The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-11
FL0RIDA'S UGLY GUEST.
ONE DEATH AT JACKSONVILLE
AND ONE AT PABLO.

Only One New Case Reported for the
Day-An Infected Restaurant Burned
and Other Buildings May Share the
Same Fate-The Sanitary Boards
Full of Activity.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Aug. 10.-At a
meeting of representatives Of the board of
health, city council, board of trade and
county commissioners, at IL o'clock, much
good was done in perfecting the arrange
ments for fighting the fever. DR.. R. P.
Daniel was added to the board of health.
DR.. Robinson moved that the meeting ap-
prove and indorse the appointment of DR..
Daniel, which was done. Coun-
Gilman Talbot advocated the
closing of all churches and all
other public meeting places, including
saloons, after dark. Col. Daniel, Capt.
Talbot and W. A. Bours wore appointed a
citizens auxiliary to the board of health, to
report at an adjourned meeting to be held
i'll the board of trade rooms tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
USE OF DIsINFEoTANTs.
or other disidfeeUants by the citizens and
the authorities all over the city
as preventative, and expressed
the hope that it would be possible to
stamp out the disease yet by energetic san
itary measures. Drs. Daniel and Mitchell
were appointed committee to consider the
proprlety of organizing the practicing ply
sicians of the city as aids to the board of
health. Only one new case has been re-
foI 70 %bo hoo, JOqb for tc-dou nm
to o'clock this afternoon. that of Miss F.
B. Moore, who lives on Moproe street, in
Lavilla This shows that the fever is con-
fined to no especial portion of the city.
THE FIRST DEATH.
Up to 10 o'clock tonight only one death
has occurreds in the city proper, the de-
ceased being J. J. Perkins.
At present the following persons are sick
r. D. Mccormick, w. H. Blake, E. j.
Ecker, J. J. Mumart, j. w. Saunders, ]. F.
Davis Gonzales, w. Fawindsheetal Ia tailor
Magdalen Spohn Of East Bay street, and
| Miss F. B. Moore of LaVilla.
| At 2 o'clock this afternoon Dr. Ken
worthy reported that all the patients at the
Sand Hills were doing well, and that the
rumors about any other deaths were false
The members Of the board of health have
decided that in future they will move no
| more patients to the Sand Hills, but will have
every attention giveI them at their homes.
Surgeon Guiteras, assisted by the board
of health, held an autopsy on the body of j.
J. Perkins who died this morning, and after
a careful examination pronounced that he
died of yellow fever.
A DWELLING BURNED.
A dwelling house that was burned at {
! o'clock to-day was erected fifty-five years
| ago for lodging house. The brick part
was erected by A. NJ Reed for bank and
| he is the present owner of the property
West of it once was a cypress swamp
| studded with immense trees. The building
was, up to few years ago, occupied by
| Capt 7. w. Lund and his family, but fo1
the last three years it has been run as a
cheap lodging and boarding house. This is
where the last cases emanated from.
A DEATH AT PABLO.
Great sorrow is expressed at the death OF
Capt. Louis r. futile, general resident agent
| of the Louisville and Nashville railroad
He died at Pablo Beach this forenoon OF
fever, with black vomit. His death has
caused renewal of the panic and hundreds
| left on the evening trains.
| Owing to the excited state of the COM
munity and the widespread alarm, Super
| intendent Maxwell, for the safety of the
employees on his and the other officers of the
| Florida railway and navigation road decided
to-day to move those not actually necessary
to remain here for the operation of tbs
road to Baldwin. The dispatching depart
men has gone. Col. Maxwell said that
while this action may not really be neces-
sary, yet he preferred to be on the safe side
and not be responsible for the sickness OF
any of the employees by trying to keep them
in the city
! MORE BUILDINGS MAY BE BURNED.
1t is probable that one or two other
buildings that cannot be safely disinfected
will be burned. The citizens are organizing
and will aid the health authorities in mosi
energetic measures to prevent the disease
becoming general Strong hope is enter
tanned Of success. Capt. Tuttle's case was
the only one known Of at Pablo.