Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-10-13
4 BETTER OUTLOOK.
Jacksonville in Hopes that the
Seourge Will Soon Go.
Only Six Hundred and Three New
Cases, and Thirty-four Deaths
During the Past Week.

Jacksonville could DO quite cheerful, if the
loss of its best friend and benefactor was
felt less. But it is tho theme of most tongues,
and the draped buildings keep the public sor-
row fresh
The death of Col. J. ]. Daniel is blow to
every public work. to all classes Of people, to
Church and State. Never has there lived
man who pursued his calling amid so many
other duties for the welfare of his country
and his fel ow men. So many buildings are
drnped in nj, urning-places that had special
cllims to rev-ro his memory--that glance
would show benefactor gone. His funeral
was attended by all who coulI by any effort
be there. The services were performed by
Bishop Weed.
A subject of considerable interest is the re-
port brought by DR.. Kenworthy on the result
Of his visit to Maclenny. He took the census
of the place very carefully and found but
IS0 persons remaining. White families, %;
colored families, Is; number of persons IN
white families, 124; number OF persons 10
colored families, IL; nrm6 OF SICK IN white
families IL; number of sick in colored fami-
lies, s. All doing well.
There are number Of poor persons In the
surrounding country being relieved. Or.
Kenworthy paid for nurses, food, doctors,
clothing, &c, the sum of Sl,73i. Three resi-
dent physicians presented bills respectively
for S515, sos and S405 making a total of
81 1856, being SIS per day. DR.. Kenworthy
refused to pay these latter bills.
DR. Porter has now DIR. Echemendia and
his fumigating aids under his charge and
drawing pay from the government DR..
Echemendia in his work of fuinigation rem
ders rs good service rs any other physician
in Jacksonville.
At the Auxiliary Association Bishop
Weeks suggestions chat physicians issue Ger
tificates good for one weak to families actually
in need was favorably considered, and phys-
clans instructed accordingly The Execu-
tive Committee further requested oil chair
man of committees to rep rt their total ex-
D mixtures and to submit estimates as near
as practicable for their future needs. This
is done so as to enable the executive COM
mittee to determine assnear as possible the
probable am 1unt of money that Will be need
ed to the end of the epidemic
Public labors are progressing and are be-
ing systematized as fa. as possible.
Sometimes there is little excitement In
Jacksonville not found in dead city. The
negro walters at the medical bureau Struck
for an increase of wages. but Manager Saun-
ders Immediately found new men to take
their places Tie old hands were getting
a week and wanted So.
Mr. McQuaid announced last week that
Carp Mitchell was ready for the accommo.
dation OF two hundred or three hundred peo-
ple: that he had notified the chairman of
the Transportation Committee and also the
chairmon of the colored Auxiliary Bureau
aud asked their co operation in their endeavor
to populate Camp Mitchell
Dir. Porter me; the committee and confer
red with them in regard to fumigating and
disinfection. The doctor kes strong ground
regarding the great need for funds. Regard
ing the fumiga ting now being done at every
death, he thought it somuch time and money
wasted. He thought that the proper method
was to wait until the epidemic was declared
off, and then have thorough house to house
inspection and fumigatlon This would take
at least two months and would cost over
S100000.
The fever has had the weather on its side
until lately, but during the latter part OF
October it will be nip and tuck between the
fever and the weather for the ascendency.
The weather is bound to win in the end, but
how for off is the end?
Travel on all the railroads centering at
Memphis was resumed last week. The rats
ing Of the quarantine by Memphis, was fol-
lowed by many of the small towns along the
lines Of the several roads 4 this vicinity,
and the business outlook shows quite an inn
At meeting of the City Board of Health
it was resolved to invite refugees from all
yellow fever infected districts to come to
Columbia The city has not quarantined
against any locality and has been open to all
who might come, but now tho gates are for
mally thrown open to refugees from the in
fected districts In spite of the recent over
flows near the city the Board of Health re-
ports the sanitary condition better and the
death rate less than ever before Columbia
is 300 fe above the sea level and is l30 miles
from Charleston, 40 from Savannah and 80
miles from Augusta.