The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-20

request Of Postmaster Clark, oversee the
fumigation of the mails
Tie Masonic fraternity still look closely
after the sick brethren and allow none to
want II they can help it. They have their
own headquarters, where all orders are re-
ceived. Messengers are dispatc he'd twice
daily to the sick brethren.
The Knights of Honor, comparatively a
new order here, is working up an envlable
record Messengers are going constantly to
and fro waiting on the sick and looking up
new cases. Jacob Huff reports forty-eight
sick belonging to that order.
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Judge M. M. Beless ario, grand chancellor
of the Knights of Pyth:as, is prompt in
looking after the sick of his own order, and
may be said to take no rest. The judge is
truely one who sticketh Closer than a
brother
The gallant Knights Templar must not
be forgotten, nor the Odd Fellows, both of
the phases of yellow fever has cost much
suffering and many deaths, particularly N
the earlier period of the epidemic.
KILLED BY ICE WATER.
Nicholas Won Claim, a German grocer,
went to New York, leaving his business in
charge of two young German clerks. The
younger. lad of 15, took the fever and for
medicine, drank ice water and applied it to
his head. A physician was called in, but it
was too late. The ice water had done its
work too we'll, and there is new grave to
tell of it. This is only one of many cases
where patients have been killed by igno-
rance.
INCOMPETENT NURSES.
DIR. Neal Mitchell sent off one doctor and
four nurses this afternoon to Camp Perry
for drunkenness, disObedience to orders and
carelessness in treating patients. Another
doctor and four or five nurses will go to-
morrow. There are 800 nurses here now,
and all the poor and inefficient ones are
being weeded out as fast as possible, as
President Neal Mitchell is determined that
no more people shall be exposed to danger
from such persons.
DR.. Mitchell wired to Key West and
Tampa tonight for more acclimated nurses,
and also ordered twenty from New York
Fifteen are expected from Mobile tomorrow
AID several from Atlanta. DR.. Neal Mitchell
says that the ten sent by Harry Miner are
tue best as a delegation that have yet come
here
The board of health gavo decided notice
to-day that no physicians will be recognized
or placed on duty by the medical bureau
except those who come here by invitation
of the board Of health.
A CALAMITY PREVARICATOR.
The special dispatch in Mondays New
York World from Kansas City, regarding
an alleged interview with M. z. Hooker,
once connected with the Jacksonville fire
department, casts slur upon one of the
bravest bodies of men in Jacksonville.
Hooker is reported to have said: Six men
of the fire department have died, the rest
have deserted, and there is absolutely
no fire protection in Jacksonville
A single negro feeds the deserted horses"
The brave firemen here have remained
nobly at their posts, dying in the harness,
as it were, but always ready to respond to
the call of duty Several of them have
died, and many more have been sick, but
not one has deserted. The city of Jackson
vile is well protected by her gallant fire.
men, and they all say that they are very
much pleased to learn that Hooker will re-
mainin Kansas City.
THE CAMPS OF REFUGE
The camps of refuge are being put in
shape since the almost continuous ten days
of rain, and it is hoped that the people will
get into them soon. Efforts will be made
to convince the negroes that it will be best
for them to go there. Thousands will pre-
fer to stay in the city if they can get free
food. 1t is probable that rations in the city
down so as to force them to go to the camps
to be well fed.
AN OPERATOR STRICKEN DOWN.
A telegraph operator named Sweeny was
taken sick with the fever this evening in
the Jacksonville office of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, whence he was car
ried home. He came here from Galveston
as q volunteer since the epidemic began.
He is a native of Morristown, VT
Gainesville, Fernandina, Starke and st.
Augustine will be investigated. 1t is bit
terly denied that there is fever at the three
last places. There is no fever at Ocala yet.
The Ocala Rifles that served in the Fernan-
dina riots are quarantined near Ocala and
no sickness is reported among them.
Ex-CITY EDITOR BowDEN DEAD.
NJ. r. Bowden, recently editor of the
Times Union, died of yellow fever might.
He was thought to have passed the crisis
and to be doing well. He leaves a wife and
five small children. He was most indus
trious and faithful reporter. He resigned
recently with a view of going into business
for himself His whole family has had the
fever, Mrs. Bowden being still sick.
DIR. MITCHELL's SECRETARIES.
Early in the epidemic the private secre-
taryship to DR.. Neal Mitchell was a posi-
tion much sought after. A wesk ago
Braxton Mcdonald, the second to hold that
office since Sept. l, was taken down with
the fever. To-day his successor, William
Sable, succumbed.
The doctor now rejoices in the possession
of J. K Seward, one of Harry Miners del
egation.
Day Chief w. J. Wallace of the telegraph
Office lost his wife to day. He lost his child
two days ago. Three operators are also
sick.
Supt. Dillon is better tonight.
James Mcdonnell, reported dead on Friday,
was not B. b. Mcdonnell, secretary of the
board of health.