Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-11
Yellow Fever Ravaxes.


FEARFUL DEATH-RArE IN pEcAruR-IGNoRANCH or
SANITARY MISREPRESENTATION OF fHE SITUATION
The Following extracts from a private letter
which was received In Washington to-day from
Decatur, Ala, dated october g. gives graphic de-
scription OF the yellow fever situation thsse:
our postmaster and his employees are demoral-
neo, ana tne malls come very Irregular. The situ-
alton here very peculiar and trying TO the coolies,
heads We keep burying from one TO three people
every day-twenty-four hours l cannot believe
other disease reported or talked about-the
moment anyone is sick 1t Is regarded a case OF
yellow fever. This morning the nine sick people
repore ed are nine who have not been reported BE-.
fore. On the street IL Is given out yellow fever
ana now have looked lnto three, Of the nine re-
ported Cases and know that two Of them
are nothing but chils and fever; the third
case, night policeman, may have yellow fever,
1t Is not Yet well-marked case. Our death rate
Of
cannot tell; something radically wrong some
where. In jacksonville It does not reach 10 per
cent. am as well as ever am under like condi-
tons; am on my feet great deal This produces
pain, which troubles me at night when should be
sleeping. tcannot II Why II is have no fear OF
or whenever Can be OF service; am careful OF my
living, umigate well, and use ammonia In my
baths every day. One thing have observed here,
the untldy In person and those who indulge In Stl.
uianIs OF any Kind are the rst 10 take he disease
am sorry 10 say lot one OF the latter have re-
covered. believe nrmly that tl,oroug b SAINT airy
the spread OF the disease. 1t Is am.zing 10 learn
how lew people OF the better class there are no
know how TO care for themselves and their homes
IN Il sanitary sense. The profession or the doc.
tors, are either ignorant or willfuly Indifferent
the wants and Necessity or sanitary laws. In my
capacity as member OF the relief committee
have seen more filthy places than ever Shall
again. We have cleaned this Town up. How long
II will remain so is problem. .. We must
have national quarantine law and wipe out this
state board OF he .lth farce, or We will have this
scourge To light next summer unless more radical
measures are adopted. State boards OF hc alth and
their attaches make all manner or sport OF the ma
tonal officers who trying ~ relieve the stricken
people. All they care for is their places tor what
they get out OF them"
ARRIVAL OF PASSENGERS FROM THE SOUTH.
The report OF Dr. Stratuon, inspector OF south.
ern trains for yesterday shows the arrival OF the
following persons who stopped in this city: Ed
ward Young, Camp Perry, Fla; Miss T. Semmes,
Pensacola, Fla; Caroline johnson, Charlotte. n.
c.; K II. Battit, Raleigh, n. c.; Mrs. K C. McCIue
and Miss sproul. Hot Springs, N. c.; E G. Garrett.
do; Z. p. Sink, Greenville, Tenn; Mrs Dr. Wilson,
Milton, n. c.; Mrs Ward and child, Athens, Ga. /;
j. W. Gibbs, AtlaEta; Rev. Don voulay, Cincin-
natl; E. G. Anderson and wife, Chal tanooga,
Tenn. T. S. Keough, Gree nboro, n. G.; Hon. L p.
Blackburn, Louisville; J. X. Rinford, Duck Hill,
Miss; Z. II. Bowger and vile, Lexington, KY; IA.
v. Potts and wife, Charleston, s. Z. large num-
Der OF passengers passed through TO various
Northern points