The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-10-06
THE YELLOW FEVER.


Sunday was typical autumnal day for
Florida, cloudless sky and cool brac-
ng atmosphere. Overcoats were in de-
mand, and convalescents were forced to
remain in doors by open fires. The mer-
curry fell lower than at any time this sea-
son so far. This weather is very bad for
the patients and convalescents, and al
though cool, it does not, in the opinion
of physicians, lessen the chances of talk
ing yellow fever. DR.. Kenworthy, of
Jacksonville, said: Nothing but a
frost will kill it. Just so long as there
is material for the disease to feed upon,
just so long will it continue, unless
checked by frost. Layilla, Brooklyn and
Riverside, besides other suburban places,
have all been swept by the fever, and we
may now expect to see it cropping out at
points in populous portions of the city
hitherto not infected. The type is un-
doubtedly milder, but the disease has got
to run itself out" Dir. Porter received a
telegram from Surgeon General Ham
ilton bringing cheering news that ar
engagements will in all probability be per-
fecteG, for permitting those who have had
the yellow fever and recovered from it,
as well as those who are now GONZALES
cent, to leave the city for points North,
without spending ten days in quarantine
as heretofore. This will be welcome
news to hundreds of people who would
have left long before this, but for dread
of inconvenience and privations at Camp
Perry, Fernandina still persists in put
l.
telegraph. A locomotive arrived in
Baldwin from that city, and brought from
r. Cooley the following message, which
was wired from the latter point to jack
sonville: ''No new cases of yellow fever
to-day, and no deaths. Twenty-Five cases
now under treatment The situation
presents no alarming feature. Nobody
wants to leave Fernandina All who
wished to leave have gone. The only
apprehension is an outbreak from unem-
ployed worllmen. They are quiet up to
the present time, however. We need aid.
Jacksonville need have no fear of refu-
gees from Fernandna attempting to
break through Duvall country's quaran-
tine in order to secure free ratons =" Mr..
Cooley is cashier of the bank of Fernan-
dina, and formerly resided in Jackson
vile. He may be relied upon as giving
an estimate of the situation as fairly as
any man can do, who is himself locked
up in this town at present. Many people
in Jacksonville were alarmed by rumors
Of existence of small pox in the city, but
investigation proved the rumors to be en-
tirely without foundation. In fact, it is
said to be in Fernandina, however,
but the report could not be
traced to any reliable source.
An official circular was issued by DR..
Writ johnson, the secretary of the state
Board of Health of Mississippi, advising
refugees not to return to Jackson until
the danger can be declared absolutely
past, which will also be officially an
nounced hereafter. The physicians are
unanimously agreed that all the cases
that were reported as yellow fever are in
reality such, and they are anxious lest
those persons who are DOUBTFUL may
venture to return, hence the above wise
precaution.
The mails are allowed to 90 in as usual,
but none of the anxious inquiries that
come from absentees can be answered ex-
cept by telegraph. For ten days not a
letter has been allowed to leave Jackson
and the postoffice department
seems to have come to the conclusion that
a fever beseiged community has very few
rights it is bound to respect. This alb
rupt and unauthorized stoppage at com
munication with the outside world is re-
garded by the people as a cruel and in
tolerable grievance. Contrary to all ex-
pectations, Chattanooga, Tenn, was Wis
tied by killing frost on Sunday morn
ing, the thermometer registering 81 1-2
degrees. Ben B. Grant, Of Newark,
Ohio, yellow fever patient there, died
while attacked with black vomit. He
was superintendent Of the Telephone
Company at Decatur, Ala. No more ref
ugees have come in. The weather is
frosty.