New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-29
THE GORDON COMPLETED.

THE GORDON COMPLETED.
JACKSONVILLE GUARDED ON ALL SIDES.
NO MORE INcURsIoNs OF ARMED NEGROES EX
PrcrED-pEATHs FIVE, NEW CASES OF
FEVER EIGHTY-FIvE ONE CASE AT
GAINEsvILIE-No MORE REFUGEES
FOR NORTH CAROLINA
tsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rxrsuxr]
Jacksonville, Sept 2s.-Thc Gordon around
Jacksonville IS complete, and is thought to be
strong enough to prevent another armed band of
negroes forcing themselves in. 1t extends from
a point on the st. Johns River mile north
of Wilson & Hunting's mill, westward and south
ward around the city to a point one-quarter of
mile south of Riverside. and from there along the
north bank of the river to the point Of beginning.
The line is in four grand divisions, and each of
these excepting the river division, is in twelve
subdivisions, each marked by yellow flag, which
is a sentry-post. The plainest instructions have
been given the chief, the captain, the four lieu
tenants and the twelve roundsmen. general
order row forbids them to allow any one to pass
without lawful certificate from member of
the Relief Committee or from the headquarters
Of the Sanitary Guard, and nothing but sanitary
supplies can be taken through by the bearers OF
these
tary Committees with badges and physicians may
piss at discretion. Passes VIII not be issued to
any one not resident of DeKalb County
The Grand Army of the Republic boys have
nurse of their own, Mrs. V. T. White who served
on apprentit eship during the war with the Army
of the Potomac She is postDstress at Blufton.
Mich. and has sixty days leave of absence from
headquarters. She stayed eight days in Chatta-
nooga Tenn. to get partly acclimated. Mrs
White is a leading member of the Women's Re-
lief Corps, No. 8, which operates in concert with
Phil Kearny Post No. Z, G. A. R. of Musllegon
Mrs Mary Wright, of New-Oreans, has also come
to act as nurse. The contributions from abroad
for the sufferers amounted to-day to 81 725 25.
President Mitchell issued the following official
bulletin for the twenty-four hours ending at
p. m. to-day:
k1mSsr OmSsr 9! 9! deaths sS saS 49,: ! oaoS
Suumberr Sumbber Of deaths to date 9a2
Deaths-Jack Davies, DR.. L. T. Eddy, Miss
Julia Hourihan, Miss Fanny Curry V. Burke,
New CASES. p Burgoit, Willie Burgoit, Wal
ter Burgoit Jean Burgot George Honiburg, Mr..
Tucker, Edward Huntley, ]. c. Crews, Mrs II. l..
Hall, John F. Bowman jr., Mrs. John Ferreria,
child of j. A. Lovett, Henry L. Llenthal jr.,
Wilson Somervlle, BERTHE SumerviElc Nancy
Agenworthy. A. j. Palmer, Fred Goodrich Mrs
Padelford Edward Moore, Charles Weiden Miss
Gugcl, Frank Hamer, Charles Enter +. L.
SIaughter-26 white and SO colored
Some think that the worst of the scourgc IS
over and that early winter will soon finish H.
Mrs J. W. Insraham. society editor of The
Times -Unon,n and Mr.. Ingraham and two chill
dren, are reported very low at Swcetwater be.
tween here and St Augustine. special loco
motive went there to-day with 9, physician and
nurses Mrs. Ingraham is well Known as d
taacber and writer
In the list of deaths published on September
%, the name of John b. Roche. ST., should
have been Maurice =. Roche. John s. Roche,
at Georgia DR.. L. L. Eddy is dead, much to
the regret of all who knew him He was from
louisville The physicians met this afternoon
and adopted suitable resolutions Of respect;
Alva Herrick, who was in the last death ilst
leaves little brother also SICK, ana ihe ias'
surviving member of two families OF that name
Mrs. Thomas Hoyt, of Charleston ,. u, one ol
the first nurses who came to JacksonVlllc' mas
recovered from her attack of fever and reported
for duty again.
X. II. Elam, foreman of The Times Union com
posing room, and S. W. Mauncy took the lever n
the Office to take it. A. J. Lambert is convalDS-
cent and Paul A. Gardner is doing well Another
fireman is sick. The telegraph operator at fer-
Mrs. T. j. Pons jr, aud child, at San!c:son, are
down with yellow fever contracted at McCienn.'
As there are only about twenty-five people re- re-
Gill is there from McClenny WIN t"o nur'e'
and supplies. ,.. .o.os
Reports from McClenny only give two new cases
ono wbite-and one death. that OF w. H. LlNers.
IT G Miller is dangerously i'll. go
. Major " r. Grucllc is sick at Gainesvillc' anu
his is the Only new case. lie attcnded 10 inc
fumicating at all places disinfcctcd by ms men,
The convalescen;s are all doing we'll Need Is re-
norted among some refugees. r. W. Carr pastor
of the Baptist Church, VIII receive ana dsVTpuue
onv helm sent for the poor of his church. lhere
is no yellow fever at Branford nor any ievef oi !.
suspicious nature 1t has been suggested that
Lake City would like 10 keep a rlmor oI lhat
nature in circulation until the cotton is all prough,
into the market. Branford is still qparahuhe9
against Lake City and all other towns soutn' anu @
has little fear of fever long as there is as ul-
Uent watch kept over and around our town as
there is now Branford is in good sanitary coh-
Governor Scales of North Carolina has written
DR. Neal Mitchell that more refugees from
Florida will be admitted into that stare
A man at Lawtry. in South florlda, mas III
vented a device for diSnfection on large scare.
II will throw solution into sewers as easily as on
the streets The principle is the use OF super
heated steam for spraying and scattering any
solution
PROVISIONS AND NURSES SENT SOUTH.
AN APPEAL FROM FERNANDINA-To PLAY La
CROSSE FOR CHARITY.
The weekly supply of provisions for Jackson
xil,c will be sent to-day by the Florida Auxiliary
Relief Association These supplies amount to