St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-13
PESTILENCE AND GLOOM.
Fifty-Nine New Cases of Yellow Fever
at Jacksonville.
ONE HUNDRED HAVE DIED.
Hundreds Flee From the Stricken City
Astronomer Proctor Dies
Of the Plague.

Speelal 10 the Globe.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 12.-This
has been another gloomy, rainy day. At
noon to-day the official report showed
fifty-nine new cases of fever and ten
deaths, as follows:
Louis F. FLEMING. JR.
". E. PoYTHEEss.
II. Z. KEYS
CHARLES y AMER.
&. 4. kEENE.
MARC ARET MARIE.
REV. THOMAS II. SMITH.
CARRIE WOLF.
MAGGIE Wolf.
ANNIE GRIFFINS.
Total cases to date, 743; total deaths, 100.
AdviceS from McClenny state that
there are sixty-fve cases there. and all
the physicians are sick but one. Medi-
cal aid and nurses a.e badly needed.
The executive committee of the Jack
sOnville Sanitary association to-day
voted to extend financial aid
to McClenny, as there promises to
be funds that can he spared for the
purpose, ana it is believed the Jackson
vile relief committee viii indOUSe this
action. Rev Thomas N. Smith was
minister of great zeal and promise, and
Ole of the most efficient members OF the
relief committee. Young Louis Fiem-
miHgwas nephew OF tltDemOcraticcan-
didate for governor. Yesterday an extra
gOVt rnment train for HendtrSOnYiile. y.
c.. LETT the NaycrOsS depot. About $40
passengers were aboard ami there would
have been nearly as many more mad ii
been generally known that it would be
a tree train. The scene at the depot
from very early N the morning until
the departure of Tie train was solemn
one Many anxious faces seemed 10
SHOW. however, trace Of relief that
they were going to place of
SAFETY FROM THE PES ILENCE.
There was no buying of tickets. but
Mayor Osborne. chairman of the COM
miItee on transportation. assisted by
President NcQuaid. who had Just Re-
turned from Camp Perry, Supplied the
place of ticket agent and general di-
rector Of the affair. Seven coaches
is to be hoped the refugees,
out of the stricken city, will
reach their destination in good health
and safety. DR.. Guiteras. marine hos
pital surgeon, was expected TO take
charge of the train on its arrival at
Camp Perry and add some thirty peO-
pie to the passenger list. Among those
on the train were Col. Magill,
William Mathison, j. E. Murphy,
Z. B. King and wife, f. +.
Cooker and mother. II. Oranges
and wife; Mrs. Edgar Davidson, child
and nurse: Miss Matte Wheeler. Mrs.
Weldon Lund and children, Mrs. Chris
tian Lund, +. Ii. Page, Mrs. John Nc
Murray, Col. John Stewart. W. II.
Hazen and wife, \. II. Lydia, Joseph
MarZyck, J. c. Hayner, the Liet broth
ers and Mrs. Liet, W. T. De La
Porte, Stephen Melton, T. D.
Gibbons, d. c. PitchfOrd, Mrs. E.
Fisher, Miss Porterm, Mrs. NJ.
WeisSenfeld. The refugees will not he
allowed to leave HendersOnville until
ten days from the time of leaving this
city. Two companies Of North Carolina
troops Will enforce this order. Z. b.
King was the day chief operator at the
telegraph Office. but he got ratified and
LEFT HIS BRAVE COMPANIONS
to face the danger alone. The operators
here have worked nObly, and d move
meut is on foot TO endeavOr to have
their salaries raised to pay for the
arduOuS work they are doing. Seven
are doing the work of thirteen. Not Il
saloon in Jacksonville is ROW doing a
paying business. The nurse question is
still the question of the day. Surgeon
POSey Went up TO Camp Perry yester-
day on the refugee train. Some of the
doctors have relays OF horses, but all
wish they could have a relay OF doctors.
If all the rain that has fallen dur
ing the week IN jacksonville
had been a thOuSandth strong
solution of bi-chloriie of mercury
the city would be pretty well disinfected.
The increasing death rate and the
terrible weather make all our people
feel very much discouraged again.
Among the i'll to-day with fever is DE-.
Charles l. Burroughs, one OF our most
uromiDpnt citiypnS