The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-19
FEVER FIGURES FALLING.
ONLY ONE DEATH AND 20 NEW
CASES ON THE LIST.

Sent by Harry Miner.
JACKsoNvILLE, FLA, Oct 1S.-President
Naal Mitchell's official bulletin for the
twentv-four hours ending at o'clock
vo-night is;
Deaths Observation-Disclosures.
Total number of cases to date. .......3,692
Total number Of deaths to date. ............ 322
THE DEATH.
The man who died to-day is:
EDWARD B. HOLIDAY.
NEW CASES.
To.dav's new patients among the whites
are:
CASH THOMAS.
W. P. SANDY.
Gen. JAMES A. PEoN.
SAM Houston.
Mrs. FAGAN.
CATHERINE KLIENE.
L. D. SWIFT.
Mrs. F. T. BARCLAY.
A son of Capt. PoULNoT.
Mr.. and Mrs. EGBERT G. REESE.
Eleven whites and eighteen negroes make
up the total.
DIR. MITCHELL's LITTLE ROMANCE.
DR.. Mitchell is in receipt of letters from
all sorts and conditions of people rendering
their services as nurses aud In other capac-
ities. He recently received letter from
woman residing not far from New York
The writer stated that she
desired to come here in tie
caDacity of nurse, and went into a minute
qetalei description of her position in life,
capabilty, etc. She wrote that she had
been well educated, and felt it boupden
duty to come and offer such assistance as
she could, and although young in years,
she said she was well assured she could ren-
der valuable services in this direction. The
doctor, who is a bachelor, very gallantly
replied to his fair correspondent. He was
impressed with the evidences which the let
ter presented of the talent and ability of
the writer, it being written in chaste, per-
feet English, and showed skill in grammat-
ical construction, of punctuation, etc.,
evincing the work of an edu.
Gated person. The doctor thanked her
kindly for her offer and self sacrifice, and
the motive Of charity and good will which
her offer betokened, but as she was unaccli-
mated he could not permit her to come, and
under all the circumstances he thought it
would be an exceedingly unwise step.
AN UNEXPECTED REPLY.
The genial president put forth his best
efforts and put his best foot forward to
courteously reply. After a sufficient time
had elapsed for his reply to reach its desti-
nation, imagine his CONSERVATION at receiv-
ing another missive, written in another
handwriting informing him that the first
communication was a base forgery and
bogus: that a young man whom she had
offended in some manner had adopted this
course to get vengeance and bring her
into notorlety and disagreeable publicity.
She had taken immediate steps to have him
arrested and locked up, and requested the
doctor to send the first letter to her lawyer,
so that it might be used in evidence against
the culprit She wrote that she proposed to
prosecute him to the extent of the law.
The doctor complied with her request and
wrote her expressing his sympathy and
regret that she should have been subjected
to this annoyance and expressed the hope
that the outrageous course adopted by her
tormentor might be punished to the extent
he richly merited.
HARRY MINERS NURsERs.
The question as to who is responsible for
the pay of the Harry Miner nurses is a
vexing one. 1t was generally understood
that he was to provide for all their expenses
and pay, and that this was an act of charity
on his part, he taking this mode of doing
something for the relief of the
people. 1t now appears that the
nurses, their work having been
about accomplished, are looking for pay
From telegram received to-day it appears
that Mr.. Davis, the manager for Harry
Miner, holds an agreement signed by these
nurses to the effect that they rendered their
services free to come and nurse the sick
and that they were strictly volunteer
nurses. The nurses now somewhat hesitat-
ingly acknowledge this, but claim
that inasmuch as other volunteer nurses
have received SO a day for their services,
they should come in for their share. Their
services have been duly appreciated by the
people here, and in all probability if it is
tound that Harry Miner does not propose
to compensate them, the sanitary associa-
ton here will do so. Dr. Neal Mitchell says
That it was under the impression that Mr..
Miner would pay tor them that he accepted
his offer, and asked him to send ten nurses
under these conditions.
THEIR NAMES NOT ENROLLED.
Furthermore this being the general belief,
the names Of the nurses in the Harry Miner
party were not enrolled on the list at the
bureau Of medical aid and nurse. They
are al in great need, many of them not
having penny in their pockets and being
IN state of complete destitution. They
have all had the fever with the exception
OF three or four, and four of them are now
sick at the Sand Hills hospital. One of
them, j. Walser, ne ,rly died last night.
Doctors sat by his bedside, and finally he
rallied, and hopes are now entertained of
lis recovery.
DISPATCH FROM MAI. DURKEE.
At the auxiliary committees, session to-
gay President McQuaid read telegram
from Maj. j. II. Durkee, who is i'll New
York. with reference to the Harry Miner
nurses, asking that DR.. Neal Mitchell be
called upon TO explain his action in regard
70 these nurses and his understanding of
the contract under which they came here.
Dr. Mitchell was requested to ascertain
Their names, individual wants, etc, IN or
uer that the committee might act inteli-
gently.
Il. w. Clark announced that he had just
learned that Surgeon Hutton had returned
Two New Orleans nurses who had been sent
70 Camp Perry yesterday and had told
1nem that he would not receive any more
nurses unless they had their transportation
~ their pockets The transportation COM
IIlittee was requested to consult with DIR.
aorter, and try to reach proper under
sOandlng with Surgeon Hutton.
II is estimated that there are about $50
imported nurses in town now,n said
member of the nurse department of the
t..neulcal bureau to reporter this morning;
many, of course, have left and some are
!!eavlng every day. There is nothing for
snem to do, the csses having slackened up,
onu the bureau is cutting down expenses
,lq these nurses cost something
how many MIR. do Won think hava