The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-01
SWEEP OF THE SCOURGE.
ST AUGUSTINE LOOKED UPON
WITH SUSPICION.

The SlLuaJlOn at JaCRSOnVlll0 lIl-
proving-Cnly 6 Deaths and 10 New
Cases Reported by the Official Bulle-
tn-Only 13 of the New Patients
White
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept. 30.-The Of
.ial bulletin for the twenty-four hours end
ing at o'clock tonight, reads as follows:
New cases ........... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Deaths ...... ..............!........... b
fotal number of cases to date. .............2, 1895
Total number of deaths to date............ 254
To-day's deaths are:
EDWARD WILLIAMS.
Mrs. II. GOVERNOR.
w. w. SAMPSON (colored).
WILLIAM T. PYLES.
JAMES HALL.
SHAD MILLER (colored).
To-days new cases among the whites are
w. T. WRIGHT.
IDA FRANK.
ANNIE JACKSON.
P. L. MCDANIELS.
Miss GRACE MCDANIELs.
H. g. GERTDoRF.
FRANK LOPEZ.
ANITA VILLRET.
EMIL LORMY, a nurse.
r. H. ELAN.
JOHN DIXON.
WILLIAM SMITH.
An infant of Mr.. MEAD.
To-day's total is made up of IS whites
Ind 66 negroes.
MORE CHEERFUL OUTLOOK.
The situation to-day seems greatly i'm
proved. The. weather was bright and
many Of the convaescents and sick took
advantage of it by indulging in sun baths.
E. w. Drake, Harry Miner nurse, is at
The hospital very low. Several others were
taken sick last night. -Four nurses arrived
!o-day-Mrs. Jerome from New York, and
shree men from Philadelphia. The latter
Nere advised to return home, as there were
already here more nurses than could be well
employed.
ST. AUGUSTINE UNDER SUSPICION.
The existence of fever aU ST. Augustine is
strongly hinted at. There have been sew
fral deaths there lately and many reports of
|denguen fever The latest phase of crazi-
hess at St. Augustine is the refusal of all
mail from this city, letters being returned
marked refusei. The smallpox rumors
from FeTnandlna to-day seem betteI authen-
Heated than ever. A letter from there,
written three days ago, to a citizen here
speaks OF six or eight cases, and says that
the negroes are catching 1T. These rumors
created considerable excitement here.
"A SPECIAL from Fernandina to the Times
Union says:
Twenty-Five cases of all kinds are under treat
nent. All the sick are doing well. The only
problem Is to feed the unemployed laborers,
who have been quiet and well behaved so far.
The people now here do not want to leave. The
people are cheerful and hopeful, and earnestly
4t work.
DR.. J. H. Caldwell left for Camp Perry
to-day.
CASHIER BAKER DYING.
Late tonight it is learned that Cashier
w. n Baker of the State Bank of Florida
Ishe institution of which Hon. II. A.
L'Engle, who died two weeks ago, was
manager1 is lying at 5he point OF death.
MR.. sCHUMACHER's REPORT.
James VI. Schumacher, acting for the
conference committee, has made tne follow
ing report of sundry matters to the Auxili-
Nry Association:
l. The matter of DR.. Echmendia and the fumi-
eating corps being placed under government
control and pay has been submitted by the
board of health to Dr.. Porter and by Dr. Porter
to Surgeon General Hamilton. As soon as ad-
vices are received respecting this matter this
committee will be notified.
q In relation to disseminating the sanitary
guards, now doing police duty in the city,
Chairman Stansell is fully informed respecting
guards as the board deem necessary; that all
except those set forth in this list may be very
properly discontinued, and perhaps in the dis
erection of your committee some doing special
duty that are named i'll that list may be re-
tanned.
B. In the matter of male nurses not employed.
The board of health will consult with your
chairman of the bureau on nurses and medical
aid. The authority to discharge them in the
future will be delegated TO DR.. Porter. Ger
thcates of their time and compensat on per
~ hp fn ia rms N pf
committee nurses and medical aid. Trans
portation is recommended to those physicians
and nurses who have come at the request of the
board OF health ana you are requested to auth
orize your committee on transportation to pro
vide such persons with transportation when re-
quested to do so by the board OF health in due
form.
4. The board of health adopted a resolution
making all drug stores free to supply melicnes
on the prescriptions of all duly authorized and
accredited physicians who are registered at the
bureau OF nurses and medical aid. The resou-
uon provides that all prescriptions must be in
ordinary form and so that they can be under
stood by all druggists.
5. The board Of health takes decided ground
respecting the physicians who do not report
iuelr cases as yellow fever The government
aud cannot be extended to the patients Of such,
and as it is probable that there is only one, to
VII, Dr. Bettes, now remaining IN contempt, It
is recommended by your committee on confer
ence that special committee be delegated to
hee Dr. Bettes to submit to him the reasons OF
ihis association for desiring him TO comply with
tne rules of the board of health.
-. The board Of health requests that d. II.
hennedy be permitted to act with your com
ihlttee on claims a representative OF the
BOARD of health, and that he be made member
of that committee il that eau be properly done.
THE REQUEST GRANTED.
Acting upon the recommendation of the
conference committee. Mr.. D. II. Kennedy
was nominated and elected a member Of
me committee on claims, and Acting Mayor
Gerow was requested to explain the position
OF his committee to DR.. Belts
The men who have been working on the
streets were paid off last night, and some
OF the barrooms did good bust ess in con-
sequence. DR.. G. j. Kenworthy's force has
oeen steadily at work cleaning up the city
Iley have cleaned over 1000 closets in two
weeks
business seemed to be liveier yesterday.
Many people were on the str cts, and u
Greater variety of fruit and vegetables
Soud be seen in the market than for many
days past.
DEPOT AT CAMP PERRY.
chairman Osborne, Of the transportation
yy9hmttee, has received word that Surgeon
-iutton, in charge at Camp Perry, has had
,ulepot constructed near the railroad, in