The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-21
THE YELLOW SC0URGE.
Yesterdays Record OF
the Victims OF
Grim Jack.
THE DISEASE RAPIDLY SPREADING
IN FLORIDA.
All the south Yearning for Frost.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, september W
One hundred and thirty one new cases
and fifteen deaths from yellow fever is
,be record for to-day. Total cases TO
date. 1.4G4. total deaths, 1876. The names
of the d~od to-day are John Zlely, John
BRYAN. Mr.. Bollelman, Julia Smith, Ma
thiel Sherman. ii. Il. BowdiD, Charles
Hinchley, Mr. Zohn, Mrs. o. L. Tyler,
Harry Scott, Willie Long, Arthur Iur-
ner, TAYLOR Mcfarland, l.. i. Lawrence
and Mrs. I. j. Hernandez.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, September 20
Only nineteen new cases were reported up
10 noon today and three deaths, making
so far / 1852 cases and 1873 deaths.
$4,000 PER DAY NEEDED.
Nrw YORK, September 2O-ln 'epiy
TO letter written few days ago mayor
Hewitt today received the following uis-
patch Co.., On
Hon. A. s. Hc,oitt, Mdy0r, Nan York
Your letter of 14th received, and we
again thank you. Our executive com
mittee will write Immediately, and par
ticularly respecting the several matters
therein referred to. We are assisting
McClenny and Hendersonyille and are
watching and keeping advised ABOUT
other parts that may need assistance
The chairman of our relief committee re-
ported this morning that be IS supplying
food to 1900 people
JAMES NJ SCHUMACHER,
Chairman Finance Committee
MAYOR Hewitt said that it would take
at least $4,000 per day to support the
people who are now in distress, and tha'
there was the most earnest need ior
prompt attention. y.-5
Those who want to help our afflicted
people in Florida should not hesitate, con-
iinued the Mayor, They can feel as
sured that the money will go where tney
intend H."
The contributions received at the
Mayor's Office so far, and forwarded to
jacksonville, amount to S4OOOO
THE FEVER IN FERNANDINA.
WAsHrNGToN, d. 9, September 20
The following telegram from DR.. Hamil-
ton was received at the Marine Hospital
Bureau this morning
"CAMp PERRY, FLA, September -
DR. Posey reported better in Camp No.
4. am satisfied there is fever i'll Fer
nandina."
PANIC IN BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGBAM, ALA, September ga
dispatch from Decatur states that great
excitement prevails there over the out
break Of yellow fever Ten new cases
have been reported to-day, and the citi'
zens are getting out Of town as fast as
possible There is almost panic. Many
of the stores are closed, and business is
at a standstill. Much alarm is felt in
the northern part OF the State over the
situation
NO ALARM N BIRMINGHAM
BIRMrNoHAM, ALA, September 20
Reliable information has just been re-
ceiven from Decatur, Alabama, in regard
TO yellow fever Dr. Bowman and
another gentleman whose name could not
be learned were taken sick to-day il is
believed with yellow fever These
two gentlemen attended on ID. Spencer
who died with the disease. The report
that ten cases had broken out there IS
incorrect. No alarm is felt here c. J.
Dickinson of this city who was once a
Red Cross fever nurse in New Orleans
announces that he will go to jacksonville
with four other experienced and acclima-
ted nurses if they are needed.
NORTH CAROLINA FRIGHTENED.
RALEIGH, September 2O-The State
Board Of Health has requested Governor
Scales 10 stop refugees from coming into
North COrollna unless they 90 into regu
lar camps. The Governor has written
the authorities Of Hickory and Newton,
n. c.. requesting them not TO allow refu-
gees 10 enter there.
Both of these places had invited refu
gees TO enter them.
An official report from Hendersonville,
received to-day yellow fever patients
are all improving There has been 10
cases in all; two have died, two been
DISCHARGED and the remaining six are un-
der treatment and convalescent. All
these were sick when they reached Hen
dersonvlle. Two persons who died were
very sick when they reached Henderson
vile. There is no alarm at Wilmington
or anywhere in that section in regard TO
the matter.
EASE BALL TO THE RESCUE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., September 90
Two picked mines from the Thatcher,
Primrose & West Minstrel Company
and from the local reporters on the
Washington Post played a game of base
ball a, Capitol Park to-day for the bene-
tit of yellow fever sufferers in Florida.
Over three thousand people witnessed
the game, which, for an unprofessional
attempt, was quite a success in more
ways than one Five innings were played
and the game was called, with fourteen
runs to the credit of each side and q sur
plus of about 500 for the fever stricken
people of the South.
ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI ALARMED.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, September 90
DR.. Cochran, Alabama's State Health
Oflicer, wired from Decatur tAla) to
Montgomery Board Of Health that TWO
new suspicious cases appeared in Deca-
a.. l.. a