New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-25

BY Mr. D.ngley, Of Maine. petition Of citizens Of
Bsth; Maine, asking Congress to pass bill for the
relief OF the yellow fever sufferers
MORE FEMALE NURSES WANTED.
THE SOUTHERN REFUGEES RELEAsED-MoNEY
FOR THE SUFFERERS.
President Baylcs Of the Health Board yester-
day said that Julius Drew and NJ. Allen, the
refugees from the South who were sent to North
Brother Island to complete their quarantine parole
lass week, went willingly and were not really ur-
der arrest II they had not gone Willingly he
said, they would have been arrested They were
allowed to go free on Saturday Their arrest Mr..
Bayles thought would have been justified by this
section of the Sanitary Code:
Section 146-That shall bring into this city,
from any infected place. land take therein.
any vessel lately from infected port from any
vessel or building In which had lately person
sick OF contagious disease any article person
soever, nor shall such person land said
city without permit OF this department and It shall
he no excuse that such person offending
the occasion OF offence through quarantine
or has permit from other than this depart
| ment
As the Sanitary Code is made up of resolutions
passed by the Health Board, Mr.. Bayles and his
associates have made law which enables them to
! Keep almost anybody from Southern cities out Of
! New-York
The officers of the Florida Auxiliary Relief As
sociation said yesterday that their greatest need
at present acclimated female nurses. Any
such who are willing TO go TO Jacksonville are
asked to meet the Committee on Nurses at the
Urand central Hotel between o q. IN. and p.
any day this week. Some unacclimated nurses
have been sent to Jacksonville because others
could not be obtained, but the experiment has not
been successful, and no more will be accepted
female nurses are especially needed just now.
The Finance Committee received a check yesterday
OF 100 from Robert Hoe, and another of 81
S0l
in Brooklyn.
The subscriptions received at the Mayors Office
were The Commercial Gable Company. $500 !;
Cooper, Hewitt d Co., $3.50; O. i. Potter. Knauth.
Nachod & kuchne. and the Brunswlck-B Ike
Collonder Company 81 90 each Cong cgati, n II ,of
Scholem, $3.50; through The Tribune. sSl so.
The subscriptions TO the Real Estate Exchange
Yellow Fever Fund yesterday amounted t 1915 O5.
John Jacob Astor gave $500 and w. {. Schermer
Mime. Rosa d Erina will give a special musical
and literary performance in the Opera House.
Mount Vernon, on October 5, for the benefit Of
/, the yellow fever sufferers.
Ir Edward c. Bedoe who is to appear at the
yellow fever benefit Thursday afternoon at
Wallacks, is one Of the popular residents Of
Philadelphia, where he is known as everybody's
/ friend" lie is the well-known WIT of the lively
and amateur entertainments although this will
! be his frs: appearance on any stage. His recita-
ton of David and Goliath" is extremely funny.
An error in the announcements caused the Doctor
! to be billed as BeslOe.'
NO CASE OF YELLOW FEVER IN KEYPoRT.
Asbury Park, n. j., Sept 81 (speciaD.-The pub
! lishcd statement that there supposed OF
yellow fever in Kcyport caused considerable excitement
The statement Is absuly fasc j. W. Duncana produce
! merchant doing business No 2j1 Westinghouse.
! New-York lives In Keyport On september Mrs
Handy, his siserin-law left South Flor da and
to Keyport TO join her husband On Thursday Mr.
{ and Mrs Duncan started for Connecticut. This
four days before tho publication of the dispatch, In
which 1t alleged that inmate Of Mr.. Duncan's
house suffering from yellow fever. During her
entire stay at Mr.. Duncan's house, Mrs. Handy was
in the best of health. The citizens of KeypOrt are
wild with indignation the false report, and
already arranging to bring the author to book for his
false statements.
| AGAINST LOCAL QUARANTINE AT SHREVEPORT.
New Orleans, Sept 24.-At a meeting Of tho state
| Board of Health yesterday the agent Of the Texas
and Pacific Railroad read telegram received by him
| which showed that the Health Board Of Shreveport
refused quarantine against this city, but that yield
ing to the demands of the people and the City Coun
cl they consented TO place embargo all points
below Alexandria, which had the same effect Presi-
dent Wilkinson thought that the local authorities had
exceeded their powers. lie accordingly teegraphed
the Shreveport health authorities as follows
Boards Of Health have not arbitrary powers. The
Supreme Court has plainly decided these cases. The
state Board will assist ali local boalds in keeping out
infectious diseases, but Will not counenance MOB law
ANY quarantine against any healthy place in Louisiana
will be resisted by the State Board II the parties
interested Join issue with you, We VIII side against
you.
1t TODD that the Texas and Pacific receivers
VIII application TO the United states Circuit
Court for order forbddng the health authorities OF
Shreveport TO interfere with tho trains Of the Texas
and Pacific Eailroad
( IMPEDED RAILROAD TRAVEL IN THE SOUTH.
Ncw-Orleans, Sept 24.-The president Of the Board
Of Health has issued order TO the atves
of the various roads coming into this city and passing
through infected points not 10 bring Into the
city any coaches in which refugees from infected
points have travelled north All local trains on the
Illinois Central Railroad have been abandoned Only
through trains are running as usual. All trains
I the Northeastern Railroad have been withdrawn
account Of action of the Quarantine authorities at
Meridian, Miss, and York Ala in refusing to allow
trains TO pass those points. shotgun quarantine IS
continued throughout Mississippi Mali trains gen.
! orally are abandoned
NORTH CAROLINA'S WELCOME WITHDRAWN.
Raleigh, n. c.. Sept "a (speciaD.-Governor Scales
TODAY sent word to the chairman of the Board OF Health
Of Jacksonville thai so little regard had been shown
for the health interests ~ ths Stale when Tie yellow
fever refugees here that the establishment
of camps for refugees will not be allowed hereafter
I'm this State and that every effort VIII De empoycd
o keep refugees evcr-infcste ted districts from
coming into North Carolina
THE FEVER REACHES FERNAND1NA.
Fernandlna Fla Sept. 24.-Yellow fever was off,
ciaIIv declared today to be here. The Board Of Health
issued the following bulletin:
The Board OF Health that the result OF an
autopsy held IN. this day the body Of Mr. Hood
demonstrates tn existence OF yellow fever in the city
T. F. DOTTERER President
p tnhenbnI a railroad agent. died this morning
All are leaving that do II Is not thought nhey
that the visitation will be severe one as the CITY WI"
be deponulated in thirfy-six hours.
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