Evening journal., 1888-10-01
Growing MOreCleerfiI.
General Opinion That Yellow
Jacks Back Is Broken.
ONLY 70 NEW CASES YESTERDAY.
The Weather Growing Colder and Frost
Expected Soon-FAvorabic Reports All
notwithstanding B~siness-UnJust Ar
rests Of Nurses.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oca 1.-There were
ID new cases OF yellow fcrer reported last
night, and 6 deaths--Shad kliier (coIored),
W. W. Sampson (oolore1p, Ilduard Williams,
Mrs H. Governor, William T. Pyles and
James Hall Total cases to date, 2,G95;
total deaths. 255
Among the new cnses arei W. 7. Wright,
Ida Frank, Annie jackson, p. L. McDaniels,
Miss Grscio Mcdaniel, l. c. Gertdorp, Frank
Lopez, Anita Stillerss, Emil Tormy IA New
York nurse, r. II. Elan, JOHN H. Dixon,
William Smiths infant Mr.. Mead Total
white u, colored, g.
The favorable reports for the past day or
two have wonderfully cheered tho people (;
all seom 10 think that the backbone of the
terrible epidemic is brolssn, and that in one
or two months time the city viii be restored
to its pristine glory. The distress here is as
great as ever, though earnest Efforts are
boing made to supply all needy persons.
There soem to be scores of needy and dis
tressed families, however, shat oan only be
reached by private charity, which is being
exercised freely.
DR. Wakefield acknowledges tho receipt Of
800 from tho Broad Street Congregational
church, Of Columbus, O., for ths benefit Of
the destitute Of the Congregational church Of
this city.
Col Daniels condition is grsatly improved.
City Marshal sherman \ also doing we'll and
will soon be abis 10 attend 70 his dnties
Business seemed to be more lively Satur-
day, and more people were on the streets
than for some tins.
Tbs cool weather has a gratifying effect, as
shown by the decrease In rev cases. Over
coats are worn at Right vita comfort, and
frost is looked for. The phydcians aze deriy-
ing great benefit from the lessening demands
upon them
A special 10 The Tmes- Union from Fer
nandina says; Twenty-Five now cases Of all
kinds under treatment All doing well The
only problem is to feed thu unemployed labor.
ers, who arc quiet and well behaved thus
far.
President Beldon, OF tho Lake county
board Of health, telegraphs denying a rumor
Of yellow fever at Tallahassee. That city i,
in excellent health. There were two deaths
during the last twenty-fcur hours at Sander
son-Mrs. Frank J. Pons, Jr, and her infant
and two new cases-Mr. Pons, Jr, and Q
colored house servant.
The reports Of characterization on the part
of the Red Gross nurses which have been sent
! north are likely to lead 10 an investigation
One Of the nurses under arrest had under hei
charge sixteen patients, and was asked I,
take care also Of another patient who live,
some distance away on the other side Of
swampy wood. She was asked TO mako fou
trips each night to this patient She mad
one trip along lonely road alive with moe
casins, and found four patients in the hous
with two nurses She immediately aske,
why these nurses could not give tho othe
patient the required attention, and returne,
to her sixteen sufferers. When she decline,
to make the other trips demanded of her sh
was arrested, and is now at Camp Perry
She is a New York woman
Another case is even more notable 4
nurse was sent 10 a sex woman, and founi
that the patient was about to become
mother. Utterly unsldlled in Obstetrics an
fearing that the woman might die, the nurs
asked that a physician might be summoned.
''If you send for one, said a policeman, ''
will arrest YOU
Il viii take my chances" said the nurse
and she summoned a doctor The officer
however, was as good as his threat, and Tia
nurse is now detained a prisoner at Cam
Perry. These are only few Of the case
which have been reported at the headquarters
of the Rcd Gross in this city.