Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-14
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-TUEsDAY. AUGUST IA, 1888

kindled MI over the city--two or three
in every block--in order TO kill the fever
germ il possible.
Tonight the conclusion " theory OF
killing the fever germs viii be given a
practical test. Wilson's battery, With
i've pieces OF artillery. will begin firing
continuously from 7 O'Clock for several
hours The following order has been
Issued by the committee
The committee in charge OF the test TO
be made of the eoncussScn theory pro-
pose 20 make the test a thorough one and
TO that end would request that the people
bear patiently and without complaint at
the annoyance caused by the firing of the
cAnnons Every one at such a time rs
this must make sacrifices for the general
good, and il this test, combined with The
other means to be used, will free the city
from the scOurge which threatens us, no
sacrifice would be too gsoat. The attend
ants OF the sick should be careful g. pre-
pare their patients 81 that there may he
no unnecessary shock from the noise, and
urge them to submit patiently. The
hours of firing will be from to 7 A. NJ.
and from < to . z. NJ, perhaps longer.
FSignedl II. \. LRSGLE.
II. r. SroUr,
Committee.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August l3.-Sensatlon-
al specials to northern and western pa
pers purporting 10 issue from Augusta,
and describing q panic Ia this city and
OF the people leaving here on account OF
the yellOw-iever scare, ara utterly with
oat foundation. Mayor May and Prcsi-
dent Foster, Of the Board Of Health,
have been seeking to-day TO discover the
authors of tie specials, and the citizens
are quite indignant. Augusta is more
than three hundred miles from Jackson
sonyillc, said Mayor May. and has es-
teblished strict quarantine relations.
She has the best sewerage system and
has been the cleopest aud hea'thiost city
in the State this summer There Is nos
the slightest danger or apprehension OF
fever, and the specials published IN The
northern and western papers DO the city
great damage aud injustice The only
particle Of foundation for them Is the iact
that Augusta has quarautined sgnlust
Jacksonville which y no more than other
cities have done
ATLANTA, a.. August lj.-Superiu-
teulont b. NJ. Turner, of the Post Ofco
Department. furnishes the following iu-
formation regarding the Florida mails ::
All mails originating outside Of the State
az lorida viii bc sent to their destna-
ton In that State by whatever route may
remain open, by day and by night, which
can boz delivered without passing through
The infected or quarantine districts. Inc
m1ii from Florida viii bee conccn-
iiated ct the fumigation station near
Naycross. AMI viii be thoroughly
famigated all forwarded to rs destiui-
tlon. No mail viii be sent on any route
through an infected or Quarantned dis
trict. Tho mail viii be diverted day by
day over whatever route may be neces-
barry 90 enable il To- reach the Office OF
Situation wlthou! passing through the
infected TERRITORY IL las been recon
mendel 10 the post-Onico Department
90 hgve al registered mail heretofore
sent 10 jacksonville, Fla, for distribution
to he sent to savannah, Ga. Registered
matter intended for She city OF Jackson
vile will be sent over tie Atlanhc-Coast
Line from Savannah to Jacksonvlle'
That fer all other uoints viii be sent
Jy whatcyCr route may be necessary TO
avoid the probability Of detention by
quarantine aud OF infection. All regis
tered matter from the state OF Florida
vii 10 sent 0vcs the Same route rs other
matter 10 the fumigation-statlon at Way
cross, and be distributed after the fumi-
cation as other mails are.
Nsw OnTNs, August 13.-Iho
Louisiana State Board Of Health has in
fyectors on all incoming trains and per
sons ascertaiued go be from the fever in
fcctvd points in Florida are detained at
quarantine until seven days bavo elapsed
from the date @ the departure from such
injected points. The Mississippi State
Boqrd of Health having declared quarRn-
tine against the ycllowfeyer infected
point IN Florida, VIII doubtless render
some assistance in heading off the refu-
gees and OBTAINING them IS long as the
Board OF Health may determine, the Pc
ricd being fixed at seven days.
Cou,uus, Co.. August i3.--Iho city
authorities to-day established a rigid
quarantine AGAINST Jacksonville, Fla,
oud all points infested with yelluW-ieYer.