Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-17
The yellow Fever.
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from Dr. Neal Mitchell, at Jacksonville,
as follows
"OMcial bnlletin for The t.enty-fOur
hours ending 6 +. ". 18th instant:
View fever cases. none deaths, none
under treatment, tgenty-three.
Ia view oi the discontinuance OF the
passenger service to Chattahoochee, Dr.
Urquhart has been authorized to send
the inmigaiing car 10 Chattaho0chee.
Surgeon General Hamilton has informed
surgeon in tho Marine Hospital service
who applied for leave OF absence that no
more leaves will he approved at present
rs call officers of the service are needed
for their respective stations il view OF
any emergencies which may arise"
GoLDsBogo', \. O., August l6.-The
Board Of Health has issued the following
"We, the undersigned members OF
the Board Of Health OF Goldsboro, de-
clare that there has not been and is not
now a single case Of yellow-iever in this
CITY. The only csse which could have
given rise to the report that there was
yellow-fever here was the case OF
Young man who came from Florida and
vent direct TO his fathers residence,
one mile from the city, and was taken
sick, which case is pronounced yellow
fever. The place being quarantlned
and isolated, we apprehend no danger,
and so declare TO all the people.
ISigned j. r. Peterson. Mayor; James
Spicer, NJ. D., Superintendent Of Pub
hc Health J. T.. KIRBY. NJ. D. W.
II. II. Cobb, NJ. d.
Surgeon General Hamilton tonight
received the following dispatch from
Dr.. Neil Mitchell, president Of the jack
eonvile Board of Health No need OF
rations private contributions sufficient.
Only two tickets for refuge station sold
to-day. Official report for last twenty
tours ending at p. NJ: No new cases;
no deaths: three recoveries under treat
ment, 90: total number of cases to date,
IS total deaths, !.
THE FLORIDA MAII.
PENSACOLA, Fla, August 16.-The
order sending Dll FLORIDA mail, from
the healthy rs well rs from the infected
districts, to Way Cross for fumigaton has
created considerable Indignation here.
The Board of HenI'h adopted resolutions
denouncing the mail authorities for their
action. which delayed the mail from
Pensacola % New Orleans several days.
To-day The Post-Ohice Department eS-
planned that the regulation was adopted
to meet the quarantine requirements OF
some frightened districts, and that here
after the delay would too abolished 10y
the establishment OF iumigation station
at the Alabama State line.
A CHrGRIvG REPORT.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, august &c
There has not been q new Gaze OF yell
low fever or death during the last forty
eight hours. and the feeling has become
far more hopeful. The patients are all
doing well, three having been discharged
from 5and-Hills Hospital to-day as cured.
The Board 4 Health expresses the hope
that the O ease has been driven ont,
and the wOi 81 being now over they be-
lieye the city viii rapidly resume its
normal condition Of activity ana pros
peritv. People continue TO leave town,
but 1t ia not so much from feeling Of
fear as because Of the paralysis OF
trade and their inability to secure work
here or TO make n living. There Is al
the same time disposition on the part
of many TO return, owing to the hopeful
reports Of the past two days. The work
OF sanitation and disinfection is nearly
except in the suburbs. Jack
souyille js one OF the clcanest Of cities
to-day, but to accomplish this has
been Il hercUlean task. But little OF in
tercst WAS transacted at the citizens
meeting to-day. The question OF quaran-
tine against portions Of South Florida
infected with the disease WAS dis
cussed, but further action was de-
ferred. The Board Of Health also dis
cussed the same question, but like
wise deferred action for twenty. four
hours. Numerous contributions have
come from citizens at home and abroad
and there is ss yet no suffering among
the poor. Various cities and individuals
have sent kilograms Offering financial
aid. II the efforts OF the Board of
Health and Citizens Auxiliary Associa-
ton in endoavOrlng to drive out the yell
low fever in mid-August are fully sue
cessful. as now seems probable, this will
prove that yellow-iever cannot gain a
permanent footing in an ordinary clean
ly locality in this latitude and that the
disease can be controlled.
New ORLEANS. August ia special
dispatch from Jacksonville says: The
SANITARY Association met at noon, and
several committees reported. Chairman
OF the Finance Committee,
reported over 800 collected. it WIS de-
cided to isolate all cases hereafter by
vellow-fever flags to designate the houses,
and the nurses are not 10 be permitted 70
20 on the street The horse-cars are all 70
be fumigated. In regard to quarantning
South Florida 1t was decided 10 wait TWEEN
ty-four hours to see what the outlook
was there before putting it into effect.
The Relief Committee announced that
their plans were al laid. and that all
would be supplied who applied. If resi-
dents Of Jacksonville. In front OF the
law buildings this morning were hun
dreds Of colored men, women. and chh-
dren with utensils clanoring for meat
and other provisions to be issued TO
them by the Relief Committee. All
wanted to be served first. General
Baya went among them, and endea-
vored to hire a girl or woman to work
at his house. but no one wanted to
work, but all wanted free grub.
There is 10 distress among onr
people yet, and particularly among
able-bodied colored men and wo-
men. Last night carload of lime was
applied for by the citizens Of st. Angus
tue, but as 1t was said the authorities
over there refused to allow cannon for
conclusion to be brought over here from
fear that the people bringing them over
would contract the yellow-feyer the lime
was denied until the guns came. They
have come and the lime will go over to-
day. The citizens OF Jacksonville de-
mand that quarantine be established
against the infected points in South
as they feel that is their safe
guard.
Fight Deeween whites and Blacks.
(By telegraph 70 the Dispatch-l
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