The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-03

v,eals Yellow Jack at South Jackson
vile.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 2.-Presi-
dent Neal Mitchell's official bulletin for the
twentv-four hours ending at o'clock
tonight is as follows:
Total number Of cases to date. ,2iO
Total number Of deaths to date ........... 359
DEATHS OF THE DAY.
Those who died to-day are:
MEL NELSON.
J. T. CHADWICK.
N. CIvALLE.
NEW CASES.
To-day's patients among the whites are:
MIR. and Mrs. DITswoRrHY, and two
children.
Mrs. DIR. DEANS.
HELEN WARRoCK.
GEORGE FAGAN.
C. FLANA.
Mrs. MILLER.
JOHN MARKIN.
Ten whites and eighteen negroes make up
the total for the day.
NURSES STILL NEEDED.
It is the desire Of the Sanitary Associa-
ton to curtail expenses in every direction,
and their attention has been directed to the
abandonment of the bureau of medical
aid and nurses, or to gradually accomplish
this by the reduction of the force of nurses,
but as the daily reports come i'll with but
slight dimnution of the number of new
cases many of the nurses that have been
paid off Dr. Porter has been compelled TO
re-engage. To-day a whole family is re-
ported stricken down, the Decottes. at st.
Johns mills, some distance in the country.
Cases breaking out in the country districts
consume a great deal of time of the doctors
in going to and fro, and they are of neceS-
sity only able to attend to a small number
of cases as compared with the number they
could visit when the disease was concen-
trated in the city.
An inquiry was received to-day from
Charles NJ Smith of New York as to the
condition of his son Howard, who was re-
ported sick. The young man is down
with the fever at a house on CLAY
street. His condition was very favorable
this afternoon, though last night he was
very sick OF two sisters of this young
man, one has died of the fever ana the
other is now sojourning at Pablo Beach.
A PITIFUL CASE.
A pltHul tale OF woe ana Su1erlng came
to the attention of the Sanitary Association
to-day through a letter from Maj Durkee
in New York inclosiug one from Edwin s.
Hubbard of this place to his mother at Ar
lington, n. Y. At the outbreak of the cpl
demic a young man named Horning was
employed on the Florida Railway and Navi-
cation railroad health train between this
point and Baldwin. His wife and four
children, accompanied by his brother-in-iaw
, 1. 4
Greenland thirteen miles south Of Jack
sonville. He was telegraphed that his wife
was dying. On reaching this place he
found that sho was dead and buried, two OF
his children were sick, rs were also his
brother-in-law and his wife and a nephew
His nephew and brother-in-la laws wife died
and his brother-in-law is just able to
be up. This puts the care of
ten small children upon his aged mother,
who under the terrible strain, completely
broke down. He has now under his care
requiring nnremitting attention, two sick
children, two young babies and eight other
small children. This is, perhaps, as sad
and mournful "A case of bereavement, suf-
fering and misery as this cruel scourge
has as yet disclosed, and it appeals most
strongly TO the sympathy and aid of the
generous and nobe-hearted throughout the
country. The committee here will
AO'h dItbi bbIo CdSc, anu ldNo Jlb
remnant Of the family transferred to Camp
Mitchell, where they will receive every
care, comfort and attention that could be
desired. The railroad company is willing
to take this young man back in their en-
ploy, but it is impossible for him to leave
those now dependent upon him, and in any
event, it will be impossible for him to re-
ceiye any money before the last of
January
RELIABILITY OF THE REPORTS.
The board of health has issued an official
message to the people of this city, especially
70 absentees. Ia it they state that
The members of the board
personally have investigated the cases
reported and they are satisfied that the
number Of cases reported through the daily
bulletins are thoroughly reliable. They
Slate that it is true that there is compare
lively little sickness in the city proper, but
IN the suburbs and South Jacksonville it
has obtained firm foothold, and although
d majority of the cases are of a mild type
i onaccount Of being principally among the
Coored people, The disease is none the less yell
low fever. They recognize fully the gravity
and Importance of their official position
ana assure the public that they will
exercise every power with which
taey are invested to ascertain the true state
OF affairs and will indorse nothing but
the truth. They further state that noe one
",A more thoroughly rejoice than them-
seiVes when the day arrives that they can
uuthtully announce that the danger is
over The appropriateness of this announce
Fl ileht lsVery apparent to-day, as the weather
ing
BISHOP WEED SITTING UP.
4, BISHOP Weed sat up to-day during por-
. r,on OF the day, and in the morning
sscceyed few callers, intimate personal
a,ionus DE is quite weak, how
S, and has TO indulge only
oeiy moderately in such luxuries as
ILaLers kilograms of congratulation upon
mo promised recovery continue to pour in
~, Ipon hlm. He is well enough now TO have
Snem read to him. as well as those which
Tha ao accumulated during the past week.
;e eH1 osnop expresses himself as deeply graf
80 80 ~ AT The solicitation and thoughtfulness
eo q, LIS nis friends, and never appreciated them
corn co much as now. From Quincy, Fla, there
a,no W.. oox OF exquisite flowers, which were
bi9 acceptable to the patient and afforded
thi.,. I great pleasure. DR.. Fernandez
ot 9'Hhs that by the early part
e.. next week the bishop will be
Aong enough to start on his journey 10
"a, ata, va. He has accepted Superin-
end I',Heht Fleming's offer of a special train
n,"aar gar The party, SO far as at present
/ ~ up VIII consist of the bishop the Rov.
/ r. LINN of Key West and DR.. and Mrs.
WIN ~ fernandez, Of this city. The latter
~" 60 on TO New York after rest
Va lew dnvg In Ganrer;a on1 will not