The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-10
YELLOW FEVER.
Latest Reports From tfe Stricken Region.
AN APPEAL FOR EDWARD MARTINS
FAMILY.

An APPEAL FOR EDWARD MARTINS
FAMILY.
SAvANNAH, Ga, October 9--At a
meeting held this afternoon, at which
every department of the daily and
weekly press Of this city was represented,
IL was resolved 10 raise fund by appeal
ing TO the press OF the country for the
| family of the late managing editor of the
Jacksonville Times Union, Mr.. Edward
Martin, who died there Of yellow fever
last Sunday. For several years
Mr. Martin was connected with the
press Of Savannah. He was a practical
printer and for f6 years was an active
worker on the daily and weekly papers
of the South Owing to the disorganiza-
tion OF bis staff by fever the work OF
making up the dispatches for
tie two press associations largely deyol-
we'd on him. Thus in great part the
press OF the country and the reading pub
lie were indebted to him for
the daily news of the epidemic. He left
a large family unprovided for. Contri-
buttons from all departments of the
newspapers are requested, payable to
J. II. E:till, chairman Of The Edward
Martin Memorial Fund Committee Sayan-
nah, Ga over 5000 was raised to night.
THE SUBURBS OF JACKSONVILLE AT.
Tackled.
CINCINNATI, October 0-The Posts
Jacksonville, Fla, special says: T. 7.
Stockton. business manager of the Times
Uai0a, was taken down at O'Clock this
morning at his home in Panama. The
disease seems to be leaving the city
proper more and more, and TO Re con-
cCntrating is work on the suburbs and
the near country 1t Is feared that
much suffering and many deaths will be
caused, as the country refugees are So
far off that help and medical assistance
cannot be given them in the first stages
OF the disease.
REPORTS FROM ALL OVER FLORIDA
Fernandina had twenty-;hree new cases
up 10 & O'Clock last night.
ST. Augustine reports that yellow
fever is expected Dr.. Hartajean visited
st. Augustine yesterday and returned to
Palstka in the afternoon. He comes
again to-day and will make search
Dr.. Thomas Gary, President Of he Com.
pact Counties, came also.
THE PROPOSED FUMIGATIoS OF JACK
sONvILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, October "a letter
from Surgeon General Hamilton in refer
ence to the extensive fumigation OF this
city is exciting great interest. The
Government proposes to take charge OF
the work and will pay for all furniture,
clothing, ETC., which il may be found
necessary TO destroy. Houses specially
adopted for the work Of fumigation Will
be built by the Government, and mat
tresses and pillows are 10 be burned,
as 1t Is believed that no amount OF
boiling and baking will thoroughly
disinfect them. DR.. Hamilton suggests
the closing of houses which do not con
tain properly built closets. 4 house ia
speclion is to be made as soon as posi-.
BILE, and all condemned articles branded
so that the work of destruction can go
on without interruption as soon as the
disintected establishments are ready.
NO FEVER IN ST. AUGUSTINE.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA October DIR.
Hartigau, who has visited st. Angus
tine, says there Is no yellow fever there.
At FerDandina there had been twenty
three new cases up TO 2 o'clock yester'
day, but they do not appear to be OF
malignant form.