Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-05
MORE HELP NEEDED.
Money Wanted to Relieve Distress
in Fever Rayaged Cities.
AN APPEAL FROM DECATUR.
Hundreds Have Already Applied for As
sistance and Many More VIII Soon BE
Destitute-Gainesville, Fla,
Also Asks for Help.

NASHVILLE, Oct. 5.-Thc Afncrican's De
catur, Ala, special says: The cold wave has
made the outlook more encouraging. Four
cases have beeu reported during the last
twenty-four hours, besides one or two doubt
full ones. Two deaths have occurred, DIR.
Black and a negro named Orr. Among the
new cases reported is Edward Booker, a city
policeman, and Mrs. Joe Graham. The sick
are all reported in good condition. Several
patients have been dismissed as well during
the past day, leaving only about fourteen
cases under treatment
SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct. 5.-A special to The
Morning News from the secretary of the
board of health of Gainesville, Fla, says
financial aid and supplies are urgently needed
there as the result of yellow fever The pub
lie is therefore appealed to- All contribu-
tions should be sent to the secretary of the
board of health.
CINCINNATI, Oct 5.-The following has
been received by The Commercial Gazette
from the mayor of Decatur, Ala, and ac-
companied with a request that it be pub
lished:
DECATUR, Ala, Oct. 5.--At the outbreak
of the yellow fever we, the executive officers
Of Decatur and New Decatur, agreed upon a
line of policy to be pursued during the preva-
tC1ASO VI SitiuSiAliC
was over, in which we were supported by the
majority of our people. But we have been
hampered and embarrassed by kilograms
from here, ssnt by persons who have neither
foreseen nor appreciated the situation,
and who have censured our motives
and actions and thus have led the
outside world to believe that we
were actuated by selfish motives alone.
Our fears are now realized New Decatur
has $50 white and $50 colored people, and De-
sur has over zoo persons who have already
applied for help; others who have on hand a
small supply of food viii soon be destitute,
and we have no supplies on hand for these
sufferers, who must be provided for, for a
month or more. We now appeal to the char
table people of the United States for as
sstance, either in money or supplies, the lat
ter preferred, except from points from which
they would not reach us promptly under the
restraint of the quarantines. We accept the
kind offer of the Louisville and Nashville and
Memphis and Charleston railroads to deliver
our supplies to us free of charge Andrew
C. Frey, mayor of New Decatur; c. c. Aus
tin, mayor of Decatur; j. j. Hind vice presi-
dent relief committee, Decatur; John s.
Reed, chairman relief committee, New De-
catur
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 5.--No deaths
reported up to noon; new cases are thirty
four, mostly colored. All people here feel
greatly cheere1 eachday as the fever seems
growing less virulent. Dr. Kenworth has
returned from his inspection of McClenny.
He disposed of 500 cash and distributed sup
plies and medicine. The people there are in
dignant over appeals sent out by one Wooten
and denounee him heartily. There are only $50
people left there. The sick are all doing well
Even in the midst of our own sorrows and
troubles, move is already begun to build a
monument to Col. Daniels by free viii offer
ing of the people. DR.. Sollace Mitchell in
vited all the members of the medical staff to
visit the Sand Hills hospital, and they all,
with few exceptions, availed themselves OF
the opportunity