The morning news., 1888-09-24


The NEWS correspondent here has time
and again called attention to the very in
accurate report he is compelled to send out.
10 do the board of health justice they are
not to blame in the matter. They do every
thing possible TO make the official record
perfect. Day before yesterday Willie Long,
a runaway boy from home, was numbered
among the dead, while in Friday nights
report Miss Conrader was reported as dead,
when the fact is she is rapidly convalescing.
A young friend of hers, Miss Susie Lemon,
was sick at the same place and she died. BY
some strange fatality both names were re-
ported among the dead.
HARD WORKERS SICK.
To-day's new cases include many of the
hard workers.
Rev. w. II. Dodge, pastor of the Newman
Street Presby yterian church, was taken sick
last night and to-day he is quite ill.
Rev. Dr. Weller and Mr. Dodge, with
Bishop Weed, made trio of the hardest
workers here, and their ministrations ac-
complished world of good. Rev. DR..
Weller is now convAescing rapidly. Bishop
Weed still keeps up, and his cheerful coun-
tenance and hearty greeting are worth
great deal to the displrited citizens.
Judge w. Whitner, of the law firm of
Fleming a. Daniel, and Mr.. Howe, in the
furniture establishment of CleayeIand 81
Son, are also reported among the dead to-
day.
rHE NEW CURE.
Dr. Webb, of tire electro-libation cure
fame, was introduced Mt the meeting of the
Citizens Auxiliary Sanitary Association
yesterday, and the conference committee
were instructed TO see that he was intro
duced to the board of health. with request
that they look into the merits of the inven-
ton. The doctor claims to have produced
some wonderful cures This mornings
Times Union relates the case of printer
vino was taken with tue fever and
Immediately applied this remedy. with
the result that the next morning,
though weak, he desired to return to work,
but was dissuaded from so doing. Time
only can tell how permanent the cure is.
The doctor claims to have made other cures.
GREAT INTEREST.
Some curiosity is manifested TO see the
effectiveness of the theory, rs the inventors
claims are startling to say the least, aud If
the method should prove at all valuable
will remove many Of the horrors OF this
fell disease One claim is that he can pro
duce sweat on the most obstinate case in
from thirty minutes to an hour.
In conversotion with DIR, Sollace Mitchell
Yesterday, the latter offered the doctor
good facilities 10 test tbe Inveption He
said that in some cases he would allow the
doctor two hours in his endeavor to pro-
duce heavy sweat.
AN UNREASONABLE CONDITION..
DR.. Sanche at first acceded to the propo-
sition, but said that his patient must be
isolated and that the doctor should not see
him for twelve hours, This proposition the
doctor very naturally refused to accede TO.
as he said be would have to watch the
patient, and if he found that the libation
treatment proved unfavorable and likely to
result in harm to the patient be
would interfere To this the doctor replied
that his method always made the patient
worse till just before be recovered" The
doctors laugh at the claims of DR.. Sanche,
and say that it is the veriest bosh.
SURVIVING BLACK voMIr.
DR.. Sollsce Mitchell reports two cases at
the Sand Hills who have had the black
vomit and vet who will recover.
DR.. Potts. who was taken sick several
days ago, has had hard fight with yellow
jack. Thursday he had the black vomit
aud was quite low. He rallied from it and
was much stronger Friday. Yes
terday he had another terrible attack
of black vomit. He presented horrible
appearance even to the nurses who are ac-
customed to such sights. Strange to say
he recovered from this, and to-day is doing
very well indeed.
c. II. Morse, another patient, had the
true black vomit five days ago and was not
expected to live at one time, but he rallied
soon after and DIR. Sol!ace Mitchell says
that in all probability both of these patients
will recover fully.
HEALERs FRUSTRATED.
The nurses and doctors now seem to be
coming in for their share of the fever. Four
nurses, ]. J. Bryson, Z. w. Drake of New
York, L. NJ. Newman of Tampa, and II. J.
Arlomiz of Washington, were taken sick
this morning. Mr. Drake is one of the
Harry Miner delegation.
DIR. Eddy, one of the new physicians, is
also down.
In order to accommodate the new doctors
who are here when they become sick the
medical bureau has rented a house in con-
venient location where all the doctors can
be well taken care of. Evidence of the
untrustworthiness Of the home nurses
is found in the fact that large number
who were paid off Saturday night, failed to
go to work to-day when ordered. All such
are put OH the black list, and will not be
given employment again.
NEED FOR MORE NURSES.
OF the $50 odd nurses here on the bureau
books there was not one to spare this morn
ing. They are greatly exhausted by their
weeks work, and will require day of rest
at least. Many more could be used TO great
advantage here, but they must be accli-
mated, for all others prove
hindrance instead of a help. Some
twenty or thirty are expected from
Tampa and Philadelphia this evening
and tomorrow. Female nurses are needed
the most
w. j. Saunders and Miss Emma T. Bye
water, an Atlantic City, N. j., young lady,
were married here this afternoon by Rt.
Rev. Bishop Weed. Mr.. Saunders was
proprietor of the May Flower house. where
the first caees were He and Miss Bye
water were taken sick aud recovered nearly
at the same time. He now has charge of
the board of health hotel and restaurant
for doctors and nurses.
The board of health received the follow
ing to-day:
Spider web pills will cure yellow fever. Try it.
George Hollenbeck, a Western Union
operator, was taken sick this morning.
An operator named p. d. Wade has arrived
from New Orleans. More are needed.
FRAUDS OBTAINING RELIEF.
The executive committee of the sanitary
association held joint meeting with the
relief committee to-day to discuss com
plants of abuses. Numerous cases of fraud
have been discovered and it is believed that
hundreds of families of negroes have OBJ
tained relief through different members, so
as to attempt to lay up supplies for the win
ter. These will be cut off as
rapidly as discovered and sent to the
refugee camps or put TO work. The branch
comlnissaries which have been unduly null