The evening world., 1888-09-08
LAST edition.
PANIC SEXES UPON ALL.
THE BRAvEST OF JACKSONvILLES POPU.
LACE NOW LOSE HEART.
Yellow Jack Breaks Ont In Fresh Quarters
and In Greater Virulonoe-The Healthi-
ost and Best People Fall Victims 60 the
PIasne-Phystcians smitton Down at the
Post OF Duty.
rsprc1AI TO THE EvnNRa woaLp.,

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. s.-The plague 10 in
creasing in malignity, and this fact, with the
knowledge that Surgeon General Hamilton's
quarantine condemns the people to face it,
whether or no. has created almost a panic.
SO long as the mortality was confined to
the aged, weak and sickly, and the disease
appeared to be of q mild type, strong men
we're willing to remain and face it. Yester-
days record, however, was enough to carry
terror to the bravest heart.
Seventy people were attacked by the terri
bic disease and eight fell victims to its viru-
lence. Among these were strong and healthy
men, and those who had prided themselves
on their strength and virility to carry them
safely through a contest with the monster
begin to doubt their ability to cope with the
fever.
1t was the worst day in the history of the
plaques visit, but it was mild compared with
what is promised. Since the official state
ment last night several deaths have been
reported and new cases are developing with
mushroom rapidity on all sides.
Chairman Stansell has completed his GEN.
sus which reveals the presence of many more
people than were popularly supposed to have
remained In the city. The total number of
OF this number only 1,491 expressed a will
ingness to leave the city, but should the CEN
sus be taken to-day this number would be
largely increased because of the panicky feel
The negroes, especially. refuse to leaY,
having been imbued with the idea that ne
effort to d~epopulate the city is a political
trick to deprive them of their votes. .L,
mention of the Surgeon Generals nape for
his insistence on q ten days quarantine at
Camp Perry for refugees. He tel&raphs
Chairman McQuaid that the State Bbards of
- - A. s-s.- SAaAa s~asA on n
Augusta llss1sn "a ae srs aesa' anG Rat hate the en a'sront,ne
must be preserved. He, promises, however.
to improve the wretched camp aud TO make
his headquarters there. ~
Springs, Tenn, have opened tteir doors to
refugees, but no trains are FINISHED for
their transportation, N.
Among the fever's victims yesterday were
both druggists. DR.. Fernandez and DR..
Leonard are still criticalf Ill, while DIR.
Belts is improving.
The appeal for aid, how,ver, is filing the
ranks OF Ia the physicians SsS rs de @a1I leno Oy Yellow faSSy
practitioner from New Orleans, is one of the
latest recruits to this sverworked army Of
self-sacrifcing men,.
Nor is it alone in the matter OF medical as
~sistance that the appea has been answered.
Forty trained ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS here
or on their way to the city. The latest offer
which has been accepted by DIR; Neal Mitch
ell is from Thentrica Manager Harry Miner.
who agrees to furnih and pay q company of
ten trained nurses.
Then, too, the depleted. treasury of the
Citizens Committee has been bountifully
replenished by contributions of money from
all sections, and fhe work of relieving those
who nave been 6eprived of means of support
by the scourge will go on uninterrupted.
H. A. L'Engb, Chairman of the Sanitary
Committee, has been stricken and his place
has been flhd by his brother, Dr.. j. @.
L'Engle.
With the dsath of Mrs. Sarah Heinck yes
terdny On epare family was swept from the
lace of the sarth by the dread disease in less
than q weel.
The meubers Of tho clergy who were ill
are all ddng we'll. They are Rev. W. H.
Dodge, Bev. Father Kenny and Rev. Mr..
Sharpe.
An outbreak of the disease is reported
rom NcClenny, q small, village IL Baker
County about thirty miles from this city.
Nearly thirty of its inhabitants are nid to Be
ill andseveral have died.
A Quarantine has boon declared against
BaEey County.