The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-10

has accomplished much to save life.
The Sand Hills hospital seems to be the
preference of most of those taken i'll. st.
Lukes, from its nearnesS to the central part
OF the city, has had more than its share,
perhaps. of cases that are desperate.
THE REASON
When people are reported sick whose
lives would be Jeopardized If they were
moved long distances, they are sent to this
hospital. In this way it has had heavier
mortality than in strict justscs belongs to it,
but people when sick do not stop
to reason out the why's and
wherefores, and they universally refuse
to go there If the Sand Hills can't accom-
date them, they prefer to remain at home.
SO Tar is this feeling carried that a very
sick patient endeavored to crawl out of an
ambulance when informed that he was be-
ing taken to St. Luke's, and the driver had
to return him home as there was no accom-
modations at the Sand Hills at that time
The nursing at st. Luke's is excellent,
while the physician in charge, DR.. F. G.
Caldwell, who is there on accoInt of DR..
Fernandez's illness is a very fine ysician,
but the unfavorable impre sion can't be
removed and it is doubtful if dozen more
patients will be carried there.
lished another hospital similar to the
Sand Hills near there, as it is thought that
out an the high pine ridge the patients get
on better Dr. Solace Mitchell, who is in
charge of the Sand Hills hospital, was
formerly of Bellvue hospital, New York.
He is an untiring worker, and has won the
undying gratitude of hundreds
A CHEERLEss SABBATH.
To-day is cherries Sabbath. The win
dows are rattling in very uncomfortable
way from the gale. while the houses seem to
shrek and groan at every fresh gust. Very
few people are seen on the streets, and
everything bears deserted and lonesome
appearance. AS soon as the hot sun comes
out after this storm the list will roll up to "A
hundred and over This Is one reason why
more nurses and physicians should be here
for it has been proven that care and atten-
ton when the patient is first attacked is
worth half dozen physicians half a day
later
1t is pretty certain that a train will leave
here tomorrow OF next day for Henderson
vile, N. c., and doubtless it will be
crowded.
Many people are going out to Camp
Perry as a last resort, but they do SO very
unwilhngly.
C. Benedict Rogers, who was reported i'll
some days ago, is not G. B. RogerSof the
wholesale grocery firm of c. B. Rogers s.
c. This announcement is made to quiet
the fears of Mr.. Rogesr' many friends
Last night pedestrians had to walk in the
middle of the street to avoid the signs that
were blown about.
NURSES FROM NASHVILLE.
Prof. Deerlug Roberts of Nashville Uni
versty has volunteered to bring down
corps of nurses, and the mavor OF Charles
ton telegraphed this morning that they
could send good nurses.
DR.. j. Y. Porter of Key West is here do
ing good work, and there is room for a
dozen more.
Dr. J. o. Summers just now is doing a
large amount Of extra work. In fact, all
the medical men are working hard They
all have more than they should have to
attend to, and relief would be given by the
accession of six or dozen good physicians.
Work will be begun on Camp Mitchell
tomorrow. Eight thousand feet Of lumber
is now loaded to go out, and as large a force
as can be worked profitably will be sent
out Two hundred l2x20 sect on hand rail-
road houses of two rooms each will be
ready within week. There will be ac-
comlnodations for 1000 persons One
trouble that is met with is the diff
are so demoralized that they run
only when they feel like it, A day or two
ago number of teams were engaged to
haul lumber that was piled up near st.
Luke's hospital, but as the wind was blow
ing from the hospital. the men became
panic-strlcken and refused to work. Thus
it is in everything; the least thing upsets
the colored men and they stop work at once.
The exp anSe for the camps, nurses, etc,
WILL it is estimated, be nearly $1,000 per
week. OF 10000 negroes here, 1t is eSti-
mated that three-quarters or even more Of
them will have to be supplied. No chance
TO earn money is offered, and they refuse to
move. OF the 1000 whites, large pro-
portion can support themselves, bntit will be
seen from these figures what a load Jack
sonville has to bear
REV. sHARPE's POPULARITY
Rev. Mr.. Sharpe had been resident of
the city only a few months, but was well
known and deservedly popular with all
classes. His whole family was
stricken with the disease only
viii recover. Rev. Sharpe had
been an indefatigable worker on the relief
committee, and had nufsed and attended
the sick of his parish since the beginning of
the epidemic.
OF the fourteen nurses who reached the
city last night from New Orleans, eight
were assigned to duty at the Sand Hills and
the other six to st. Luke's. -Four of the
latter refused TO go there, and struck for "a
PEI uuJ liislCdd Va w. a. uS NNN uPShs ~
Mitchell thereupon refused to have any
thing to do with them. Two of them are
men and two women.
Miss Clara Barton wired DR.. Mitchell to-
daY in answer to his inquiry and acknowl-
edgement TO her previous offer as follows:
Thanks. doctor. we will do the best we can
to establish a Red Cross headquarters 10 Jack
sonye. CLARA BARTON.
President American National Red Cross Asso-
citation.
HERO OF THE WIRES.
Among the list of the sick with yellow
fever reported tonight is George II. Arm
strong, Western Union telegraph operator.
lie had gone north TO spend the summer early
in July, but learning of the crippled condi-
tion of the Office here, heroically returned
to the city and sat down at his ticker"
again. Everybody hopes he will not be
a. sent long.
The depopulation question is the most Sc
rious one which now confronts the authori-
ties. 1t will come up for discussion in prac-
ticable form probably at a meeting of the
sanitary association tomorrow.
The situation is practically unchanged,
and the outlook is not hopeful
GAINEsVILLE'S GORDON.
A Company of Volunteers to be Raised
to Strengthen 1t.
GAINESVILLE. FLA, Sept ga meeting