Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-27
FEvER'S SWEEP.
TIE SITUATION IN THE PLACES IN
FRcrEp gY THE SOURCE.
Volunteer Surgeons from the United
States Navy-The Suspected Case
st komphiG
by telegraph 70 me pIspaseh.l

/ liam mkrtln, OF the navy, nave Dtch
/ ordered 20 report to Surgeon-General
Hamilton, of the Marine Hospital Bu
reau, for service in connection with the
yellow-feyer epidemic. They have each
had experience in the treatment of yell
/ low-fever cases, and each volunteered his
/ services in the present instance. Surgeon
/ Ross will be placed in charge OF the
! Government service at Fern1ndina, Fla,
and Assistant-Surgeon Martin will act ne
assistant TO Surgeon-General Hamilton
in Washington for the present.
THE SUSPECTED MEMPHIS CAST.
MEMPHIS. September 26.-Dr. II. W.
! Mitchell, in an interview with an Asso-
ciated Press reporter last night, said ;
81 was requested by DR.. 6. y. Thorn
ton TO visit Berry II. Binford last night
ut o'clock. / ascertained that he had
a chill yesterday afternoon, followed by
fever. would not have attached any
/ special importance to his condition cx-
cept that he had been exposed within
tue past twenty days at Decatur, Ala. |
would dislike very much at this early
stage of his illness TO diagnose his case.
The nature of his sickness cannot be de-
termined for from twenryfour to thirty
Six hours.
DR.. Mitchell was medical director Of
the Howard Association Of Memphis
during the epidemics Of 1873 and 1879
and was a member OF the National
Board of Health.
MORE HOPEFUL VIEW.
JACKSONVILLE, September .26.-Only
nine new cases were reported this morn
ing, and one death-that Of Carl John
son. This is one OF the brightest and
most pleasant days of the season, and is
cool and refreshing. The hopeful feel
ing Of the people continues, and the be-
lief is becoming general that the cpl
demic will soon run its course and he
numbered among the things that were.
A Gordon has been thrown around the
city TO prevent the ingress OF paupers,
and the bridges over Trout creek on the
Fernandina road are closely guarded.
A special to the Times Union from
Gainesville at l:30 this morning says:
No new cases or symptoms OF any. Con-
yalescents are doing well and will be
moved to the hospital. The last taken
sick is Fritz Miller, who is not expected
to live.
on THU DECREASE.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September DC
One hundred and three new cases OF
yellow.fever were reported. for the
past twenty-four hours, 81 of them
among the whites and y among
the colOred people. Deaths re-
ported are seven-vlz. d. X. a. Craw
ford, J. L. Bregusn, Mrs. Baxton, Of
Panama. Charles Hattel, Jerry Newman
(coloreD, Mrs 4. s. Allen, of Brooklyn,
and Carl Johnson. Total cases to date,
2.237. Total deaths, 229. The hopeful
feeling continues, rs ii is believed that
the number of cases and mortality will
now steadily decrease.
A Fcrnandina special to the Times
Union says DR.. Palmer was the first
physician TO announce the presence OF
yellow fever. Captain y. +. Maxwell,
superintendent of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company, is better.
Chief Engineer Bushnell is quite sick.
The steamer Gulf Stream sailed this
morning with nearly all the people who
desired to leave. and took back freight
consigned to interior points. One lady
passenger was taken of the boat too i'll
to proceed Many OF the stores are
closed. The citizens who remain are
courageous and hopeful, and are organ
ling TO meet the emergency.
THE EXCITEMENT HAS SUBSIDIZED.
SELMA, Ala, September 26.-The ex-
element at Selma on account of the
yelow-iever scare has entirely subsided.
While the quarantine is still kept up
confidence has been restored and husl-
ness has resumed its usual activity.
Selma has 1900 inhabitants and the
health Of the city is remarkably good.
Cotton is coming in lively, though it is
generally acknowledged by both factors
and planters that the crop has been great
" damaged by a succession of storms and
rains since the opening OF the cotton
season and by depredatious of the cot
ton-worms. All trains on the six rail-
roads running into Selma are subject to
quarantine regulations. 4 report WAS
circulated Yesterday that a case Of yell
low-foyer had appeared at 1alladega,
Ala. but dispatches this morning show
that there is not q word of truth in It,
and that no case Of sickness Of any kind
prevailed there.
PROVIDING FOR REFUGEE5.
WAsHNGToN, d. c., September 2G.-
DR.. Dottierer, OF the FerDandina Board
of Health, asked the Surgeon General 10y
telegraph il he will permit refugees from
that city to 60 to Camp Perry. Hamil-
ton replied yesterday that Camp Perry
could take fifty or sixty refugees that
day and as many more to-day.
Dr. Hutton, at Camp Perry. tele-
graphed that the people from Fernan
dina wished to go to the camp, but that
he could not provide for more than 100.
He asked if they could be allowed TO go
north of tho line ct present.
Hamilton, in reply, authorized him to
enlarge his quarters as fast as possible
for refugees from Fernandina to set up
all the tents he has, and have him pre-
pare for doubling the accommodations
of the camp.
ONLY BIG DRUNK.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, September 2G.-Dr.
Mitchell, who this morning visited Bin
ford. found him free of fever, and un-
hesitatingly pronounced his sickness of
last evening, which created such excite
ment, only the after effects of big
drunk. There is no excitement here
since the true facts of Binford's illness
have been made public.
CONTINUES FAVORABLE.
JACKSON, Miss, September 26.-The
situation here to-day was the same as
Yesterday. There were no deaths and
no new cases. The sick are doing well.
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