New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-23

ONLY SIX DEATHS-AsKING FOR THE RECALL
OF COLONEL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
THE RELIEF woRK-LIBERAL AID
REACHING THE CITY-THE FEVER
IN SEVERAL FLORIDA TOWNS.
Isr TELEGRAPH THE TRrBUSEI
jacksonville, Sept. 22.-Ihe dead today are
Jimmie Thompson George Braddock, Louis
Bremen, Charles G. Elliott, George b. Brooks and
a man named Christopher. The official bulletin
for the twenty-four hours ended at p. m. to-day
shows:
S$$S:; 81. ss$s!: < !: e
Total Total n"uIsa number q Of '" deaths 2os
The new cases are: whtes-W. II. McDuff,
Mrs. NJ f. Buxton, J. A. Lovett, John F1nlere'
r. Jones. John Barton Joseph Stricken, Moses
Chambers Robert Bisbce Charles Pearce, Maggie
Pearce Jane Owston, Robert Wharton,
NJ. L. Smith, Mary Whalen, Mrs. Emma
Beck. Mrs r. T. Osborne w. c. Sollec, Mrs.
Hattie Freeman, son of A. A. Wilson, ID. b. Nc
Cormick, Arthur Kelar Thomas Hurley, V. >.
Smith Mrs Robert Maddox, Mrs. Foster, child OF
o. H. Dorstt, two children of Alonzo Herman
two children of G. r. Jeffries infant OF u L.
Skinner Melinie Bisbee Mrs Freeborn, John Mallai-
Ia. X. ID. Knight. Phodene Zealer, Maggie Zealer,
Jacob Zoller. Mrs. Horne, Mrs. Gibson, May Liv-
ingston. Frank Newman, child of Lena Carline,
Antonio Chnoi, infant of Edwin Williams Willie
Whitney, Arthur Whitney Leland Whitney,
Frank Rossignal, John Lain, William Crawford
Morgan Crawford Alberta Harris ii. Smith,
Bessie c. Nelson, Charles Jefreys, child oil Mr'
Grimmes Total, sixty white; Oh colored.
Much alarm is still felt all over town, for every
hour brings familiar name as one OF the SICK Oh
dead Dr. F. j. Gould and ii. IL. Elliott od
citizens are On the death-list to-day. Mr'
Elliott leaves wife and family of small chill
dren A great number on the sict-llst are negroes
who " befo' the wah' were supposed to DE cN-
empt from this particular fever but de iour-
teenth commandment has removed even that
disability The expediency of removing the well
persons of their race out of the reach OIL coh-
tapion is undoubted and some effort is being
made In that direction. Mayor Gerow desires TO
take the first opportunity OF showing N""p
Mitchell to the colorcd Executive Committee anu
claiming the redemption of their promise 10 rs
sent in depopulating the CITY, The Marine nos
pital service will be put in charge OF ST. Luxe
Hospital, and also the Sand Hills. Physicians
and nurses can be obtained from the Meuicai
Bureau. Another nurse was arrested this morn
ing and ordered into quarantine Ut. forter
found il necessary to send the following dlspatch
last night to Miss Clara Barton, president OF the
Red Cross Association, at Washington:
You will confer favor by Withdrawing South
m,yd lie is a hindrace to me in my official opacity
in command OF Government nurses
j. Y. PORTER. NJ. D..
suroen In charge Of Government Relief Measures
This conclusion came naturally after mlsun-
standing in the first place between Colonel South
mayd and the authorities, and later on account
of the action of the Board of Health in regard
IA incom pctent and immoral nurses This action
| Colonel Southmayd resented so persistently that
DIR Porter felt the annoyance to be more than he
! couh hear Two other nurses, Miss Sadie Iravls
and Marion Huntington. at Camp Perry,
| sadder if not wiser women. The following new
white nurses have arrived: II. c. Lea, Z. l..
Oliver. William H. Jones' John Paartz, William
Whalev L. NJ Duclxworth, l.. s. Goldsmith ana
| r. L. Held besides fourteen colorcd nurses VINO
have been sent to their headquarters at NO. loi
| Pine-st Female nurses are very scarce, ana arc
sadly needed, The Sand Hills Hospital has about
| all the patients it can accommodate, WIN thc
corns of nurses now there 1t has fifty we'll
trained nurses and all the patients are doing
well. W. H. Drake, Of New-York, is taking
charge of one of the wards. There are now
fortv-scven paticnts in all: DR. G.. F. Center alone
has over thirty new cases of yellow fever IN his
rivate practice Lionel Jacobs, editor of " The
Sunday Critiquc,7 is reported to be down with
yellow fever. as is the wcll-known w. A McDuh.
The hOuSc-tO-nOuSc Inspection II louhu w p'
| vcrv useful in unearthing countless unknown
cases of destitution. Everything is being done
10 relieve everybody There are twelve sub-com-
missaries in full blast, employing twenty teams
and feeding not less than IL 900 persons daily.
The relief restaurant fed yesterday 500 people
! The Masons are beginning to establish relief sta
tions for the use of the needy sick.
One new case has developed at Gainesville
this morniny that of Fitch Miller, another mem
ber of the Guards The other sick are all dong
we'll
Drs Hercules and Sanchc, and John n. Webb
| of BIRMINGHAM are creating much interest by
| their apparent cures of yellow fever by an cleo
| tric instrument As is usual i'll such cases. opln
ion is divided General Ignacio Martinez for
merly of the Mexican army but recently leadiha
physician of Laredo, Texas, has arrived in the
city, and proposes to give his services Tree o
charge during the epidemic. He is graduate
Of Mexican medical college, and has been Q
nractitioner for many years: and it is said h'
has been quite successful in Matamoras aho
other places in treating yellow fever by peculial
but orthodox method during recent epldemlcs
DR. Martinez has offered his services TO the Board
Of Health.
Another case of yellow fever said TO be very
bad one has developed at St Nicholas where
a few jacksonville refugees are staying. le"
cases are also said - exist in South Jacksonville
notwithstanding her rigid quarantine. Greenland
on the jacksonville and ST. Augustine Railroad
made call to-day Oh the Auxiliary Committee
for help, as fever has again broken out there
Dr. Strauss was sent by special tram with al
necessaries This is the second time that feve
has been at Greenland; the first outbreak was O
quite a fatal type
And Of all kinds continues to come in. To-day
there were received from G. d. Palmer, OF New
York. on lchalf of the friends of Florida IN I'M
produce trade 800 pounds of grapes and truck
load of fruits. a substantial assurance of the sym
pathy of distant friends. Eggs are wanted among
the sick To give idea of the needs OF TN
city, it suiccs to say that the committee approved
today's bills of s22 600, and all have not yet beei
looked INTO II is estimated that about s24,o