Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-17
News by telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. JACKSONVILLE'S MISERY. A Sad Sunday, With Nine
 Deaths. A QUEER CASE OF SUICIDE. Was Prof. Proctor's Death
 Caused By Exposure ? THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS. No Probability Of New
 States This Session.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
JACKsONv1LLE,s MISERY,

We'll Known Citizens Stricken Down
 -LecaI Doctors Tired Out-The Fee
 yer Misf-NIne Deaths Yesterday.
 NEW ORLEAs, La., Sept. 16.-A special to the Times Democrat from Jacksonville says: Yesterday was indeed sad day here. Jack sonville lost three of her most prominent and valuable citizens, and the grief felt by all at their loss is fully shown. The banks were closed out of respect to Mr. Lengle, and other denominations were made to the mem- ory of the others. The board of health is badly crippled, but is doing noble work. The board consisted of doctors Neal Mitchell. R. P. Daniel, Henry Bacon, H. L. Engel and H. R. Kennedy. Dr. Engel is dead, Dr. Daniel very i'll, and Dr. Kennedy has sick wife at home, several miles out of the city. This leaves Dr. Mitchell to transact the null hilarious business of the board
 The doctors that are arriving see to their patients and answer a thousand and one questions every ten minutes. The moment Dr. Mitchell appears he is questioned about every conceivable thing almost as if he was an encyclopedia. To add to the health boards trouble is the loss of its able young secreta- ry, James McDonal, who was called away yesterday. Everybody is working at high
 
 and leaders are thorougly tired out, and, if taken ill, their systems will be greatly weak ened for them to rally.
 Colonel L. F. Fleming, who died on Fri day, was brother of Francis F. Fleming, Democratic nominee for governor. He was the senior member of the firm of Fleming 6 Daniel, a law firm. MT. L. EngIe was fnan- cier of great ability and was president of the State bank. He was State treasurer under Governor Bloxham and did much to estab- fish the State's credit at that troublesome time. In Frank Ely Jacksonville lost one of her sterling townsmen. Hundred to whom he had endeared himself by his kindly dispo- sition will be immeasureably sad at this sud den announcement of his death. Almost from the beginning of the epidemic his house hold has been afflicted, but with the excep- ton of the husband all have recovered.
 Superintendent B. F. Dillon of the Vest ern Union, who has been in constant atten- dance for four days trying to get business despatched and specials" through on poor ly working wires, was taken down yesterday. All the men are doing nobly, but they are overworked. E. J. Wallace, the day chief, lost his child on Friday, and his wife is dan gerously ill. He himself is worn out with watching.
 Yesterday the weather was somewhat pleas anter as no rain fell, but a hot sun poured it's scorching rays down without mercy, and the exhalation arising could be seen like thin mist.
 This is '.yellow fever weather" said doc tor, "and you may look for an increase in the number of cases"
 THE CAMP OF REFUGEES. Camp Potter is very pleasantly located. The site is about half mile up trout creek from Panama. The camp is made up of East Jacksonville young people, who are en- toying themselves in spite of the epidemic. If they choose they can drive to town in the morning. Those who stay out there catch fish. There is just dozen of them. Dr. Mitchell says he has thirty-five patients now at Sand Hills and ample accommodation for fifty or seventy-five more. He proposes to move out there and make his home there un- til the frost puts an end to his lsbors. Bishop Weed telegraphed to Key West for Rev. J. B. Lyman to come to Jacksonville, and he received an affirmative reply. Dr. Lyman is expected to come by the first steamer to Tampa. He has had yellow fever. A BAD sUNDAY-NINE DEATHS. JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 16.-The official bulle- tins of the board of health for the twenty -four hours ending at pm. reports: New cases, "A; deaths, 9-Louis Nelson, Harry Kimball, Abram Mychard, H. T. Hines, Edward Carr, Harry Couthorn, Kate Morant, Henry Lyc- ceuring, Mrs. James M. Matthews; total cases 995, total deaths 126. This evening 8 corps of fourteen nurses sent by Harry Miner arrived from New York by steamer Fernan- dina. Twenty-thr nurses from New Orleans arrived to-day. It has been sad Sunday. The weather is still unsettled. Among those prostrated are Colonel Whitfield Walker, in ternal revenue collector, and Mrs. Walker. Colonel Walker is doing we'll. Bay street