Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27


names Of Mrs. c. VI. Herriek, whose husband
died ten days ngo, the third death in this
house; Harry L. Robinson, Mrs. c. II. Wei
mouth. Ezra Gray, Mr. Chairman, an infant
of j W, Wallaee. Lulu coleman, Rsnjamin
BcgweIl and Mrs. Patrick Kelly. The num-
Der OF new cases today was 43; deaths -,
the largest record Of mortality yet: total
cases reported to date, $50; total deaths,
lie. The weather Is still wet and unprom-
ising, and the earth soaked with water. Sew
eral physicians and nursesfFom other cities
New Orleans, Mobile and Savanuah-arrived
to-day. Especial train was semitic MeClenny
this afternoon with physicians, nurses and
supplies. About sixty-hve cases have been
reported at Mctlenney and ten or twelve
deaths. The place Is almost ~depopniated,
not more than $40 people remaining. The
local physicians are all sick. The Citizens
association to-day resolved to pay for the
erection of n hospital to be maintained by
the Knights Templars. DR.. Mallett, eminent
commander and protector of the hospital in
behalf of the order, was stricken with fever
to-day, but will probably recover. Rev. DIR.
Weller, OF ST. Johns slurch, is still i'll from
overwork. He is an epidemic veteran from
built and equipped. A large order for hos
pital, camp and general supplies was tele-
graphed New York to-day.
A REPORTERS ADVENTURES.
The Worlds Jacksonville special says:
Yesterday morning l started for McCienny
and had O most eventful trip. / vent as
correspondent TO the World. AND az special
representative of the Duval county board Of
health. l let at 10 O'Clock and got to with
in one mile Of a pretty tow called Baldwin,
where the trains run daily. remaining over
night by the ~fumigating ear. At Baldwin /
found the people terror stricken. Every
thing down to the ice was fumigated
l reached McCienny at 3 O'Clock and found
the town completely demoralizcd. 1t is a
struggling little place with about 200 houses
and at present | should not think much over
twenty reoPle in it. Both the doctors. both
the clergymen, the mayor and every one else
in authority were i'll, and the town was being
run by a young fellow who had been sent
with ten other Red Cross nurses to tax
charge until the arrival Of a doctor who
went up to-day. He had turned the hotel
into a hospital and was doing well, m said
he hoped to have the fever out OF the place
in a week. aud there were only
four cases. or the sick, with the exception
of five, oil are doing well OF sure to recover.
After gettinga list of supplies n necessi-
ties that were required, | started for Jack
sonville in o light cart, with q mule and col
ored driver. had almost got through in
safety, wheI. at the depot--f,rtunately on
the side of the town / was milking for-my
uti Alu Il Vel hgaAiCA aAA1 q tAOt Vi obo0N
twenty-five or thirty men rushed upon me
like hounds on a fox. l was threatened with
being locked up ard abused in the most
shameful way. | was escorted TO the fumi-
eating car and asked the conductor of the
train | had come in to let rae rest there
until the morning, when he would go down
but he refused, So tramPed on the eight
mile post, where the night matchman let me
lay down on a sawdust heap, | rested for a
few hours. and then started again, but after
going a couple Of miles | struck Marriott,
where the people we're not terror stricken,
and gave me n breakfast and a wagon to
town. Certainly il sounds strange, butJaek-
was like a haven of refuge. II has
rained nearly all the time with a steady
%downpour that is terribly disheartening. The
air is cold, damp and irll ofmiasma. Already
the doctors report bad symptoms among
their patients from the unfavorable weather,
and unless it changes for better the death
roll will increase very fast.