Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-12
THE YELLOW FEVER.
STATUS OF TIE DREAD DISEASE IN
eJAcEsoNvILLE, ETC.
Failure to Report All the cases--Knights
Templars Charity HospitAi-Fever at
AcCisnney The Record Of Deaths.
IBr teleeraph to tho pIsnntch. |

JAcKsoSvfLLE, FLA, September H.
The official bulletin for yesterday reports
only ~ new cases of yellow-fever for the
twenty'four hours ended ut Z. M. and
8 deaths-Mrs Laura jenkins, j. l..
Mckinnon, Edgar 5. Davidson, brother
OF Congressman Davidson, Mrs. Chris
TOPPER, OF Campbell's Hill, J. G. Wright,
and Mrs. j. fl. II. Bours. Total num-
Der of cases TO date, $50 total deaths,
~. Some regard the reduction in new
cases as the effects OF the storm. but the
physicians SEQ no reason to hope for any
abatement Of the disease on that ac-
count. Mrs. J. H. II. Bours died last
night and her son, James Il. Bours, il
very critically i'll. Hon. II. 4. Lengle
was reported quite i'll yesterday. Colo
mel }. j. Daniel was in town yesterday,
and attended the Executive Committee
meeting, though still quite weak.
There IS still great want of physicians
and nurses. One hundred more nurses
are needed. Mortality is still very light
where the cases are promptly and pro
perly treated and nursed. Several per
sons have died from want of proper
nurses, being in charge of feld-hands
who proiessed to be nurses. The Board
OF Health has issued a circular giving
the formula for self-treatment that will
be the occasion of much good. 1t es-
timated that there has been 80 per cent
more cases. principally very mild, than
have been reported TO the Board OF
Health. The order Of the board that
yellow fever flags be placed only at
houses where relief is required has caused
several physicians who heretofore con-
cealed cases TO report. Probably there
have been nearly nine hundred cases
in the city. Three or four hundred are
under treatment now. The discharged
are not now reported except from hos
pitals
Liberal contributions are coming in
from all parts of the Union. The work
of relief will probably not be hampered
Tor lack Of funds in the future. DIR. G.
Ii. Mallett. eminent commander of the
knights Templars of this city, has con-
ceved the idea Of opening a charity
hospital under the auspices OF his order
for the general admission of yellow
fever patients. He had the matter
before the Board Of Health yesterday
and secured the official sanction Of that
body in case he and his associates should
decide to do SO. Later be received a
telegram from j. +. Thompson, Of Chi
caco, one of the leading Knights
Templars in the United States, asking
the needs of the order in Jacksonville
and offering general assistance. DR..
Malett will at once see If proper quar-
tiers can be secured for such a hospital.
If he is successful an appeal will at once
he made to knights Templars through
out the country. The suburban villa of
Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Aver at River
| side has been suggested and may be
taken for this purpose if 1t can be Sc
cured.
Dr. J. L. Posey, OF the United States
Marine-Hospital Service, assigned to in
spect the town Of McClenney. arrived
here last night. He will report at Camp
Perry to-day. He has wired the result
Of his investigation to Surgeon-General
| Hamilton. II is understood he found
some thirty-fve cases of fever there IN
a population Of 1000 in the town and
vicinity. There have been seven deaths.
| The place is built on line level, but
there are numerous cypress ponds filled
| with sGw-dust which was the case ut
| Plant City. near Tampa, where the fever
1 hibernated. Fever IL most prevalent IN
/ this city in the sections near the saw
mills where saw-dust is used for filing
the low ground. The Chairman OF the
Executive Committee of the Citizens
| Association went TO Camp Perry yester-
day afternoon to confer with Surgeon
/ General Hamilton. DR.. j. q. Porter
also went to Camp Perry at the request
/ of the Surgeon General Itis supposed
| he will be made discussing agent OF the
/ Marine Hospital Service. The free Gov
eminent tram for Hendersonyile, n. c.,
il expected 20 leave this morning with
three or four hundred refugees.
Twelve new cases Of fever were re-
ported for the eighteen hours ending mt
noon. No deaths are reported as yet.
| There were rumoTs OF several deaths.
! Two hundred and forty refugees left
on the Government train for Henderson
| vile, y. G.. this morning They will be
J QuarantIned there ten days. The weather
S very muggy and unfavorable.
At a meeting of the State Executive
Board Of the knights OF Labor held IL
this city to-day it was decided to appeal
to the order Mt large for ala for the resi-
dent members. Nearly all the mechanics
and labOrcTs here are now unemployed,
and fully ] 600 persons, members of the
order. and their families are III needy
circumstances. The appeal was for
varied TO the General Executive Board.
| All money Is requested to be forwarded
10 Thomas J. Mott, of Jacksonville.
state master workman and chairman Of
the JOINT Committee OF Relief.
wAsHISGroNs AID FOR FLORIDA SUI
FEEERS
| WAsHINGToN, September l1.-Chiei-
/ Clerk Roy, who was yesterday designated
| bv the Post-Ollice Department Commit
/ tie to receive contributions for the re-
/ lief OF the yelow-ieyor sufferers, has al-
ready received 1865. OF this amount
( ostmaster-General Dickinson eonlri-
buted SlO0.
The Marine-Hospital Bureau has re-
ceived Telegram from Galbraith 4 Gro
yer. of Gabraith Springs Team, saying {:
I've have forty vacant rooms. Are will
/ ing to receive refugees direct from Jack
sonville. The local board welcomes
them" The offer has been communi-
Gated 10 Surgeon-General Hamilton in
Florida.
Miss Glars Barton, president Of the
| Red-Cross Association, has received a
telegram from the president Of the
Louisiana State Association asking If
that society could be of any service.
she telcgraphed as follows in reply ::
MANY thanks Yes Call your sub
societies. Please act with SouthmAyd.
He goes to-day with doctors and nurses
10 Jacksonville"
AID FROM PETERSBURG.
Especial telegram 70 the Dispatchl
PETERSBURG, Va, September H.
The Chamber Of Commerce this after
noon appropriated 800 for the relief OF