The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
THAN FRIGHT
NO DEATHS AND ONLY ONE NEW
CASE IN "a HOURS.


Feeling Much More Confident.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Aug. l4.-There
was a meeting of the executive committee
of the Jacksonville auxiliary sanitary asso-
ciation at 10 o'clock this morning, at which
the chairmen on the various committees re-
ported. 1t was determined to greatly in
crease the number of laborers engaged in
sanitary work. Several matters of i'm
portance were referred to conference COM
mittees. DIR. J. M. Fairlie was requested to
take charge of the headquarters of the re-
lief committee at the board of trade rooms
for the present, with full powers to act.
FINANCIAL AID NEEDED.
Upon motion. the president was requested
to telegraph Fiorida'S representatives at
Washington to urge the immediate passage
Of the bill Of relief, appropriating $500, 900.
now pending, and TO make part Of it avail
able at once for the suppression of the dis
ease aud the relief OF the destitute. The
chairman of the finance committee was
instruc ted to prepare an appeal to the
citizens Of the city here and absent
to forward funds for the
use of the auxiliary association.
It is not desired to request outside aid, but
those citizens who have left the city will
be asked to contribute their share. Con
siderable other important business was re-
ported and referred to the several commit
tees and the meeting adjourned.
ONLY ONE NEW CASE.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon DR.. Neal
Mitchell reported that there was only one
new case, that Of S. +. Simmons, a fire.
man, who has been removed to the Sand
Hills. This is a good days report.
For the twenty -four hours ending at
oio iezhf I1a oil ht1ll iC
follows:
New cases, / suspected, 1 deaths none I'M
der treatment u; total number of cases to date
Is; total number of deaths 4.
THE SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED.
DR.. Kenworthy, the city health officer,
reports the situation as much improved dur
ing the past twenty-four hours, and the
work of fumigation and cleaning up is pro-
crossing favorably The infected locality, cor
ner of Forsyth and Ocean streets, is strictly
watched and no new cases Of yellow fever
are reported here. Two women, one white
and one colored, from st. Augustine, are
reported sick One has bilious fever and
lives at tue corner of Washington and Bay
streets, and the other, who lives on West
Ashley street, has the drOpsy
A SUSPICIOUS CASE.
One man at the Grand Union hotel was
reported as a suspicious case. Another
white man from three miles in the country,
was sent to the health officer, but has no
fever, though sick. All are doing well at
the Sand HIPS hospital.
At night hundreds of pitch and tar fires
are burning, and at O'Clock the "concus.
sion theory" will be tested by five pieces of
ordnance, assisted by the United States bat
terry from the barracks at ST. Augustine.
AN APPEAL.
The following appeal was issued to-day
from the office of the Jacksonville Auxil-
liary Sanitary association:
To all citizens of Jacksonville, Fla:
This association requires funds to carry out the
purposes for which i5 was organized We ap-
peal to every citizen of Jacksonville, wherever
he may be, to contribute literally at once with
out further solicitations or notice Give us
funds and we confidently expect to eradicate
yellow fever 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 response.
JAMES NJ. SCHUMACHER.
Chairman finance committee.
MUCH MORE FAVORABLE.
To-day is in many respects more favor
able than previous days, iuasmuch as the
excitement has to a greater OF less extent
Subsided.
A largely increased sanitary force was
put TO work early in the morning and kept
busily employed piling up and burning old
boxes ana barrels, raklng the streets and
yards, scattering lime and doing such other
work as in the discretion of the officials
was necessary.
During the morning DIR. Mitchell received
telegram from Surgeon General Hamil
ton stating that the governor has approved
the establishment of the refugee camp at
Boulogne, and that DR.. Guiteras had
been assigned to take charge Of it, In
compliance with this order, DR.. Guteras
left for Boulogne last night to perfect ar
rangements as speedily as possible for open
ing he station. DR.. Mitchell also received
the following telegram:
OcALA, FLA, Aug. 10, 1888.
TO the Board of Health of Jacksonville:
Quarantine has been declared against Tampa
and Hillsborough county under the same rules
as at other places. THOMAS p. GARY,
President.
FOUR NEW CASES.
For the twenty-four hours ending at 8
o'clock last night four new cases had de-
veloped in this city, according to the Official
report being those of D. F. Dillon, at
Springfield; William F. Sheppard, of
Church street; John J. Hooker, at Spring
Held; and Perry Holland, at No. 116 West
Monroe street. Mr.. Holland arrived here a
Gay or two ago from Chattahoochee.
There was only one death for the twenty
Tour hours ending at O'Clock last night,
mat Of Thomas Gelder.
!, Mr.. Dillon is up and Perry Holland is on
the street this afternoon.
NO FIRING MONDAY NIoHT.
The members of The artillery company,
as we'll as many citizens, were very much
disappointed last night that the guns with
which they intended to test the conclusion
theory had not arrived. Everything was
IN readiness for the test. On Friday last
az noon the members of Wilson's battery
leiegraphed to Pensacola for their two
guns, and although nearly four days have
ELAPSED nothing has been heard from them
Except that they arc on the way. They are
geu up. perhaps, somewhere along
sue line Of the road, and 1t
Is impossible to surinise when
tney will get here Two additional pieces
we're expected from Fernandina last Sun
Jay afternoon, but they failed 10 arrive. 1t
stated that Gen. Schofield has directed
vue commander in charge of the fort at st.
nnugustlne to send over a detachment OF
ohlled States artillerymen, with guns and
ammunition, to assist the local battery in
thoroughly testing the conclusion theory.
AID FOR THE POOR.
committee of the auxiliary sanitary as
ee0ciatlon will be organized tomorrow at
e board OF trade rooms, which will be the
neaoquarters of the committee. District
~olhmlttees will be organized later. In the
neantime all cases Of suffering and distress
vii be reported to DIR. j. NJ. Fairlie,
Sopetary Of the board of trade, who will
.ecelve all applications, and have them