The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-25
diseases, have been the worst to IL anage in
A GENEROUS OFFER.

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A GENEROUS OFFER.
Capt Somerville, who represents several
hrSt-class European steamship lines in tins
state, has just received Instructions from
Austin, Baldwin & Co., of the State Line
OF steamships, to send on the widow and
four children Of the late Hugh Porter, a
deceased brother Mason giving them fuil
cabin accommodations for the whole party
for $57 from New York to Glasgow. The
State Line is entirely Scottish i'll its ships,
ofncers and generosity.
Rumors are rife that several people have
comeinto Jacksonville lately, and the police
are investigating the matter.
In the past fews weeks many improve
ments have been made in town. Weeds
have been cut down, sidewalks cleared of
grass and trash, and all filthy places have
been cleaned and disnfected.
DR.. Neal Mitchell, president of the board
of health, officially states that there are
more pretty girls in Camp Mitchell than
anywhere else in Florida. This will raise
howl from all over the state.
From the great desire of some absenteeS
to return to the city, it is going to require
almost a line Of sharp-shooters to keep them
out Every one absent has plea for com
ing home now
The medical bureau after tomorrow will
look considerably deserted. Mrs. z Sims, a
4AuA 30 IL OIAA ANO" LIZ ~ 10 DIN IL Jill GA
hauston.
7. Il. Stockton, business manager of the
Times UHion took drive yesterday. He
expects to resume his duties next Monday.
A WARNING
Refugees who are anxious to get back into
the city before it is entirely freed from in
fection should heed the warning conveyed
in the following incident which was related
to-day to the News correspondent by DR..
Mitchell: Several days ago when the Sand
Hills hospital force was being reduced it
was reported that Miss Berry of Philadel-
phia, who had been nursing there for a
month or more, had gone home. 1t now
seems that this was a mistake. A week
ago when he reduced the force DR.. Mitchell
selected all the unaccimated nurses and dis
charged them, and at the same time he gave
them quite lecture, so to speak regarding
the danger of their remaining over in Jack
sonville or in the city proper before leaving
for home. In Miss Berry'S case in particu-
lar he told her that she was uuacclimated,
and that although she had been at the
hospital for six weeks that place was not
infected, as it was situated in perfectly
healthy locality, being on high and dry pine
land, and that she was not exposed there
any more than she would be at her own
home in Philadelphia, and that as they had
more acclimated nurses than they needed,
remain, and that if she valued her life it
would be advisable for her to leave immedi-
ately for Camp Perry.
FAILED TO HEED 1T.
She left, as the doctor supposed, to go to
Camp Perry, but instead she came into the
city and applied for position as nurse at
the bureau for nurses and was accepted.
The doctor subsequently met her on the
street shortly before the trash left for Camp
Perry and repeated his warning to her, and
even obtained pass for her to go TO the
camp on the train leaving at 80 O'Clock
that afternoon. The doctor assured her
that he fully appreciated the noble purpose
that brought her down here, but that to
remain longer would be foolhardy. Rumor
now shows that, disregarding this well
meant and intelligent advice, she remained,
and this morning she was stricken down
with a severe case of the fever and is
now patient at the Sand Hills hospital,
where she formerly officiated as nurse. AS
commentary upon this, and showing the
wisdom of following the doctors advice, he
informs the NEWS correspondent that all
the nurses who were unacclimated went to
Camp Perry, are in perfect health and will
soon be homeward bound. Miss Berry is
highly spoken of as a bright, intelligent
woman whose services at the hospital were
highly appreciated, and it is to be regretted
that she was not sufficiently convinced by
the doctors advice to act upon it, and thus
haye escaped the disease.
GAINEsvILLE's TILT.
The misunderstanding between Gaines
vile and the Auxiliary Sanitary associa-
tion here seems to be no nearer adjustment
When Gainesville issued to the country her
appeal for help, Mayor Hewitt of New
York wrote the committee here asking
if needed aid could be extended
from here, or should come from New York,
and proposing that the committee here
ascertain their wants, and, if they saw fit,
to supply them from here. On the strength
of this "a conference was proposed and was
Indignantly rejected with a suggestion that
it was a reflection on their integrity.
Gainesville also directly charged that funds
had been sent here to be applied to their
relief which they had never received.
REQUEST FOR 5000 TO $4,000.
The latest development Is telegram from
the acting mayor of Gainesville stating that
they would like to receive from $1,000 to
$4,000, and that they thought that the
officials in that place should be entrusted
with the distribution of such fund among
their suffering people as much as the
officials here with the large amounts which
they have been receiving The committee
here decided TO telegraph in reply that they
could draw on them for 81, 600 to supply
their immediate and pressing wants,
and that they be informed that
as they did not feel disposed TO
accede to the proposition of the conference,
which is based on the proposition contained
in Mayor Hewitt's letter, to.ascertain their
wants; and further, that as the funds here
are rapidly diminishing, that they look TO
the outside world for further assistance.
Gainesville has previously received from
the committee here some Sl 400.