The Portland daily press., 1888-09-18
sNURsEs AND DOCTORS SENT HOME.
Only Those who Understand the
Fever Wanted In jacksonville.
ALady's Interesting Letter from the
Stricken City.
New Orleans indignant Because
Texas Guaranteed Her.

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. lf.-Ine official re-
port today is 50 new cases and seven deaths.
The medical bureau and the visiting physi-
clans reported "a new cases, many Of which
however, were Implications. 1t is certain
there have been several more than seven
deaths in the past "A hours. Irregularity
among the physicians in making their re-
ports renders correct figures tonight impossi-
BILE. Quite a number Of unacclimated nurses
have reached here from various places and it
is expected that more than dozen, among
them several Of Harry Miners, will be re-
turned to Camp Perry, en- route
North tomorrow. Several physicians who
came without their services having
been accepted by the board of health, are
expected to return home. Among the unac-
climated nurses Is reporter for leading
skilled yellow fever physicians and nurses
will be received bescafs6r.
A special to the Times Union says: six
cases Of yellow fever have appeared at
Gainesville Guards, a WI who recently recently Went ITO to
help suppress the 'longshoremen's riot at
Fernandina."
A Fernandina special says that place is
absolutely healthy.
New Orleans Indignant.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-THE first news
received here of the declaration Of quaran-
tine by the Texas health officer against New
Orleans was contained in the Sunday morn
ing papers. The Louisville health authori-
ties at once telegraphed vigorous protest to
Governor Ross against Rutherford's action.
Today the quarantine was raised. The Lou
isiana State board Of health yesterday sent
the following to the officials: 1--WE give posi-
tive assurance that there is no yellow fever
in New Orleans. There has not even been
a suspicious case this summer Should
case occur, you will be Immediately notified
in accordance with the pledge entered into
by the boards OF health of the Gulf States"
President McCloskey, of the produce ex-
change, telegraphed Gov. Ross as follows:
1.-The members of the produce exchange of
this city enter solemn protest against the
outrage and injustice perpetrated upon our
city by the health officer Of your State in de-
claring quarantine against us. Such action
is lunwarranted from the. fact that
not even a suspicious case
of yellow fever has been here this sea-
son: Our people look to you and believe you
will prompt tly undo the wrong inflicted not
only on our commercial community but on
our citizens generally"
A special meeting of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association was held this
Ofculue, SiAty lutulDtTS D6luS present. An
emphatic protest was entered against the
unjust and unwarranted action of the Texas
health officer in declaring quarantine against
New Orleans.
A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is
called for Thursday evening next for the
purpose of giving a denial to the report of
the existence OF yellow fever in the city and,
also, with view of formulating some plan
for preventing repetition of the action
taken by the Texas health officer. All the
htC inns fx.6s AI.. .of
DR.. Rutherford.
Disease VS.. Science.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 1.-THE refu-
gee train and the welfare of its travellers oc-
cupy considerable of the public mind, as
most persons here have relative or friend
among them. Grave looks are the result of
tidings of development of yellow fever
among the passengers, and it is thought that
there is probably as much danger in going
as staying
A story with a ludicrous side is going the
rounds about lady Of the highest attain
ments and the strictest Christian principles.
Mrs. Douglass Is also lady Of unusually
strong mind and most pronounced "Chris-
tian scientist" She had, up to a day or two
before leaving Jacksonville, utterly secuted
the idea that she would or could take yellow
fever or any other disease. There was no
such thing as physical pain, she was wont to
declare. Headache, toothache, or any other
pain was not real, but the effect of imagin-
alton. Disease was merely sympathy be-
tween the sensitive nervous system and the
weak, morbid, or diseased mind. Her mind
was under such complete control that her
body was rendered perfectly impervious to
any sort of ailment. Imagine the amuse-
ment-dashed with solicitude, of course-of
her acquaintance on reading her name in the
list of yellow fever patients, her case being
the very first case to develop on the route to
Henderson.
Professor Proctor's Death.
NEW YORK, Sept. f.-An autopsy, held
on the body of Prof. Richard A. Proctor
yesterday afternoon, settled two things very
conclusively. One was that the distinguished
astronomer died of a particularly well de-
fined case of yellow fever. thus confirming
the diagnosis of the attending physicians.
The other fact, which was not less positive
ly agreed upon, and which has equal. if not
greater Importance in the eyes Of the public,
Is that not the slightest danger need be ap-
pretended because Of the presence of a sin
gle case of the disease in this city at the
present time. This latter conclusion was
unanimously arrived at by the large corps Of
physicians who witnessed the autopsy, and
who are qualified to promulgate such joint
opinion.
A Bath Man a Sufferer.
BATH, Me-, Sept 17.-It is reported that
friends of DIR. Charles Mallet of Bath, have
been notified by telegraph that he has taken
the fever at Jacksonville. He was one of
the heroic physicians who did not desert the
field of usefulness. 1t is said that he made
a compact with friend that Whatsoever
was first taken, the other should attend him
personally, and 1t is supposed that Mallett
Mallet, for years one of the most noted mas
| ter shipbnilders in Bath, and long in the
employ of e. & A. Sewall. he is a graduate
of Cornell University, New York.