Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-16
YELLOw-FEvER.
TBE SITUATION IN JACKSONVILLE DE-
cIDEDLY BElTEn.
No Deaths Yesterday, No New Cases, aud
the Patients Doing Fioely-outsids
Assistance Freely offered.


Jnely. Rain commenced 20 fall at an
early hour this morning aud has pOOreS
in torrents al day. The mercury is
much lower than at any time during the
week. The work Of disinfecting goes
actively forward. The sanitary force
hrs been increased TO nearly three hun
deed men. Many places are found in a
decidedly unhealthy condition, especially
the premises Of citizens who have fed
The town. Tar aud pitch fires and
the booming Of canuou enliyen the
The scene somewhat 10 night. The Com
roitioe on Cannon have had batteries
firing az different points night and morn
ing, and many people laugh 1T this, hat
the majority deem 1t measure worthy
q itisl. Hundreds look on with interest
each night and morning. Money for the
Relief Committee is beginning to come
IN, and kilograms have been received
from many cities Offering municipal
assistance. Representatives in Congress
have sent kilograms Offering TO lend their
aid toward the passage of bill appr0-
priahng $200,0 for the purpose of
stamping out the fever in tie United
States and especially in Florida.
Judge Lotion NJ. Jones, chairman OF
the Relief Committee, hes divided Che
city into Ave districts, with competent
men IN charge OF each. lie viii regis
ter the names Of the needy, and extend
DO succor to the paupors and tr0mps
who flock into tho city to take advantage
o. the distribution OF fatlOns
At the citizens meeting the question
o. the advisability Of qunrantining
southern points was fully discussed by
Mossrs McQuaid, Schumacher. Owens,
md others. Resolutions were adopted
asking the Conference Committee to
consider tie matter and report at
. meeting tomorrow II possible.
Several other matters of minor
importance were reported to the Confer
ouce Committee, the most important Of
which was the investigation Of the stop
ping of the delivery Of matchmaker by
the letter-csrrieTs. kilograms were re-
ceitod from Congressman Davidson
promising assistance 81 the matter OF the
Government bill before the Senate. The
establishment Of fumigation station
nearly one hundred miles from the city.
instead Of III the city is creating 10 end
OF trouble and delay, and Is completely
paralyNug business. superintendent
Turner has ordered that all mail
from Floridn shall be concentrated
~ the fumlgating. station near WAY Gross,
Gs.. and be = orouShly famlRated and
forwarded 30 Del, destination. A delay OF
from fortv-eight 10 seventy-two hours Is
thus caused The Jacksonville Times
Enou with It's large circulation is unable
i tg Ia
time. and this action oi the pOst-Oilice
Department Is seriously embarrassing to
business. The Times jItiOR demands
that the fumigating-staton be eStah-
lished III tins city, thus ohviating delay.
Elitorially IL Will say 10 morrow 1.-The
railway mail service, that has been so
notOriOusly inefficient in Florida for
the past year or two, has utterly
failed TO be equal to the present
emergency. Our mails arc sent ont as
usual, bat many packages have been re-
turned on several routes, some going
south to be sent TO Way Cross from tie
iumlgation station nearly one hundred
miles north Of here, thus occasiOniDg I'M
necessary and lneXcusable delay to the
ruin of orr business for time and 10 the
great annoyance aud Inconvenience OF
our patrons. The department has re-
fused, we learn, 20 authorize our post
master TO fumigate mails near here, where
10 delay would be occasloned by the
process. and where the expense at
tlched to 10 would be merely nominal.
This is another outrageous instance az
the poor management OF Our railway
service IN this part of the Union. We
wish to pe put on record as protesting
in behalf OF the people OF large poT-
ton Of the State against the lneiliciency
that has marked the manner IN winch
they have been served during more than
wear past, and especially against tins
outrage of requiring the eastern, south
ern-. and western bound mails out Of this
CITY 10 be sent to Way Cross TO be fumi- !
gated. Whoever Is responsible for
the failure TO establish a iumi- |
cation station where as little
delay as possible would result TO the
mmls ought TO be removed from Office,
even should 1t be the Postmasier-Gene- /
raj himself. II the Times Union, with /
It's truthful and cheering news about the |
fever, could get out on time TO the people /
the effect would be most beneficial and /
reassuring. We propose to do our
duty"
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, August 1.-THE |
weather is damp and sultry this morn |
ing-excellent weather for the spread of /
the yellow-fever-yet no new cases have |
been reported up to noon. The city is |
being PIT in thorough sanitary condi- !
ton, and along the river 1t Is as sweet !
and clean as bayfield,. Confidence 10 |
stamping the fever out, or keeping it III |
very narrow bounds, IS increasing No |
pains or expense will be spared TO con-
troll the situation.
WASHINGTON, August 10 Postmaster |
General Dickinson to-day established |
funigation stations at Barlow, Fla, !
Fiomaton, Ala, ST Augustine, Fla, |
ana Way-Cross, Ga. At these points all /
mail matter from the yellow-fever dis
tricts Is to be thoroughly fumigated be- |
fore being forwarded 10 Its destination. |
No mail of any character comes through /
Jacksonville In addition, late this after
noon he issued the following order:
PosT-OFPICR DEPARTMENT., J |
OFFICE or POST1IAsrER-G GENERAL, |
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1888. /
Order No. 49,
Owing to the prevalence OF yellow
fever ia Florida oil through pouches and 4
inner-sack exchanges under the registry |
rotary lock will be temporarily discon-
tinued. The Third Assistant Postmes-
ter-General will give the necessary IN
structions TO postinasters OF different ex-
change offices, 80 as TO give to registered
matter for and from Jacksonville, Fla,
distribution, and the protection OF the
through registered pouch system for as
great distance Is is practicable after
which the registered matter will go for
ward in the bands OF postal clerks. who
will be held responsible for the safety Of
such matter during the process of fumi-
cation and until its delivery and receipt
at their respective terminal Offices.
ID. Nj. DICKINSON,