Evening journal., 1888-09-19
Yellow Jack 5 Domain
Terrible Increase in the Num-
Der of Fever Victims.
NEW CASES, 15e, WITH 90 DEATHS
The Weather. Favorable TO n still Larger
Incrense During the week-POor Ac-
oommodations ana Food fOr the Con
valesceab-

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 10-Yesteriay
WIS ths most terrible day in the fevvr history
OF this state, and the record of new cases il
1856 for twenty four hours, many more than
has occurred in any one day since the fever
commenced The day was bright and sunny
and the hot sunshine on the soaked earth is
very favorable 70 the development II yellow
fever, and a large increase d the disease Is
expected for the remainder Of the week. The
medical bureau reported about 80 cases
The death rate was fearful Tor a city lfl1s
this, more than half depopulated The num-
Der was 20 The total number Of cases to date
is ,s03 total number Of deaths, 1853
All the nurses here have been put % work,
but no moro nurses will be received except
those who have had the fever.
Tho death list is as follows. W II. Mos,
NJ Jones, p Lopez, Mr. Gargon, S. Grant,
Mrs Spearman, Mrs Cowly, Mrs II. T.
Smith, Mrs Folly, J. Graves, Mr.. Jacobs,
w G.. Farmer, Julia Jones, Y. Frazie, Miss
Edith Schuyler, NJ Jacoby, Mr. Odea Miss
Ida c. Harland, Mr.. Slidell, Mr. McNear.
New casee-white: Mrs Cooper, A. Parsons,
Aiabel Parsons, Mrs A. Pansona Miss II.
Geddings, John E Clarke, Charles Enter
Henry Coborne, George B. Cloohas Frank
Lopez, Mrs A w Taylor, Maggie johnson,
MrS Z Martin, Hslen Robinson, Mary
Robinson. Mira Kibbes, Mrs Capt. Adams,
Henrietta Robinson, Augustus Daizi, Allen
Ashley, Howard Pknkett, Mrs Paiakett,
Grover Painkett, W. P. johnson, Mrs z. IL.
johnson, Mrs Wolf, l. o. Baker, Anna
Bevet, Gus Higgins, Maria Thomas, Emily
Taylor, J. B. ChristopheT, Fannie Moyley,
W. Wood, William Howard, A. l. Rebston,
A. Hay, E Hay, Andrew Youman, Mis-
d. B. Marshall, Miss Frankie Cusner,
Oliver Field, Jennie Bennett Mrs james
Gerdner, Mnry Gardner, Mrs Frank
Jones, Frank ]. Jones, Harry Jones, Joseph
Stratton, John Stzatton, Robert Miller,
Joseph Taylor, Richard JONES' Elias Jones,
Mr.. Georgian, Mrs c. Klein, S. West, W.
Far1neF, J. J. Holland, Patrick BoyTSien, Mrs
Bowden, Mr.. George Baxter, Mrs Hartley,
Mrs Branhan, W. L Teriesback and wife A.
Wehlan, Miss Smith, Mis- Mccormack
| Charles Carton, Mis- Belle Nolan, Mrs Hoyt
Mrs Hudson, Edward Grimins, Carrie
Wellby, Minnie Hasken. J. 7. Phillips, Mrs
Malone, Mrs Diaz, Moses Thompson, -
Dunn, Mrs Gibson, Rev. W. II. Simpson and
4 two unknown persons Total number Of
cases-Wh hite, IS; colored, Il
/ A woman who had been at tho convalescen
hospital az Camp Perry tells disagreebl'
story Of her experience thera II was on my
way TO Atlanta she says II could hav'
gone from Camp Perry on the 14th inst in
stead Of returning here, hut was almos
starving, and could not stand the trip
came back 10 Jacksonville 10 get something
to eat The fare Cor the well, II plain, woul'
be good enough II properly cooked, and d
ons would complain, but just think OF eatin,
three times day half done hominy, oori
bread raw in the middle, and toughest an,
stringiest beef evCs seen OF dreamed Of Thes
irregularities are almost sure to occur in
time Of panic and confusion, but the sick AM
convalescent surely should have prope
! nostrishrnentn