The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21
A NIGER LIST OF SICK.
THE NMBER JUMPS UP TO 20, BUT
4E DEATHS DROP TO1.

FourteIof the New Patients Negroes
-HalAtions to Be Given Deserving
But . mployed Colored Men-Pres-
ident cQuaid Goes North-Notes
from qb and Sick Bed.
JACKsoILLE, FLA. Nov. 20.-Presi-
dent Nealitchelrs official bulletin for the
twenty-fot hours ending at 6 o'clock
tonight is follows:
New cases Observation-Disclosures, %
Deaths..' 3.......................
Total numbeof cases to date. ,643
Total numbeF deaths to date. ............ 4o3
Nh WHITE PATIENTS.
The new wte cases are:
BARToLo TsBEAUT.
MILDRED 81 S1cKToN.
DENNIS How'll.
Miss V. WYEt
Miss PORTER.
Prof. GEORGE RrscH.
Mr.. JAMESON.
Mrs. ALLEN BRwN.
DEATH1F THE DAY
To-day's death VS. that of:
WILLIAM SPIERsof Brooklyn.
Eight whites and14 negroes constitute
the race division he new cases.
HALF RATIoNS FOR COLoRED MEN.
The central relif committee met this
morning and deciid that in the future all
unemployed and worthy colored men.
whether marriedfr single. would be sup
piled with half rhions at the main commits
sary, which is nov open in Foster lane. 1t
is the desire of ihe committee to alleviate
far-ITr I,.A ~
are growing hwand although the epidemic
seems nearing itlclose, still the money and
ratiOns must be Ted very economically. 1t
will be well for tb colored people to realize
this state of affairs and stop grumbling.
The relief commitee are doing all they can
for the poor.
PRESIDENT MlUAID GOES NORTH.
President McQuid of the Jacksonville
Sanitary Associatbn left to-day for the
north to recuperdt Probably no man in
Jacksonville needs bcuperation more than
Mr. McQuaid, who Turing the epidemic has
given valuable services to the city, actually
neglecting his businss pursuits for the sake
of bis suffering fellow-citizens. The
Erening Metropottspays high compli-
ment to MIR. McQuaii, as follows:
1t is of such materialthat heroes are made,
and Jacksonville owes tbs manly generous citi-
zen debt of gratitude that will never be for
COTTON by our people, and unhesitatingly pro-
nounces him hero of h,roes
AMONG TEE SICK.
Harry Lewis is bettg to-day.
Miss Kepp will be discharged shortly from
st. Lukeis
This is awful weather for the yellow
fever patients.
There are now thirteen patients at st.
Lukes hospital
pOboyt W. .
very low at ST Lukes hospital
The four Italians Who were arrested Sun
day for having entered Jacksonville from
Charleston were sent to Camp Perry this
morning.
Louis Anderson, who died at Ellaville last
week of yellow fever, was an Ocala man,
who went to Ellavilh last August to work
as bookkeeper for Blcki's mill. He was u
years old.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
. The steamtug Mermaid broke her eccen-
trio rod last night and had to be towed into
town this morning by the steamer Georgia.
). c. Carkeel, who was badly injured by
a runaway horse last Sunday, on Pine
street, is very seriously hurt, and fears are
entertained for his recovery.
An addition to st. Andrews rectory is in
contemplation, and will probably soon be
commenced.
Dr. Shee, the Fairfield druggist who has
been having q lively case of yellow fever
to himself, is reported to have had black
yonit to-day.
There was rumor to-day of the death of
Street Car Conductor Smith and also Of
another death in Fairfield, said to have
taken place yesterday.
The death Of A. G. Hayme yesterday,
adds another TO the list of good young men
who have fallen victims to the fever. He
was of irreproachable morals, and greatly
esteemed by all who knew him. He was a
native of Georgia, and has been a citizen of
East Jacksonville about two years. He
was connected with T. White in the business
Known under the title of the Jacksonville
Lumber Company.