The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-15
HELP FROM ALL SIDES.
NURSES AND MONEY FOR THE
SUFFERERS IN FLORIDA.

Thirteen Trained Nurses Go from
Savannah to Jacksonville - DR..
Sheftan Already There-The Relief
Fund Stin Growing-Over $500 Re
ceived Yesterday Contributions
Through the Savannah, Florida and
Western Officials
Thirteen nurses left Savannah yesterday
morning for Jacksonville. DR.. Sheftall,
who left Wednesday with four nurses for
Macclenny, was unable to resch there on
| account of no trains being allowed to
stop. Mayor Lester telegraphei him to
| go on TO jacksonville, and he reached there
| yesterday afternoon
Macclenny is totally cut of from the out
side world. The 500 which the relief com
mittee sent there early in the week had not
been received yesterday, the express COM
pany being unable to forward it further
than Live Oak
HARD TO REACH THE TOWN.
Agent Cooper has instructed the com
pauy's agent at Macclenny 10 pay over the
amount TO the proper authorities DR..
! Sheftall also took 500 for the relief Of the
sufferers at Macclenny, but it is doubtful if
he was able to place it in the proper hands,
not being able 70 reach there himself with
out serious delay. The Red Cross nurses
are already there, aud are doing all That
can be done.
The relief committee here is still at work
and subscriptions are coming in ovory day
The Ludden * Bates Southern Music
house piano and organ department, j. d.
Murphy, Esq, manager, has contributed
100 TO the fund, making a total of $50 from
the Ludden a. Bates Southern Music House.
hammond Hull q Co. have contributed $25
to the fund, and Ziegler & Co. Of New
York have contributed S25.
THE FUND STILL GROWING.
General Manager Haines and Assistant
Superintendent Aveilhe, OF the Savannah
Florida and Western railway, received two
contributions to the fund yesterday-one of
SlOO and the other of $50, accompanied by
the following letters:
DETROIT STEEL SPRING Works,
- DETROIT, Mich, Sept. II, 1855
Ny DEAR SIR-We, being DESTROYS to con-
tribute Tor the aid of the yellow fever sufferers
We presume on the acquaintance of our Mr. c.
T. Choate late of New York; with YOU TO ask
you TO place 1t where you think it will do the
most good, and we inclose herewith our check
LOr SIOV ior lhat purpose. Very truly. yours,
ALEX. DELANo
President
The other letter is from Hopes & Town
send of Philadelphia, manufacturers of iron
work, and is as follows:
PHILADELPHIA Sept. IL, 1888.
A. a. AUetlte, ESQ, Savdnadh, Florida and
Wesfern RIllicdy Company SdUannoh Ga:
DEAR SIR-We inclose our check to your order
for $50 to be appropriated to assist the sufferers
from yellow fever your good judgment may
dictate Yours truly,
HOPES & TOWNSEND
General Manager Haines will forward
both contributions In
morning
LOOKING OUT FOR SUSPECTS.
The fact that four colored men could slip
into the city after their discharge from
Camp Perry although they were run down
and sent to the chaln-gang afterward has
led to great deal of comment, and the
danger of others doing the same and avoid
ing detection has led to many speculations
whether the citizens are taking as deep an
interest in aiding the sanitary authorities
in enforcing strict quarantine as they
| should
A gentleman speaking of the matter yes
terday said that the greatest danger lies in
| the direction of cOlored refugees, who be-
| ing familiar with the approaches to the
city, many of them having formerly lived
here, have less difficulty in evading the
quarantine inspectors 1t was suggested
that the colored citizens ought to exercise
the greatest vigilance and report all ac-
quaintances and strangers whom they may
suspect as refugees, not SO much for
the reward of S25 the city will
pay in each case, but because
if there should be an epidemic the colored
people will be the worst sufferers, as their
means, in majority of cases, would neither
permit them 10 leave the city until the cpl
| demic is over, or provide themselves with
such melical attendance, nurses and care as
their necessities would require, and the
fatality among themselves and their chill
dren would, for these reasons, be very great