Evening journal., 1888-10-02
Frost along VayOf
Not Expected in Florida Until
the Last of October.
INCREASE OF FEVER YESTERDAY.
There Were Ninety-nine New Cases and
Ten Deaths at Jaclsonville-stin the
General Conditions Are Much Improved.
No More Contributions Needed.

General Conditions Are Much Improved
No More Contributions Needed.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct 2.-The expected
falling off in new cases did not occur. The
report is: New cases, %, of which % are
white and "a colored- There were 10 deaths:
w. N Baker, teller Of the State bank, Mack
Tucker, Thomas White, Prumus Gordon
(colored) A. W. Gordon (colored), Mrs A.
Oldfeld, Dan Hally (colored), Paul Tridder,
ID. H. Murnahan, Anson Wood. Total cases
to date, 2, Ts5; deaths, 264
New cases Elizabeth Lane, Jennings
Hood, William Hoffman, James Manning,
three children Of NJ ID. Herman, B. H. Shell
don, G. w. Arnold, Mrs s. G. Soaring, May
Complajohn, Mrs. Hedegreen, DR. John Linn,
Mrs Fitzpatrick, Mrs Dogarhart, f. Ritter,
Mrs. Dr. Fisk, two children Of Mrs Fisk,
Sarah L. Roberts, Sarah Scott Mrs A. j.
Woltz, Miss Mary Roach, Sarah Mulaney,
Eliza sherman, one unknown.
The Citizens association referred TO the
executive committee the question Of asking
the people throughout the country 10 dis
continue contributions. 1t is believed that
the demands for relief win soon begin to fall
of. There has been received up to date
1886, ,s67, and disblhsed ga, AIS, leaving &c.,
have stendily grown from 600 to So, 900
per week, but some of the increase is fraud
ulent, and the detective work which Is being
done viii diminish the drain. As the epidemic
begins TO slacken the authorities have more
time to devote TO investigation.
The efforts to obtain a relaxation Of quar-
antine at Camp Perry, so as to allow conva-'
lescents TO go further on to reouperate, have
not been successful
Ansel Wood, who died, was nurse from
Cincinnati.
The mercury fell nearly TO the frost line
Sunday night The weather last night was
cool, but frost before the last of October
would break the record for sixteen years. IL
is thought that the epidemic viii gradually
die out, despite such fluctuations as shown by
yesterdays increase, which is attributed to
the naturally bad immediate effects Of a
change in the weather upon the very sick
Col j. j. Daniel Is dying. His case oxeites
much sorrow. Deep regret is felt at the loss
of W. n. Baker, highly esteemed citizen
Gainesville CFla.) special says no new
cases have been reported The two sick mem-
bers of Maj Grueles' mily are doing well
Fernandlna special TO The Times Union
says three new cases were reported for sun
day-none yesterday. No deaths have oc-
Cured since Thursday last
ST. Augustine special denies the state
ment that yellow fever exists thore. Dengue
has prevailed, but no deaths have taken place,
and there is no yellow fever. The city is
keeping a Gordon at an expense of $500 per
day, TO keep out yellow fever
There have been seven cases Of yellow fever
at Mango, South Florida, since Aug 25, but
no death.
There have been about twenty cases and
three deaths at Palmetto, below Tampa
J. Q. Robbins, a telegrapher, volunteered
to go to Fernaadina, whore smallpox Is said
to exist a. well as fever.
There were nine eases at Tampa last week
and one death-Father O'Sullivan. This was
the fourth death since Aug. l.