Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-15
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August 1.-The
latest news from Tampa is to the effect
that there are four suspicious cases OF
sickness there and three cases OF yellow
fever, being III the house in which Wa
terman died month ago. hanatee has
two cases and Plant City one. ST. Au-
eustue is still wildly alarmed for some
reason or other and 1900 persons have
left there in the last day or two. The
feeling here is better to-day, as the dis
ease seems so mild.
Tho following appeal was issued to-
day from the Office OF the Jacksonville
Auxiliary Sanitary Association
10 IN Citizens If JacksonwIe:
This association requires funds to carry
ont the purposes for which it was organ
lied. We appeal 10 every citizen OF
jacksonville. wherever he may be, TO
contribute literally and at once without
further solicitation or notice. Give us
funds, md We confidently expect to
eradicate The yellow-feyer and relieve
the necessities Of those who are without
employment or resources, and that
quickly. We trust this announcement
Will meet with hearty and instant re-
spouse.
lSignedl JAMES N. SHUNAKEB,
Chairman Finance Committee.
PENSACOLA, Fla, August 14.-Es-
Gambia county guaranteed against
Duya, Hillshorough, and Manatee
counties a week ago. Yesterday the
Pensacola municipal authorities and the
County Board Of Health went
through Western Florida with special
tram collecting all the county boards OF
health. including that OF Gadsden, in
Middle Florida. A conference was held
which greatly strengthened the quaran-
tine at all points. Inspectors run on all
trains. Guards are posted Mt all bridges
and persons from the infected counties
are not allowed 70 enter the lines. Pen
eacola is 400 miles from the nearest fever.
No e4ort will be spared to prevent its
getting nearer.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST YELLOw-FEyTR.
JACKSONVILLE. August 14.-There was
n meeting Of the Executive Committee
aud the Jacksonville Auxiliary Sanitary
Association at 10 o'clock this morning,
at which The chairmen of the various
committees reported. 1t was determined
90 greatly increase the number Of labor
era engaged IN sanitary work, snd re-
guest by telegraph the Florida repre-
sentative at Washington to urge imme-
dilute relief by appropriating $500, GO in
the bill now pending, and to make part
OF it available at once for the suppress
sion OF tine disease and the relief OF the
destitute.
CHARLESTON, s. c., August >14.-The
City Council this morning unanimously
ordered ii rigid enforcement of the quar-
a.ntne against all Florida
LOUISVILLE, August 14.-Three per
sons supposed TO have yellow-fever pass
od through Louisville this morning from
jacksonville 10 their homes, III Ohio.
They went to Jacksonville last spring
for health. and when the yellow-feyer
became epidemic, by energetic measures
and robust Misrepresentation made TO
the quarantine officials made their es-
cape. They were accompanied by an
official Of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, who vas also in the infected
district and making his escape.
lie has not yet shown any symptoms
of the fever, although be was for a time
with Lon Tuttle, the passenger agent Of
the Louisville and Nashville for Florida,
who died at Jacksonville Friday. The
officials wife and others supposed TO
have been less dangerously exposed were
also in the pafty. When they left Jack
sonvile Saturday none of them were ill,
and the only fear was that they would
not be ablo to get through the lines.
Before they reached Georgia, how
ever, one case had developed and
the victim was put off at a farm
three miles south OF Waycross, Ga. The
party was stopped at several quarantine
stations, but everywhere denied that
they had been exposed 10 the fever. They
report that such measures as are possible
are being taken 10 relieve the situation
at Jacksonville, but the Board of Health
IS partially demOrslized and lacks money
and material to fight the epidemic. Tho
sanitary condition of Jacksonville and
Florida IS not 50 bad rs IS supposed, but
with she epidemic fairly started and the
heat ranging from Sc TO 100 nothing
can check the fever's ravages before frost.