The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-28
GLOOM EVERYWHERE.

! sueeUs, tne houses are tightly closed, ana
| one listens In vain for the merry laughter
OF children or the cheerful sounds of
every day life. An important consideration
Tor those who still survive the aetack Of
! yellow jack is the question of obtaining
meals There are but few places now open
where meals are served, and many are the
devices for satisfying the inner man. Some
OF tue young men have formed mesaes, and
thus have something that approaches
! to-day declared that since the break
! ing out of the fever he had changed
his boarding house nearly fifteen times, aud
loudly bewailed the persistenoy' with which
yellow jack was pursuing him.
PUNIsHING OBSTINATE PHYSICIANS.
| The wisdom of issuing the order last
night by the board of health declaring that
| all acquisitions Of certain physicians who
had refused to report their cases as yellow
fever should not be honored, was admitted
| to-day by even the physicians themselves
| when the circumstances were explained.
These supplies can only be issued to persons
| who are actually reported as having yellow
| fever, and the injustice of issuing them to
| persons suffering from some other disease
| was readily admitted by the doctors who
had complained against the provisions OF
| the order
| OPERATOR FORD's DEATH.
| Operator Ford, who died this morning,
had recovered from the yellow fever, but
| long hours of overwork in his weakened
| condition brought on relapse. and to-day he
| succumbed to the second attack. 1t is now
discovered that his real name was Turner,
| and that his home was in Bay City, Mich.
| Operator Hallenbreck is very low to-
night, and Sweeney, Webb and one or two
others are still sick G. Fl. Armstrong, who
has been sick SO long, was discharged to-
| day. The boys of the ''ticker' were made
hspP happy this afternoon By ox.t the re- o;
fine white grapes from Sallie
Simpson of Philadelphia They were
very much appreciated by the tired-out
! operators, and their thanks to the fair donor
were warm and earnestly expressed. Some
| others might take pattern and do likewise.
| The telegraphers fund is increasing. Twen-
| ty-six dollars were received here to-day from
| the Louisville Courier-JourndI. A gentle
man named B. w. Bernard stepped into
| the Western Union Office this morning and
| handed in IS bill as his subscription to
| the operators fund. He stated that the
| Red Gross Association would also mako a
subscription in few days 1t is hoped that
the boys will be given good send-off.
FRAUDS ON THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
| To stop the frauds that are practiced on
the relief committee by INSCRIPTIONS ap-
| plicants seems to be a serious problem. The
| following plan was to-day suggested at the
| association meeting. A house-to-house in
/ spection will be made at once, and a COM
| plete census of the needy be compiled Let
| each family entitled to relief be given an
| order for rations for month to be filed,
| stamped with the date and filed where it
can readily be referred TO in case of neces-
sity. Let sufficient provisions to furnish
months rations for 12,000 people be
| O,.In I.NN ~, a11 To fhn los
orders coming to supply the people tempo
rarily. When the great majority OF the
people are supplied for month the more
| energetic and discreet members of the relief
| committee can have time to look up and In
vestigate special cases that are overlooked
in the general distribution.
LARGE SUPPLY NEEDED.
1t will take large supply of provisions
to feed the people who cannot provide for
themselves, but these can be obtained and
| delivered by the month with comparatively
little more trouble and labor than is now
required each week With the census Of
families aud their places of residence re-
corded and their orders properly classified
! and filed the chances for imposition would
| be very much reduced and the relief com-
mittees would find their work hghtened and
made more effective and satisfactory TO
their members and to the people they are
| trying to serve.
The following are the names of the new
nurses who arrived yesterday: Mrs. L. J.
Gebby, NJ. E. Pryor, H. G. Lea, George G,
Randall, all Of Tampa; Miss J. B. Kent OF
New Orleans
, V.D. L. Nudge, who was In charge of the
relief store on Newman street, was taken
with a relapse yesterday. This throws extra
duty on Mrs A. D. Smith, the bookkeeper,
but though much overworked. she heroically
sticks to her post.
In Yesterdays list the name of Miss Lillian
NJ. Godfrey, No. 22S East Bay street, should
have appeared in place Of Miss Julia God
frey.
Il R. Clark of the Times linton is out
again. Mr. Clark's wife and child have
both bad the fever, and are now fully re-
covered.
There were but five passengers for Camp
Perry yesterday-B. #. Christian and
daughter, Mrs Robinson, J. Smith and DR..
Grossart
EDITOR BAKER WELL LOOKED AFTER
DR.. L. G. Carr received telegram yes
terday from l. T. Atwood, managing edi-
tor of the Cincinnati EUening Post, In
structing him TO provide everything neces-
sary for the comfort of D. r Baker, the Post
correspondents bere, and TO leave nothing
undone which can be done for him, and to
draw on the Post publishing company for
oxpense incurred. Mr.. Baker was getting
along nicely yesterday, but gaining strength
very slowly.
Col. John R. Jones of Tampa. assistant
purser of the Plant steamer Olivett, which
has been laid up at New York since the
close OF the season at Bar Harbor, between
which place and Boston she has been run
ming of late, has arrived In the city, and Ia
ready for any duty to which be may be 40
signed. Cod, Jones Is an epidemic veteran
and yellow fever expert, though not phy-
sician.
ARREST OF PHYSICIAN.
DR.. Grossart was arrested and sent to
Camp Perry, When on his way 10 tho train,
at the corner Of Bay and Hogan streets. he
stopped and refused to 60 any further. The
guard had 10 call on assistant, after which
the doctor was escorted to the train, and
embarked 70 Camp Perry without any fur
ther trouble.
DR.. Peaton sent his resignation to DR..
Porter last night The hoard Of health will
be solry TO lose tho doctor, but he says he
il almost worn QUE and is very anxious TO
get 10 his homo In Mobile. DR.. Poaton has
made number Of friends during his short
stay in the city, who will learn with regret
Of his departure. He goes to Camp Perry
tomorrow.
Eight of the thirty police are at present
off duty on account Of yellow feyer Some
arp convalescept aad some still ia bed with
the disease. They are Officers Lenhardt,
Walker, epruil and Allen (white), and
Mitchell, Smith, Bollamy azd Wright (ool-
-.uA Esxo oq4,,cv-u ha va had tha fevar and