The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-28

names nan Of Mr. C. " Hesrct, whose husband 4,
house; Hurry L. Robinson, Mrs. c. II. Wei.
mouth. Ezra Grny,. Mr.. Chairman, on infant
OF j. w. Wallace, Lulu coleman, BENJAMIN
Bogwell and Mrs Patrick Kelly. The mum.
Der of new cases to-day was 43; deaths ~,
the largest record Of mortality yet: total
cases reported to date, $50; total deaths,
ZIG. The weather In still wet and unprom-
Using. and the earth soaked with water. Sev-
eral physicians aud nurses from other cities
New Orleans, Mobile and Savannah-arrived
to-day. A special train was sont to McClenny
this afternoon with physicians. nurses ind
supplies. About sixty-five cases have been
reported at McClenney and ten or twelve
not more than 24O people remaining. Tho
local physicians are oil rick. The Citizens
association to-day resolved to pay for tho
erection of hospital to be maintained by
the Knights Tcmplars. Dr.. Mallett, eminent
commander and protector of the hospital in
behalf of the order, was stricken with fever
today, hut will probably recover. Rev. DR..
Weller, of st. Johns shurch, is still Ill from
ovcrwork. H., is an epidemic veteran from
vicksburg Camp Mitchell is being rapidly
built and equipped. A large order for hos.
pital, camp and general supplies was tele.
graphed New York to-day.
A REpoRrER's ADvENruREs.
The Worlds Jacksonville special says:
Yesterday morning started for McClenny
md had most eventful trip. went as
correspondent to the World. And MS special
representative Il the Duval county hoard Of
health. left at 10 O'Clock and got to with
in one mile of n pretty town called Baldwin,
where the tr,lns run daily. remaining over
night by the fumigating car. At Baldwin
found the people terror stricken. Every.
thing down to the ice was fumigatcd
| reached McClenny at 3 O'Clock and found
the town completely demoralized. 1t is q
struggling little place with about 200 houses
and ut present should not think much over
twenty people in it. Both the doctors, both
I e clergymen. the mayor and every one else
in authority were i'll, and the town was being
run by young fellow who had been sent
with ten other Red Cross nurses to take
charge until tho arrival Of doctor who
went up to-day. He had turned the hotel
into II hospitnl and was doing well, and snid
he hoped to have the fever out Of the pluce
in week. aud there were only
four eases. OF the sick, with the exceptio n
Of five, all are doing well or sure to recover.
After gettinga list of supplies and neccssi-
ties that were required, started for jack
sonrille in IL light cart, with n mule and col
ored driver. had almost got through in
safety, when ut the depot-fortunately on
the side of the town was making for-my
guard and were hailed and II mob of about
twenty-five or thirty men rushed upon me
like hounds on fox. was threatened with
being locked up and abused in the most
shameful way. was escorted to the fumi-
eating ear and nsked the conductor of the
train had come in to let mo rest there
until the morning, when he would 20 down,
hut he refused, So trampc'l on the eight
mile post, where the night matctmnn let me
lay down ON IL saw,lust heap. I rested for q
few hours, and then started again, hut after
,,f v,,sln r
where the people wcr. not terror stricken,
aud CAV. mcn breakfast and IL wagon to
town. Certainly it sounds strange, but Jack
sonvillc was like hnven Of refuge. Il has
r;.inrtl nearly all the time with IL steady
downpour hat is terribly dishcnrtening. The
the DOCTORS report bad symptoms among
their patients from the uLfnvornble weather,
and unless it changes for better tho death
roll will increase very fast.