Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-10-12
JACKSONVILLE IN GLOOM.
HUNDREDS OF HOMES IN MOURN.
ING-THE PEVER's HAVOC.

HUNRREDS Of nOAbN IN hOO nm
ING-THE FEvER's HAVOC.
JACKSONVILLE, October s. The
day opens charmingly, with cool
AR and a bright sun, bat it was
generally passed unnotlced, so
general is the gloom in consequence
of the late deaths, aud this feeling
is receiving emphasis in the steady
daily increase of black robed
women on the streets. The number
of these sOrrOwful figures seems to
bring the great loss of life more
directly home to every one. The
funeral of Edwin Martin ia the
principal topic of conversation.
The few remaining newspaper men
look in dismay on their fast-thln.
Ming circle. All the Times. Union
employees attended the funeral Of
Mr.. Martin, as we'll as large mum.
Der OF citizens. The members Of
the Jacksonville Press club were
present, and the Knights OF Honor.
Many of the most useful and
most popular men have been taken
so that Jack sOnville seems doomed
and the prevalent feeling is one OF
unexampled depression. 1t is
feared by many that the fever will
result in a general prostration OF
business throughout the state, and
that there will be no possibility OF
it's revival for years. IL is also be-
lieved that what is called our win
ter season will be an exceptionally
dull one this year.
Very little has been said about
the electric poise cure OF John n.
Webb, who has been at work IN
this city tor the past two or three
weeks. 1t seems now that the
physicians here have serious
charges to make against the theory
and practice, and that the board
of health are preparing to take
some steps in the matter to stop
its use, as it is said to have left the
patients in serious condition, so
far gone, IN fact, that when physi.
cans were called in 1t was too late.
The total number of cases from
the disease to date are 3,20S and
the number of deaths, 295.
THE RELIEF BILL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Repre-
sentative Wheeler, Of Alabama,
to-day reported favorably to the
House from the Committee on Elk.
penditures in the Treasury De-
psrtment a bill appropriating
100000 to establish camps for
yellow fever refugees.
The bill authorizes the President
to establish camps of refuge in
designated localities; to furnish
supplies to the camp and to
destroy all equipage after
the disappearance of the epidemic.
The committee in its report says
that the object to be accomplished
by the proposed bill is of the most
urgent and gravest Importance to
the whole people of the United
States. BY visitation of Divine
Providence the yellow fever
scOurge made its appearance In a
comparatively small community in
Florida whence it has spread to
other localities with the result OF
creating at numerous other places
such dire apprehansions as to In.
duce the establishment of rigid
quarantine regulations, so ruth.
lessly enforced as to expose many
of our citizens to the charge OF In.
humanity. While the generous
must deplore, few can be found 30
unreasonable As TO censure these
desperate measures Of protection
against the plague. AS a conse-
qOence of these severe measures
the citizens of any locality where
sho JoiiON lCNcI ulaAco ITO apPoeA
ance must be exposed to great suf'
ferings besides those resulting from
the disease, many OF them being
deprived OF the opportunity to pur.
chase necessary provisions, even
when able to pay for them. The
committee Is of the opinion that
the bill cannot fail to mitigate
these ills by the establishment Of
camps in which persons fleeing
from the scourge NAV be collected
and properly cared for, the spread
of the disease arrested by their iso-
lation and proper medical certifi'
catos issued to persons leaving the
camp.