New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-06
TBT TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRfJC
-nr-s11n IL CT III

CAMP PERRY-CAMP MITCHELL EsTAB-
| LIsHED-THE CENSUS GOING on.
fnr TELEGRAPH rRrDUsE.l
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept 5.-The deaths to-day
were Louis r. Hernandez, Ms. Lucy McCular, J.
ok John Carroll and E. r. Person. The official
bulletin for the twenty-four hours ended at p. IN.
! tO-days shows
Number OF deaths
Numeer of new cases oSd
! There were forty-three new cases yesterday up
to p. m, the largest figure yet reached The
other names that could not be obtained last night
are Mrs Thomas Mofratt, X. Moffatt a. j. Marx
Mrs Gertrude Tcsege, Mrs. c. J. LOngle, Mrs.
| Raymond Knight, Miss Laura jenkins, Arthur NJ
Sgnor, c. c. Converse, Mrs. Stark, Isaac Barber
| Dr. Porter, OF Key West, has been sent for also
| Dr. II. y. Caldwell of Sanford, the latter to take
charge of St. Lukes Hospital soon as possible.
The Board OF Health will provide one or more
| physicians who will be on duty day and night, TO
attend gratis the stricken poor who may need
their services. The prosration Of DR.. Fernandez
yesterday was the subject of universal regret. He
| has stood heroically at his post as head of St
Lulzes Hospital Dr. Staenwarck had a relapse
Yesterday but il is hoped that he may yet re-
cover Dr. Sollace Mitchell, physician in charge
Of Sand Hills Hospital says there were four dis
charged from the white male ward this forenoon
The new ward. which will be equipped to accommo-
date thirty patients. Will be ready on Saturday or
Monday. A. c. Stanse head Of the committee
who have charge of the census now being taken
in connection with the plan to depopulate the
city. started off with sixty men this forenoon
upon house-to-hOuse inspection. Inquiries are
made at each house as to how many OF Its oc-
cupiuts would like to leave the city, etc New
cases were springing up lively this forenoon
Aid is now needed-physic nurses and money.
| This latter there is no further for declining
| Jacksonville cannot bear the burden longer, and
II is folly 10 longer refuse aid 50 kindly and gem
eronslv offered. The most important business
transacted at the noon meeting OF the Association
was the issue of the following appeal for aid;
To our Friends and FellowCltizcns Of the United
States We the authorized Representatives OF the city OF
Jacksonville recognizing the fact that the epidemic has
now reached such a that our own funds are msuf
ncicnt either to cope the many Of absolute
necessity the engagement Of nurses or Tor numerous
demands and the further TACT tha' IN te
absence Of all business many Of able citizens are
unable 10 furnish further funds think that we are
justified accepting the many willing Offers Of AID tha'
have been received from you.
We therefore wish our fclow-citi7ens Of the United
States 10 know that will gratefully receive the aid
they have offered and any contribution will be usei
for benefit Of those in need and where It VIII 90 the
good We requ that any such contribution may
be forwarded NJ. Schumacher. president OF the
First Bank and chairman Of our finance commit
tee NEAL MITCHELL
President OF Duvsl County Board Of Health
D. T. GEROw. Acting Mayor
z. McQUAID,
Acting President OF Citizens Auxiliary Association
In regard TO the now hut" camp Mr. Mac
| Duff. on behalf of the special committee to locate
camp reported that the committee had selected
site on the Florida Railroad and Navigation
road az the Seven-Me Post. and had purchased
twenty acres of land. at 81 so per acre. lie fur-
/ ther stated that the mills of Clark. Hunter &
! Cashcn were now engaged in getting out the lum-
her. and work would be pushed forward vigor-
| ouslv in building the camp Mr MacDuH
added that the committee recommended the pur-
chase of twenty acres in addition and asked Tor
authority to employ surveyor; ana suggeSteu
that the camp he called MITCHELL in honor Of
the president Of the Board of Health as a mark
Of appreciation Of his valuable services Inc
report was received and the committee was con-
tinucd with full power to perfect the titles OF the
land and lay out and build camp. The com
mttee accepted the suggestion of the special conf
mjttcc. and adopted the name Of Camp Mitchell
President McQuaid read the following telegram
from W D. Chipley. of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad:
Pensacola Sept 4-Gcnera Manager Harahan has ar
ranged With rho Kenucky Board Of Health FOR fu
permission or refugees from Jacksonville 10 enter 'he
| star, n Kentucky The Boards Of Health in western
and Middle Florida will permit these l"ius''7 To pass
fhrourh r locked cars with less than fifteen passen
Ger. 10 ,ho car their being placed IN the car
with them II passengers desire 70 come hah can
be- accommodated in one car let them Use Two II you
can arrange with Mt Maxwell 10 furnish these cars e
Pensacola and Atlantic will deliver them 20 Louls'Nle
and Nashville ard carry through to any point
In tho state Of Kentucky on Louisville and Nashville
RAILWAY We are trying make the same arrangements
with the state of Tennessee The cars must be locked
east o Baldwin and the tickets delivered 10 the conductor
u the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 10 be-
pa.-ed o the neNt conductor The ear must be pfoNd1
with llgh-. lunch etc. before starting md mist not lee
unlocked exeept TO renew the under proper scsna
tions until ii reaches Tennessee or Kentucky. hope
this arrangement relief to your stricken
people
President McOuaid was directed to telegraph
/ 70 the authorities at Washington, making requlsl-
tion for necessary supplies and for funds to pay
for sanitary work and guards, and also to try
to arrange TO obtain 200 tents from Egmont hey.
on authority of Surgeon-General Hamilton
The conference yesterday at Camp Perry be-
tween the city officials and Dr. Hamilton proved
! of littIe benefit The jacksonville committee
were treated very cordially. the Surgeon-CTencral
telling them to see what they could DO, and that he
would then think it over. lie remarked that ne
couldn't be buldozed, and seemed TO consiuet ur.
| Jacksonville fttIng subject Just at present
for his bitter resentment, on account OF the news
| paper criticisms and attacks. However, IL Is
! hoped that the work of dopopuatlng the city can
! be bcpun and carried on fully and freely.
Up TO noon there had been twenty-six new
cases and four deaths.
THE STORY OF AN ESCAPED FLORlDlAN.
A STATE FULL OF QUARANTINE OFFICIALs-DIF.
FICULTIEs IN TRAVEL AND TRANSPoRTA-
,cf,,rce fron Gainesville Fla. arrived in this