New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-07
FORTY-SIX NEW CASES.
racKsONyILLE'S BLACK DAY-TEN DEATHS
THE HEAVIEST LIST YET.

rAcKsONy1LLE's BLACK DAY-TEN DEATHS
TIE HEAVIEST LIST YET.
r,r,zrvs AND pooToRs TIRED oUT-GooD
Mrrsrs CRYING NEED-THE FEVER
Cpow1SG MORE MALIGNANT
CAMP PERRY DESCRIBED
fay rrLEcRArH TO THE TRrBuNE.l
Jacksonville, Fla. Sept 6-Ihe dead to-day
are Charles PETERSON u. uniant''
flanders, Edward Lucas Arthur King,
p Lorrimer, Miss Charlotte Menanbcrgcr
picbard Mulroy Miss CASTELAR,. Miss Nellie Herrick
.nd panline Wolfe. The official bulletin for
Oh. twenty.four hours ended at p. NJ to-day
shows: -
EEss%Sss Es%SSs :; sss Ease: :: !: : .sS
foti number Of deaths o.
The new cases to-day were William (. Hawiey'
William Ham tcolored), Mamie l. Adams, MISS
Jennie McGuire, Mrs 4. J. Travis Master Horace
Avery, Earnest Gof, Mrs. William Hunter Mrs
Frank Adams Annie Rawls (colored, W. H. Morse
J. J. Crow, Mrs F. D. Bailey, Nick Querico, Sister
puer1n, Mrs Gary, Mrs. DeCourccy Icooredl'
Sister Mary Marthai, Mrs w. w. Sampson Ccol-
ored) Herbert Wilcox, Mrs. Vordermark, Mrs Z.
Menauberger. p. Wolff Edward Lucas, Charles A.
Peterson. ir.. j. Zandler Mrs. L. n
Smith. Charles A. Scmbler William Turner c. NJ
Cooper. Charles Cooper, jr., Miss Ida c. Gugels'
Nav Whitney, Mrs. Reed, William Richardson
". A. Jones, James B. O'Driscol Mrs A. ).
Hedrich, Richard Mulroy, the Rev. Mr. Sharp
Mrs. Sharp, Miss Lucie Sharp, Kate Williams
Ell Griffith, Theodore Bull, Henry l. Robinson
Dscharged-B F. Armstrong Leonard Rene
Henry MCGUIRE George Willis, Joseph Schltky'
George Simpson, J. b. Mays CcoloredD, William
Butler Ccolored), Mrs Hugh d. Roberts, Ella
Roberts, Mrs NJ Z. Reed. Total, IL.
This is Jacksonvillcs black day. Yesterdays
record of fifty cases, with another big lot this
forenoon, and seven Deaths proved rather DIS
heartcning The people arc tired out, the doctors
arc tired and the fever spreads with increasing
rapidity 1t seems to be getting more mahghaht'
too. but probably the true explanation OF the III
creased number of deaths is that the doctors are
SO overwored that they cannot give their patients
the requisite attention. Mr.. and Mrs Storck
suffered in this respect, Mrs. Storck particularly
as she lay nearly day before assistance could
be secured for her Many other like instances
are recorded The lack of nourlshlng iood ana
good nurses, too, has helped the lever III HS
progress.
Mrs Charlottenburg died yesterday In River
rde DR. Webster certified that she died OF typho-
wal,rtsl fever DR. Echcmendia was sent by
the Board OF Health TO investigate the case, ana
r.norted that she died of yellow fever. Ut.
Fernsndez is reported TO be resting easily. Ut
Stollcnwerck is much better. and was able 10
rcport for duty at St. Luke's during part OF the
day Dr. Sollace Mitchell says there VIII DC
ten vacancies at Sand Hills to-day ana to-lhor-
row. The following patients were discharged yes
+crdav. Miss Annie Robertson, Miss Bessie
Knight and Arthur W. Smith.
The following patients were discharged by Dr'
Miller. of East Jacksonville, yesterday: Mrs'
Orpharrel and child. Mrs Reed, Judge Aons'
wife and child, and William ARD
H. f1xraI m
Citizens Association this morning u committee
consisting of j. NJ Schumacher, p. L. McAlurray
and Edwin Martin, was appointed to prefer formal
charges against and statement of the conduct OF
Sur0eon-C Ceneral Hamilton, in connection with the
yellow fever in Florida
The following are extracts from letter from
, boarder" at Camp Perry. lie IS trustworthy
business man Of this city, and his account Is not
overdrawn: ..,...,
,rh. locus in QUO chosen by one who evidently
rn.w his business tine. large HILL coVeien grove
,,r. with the tall symmetrical trunk OF the plne ana
shaded by the branches OF the spreading veoah 'u'
h.neatb the hill reached by very steep descent Is
spring tolerably pure water Al the ioo' oi ."' '
nence and 70 the north runs the 81 Mary ; h''t'
,,nygsh small black stream, Important only for the iacI
that I, forms the line Of demarcaton between 'eos
md Florida on the south runs the railway uscki On
N. west dark pines rcpeis the eye ana on te
east the dense s"9hpy thVho' Vi Ns'0
vines and cypress knees"
Such are the natural features of camp Perry lNe'o
4, q collection OF 100 or more woTmeateh' "orh'ou'
shelter tents afford little protection against inc
rain Your correspondent has noted one OF TWO hs''Y
rain storms since has been here thve days anu ne
slept last night wet blanket the only covering Ccc
sans bcnoncence allows. Every article In the tent Is
liable 70 damage or injury by rain and the result Is Oo
wearing on the temper and injurious 20 the BODY lhO
each O. these small tents, by 3, arc cfowoed TWO
human beings so that when the cots are In posiuoh
one person has to crawl backward to get to the bed
he rs
long narrow ones The other buildings are oInihe
room. doctors Office ana bedroom and k''chen' o'
pensary and kitchen IN the same Oui"Hs' Shu ~ -
very small building at that
The fare az the camp something really 70 te seriously
complained Of it IS coarse ncooked and at times iaS
In such essential articles as butter IL consists 0' o
very toughest clsmmiest cornbres1 biscuits coHee
twice day water beef sometimes mutton, and always
crts or rice and bacon. Al mealtIme the diningr
cannot accommodate than half the people present
% ta. there tables for the whites and two tsoe
for the blacks so O'Clock last night before the
second table OF whites served with supper. As 10
the coored people word might be said There
tIe few respectable colored and women here, but
the majority blacks have come here Just 70 get
tree board and lodging for ten days and their loud ana
often obscene language is positive disgrace TO the camp
and very painful 70 the ladies here
As to Guiterss be deserves and receives the re-
,pect and commendation OF the whole camp lie is as
kindly energetic and firm as should be who holds
tho reins Of authority mixed assenbsge Of 200
people some Of them the most desperate characters IN
jacksonville Dr. Gui,eras is thorough physician and
= thorough gentleman well lie says no''hg' out
one nav well imagine that he deporcs the evils here,
which he is powerless remedy lie is always on DUTY
ana is always striving by means or other TO m-
gate the hardshps which the refugees here suner IL
Is thousand tines better than IT fortnight a4o,
and II the would besr themselves 1t might
be made decent place. j would allow woman
hiend or relative Of mine come though the scenes
enacted here would OF themselves make woman of re-
tnement III.