Evening journal., 1888-09-29
A Marked Falling OF.
Only IS New Cases and Five
Deaths at Jacksonville.
YELLOW JACKS REIGN is BROKEN

An Equal Improvement at BIacclennx
and Elsewhere-PeopIo Greatly Encour-
aged-Ternandina Is the Worst Afflicted
Now-Appeal for Assistance.
JAcKsoNvnLE, Fla, Sept. GA marked
reduction IN the number Of new cases and
deaths seems to justify the hope of our people
that the worst Of the epidemic is over and
That the situation viii now gradually inn
prove kighty-hve cases were reported and
five deaths. Total cases to date, Q 453; deaths.
pa Tho names Of the dead are: Jack Davis
lcoloredl, DR. L. I. Eddy, Miss Julia Hours-
han, Miss Fanny Curry and j. v Burke.
The now cases are: s. p. Burgoit, Willis
Burgoit, Walter Burgoit, Jean Burgoit.
George Honiburg, M. Tucker, Edward Hunt
ley, J. g. Crews, Mrs. H. L. Hull John f.
Bowman, son Of J. f. Bowman, Mrs. John,
Ferrla, child Of J. A. Loyette, Henry L.
Lihenthal, Jr. Wilson Somerville, Berthe
Somerville, Nancy Agenworthy, A. j.
Palmer, Frederick Goodrich, Mrs Saieford.
Edward Moore, Charles Wieden, Miss GugeI.
Frank Humler, L. p. Slaughter, Charles
Enter
Col j. j. Daniel is resting comfortably.
and hope is entertained Of his recovery. Mr..
Baker, teller of the State National bank. who
has been critically i'll, is better. Among the
honored dead is Or. L. f. Eddy, Of Louisville.
who died at the medical bureau in the after
noon. Ha was one of the volunteer physi-
clans who came here TO give his services free
OF charge to his suffering fellow creatures.
and who laid down his life in the cause of hui
manity. He was stricken with the fever
several days ago, and from the first his case
has been desperate.
10 81 81.
bishop Weed is being systematized, and or
der brought out Of chaos
All the aid needed is now sent TO Mac
clenny BY the Jacksonville Reli association
regularly. There were three new cases aA
Macclenny-two white and one coiored-anG
one death-F. O. Miller, cigar manu-
facturer.
No new cases or suspects at Gainesville.
Maj. Gruele is critically i'll.
There were no reports from Fernandina
The telegraph operator there is sick with the
fever, and the NASSAU county board Of health
refused 70 admit an operator from this city
Superintendent Dillon ordered tho office
closed, and no messages are received any
whore for Fernandina. All such messages
sent here are forwarded by mail, and ia the
present disorganzed condition Of the railway
mail service win not reach there under
twenty-four hours This foolish policy of the
board is strongly condemned here, and wiK
work great injury, il not add to the suffering
Of the people of Fernandina
Surgeon Wise, United States marine hos
pital service, has inspected and improved tho
mail fumigating station at Lavella Junction.
both as 70 location and the manner Of work
done. All mail and baggage going out Of
Jacksonville isas thoroughly disinfected there
as il can be done at Waycross 10 is believed
now there is no yellow fever in Florida out
side Of Jacksonville, Feruandina, Maeclenny.
Sanderson, Gainesville, Tampa aud Manatee.
except perhaps sporadic cases near the places
named. A splendid orange crop is ripening.
and there can be no danger In sending it to
market in fumignted cars.