The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-26
THE GRIM PESTlLENCE
The Situation Steadily
Growing More and
More Serious.
prcAruR AND rtRSASDISA BOTH
VICTIMS.
Train. stopped ana rusioe.s suspended

J,cKsoNvliIE. Fla. September %
In 10 noon to-day only few White
cases were reported. among them are MAY
Hawkins cfild Alone BermaD, a. +.
singer. Mrs ! L. Beynard, Alvia and
Renismin HerTick, Mrs Arnold, a. j..
Camohcu. John r. GlarksOn. Rev. NJ II.
Wen,bolli Cashier ~. y Baker Of
Florida state Bank aud j ID. Mccormick,
and two nurses NAMES unknown as YET
There are some forty cases OF coioied;
Dead are j H. Bursh, member OF Board
of Public Works, Arthur Trip ana
Moliie Roach.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Sept. 2j.-lhe
day opened cold. damp and very unpleas-
ami TIE first news was the death OF Mr..
! +. Burch Of the Board OF Public
Works. This leaves Hon J. {. Oreelly
the only surviving member Of that Dody
here. News reached this city iale yes
terdav tha' r. S. LukenbiU, purchasing
agent OF ibc T. II. * y. X Il. al 1 eIhah,
dina and one OF the leading clilzens' hau
died Of q genuine case OF yeilo" leVer
Dlliqent telegraphng 20 numerous peo-
ME I'm that city failed TO elicit any re-
snonse II was learned on good author
ifv. however. tha. Mr Lukenbill was
dead. bat that the attending physician
had pronounced his death as caused by
Congestion" At about o'clock a mes
sage came from FernaBdina praying that
two nurses be sent there at once IN
charge of DR. George Troupe Maxwell
for attendance upon Superintendent -
Z. Maxwell of the r. r. ~ \. x. X. ms
was a sure case OF yellow fever in Fer
nandina, for that city las heretofore
maintained such strict quarantine against
Jacksonville that not even car loau oil
ice would be received there from JACK
eonyile. Latera telegram from ba.dNln,
addressed 20 "Dr. Neal Mitchell or Dr.
Maxwell" read as follows' "Locomo-
live will be no Jacksonville at o.oO p m.
20 take DR.. Maxwell and nurses 10 Fer
nandina % attend Captain Maxwell.
lsignedl VI. v Bailey
The conductor called at Board OF
Health headquarier, for nurses, and be
ing obliged TO make close connection
with the special train then waiting at
Baldwin. be took the nurses along with
him. DR. Maxwell being left behind.
INCREASED EXCITEMENT IN JACKSON.
NArcnEz. Miss, Sept 2j "A suspi-
cious case of fever was reported about Is
mile. south of jackson and not very far
from this city. This had the effect OF IN
creasing The excitement which prevails
here The patient nursed policeman
Torrance, who fell a victim TO the fever
last week In Jackson. Another suspi-
ci0us case IS reported az Miles station,
about midway between Naiclez and
Jackson. The victim i'm this case was
ouarlered 40 Jackson in The Lawrence
House last Wednesday night
NO RAILROAD. ALLOWED TO ENTER
NATCnEZ.
NArcnrz. Miss, September 25.-The
Board O Health yesterday gave permis-
sion % the Natchez, Jackson & COlum-
bus Road 20 run trains with the proviso
that they transport nothing but freights
and medicines and bring in cotton and
cotton seed. The public vetoed this as
soon as DO became known by declaring
they would tear up The track If the run
ming Of trains could not be prevented
otherwise The railroad abandoned the
project. lt is likely that all employo,
of tne road will be suspended until the
fever scare IS over a steamboat arrived
Yesterday from New Orleans with q num-
ber of passengers, and as they had pass
ed through Jackson on fast train, they
were compelled 10 quarantine. Fears
were expressed that the cars which they
had occupied might he infected luspec-
iion Is made d an .teamboats before
they are allowed 20 make landing here.
The quarantine le.omes more severe
daily Much hope is felt over the grow
ing cooler weather Quite a number of
people leave here on passing steamboats,.
The excurs.0nisis Quaranlined at Lands
town Park are an ion good health.
EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN IN MERIDIAN.
MERIDIAN. Miss, September 25-
Everything Is slut down in this city on
account Of the panic resulting from the
yellow fever The streets are deserted
aud q general feeling of lilelessuess pre-
walls.
MEMPHIS FRIGHTENED.
MEMPHIS, September 2j-The steam
boat F. 9. Brown from New Orleans
bound TO Cincinnati, passed this place at
midnight She has 250 passengers,
principally from Greenville and Vicks-
burg No one was permitted 10 disem-
bark All are reported well.
THE FEVER AT DECATUR.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, September 25.-
Two deaths and four new cases Of yellow
fever reported at Decatur, Alabama, to-
day The dead are l.. 5 Weakley and J.
II Weaklev The new cases are Ellis
Wright, railroad engineer Mrs. Lestor
and TWO negroes. W II. Francis is con
vaiescent aud DR. Buckley is doing well
Dr. Cochran, who visited CullmaD, Ala.
last night, found C f. Buchhort sick
with yellow fever He also found a sus-
picious case at Flint There are three
suspicious cases in Decatur to-day.
Money and provisions are greatly
needed
ARMY OFFICERS ALLOWED FURTHER
TINE.
WAsHINGToN, d. C., September 25.-
The acting Secretary OF War, authorizes
officers OF the army who are absent on
leave from stations In sectious of tho