The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-23

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family and the general pecuniary
condition of the person applying. If the
applicant is found to be in actual want a
ration card is issued him, which is good for
provisions for ten weeks. The card is to be
presented at the beginning of each week.
AT one Of the LaVilla stations, which is in
the center of the colored population, over
loo families were supplied to-day.
AN ELECTRIC BATTERY CURE.
John N. Webb, who offered to come here
three weeks ago and stamp out the plague
by the Decentralization method, arrived
IN the city yesterday, accompanied by
Spanish physician, Or. Hercules Sauche.
Around the doctors room are strung
twenty or more instruments looking like
internal machines and said to possess cleo
trical properties of wonderful curative
nature. The doctor says that by means OF his
apparatus he can treat from $50 to 200 cases
a day, provided the patients can be placed
in row as in hospital ward. The doc
tors favorite instrument, and one which
he values beyond price, is a small cylindri-
cal nickel box containing several steel rods
and connected by 6 feet of wire
to an arrangement resembling. a
garter. The garter is placed
around tine wrist of the patient, and the
nickel box immersed in a vessel containing
ice water. Immediately the microbes begin
10 perish, and in few hours the patient
sinks into calm and refreshing slumber,
and all symptoms of fever disappear.
THE NEWS CORRESPONDENTS OFFER.
The corr -spondent told the doctor that
the initial symptom of yellow jack had
already appeared i'll his system, and re-
quested that the instrument be applied, but
the doctor refused to experiment.
Frank Osborne, son of Maj. Frank Os-
borne of the Southern Express Company,
was taken sick this morning at the office
in the Astor building, and was removed to
his home in Riverside
Col !. j. Daniel, the president of tho
auxiliary association, was taken down this
noon, and this time it is feared that he has
yellow fever. He has overworked himself,
and it is feared that the disease will be
severe in his case.
THREE AVENUES OF ESCAPE.
The transportation committee to-day
issued circular saving that there were
three avenues open by which people could
leave the city. viz Camp Perry, Camp
Mitchell and Moncrief Springs, and advis-
lug all who desire to leave the city to call
at the office on Bay street and register at
once Arrangements will be made so that
those who desire To go to Camp Mitchell
can come int the city during the day re-
turning to the camp at 4:30 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Beside the subscriptions received this noon,
amounting to some $4,000 the following
telegram was received by Acting Mayor
Gerow this evening:
Boston, MASS, Sept. %, 1888.
To T. D. GeroIC:
Draw at sight for $4,000 for your yellow fever
sufferers making S., 900 authorized to be drawn
May God in his wisdom watt you cooling winds
and a clear atmosphere that will eradicate the
pestence. ALFRED T. TURNER, Treasurer.
Acting Mayor Gerow also received tele-
gram from the New York Produce Ex-
change authorizing him to draw for $500
and one from the New York Herald good
for $3.50.
EIGHT WEEKS HAVE PASSED.
Eight long weeks have passed since the
first case of yellow fever, that of Nc
Cornick, was developed at the Grand
Union hotel 1t is now almost certain that
many hundred colored people have had the
fever and recovered, without treatment or
physicians. The old theory that negrses
are not liable to contract yellow fever has
been exploded II has been demonstrated
that they are almost as susceptible to attack
as the whites. but the issue is rarely fatal
with them, probably never, unless the fever
is complicated with organic diseases. An
old and eminent local physician said to-day:
Negroes never die of yellow fever, unless
they call in a doctor"
WANT A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.
The following resolutions were adopted at
a meeting of the executive committee of
the Citizens Sanitary Association to-day:
I1esOIued, That congress be urged to at once
authorize and require the establishment of
scientific bureau III this city, for the purpose of
conducting investigations relating TO the intro
duction and progress of yellow fever In Florida
during the years 1887 and 1883; sanitary meth
DDS and other precautions against the spread OF
the disease state of the atmosphere at differ
ent times: localities in the city and all other in
cdents and conditions relating to the epidemic
that will likely be of scientific and practical sta
tistical value In the future in determining the
methods of quarantine, sanitation, disinfection
and treatment of yellow fever.
Resolved, That our senators and representa-
tives in congress be requested TO bring this mat
ter before both houses, and urge its immediate
consideration.
1t is desired that the investigation shall
take a wider range than any other ever un-
dertaken in connection with yellow fever
in this country, and the local and other con-
ditions connected Herewith. Surprise is
general here that such thorough investiga-
ton has not been undertaken before this.
Charles G. Elliott, who died to-day, is of
the firm of Elliott & DeZochons, lumber
dealers.
DIR. Porter has wired Miss Clara Barton
to recall Col. Southmayd, who is in charge
be making trouble and dissension here, and
impairing the efficiency of the medical
bureau thereby.
Greenland has telegraphed for physicians.
There is yellow fever there.
THE NEWS FROM MACCLENNY.
A special from Macclenny reports five
new cases during tho past twenty-four
hours and one death, that Of Judge NJ. +.
Schuy, a leading republican politician and
lawyer
Mss Mollie Mccall is not expected to live
The town is in great Distress Work Of
all kinds is suspended, and aid is urgently
needed
Additional aid will be sent from this place
at once. The supplies here are short,
though large orders are in transit. Short
rations will have to be issued, if freights
are delayed.
JACKSON'S RECORD.