Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-14
In the Stricken City.
The Yellow Fever Panic St.
Continues at Jacksonville.
BUSINESS AT A sTANDsTlLL.

Testing the concnssIon Method Of Kill
Ing Fever oerms-No Danger Of the
Disease Gaining Foothoid in New
York--Presrnt Prospects.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 1S-People are
leaving the city by every means OF exodus.
outlying cities and towns both near and dis
tant, are continually establishing quarantine
against us Alncon, Ga, which had opened
lts gates 70 all refugees, has closed them.
The only known exit now Is through At
innta, and II Waycrofa Ga, maintains strict
quarantine and the government establishes
camp for refugees nt Boogne, twoiwe mikes
this side OF there, tho present inhabitants OF
Jacksonville win DO practically shut in on
an sides.
Tho Citizens association, auxiliary to the
county board OF health, is in session much Of
the time, various matters being under dis
cussion The police force has been increased,
and SIX mounted police now patrol the streets
night and day. No case Of yellow fever has
YET occurred among the negro population.
Business is completely paralyzed, and NO
groes out Of work gather ia knots in abe
streets, and IT is feared win soon begin to
plumber and pillage the hundreds OF unoccu-
pied houses in the city. Rumors OF martial
law are afioat The situation does not yet
demand IL, but may at almost any hour liz
the thousands Of blacks remain out of work.
BY reason OF the exodus from the city the
banks have been largely drawn upon for
funds No deposits are coming In, as NOR
chants find IL impossible to collect accounts-
The Florida Savings Bank and Real Estate
Exchange, J. q. ureely, president, has posted
notice on It's doors that tho pressure upon It
has forced il 10 take advantage Of the sixty
day rule with reference TO the withdrawal OF
deposits, No funds will be paid out at pres
ent This has not caused panic as yet, bue
will when 1t becomes more generally known.
Lime, sulphur and tar have been ordered
In large quantities, and last night several
hundred fires were kindled all over the city,
two or three In every block, in order to kill
fever germs, II possible. Last night the
''concussionn theory of killing fever germs
had a practical test Wilson's battery.
with five pieces OF artillery, began firing
continuously from o'clock for several hours.
The following order was issued by the COG
mittee:
Tho committee in charge Of the test to e.S
made Of the conclusion theory propose flg
make tho test thorough one, and to tnssa
end would request that people bear patients7
and without complaint the annoyannS$
such a time as this must make sacrifices for
tho general good, and II this test, combined
with Other means 70 be used, will free the
city from tho scourge which threatens us, no
sacrifice would be too great
Attendants Of the sick should be careful
20 prepare their patients, 80 that there may
be no unnecessary shock from noise, and
urge them 70 submit patiently. The hours
for firing will be from to a. M, and from
s TO o p M, perhaps longern
Nearly every hotel boarding house and
restaurant in the city has been closed. Hun
drods Of stores are closed, and the propri-
etors have fed. All others close at D. M.
and do not open until a. M, in order to
avoid contact with the night air. All mails
are fumigated by order OF tho postofice de-
partment. The Western Union Telegraph
Office is seriously embarrassed, only about
one-third Of the operators remaining The
press reports for The Times Union could not
be taken from the wires last night. There is
great difficulty in transmitting special mes
sages from he. Scores Of them are returned
10 newspaper corresponds marked mot
transmitted
The situation is as follows: Only two new
cases Of yellow fever in the city were re-
ported as occurring during the past twenty
four hours They are b. +. Dillon, superin-
tendent of the Western Union Telegraph
company, and William Sheppard, residing
on Church street DR.. Mitchell, president Of
tho board Of health, does not think that Ms.
Glider died Of yellow fever Therowas onlTe
one death yesterday. Nineteen cases an
now under treatment SO far there hawIR
been twenty-five cases and four deaths
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug H.-The city counesR
added 5000 to the board OF health fund fGE
keeping the city in good condition. The city
is full Of Jacksonville refugees, but nothing
like yellow fever has appeared, although q
good many wild rumors are aloat about ita
presence Every train from the south is
heavily loaded A good many OF the re-
fugees pass on to points further north
COLUMBUS, Ga, Aug. l4-The city au-
thorities yesterday established rigid quar-
antine against Jacksonville and all points in
tested with yellow fever.
NEw York, Aug l4-Dr. Cyrus Edison
said yesterday that there was no danger OF a
yellow fever epidemic ia New York. The
health department was wide awake and
capable of coping with the disease should il
appear
"Itreqmres peculiar condition Of climate
that We never have In New York. he added.
ITO make yellow fever contagious A few
cases Of yellow fever might get into New
York by rail or by being smuggled past
quarantine, but the health departments
would be able to take care OF them Three
sets Of inspectors are kept at work daily in
assigned districts, and their work could net
be mure thorough, DR.. Edison thinks
The steamships Seminole, from Jackson
vile, and State Of Texas, from Fernandina,
are both anchored in quarantine for obsarva-
tion. All on board are well, and both ships
will be allowed TO proceed to the city.