New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-11
THE YELLOW FEVER SCARE.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE PLAGUE.

BURNING INFECTED BEDDING-THE DISEASE
SPREADING AT JACKSONVILLE
Washington, Aug 1O.-Surgeon- General Hamilton
has telceraphed TO Dr. John p. wall president Of the
Board Of Health az Tampa, and Surgeon Murray al
Manatee, follows:
you may destroy all infected bedding ana cloth
Ing by fire, taking inventory ana apprasin,S 49, of
ton Be careful to destroy none unless evidence vi
LIS tateTert to The eIfoct that fumigatlon could
not be effectively performed
lie also sent the following telegram to the president
of the Board OF Health at Jacksonville, Fla
bedding and cothlngl Keep me informed
To this he received the following reply
"Infected bedding and clothing were burned
Dr. Hamilton elegaphcd to the president OF tho
State Board Of Health Charleston s. C., as follows:
VIII try to make arrangements for fumigation OF
mails and baggage at Way Cross TO morlo"; 81
you provide for fumigaton of mails now detained at
Charleston y
Passed Assistant Surgeon Urquhart, at Norfolk, Va
has been ordered Way Gross, to open station for
the fumigatlon OF mails and baggage He VIII remain
I'm charge of that station throughout the summer re-
lieving Dr. Cuitcras of that duty. Passed Assistant
Surgeon De Van at savannah; has been 2nier r TO
send barrel Of sulphur TO Dr. Urquhat AZ way NLoss
Pas ed Assistant Surgeon Gutcras has been ordered
TO establish fuHigat0n station a. dupont. I'd dui
ono al Chaftahoochce Fla engage competent local
physicians In those places. and to supelntend me
stations with them and the railway mall onlcers' lug 10
what steps had been taken TO prevent the entrance
of baggage from the south, and inspection was ordered
al Heart, Road Junction. telegram has been re-.
ceiv ed from DR. Cuitcras. at Jacksonville, a. iolloWs
since yesterday Uhe ethl evening. two cases i0uhl
at the city Hospital in the outskirts Of town lhcy
have been Isolated there. one of them can be CON
nccted with the original focus Three other ca les as
covered today. Total. five new cases. We arc DC
Ginning TO lose connection with the original focus
Tho last three cases viii probably be sent TO sand
Hills but the importance OF ISOLATION Is evidently
Diminishing. Infected localities have been closed up
and measures for disinfection have been takeh''
The president Of the State Board Of Health OF
Jacksonville Fla telegraphs to-day that the disease
is assuming an epidemic form. The superintendent
OF the Railway Mall Service, Mr.. Bancroft. was IN
consultation with Or. Hamilton this morning ana
promised that an empoye of the service SHAH DO
pirsen, at each fmigaton station to cooperate with
the physicians
Senator Call to-day introduced Joint resolution 10
appro nrate 5000 OOO to be paid out In the dscre-
ton of the Secretary OF the Treasury for the proven
ton and suppress sion Of yellow fever In the inter-
state commerce of the United ST es. IL also althOr-
zcs the Surgeon General OF the Marine ospai ser
vice on the request OF the Governor OF any stat 10
seize and destroy, under conditions ana rcgnlaton9
70 he prescribed by tho secretary OF the treasury,
any infected personal other property when IS corr
mnncating Infection and disease In the Interstate
| commerce.