The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-27
col. LOTION M. JONES
Tells of the State of Affairs in Jackson
vile and Camp Perry.

A party of Jacksonville people are at the
Markham house at Atlanta. They arrived
Tuesday nighton the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia passenger tram, and will
remain In Atlanta several days. They are
not just from Jacksonville they left there
ten days ago., and have been sojourning at
Camp Perry
The party consists of Col. Lotion M .
Jones, Mrs. Pauline A. Jones, Henry G.
Jones, George A. Peck, w. T. Jones, Miss
Grace Il. Peck.
Col. Lotion NJ. Jones is the chairman of
| the relief committee in Jacksonville, and Is
| one of the most prominent citizens of that
place. Speaking of Camp Perry, he said:
''Yes, it is success, and am glad to say a
good word in its behalf, for much
censure has been heaped upon
Surgeon General Hamilton unjustly, l
think. Camp Perry has proved a
success, and Surgeon General Hamilton is
entitled to unlimited praise. He is gem
tleman and an efficient, brave officer. He
has been at the camp nearly all the time,
and has done good service. | have seen
him make a personal inspection of a man
who had an unmistakable case of yellow
| fever. He never once fiinched from his
duty, and he did all in his power to amelio-
rate thu condition of those who were de-
tanned at the camp.
| ABOAOiO NOihhB away iIOIli OhChSOHN llit
placed w. b. Owens at the head of the re-
| lief committee. He is an excellent gentle
man, and is worthily discharging the duties
| of the Office. AT present there are about
800 refugees at Camp Perry. Altogether
about 500 have been there. There have
been twelve cases of yellow fever and one
death at Camp Perry since it was started.
| The camp Is under the strictest military
| discipline, and tho rules and regulations are
rigidly enforced. But all who are there are
treated as we'll as possible We got three
meals every day. The victuals were well
cooked and well served. On that score
there could not possibly be any
complaint, At 9 o'clock at night
the signal for going TO bed is given,
and half an hour later lights must lie put
out. At o'clock in the morning every
body is expected to get up, and half an hour
later breakfast is served. The ladies with
gentlemen and ladies alone are served first.
The negroes and Italians get their food in "A
different place, and are never thrown in
contact with the others. At present the
colony at Camp Perry is composed of tie
very best people or jacksonville. Thore
never has been any disturbance there
Everything moves along smoothly. An
eminent physician-a spccialist-Dr Gut
teras, is in charge Of the place. He is one
of the best doctors | ever saw. Not single
case has started there, and not one of those
who left there has had yellow fever since
coming away"
What do you think about the state Of
things in Jack ,onvillep
II tax hopeful Wow. II is my i'm
preston that the city has seen the worst.
AT least 10, 900 white people have left Jack
sonvllle, and Of the 5000 who remain most
of them have had the fever. The only
material upon which the disease can work
In the future is the negro population. There
must be about $1,000 negroes in Jackson
willie az present, and it must be said to their
credit tart they have acted well. They
have given the authorities 10 trouble what
ever. think from now ON the daily re-
ports will become more and more encourag
ingn