Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-02
GENERAL NEWS.
The Latest Yellow Fever
Reports.
HONOR TO JUDGE THURMAN.
A Glowing Tribute to Cleveland and
Hendricks-RObert Garrett's
Madness.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD


adopted to stay the spread of yellow
fever in Florida:
To THE PUBIC-Certain criticisms
mainly based on misinformation concern
ing the present sanitary regulations, ap'
peared in the daily press and as the
criticisms have tendency to weaken the
hands of the officers engaged in the pre-.
vention of the spread OF yellow fever, and
to induce laxity in the maintenance of
the quarantine, thereby greatly increas-
ing the danger to the whole country, I
have thought it expedient to make gen.
eral statement of the condition of affairs.
The United States Government, acting
through it's Marine Hospital Service, is
engaged in helping the people of Florida,
not injuring them, and in particular the
stricken city of Jacksonville will be
treated with kindly considerations suited
to the calamity which has befallen it,
The people there were permitted to 60
anywhere they desired as long as the
disease was confined to a circumscribed
area in the city but when the city became
generally Infected, then the necess-
ity of placing certain restrictions
upon the movements of outgoing persons
was apparent, and in restricting pro-
miscuous travel from Jacksonville the
Bureau is looking to the security of the
country. The dreadful record OF the
ravages of yellow fever in towns along
the railroad lines leading out of New
Orleans in 1878, when over $4,000 per-
sons were affected with yellow fever, of
whom 1000 died, is too fresh in the
memory to risk it's repetition along the
Atlantic seaboard. The extension OF the
disease to Memphis in 1878, where near
ly 5000 persons died of yellow fever,
might have been prevented had there
been any authority to restrict travel by
proper quarantine. 1t may be fearful
alternative to compel persons from jack
sonville to remain within the camp OF
the refugees for period of ten
days before being allowed to go
at will, but that alternative is
humane in comparison with the results
which would follow the admission of the
contagion to all the seaports and South
ern cities, each of which in a short time
would itself become new center of in
fectiou. The Government has not at
any time established strict Gordon OF
sanitaire about the city of Jacksonville,
but has opened camp of refuge in
high and healthy locality, and furnishes
free rations to those detained. 1t has
also authorized, at large expense, the
building of 200 pine cabins to shelter
those people who are driven out of the
infected localities, and it is willing to
provide for the further relief of
Jacksonville by furnishing transpor-
tation by special excursion trains
to any definite point that
is safe and has opened its doors. But
there are few places willing to receive
large numbers Of refugees. While it is
possibly true that the body of healthy
person does not carry contagion, his
clothes do carry it, and baggage packed
in an infected house is dangerous in the
extreme. Fumigation stations have been
established at proper points, and all bag
gage will be fumigated which comes from
any infected city. do not think, there
fore, that there can be any reasonable
ground of complaint.
(Signed.) JOHN B. HAMILTON.
NOTES FROM FLORIDA.
Governor Perry, of Florida, telegraphs
"Without the consent of the Nassau
preclude the establishment of the fever
hospital there, asked by the Jacksonville
committee"
Senator Call and Representative
Dougherty had a conference with the
President this morning in regard to the
condemnatory resolutions passed by
Jacksonville citizens concerning DR..
Hamilton's course of action. No con-
clusion was reached.
julius Wise, one of the Bureaus in
1,n1 kIo
Jacksonville to Fernandino three days to
inspect the latter place. He telegraphs
that ne has been impeded at all points
by local quarantine regulations. He ex-
poets to reach Fernandino to-day and
Camp Perry tomorrow. DIR. Guiteras
telegraphs from Camp Perry that 1876
persons were at muster yesterday, so
arrived, and he will discharge % to-day.
ONE CASE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Surgeon General Hamilton has re-
ceived dispatch from Philadelphia in
forming him that case of yellow fever
has been discovered there in the person
of Florida refugee, who passed inspec.
ton at Waycross, Ga, The patient was
sent to the municipal hospital.
In reference to the supposed case of
yellow fever now in this city, it was
learned that this refugee had been
taken to the United States Marine
ward of the German hospital,
in charge of Doctors Balhaiche
and stage. DIR. stage reported that he
found the case doubtful one, with some
indication in favor of the theory of yell
low fever, and made report to the health
authorities at once. Upon this report to
the health authorities the patient was
ordered at once to be sent the municipal
hospital.
AT JACKSONVILLE.
New ORLEANS, September 1.-The
Times Democrats special from Jackson
vile, Florida, says: Eleven new cases of
yellow fever up to o'clock and one
death, is what DR.. Neal Mitchell reports
by telephone. This is big figure for SO
early in the day. The greater portion OF
the new cases are reported from to 6
P. NJ. There will be so few people
left here in a few days from now
that hardly anyone can hope to escape
the disease. Tomorrow an excursion
train will leave here for South Carolina,
in accordance with Surgeon General
Hamilton's suggestion and permission,
and it will be we'll filed. 1t is especially
urged now that women and children ge!
out of the city, and great efforts are be-
ing made to send them off.
THE nTn RAMAN.