to Mr.. Engle, and other
demonstrations were made to the memory
of the others. The living can not stop
long to contemplate the dead but in De ssihg
tribute and tears dropped on their graves.
The board of health at present is badly
crippled, but is doing noble work. The
board consisted of Doctors Neal Mitchell,
P. S. Daniel, Henry Bacon, H. s. Engle
and H. r. Kennedy.
DOCTOR ENGLE is DEAD.
Doctor Daniel is very ill, and Doctor
Kennedy has very sick wife at his home,
several miles out of the city.
This leaves Doctor Neal Mitchell to
transact the multifarious business of the
board.
This doctors that are arriving see to
their own patients and, as in Doc
tor Mitchel's case, answer a thou
sand and one questions every
ten minutes. The moment Doctor Mitchell
appears on the street he is questioned
about every conceivable thing almost, as
if he was an encyclopedia.
To add to the health boards troubles is
the loss of its able young secretary, James
Mcdonald, who was called away yesterday.
Everybody is working a: high pressure,
and the result is the doctors and lead.
ers are thoroughly tired out, and, if taken
i'll, their system will be too greatly weak
ened
FOR THEM TO RALLY.
Col. s. f. Fleming, who died on Friday,
was a brother Of Francis p. Fleming dem
ocratic nominee for governor. He was
senior member of the old firm of Fleming
d. Daniel, and was considered one of the
best lawyers in the state.
Mr.. Engle was a inancier of great
ability, and was president of the State
bank of Florida. He was state treasurer
under Governor Bloxham, and did much
to establish the states credit at that
troublesome and stormy time.
In Frank Willy Jacksonville lost one of
her sterling townsmen. Hundreds here, to
whom he had endeared himself by his
kindly disposition, will be UNNECESSARILY
moved at this sudden announcement of
his death. Almost from the beginning Of
the epidemic his household has been
afflicted with the disease, but, with the ex-
ception of husband and father.
ALL HAVE RECOVERED.
Public sympathy for his family is deep
and sincere. He came here from Min
nesota about twenty years ago.
Yesterday the weather was somewhat
pleasanter, as no rain fell, but the hot sun
poured its scorchlpg rays down without
mercy, and the exhalation arising could
be seen like thin mists.
"This is yellow fever weather." said
doctor yesterday, "and you may now look
for a large increase in the number of
cases. But 1t is great relief of the sick,
and that we think good"
Superintendent B. F. Dillon, OF the
Western Union, who has been in constant
attendance for the last four days trying
to get business dispatches and specials
through on poorly working wires, was
taken down yesterday. All the men are
doing nobly, but they are overworked.
W. j. Wallace, day chief, lost his child
on Friday and his wife
Is DANGEROUSLY ILL.
He is worn out watching.
j. P. Rivers, night chief, is working
under great difficulties, and is a giant In
the amount of work he accomplishes. The
press of the country have these brave
operators to thank for specials received,
as it is only by their doing large amount
of extra work that they can get them off.
NINE DEATHS.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September 49,
There we're "a new cases and 8 deaths re-
ported to the board of health at p. m.
to-day.
The deaths are: Louis Nelson, Harry
Kimball, P. Machil, Harry Hines, Edward
Carr, Harris Southern, Kate Morant,
Henry discerning, Mrs. Jas. NJ. Matthews.
Total cases to date, S95; deaths, 1875.
Fourteen nurses, sent by Harry Miner
from New York, arrived to-day. twenty
three nurses from New Orleans also ar
rived. Among the new cases are Colonel
Whitfield Walker, internal revenue COL
lector for Florida, and Mrs. Walker.
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