The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-04
DEATH TO THE MIoRoBE.
The Fumi9ating Brigade Begins It's
Attack

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Attack.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Dec. 3.-President
Neal Mitchell's official bulletin for the
twenty four hours ending at Q o'clock to-
night is as followsi
new cases. ....''''..s.s....'.,s.......
Deaths. .......,.................,.
Total number of cases TO date ........... 1858
Total number Of deaths to date .. e.. III
The death of to-day is that Of PELTos
CARVER, at North Jacksonville. He was
white.
DISTINCTION WORK BEGUN.
The fumigating brigade started work this
morning on East Forsyth street. near
Hogan creek. There were ten gangs in all,
making a total of about seventy-fve men.
At 6 o'clock tonight ninetY-three houses
had been fumigated. Dr. Porter has given
instructions that every consideration should
be shown people, and that il there are no
extra mattresses in house but infected
ones for fumigation, not TO disturb them,
but to mark these mattresses, and as soon
as those from the government came to re-
place them Immediately. "We don't want
to put any hardship on the people and we
want to push the work." said DR.. Porter
this morning.
BETTER HEADwAY TODAY.
"Of course" continued Dr. Porter, I'VE
| will make better bead@ay tomorrow, for
| the men will better understand their work,
/ and then a large extra force viii DO put on
to expedite matters"
Willie the fumigation brigade is doing
| the house TO house act. DR.. kenworthy and
his company will look, after the city sewers,
which be will thoroughly disinfect with
| burning sulphur, and after this is done,
| flush them. Every sewer in the city will
be overhauled.
| THE sUB-TRoPICAL.
There was a meeting OF the stockholders
| of the Sub-Tropical Exposition this after
noon at o'cl ok at the board OF trade
rooms. The meeting was called to hear the
report OF the board Of directors on the
scheme for issuing preferred STOCK.
DEATH AT RIVERSIDE.
Tsnas Barber. an old ahd well-known
citizen OF this city, died suddenly AZ tne
residence of his son-in-law, @. B. Towns, at
Piverside. last Saturday afternoon. Tbs
deceased had been slowly sinking for several
davs Int bis death was rather unexpected.
w b. Hill, engineer OF the steamer Mabey,
whose res dence at No. "a East Forsyth
street has been closed up since the outbreak
of the epidemic, his wife having gone 20
Savannah, complains that on going through
the house on Saturday he discovered tnat
ita contents had been turned upside down
aud about $50 worth Of winter clothing
stolen. -
The Clyde steamship 0zama left May
mort AZ q O'Clock this morning for New
Work Il is reported that the Seminole
win make the uext trip and come TO JACK
sonville. n, 4. I,..or-
Fumigation Of the mails will be dlscon'
tinued at LaVia junction some time Inis
week. .rd
Frank Pope came into town To-Day ana
| the nolice are In bot chase after MIN.
Cbarleston has not raised its Quarantine
vat against Jacksonville, as many suppose.
| Mayor Bryan OF that city telegraphs 1na'
| nurses from jacksonville will not 20 PoI
mitted to enter Charleston until tney ns,o
bsen fumigated and quarantined Tor nyo
| laws AS Camp Perry is closed. the nurses
viii 20 10 Savannah for Eve days quaran-
tine.
Deputy United States MaIsnal iY.,.Ini - ~
Vinzant formally opened tne S,a,sI1 E
States court this morning and imineois.ety
adjourted IL, as Judge Settle nor any
else, except the deputy marshai was Pao,d Pa'snsd
| The court will be opened ana auJoui Nv
rom dav 10 day until the Judge snau 70.
urn. The regular term usually pegins y"
| the first Monday In December ....at
Henry Clarks house on bay sIsss ss
ea,,oht fire this morning, but the lile was
speedily extinguished The los IS s-o' ,.or,
THE fishermen all along the river ron
Jacksonvile to Mnyport are getting fea''
70 flsh for shad .,.,. oorr.
Gil will take up the question Of aptOxs" ,,rn ~
the ordinance forbiddi the return n,on N
refugees. There is division Of Vpanv; nt n.
as 20 the success OF tho movement Ou' W.
friends are hopeful