The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
JACKsoNVILLE's sToREHoUsE
An Immense Stock that is System
atically Handled.


An Immense stock that is System
atically Handled.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct 23.-The i'm
mense warehouse of the Clyde steamship
line is the storehouse for the large supplies
of provisions and merchandise used for the
relief OF the sick, needy and destitute,
whom the plague has made SO numerous
here. This is the department of the pur-
chasing agent of the jacksonville Auxiliary
Sanitary Association. This had assumed
such enormous proportions that it was
found advisable to place it under the charge
OF one man, instead of each department
making purchases TO meet their
department is F. W. Mumby, one
of the most keen. intelligent and shrewd
business men in the city. Mr.. Mumby has
to assist him as superintendent, Capt. Leo
Nogel, than whom no more suitable and
fitting man could be found to fill the berth
The NEWS correspondent was shown
through the large warehouse by the captain
to-day and shown the huge piles of mer-
chandise stored in symmetrical rows, each
class of goods being placed separately and
III regular order.
UNLOADING A PLUNDERED CAR.
At this time the laborers
carload of potatoes from Iowa, shipped in
bulk, which they were putting in barrels
and sacks for immediate distribution. This
car while in transit had been robbed and
large portion of its contents abstracted.
From this warehouse are distributed all the
supplies for the different commissaries upon
requisition duly signed and approved. Capt.
Vogel stated that he estimated that the
present value Of the stock on hand was
oh go Ac bierh IQO 00A Of
goods have been stored there at
one time. In addition to the distribu-
ton of provisions there is also sent
out from this warehouse Indispensable
necessarieS for the destitute and sick, and
for use in the hospitals and refugee camps,
such as cots, mattresses, blankets, sheets,
pillows, etc. Large donations of provisions
have been received since the outbreak of
the epidemic from the charitably disposed
all over the country, but mainly from Bal
timore, from which place the contributions
have been largely III this shape NOtwith-
standing this, the demand has been so great
that the contributions of provisions amount
to only about 10 per cent. of what it has
been essential to purchase. Large quanti-
ties of the goods which have been sent, be-
ing of perishable nature, on their arrival
here they have been found in such condi-
tion as to necessitate their destruction.
CAGl NO6hL hAGhhIENCE.
The writer had very pleasant and enter
tainlng chat with Capt. Vogel, who most
emphatically expressed his opinion that the
prevailing fever here was not yellow fever,
but, on the contrary, the captain declared
it rather Chagres fever, mixed in with old
country fever. The captain related many
interesting "reminiscences of his life, and
stated that he had seen yellow fever in its
most malignant forms along the coast
of Africa, Brazil, and in the West
Indies, and in ali its varied forms
prepared to state unhesitatingly that the
scourge here was not of that type of fever.
He related that when he was on board the
confederate cruiser Florida they put into
Mobile bay. OF $50 men on board all died
except thirty, and all had the fever except
Capt. Vogel and George d. Bryan. now
mayor of Charleston. The latter was filling
the position of captain, and the former Of
master mate They did the dead up in
their hammocks, heavily shotted. and threw
them overheard and were compelled to
burn sugar on shovels to allay the intoIera-
bic stencil.
MIR. MUMBY's POLICY.
1t is the intention and purpose of Mr..
Mumby in making purchases of provisions
to patronize home merchants as much as
possible, but there are many things which
are needed which they have not got and
cannot conveniently, owing to present
circumstances, procure, and he is there
fore obliged to buy outside. The item
of freight also has to be seen to, as all the
railroads give free transportation to his
orders. Large quantities Of goods have
been shipped from this depository
to sister cities in distress
such as Macclenny and Sanderson, and a
large requisition from those places is being
filled now and will be shipped tomorrow.
1t costs to charter q special car to transport
this freight to these places from S25 TO $40.
They have had as many as 1000 pair of
blankets on hand at this storehouse at one
time. The NEWS correspondent noticed
among the stock on hand fine crackers
champagne and other wines and sucn like
delicaces and Injuries. but 1t was ascer-
tained that these are not unfortunately
distributed, but only supplied upon the
order of physicians to the sick and con-
valescing. All the substantials-s sugar,
coffee, flour, grits meal, potatoes, etc.--are
always in stock.
A BROKEN LEG.
Capt. Vogel is just recovering from a Sc
we're fracture of the leg, with which he was
confined three weeks, but is again at his
post Of duty, apparently as hearty and
jovial as of yore Tor tho machinery of
this department, handle the store and ship
out the goods, is employed a clerical force
of only three men and six laborers. This is,
perhaps one of the most important depart
ments connected with the disbursement of
the large fund Of which the people have
been the recipients, and the business-like
system, and the thorough, efficient aud per-
feet manner ia which it is conducted, will
compare favorably with the management
of any large mercantile establishment.
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