St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
A Regular Epidemic of Yellow
Fever Is Prevalent in
Jacksonville.
Unfavorable Weather Of the
Past Week Is Having
Its Effect.
Uncle Sam Must Come For
ward and Relieve the
Destitute.
Citizens Settle Down Calmly
and Courageously for a
Long Struggle.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 29.-There
is no longer shadow of doubt that we
have on our hands regular epidemic.
Thirty-four new cases were reported to
the board Of health for the twenty-four
hours ending at 6 o'clock this evening.
They are principally in the central and
eastern part of thu city, the infection
apparently being carried by the
southwest winds of the past
few days in nOrtheasterly direction.
There were four deaths-Hugh D. Rob
erts, A. M. Smith, Sister Rosa D. Lima
and Mrs. Mary Davis. Total cases to
date, 165; total deaths, twenty-three.
Leading colored citizens to-day organ
lied an auxiliary relief association. At
their meeting resolutions were adopted
denouncing the stories in Northern
papers that colored people were
plundering abandoned houses; also
one one EXPIRE expressing appreciation of
to relieve distress among the negroes,
but expressing the opinion that, owing
to limited means at hand, it will be nee
essary to ask government aid, otherwise
10000 cOlored people will be dependent
on the relief committee, necessitating
an expenditure of $4,000 week for
bare necessities. Nearly all prisoners
who plead guilty are put in the chain
gang instead of Jail, thus giving them
work on the roads and better chance
to escape infection. There have been
several
CASES OF FEVER IN JAIL.
ALI hope of ending the epidemic be-
fore frost occurs is abandoned. The
citizens have settled down calmly and
cOurageously for long struggle. Nearly
all the ministers of the Gospel remain
in the city and are doing active work.
the Se neW rH0"es esses are Mrs hs na%ss Gessta H
Canova and daughter, Camilla Can
ova, Mrs. Emily Taylor, Mrs.
Laura A. Bartholomew and daughter,
Messila johnson, (colored); Mrs. Mary
Mclean, wife of Judge W. A. Mclean;
David Lehi, an Italian; Willis Harden;
Mrs. Hattie Kidd; Mrs. Fannie Hop
kins; Mrs. l.. Hernandez; Mrs. Julia
Algor; Mrs. M. Green, (colored); S.
Huntley; E. 81. Davis, drought in from
Baldwin; Mrs. Gates; Mrs. Young;
Mrs: Terry and child; W. j.
Butler; 3-year-old son of Mrs. Weiss;
Robert rtScribner (colored), Mrs: Hugh D.
Roberts, Joseph Schilky, 81. W. Knife,
vannah, Florida d Western road; w.
Mclean, Sallie Traverse, George Davis,
William Green (colored). The unfavor-
able weather of the past week is now
having its effect, and it is feared that
the number of cases will increase daily.
The disease seems to be assuming
virulent type and the people are
greatly alarmed. To-day Kohn, Furch-
gait & Benedict, the largest clothing
house remaining open, closed their
store. Grocery and drug stores are
about the only ones now kept open.
The
GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION
is now acknowledged by the most hope
full. September is always bad month,
and it is thought there will be big in
crease in the number of cases during
that month. To-day has been dark,
gloomy and rainy. Among the patients
whose condition is critical is Mrs. j.
d. Crowley, wife of the manager of the
Western Union telegraph Office, and
Miss Winnie Bourse. The surgeon
general of the army has been requested
to have hospital established at Camp
Perry so that those taken with fever
after leaving the city for the camp may
be properly treated without being COM
pelled to return here