The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-22
FEVER DON'T GAIN MUCH.
FIVE NEW GASES AND A DEATH
THE REPORT FOR THE DAY.

-Rumors that Physicians Are to be
Prosecuted for Alleged Failure to
Report Work of the Sanitary Com
mittees.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Aug. 21.-The off,
ciaI bulletin for the twenty four hours end
ing at 6 o'clock tonight is as follows:
New cases, s. deaths, e. T. Wauklyn); :;
under treatment, %; total number of cases
to date, As; total number Of deaths to
date, s.
The new cases areI
THOMAS THOMAS.
DAVIS LLOYD.
NELLIE REIGLEs.
Miss FLETCHER.
MRS. Z. w. HILL.
Three firemen from the Central station
were taken to the hospital as suspects.
They will undoubtedly develope into fever
patients tomorrow.
1t is rumored that the board of health is
preparing to prosecute one or more doctors
for alleged failure to report cases to the
board.
Wauklyn Is an Englishman and a liquor
dealer. Ten patients are convalescent.
The weather is warm and oppressive, but
the slowness of the disease to increase gives
strong hope to the board of health that it
can be controlled.
Refugees complain greatly Of the mis-
management at the baggage fumigation
station near Waycross.
Mail was allowed to go to st. Angus
tine to day 1t is probable that the
quarantine by the Florida towns against
this city will be slightly relaxed soon, the
people finding out that it is more of
scare than anything else.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
The council held meeting this evening
and elected Thomas Lancaster police com
missioner in place of A. r. Jones, who was
suspended by Mayor Smith, and whose
place was declared vacant.
In regard to quarantine, it was resolved
TO cooperate with the board of health in an
effort to keep out suspects and paupers.
OF the forty cases of fever which have
occurred here, seven have died, ten been
discharged and twenty-three are still under
treatment. Miss Robertson, who is at the
Sand Hills hospital, is reported as being
still very ill, but somewhat better than on
yesterday The remaining cases are doing
we'll
A pavilion 40 feet long, with a double
Hills to-day and will be completed at the
earliest possible moment
SISTERS OF CHARITY.
The Sisters of Charity have volunteered
their services to take charge of the female
ward of this hospital and nurse the sick,
and for their accommodation a comfortable
house will be erected at once adjoining the
hospital Two large t1oored tents for sus-
poets are also to be erected, as well as a
building for the use of a physician in
charge, where he can change his clothing
and take disinfecting baths after his rounds
through the hospital.
Capt. Hoey said to a reporter yesterday
that there were negroes here from Sanford
and various other places and sections,
drawn hther by the hone Of getting cared
for without expense to themselves He says
the office Of the relief committee is crowded
from morning till night with applicants for
charity, but that very few provisions have
been given out, and each case is looked into
Lefore any assistance is given.
WANT SOUTH FLORIDA GUARANTEED.
Considerable indignation was expressed
on the streets to-day on account of the fail
ure to quarantine South Florida, which the
board of health seems determined not to do.
''Why," said one prominent citizen this
morning, there are large numbers Of ne
groes flocking into the city, having heard
by some means the absurd rumor that TIE
United States government had sent down
provisions here to be dealt out to their race,
and the chances are that we will soon be
overrun with these people who may bring
disease into our city limits. Beside, their
presence here, especially at this time is not
very desirable, and in the face of
these facSs the board must not continue to
ignore the peoples wishes. There is now
no business with South Florida, anyhow,
and SO the cry that it will hurt business
should not influence the board to continue
their absurdly stubborn resistance any
longer. How can we check this sicknesss
How can we purify our atmosphere and
how can we ever expect to get Jacksonville
on her feet again as long as the gates of
Jacksonville are wide open and she invites
this kind of immigration into her midstl
1t must be stopped.
ICE ALLOWED TO MELT.
A man at Callahan ordered 800 pounds of
ice from one Of the Jacksonville dealers,
1t was forwarded and put of OIL the plat
form at Callahan where IL was allowed to
melt without being removed.
lhe meeting OF the sanitary ASSOCIATION
was not well attended to-day. Judge Jones,
chairman of the relic committee, stated
that he was organizing the commissary
department of his committee as
instructed yesterday. He said that j. W
Saunders had besn placed in charge, and
that arrangements would be made to supply
the fumigating staff, nurses, quarantine
guards and needy suspects under quaran-
tine with food, that the committee had
selected location for camp near Mon
Grief creek, and that w. y. MacDuT had
consented to put in position the tents
and make the other necessary arrange
ments. Upon motion a requisitiOn Of 500,
payable to Chairman Jones, was approved
Tor Immediate expenses.
SENDING OUT CIRCULARS.
The chairman announced the appoint
ment of a subcommittee for preparing and
sending out circular letters tO residents of
Jacksonville, soliciting contribute ;, con
slsting Of John n. c. Stockton, w. n.
Baker, G. Benedict and s. Z. Foster.
+. h. McMurray reported tue difficulty
experienced in arranging for a conference
through Mr.. Crawford of the 81. Angus
Tine and Halifax river road The pref
cent was requested TO ask tho health author
tiles to arrange a conference relative 70
Quarantine matters from the end Il the
road, as Mr.. Crawford was in that vicinity.
ORGANIZING HOSPITAL STAFF.
DR.. K. p Daniel announced that in ac-
cordance with the recommendation Of the
association, toe board Of health mad begun
Vhe organization Of n hospital staff to take
charge of st. Luke's hospital. A communi-
cation was received from the board OF