New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
THE FLORIDA SEASON.
JACKSONVILLE ITSELF AGAIN.
THE PROCESS OF CLEANSING THE orTY-GUEsTs
pEnrrRNYSSs.

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THE PROCESS OF CLEANSING THE cTTY-GUEsTs
RETURNING.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 90 CspeciaD.-This city has
been very near to deaths door but she lives with
Ma that is new and vigorous. So far from wearing
any marks OF her calamity, she looks brighter and
Qrpener and moro beautiful than ever The city has
been greatly improved, not only in sanitary respects
but in its appearance generally 1t IS one OF the clean
est places IN tho United States today New streets
have been cut and old ones extended, especially in
the outskirts, pavements and Sidewalks have been TO
paired and general renovation has left its rec, I'd
plainly The eed citizens have returned business is
rushing through the familiar streets and everything IN
dieates season OF moro than usual activity and pros
perity.
The ST. James Hotel for twenty years and moro has
been winter homo for wealth and fashion. This
season the same old signatures repeated on the
new registers Many new names are also seen, show.
ing that the popularity OF Jacksonville and tho St
James Is not only established but increasing Tho
season at this hotel was opened by banquet given
q the citizens Of Florida By the officers and managers
OF the Plant system Of railroads and steamships.
The orange yield the present year is immense and
arrangements arc being made to reopen the sub-Trop
teal Exposition. The ornamental plants and trees
within and without the buildings have grown wonder
fully, and now add greatly 10 the entire premises.
The other attractions In fine condition, and the
display Of fruits and products will be greater than
ever before. The prospects arc now that II viii be
fine exposition, to open not later than February 90.
There Is many a unique seen to DO witnessed at
two three points in the city, which arc startfingy
suggestive of the late saffron unpleasantness.' In
the FISHER Building has been established the
headquarters Of the Fumigaon and Sanitation Bureau
Dr. J. Y. Porter at fits head surgcon-Gene Ham
llton, II not loved for the enemies he has made,
is Of least famed IN Florida He commanded that
Immediately after the close Of the epidemic every
house that had been infected should be visited and f
mgatad and that all infected bedding and other susp
eous furnishings should DO destroyed without hesitancy
and without mercy. Tho process of iumlgation is
one nnoh hotter to describe than to witness All
houses where there had boen one or more cases OF
fever visited by sort Of procession, consisting
Of three wagons, two bosses and three assistants
besides tho drtvers Tho first wagon. oyerseer and
assistants took possession Of all mattresses, quilts,
ETC., npped up ali hoor mating and seiEed any up
hostcrcd MIXTURE which had been especially used by
tho pate IS These articles were packed into car
rags No. /, and conveyed Immediately to the crema
tory outside of the city where they wore pitched in,
without regard 10 color previous condition. and con
sumed utterly. Tho second wagon, ovorseer and as
Estants drove up a. the FIRST left. and from the
house taken ell BLANKETS, pillows, curtains, car
pets sheets etc These were, with the exception Of the
pillows, carried 20 fumlgsng station whore they were
heated 10 21o degrees Fahrenheit, steamed carbolEed
and sulphuzed then thoroughly dried and returned 70
their owners. The pillows were carried to q steam
laundry where tho feathers removed and emptied
into Intense heat, the itching secured and washed, the
feathers replaced and tho pillows restored TO their
owners Those desiring 70 DO reimbursed are paid
fair prices for the mating, quilts and furniture de-
Stroyed. Moss mattresses arc returned for tho mat
rosses burned. In The Of the carpets blankets
and other articles which subjected 70 tbs SCANNING
and drying process Il Is said that whether destroys
tho merobe not, Il seldom falls to destroy the
carpet and blanket Still, the people submit with
goSd grace TO this dlsmantling Of their homes In
cases Of wel-to-do families where light moss mat.
essss are returned for heavy hair ones tho loss Is
considerable. With the colored brethren. however,
the case Is very different In many instances they
exchange an azmfu Of straw, confined in gunny oaz
or coffee sack for good new moss Mattress and It
Is something worth looking at TO SEQ tho procession OF
nero men, women and children leaving
the sbiet bureau, bearing IN which n s.,
supplied them On exchange for the rags which hay;
| been burned To them tho Government Is naeea
and almost absolute idleuess aud now most Of them
better provided with househOld iurhshlnss thah
Vehicle No with ifs attendants draws up after the
pillows blankets and carpets are gone spd unosains
Of the premises rho walls floors and furniture
freely syFinged and sprayed with earoolic acid VI
| Chloride OF mercury and other equally enchanting
perfumes until as some OF tho housekoepes tell "
Everything Is in state OF perfect sloppiness. Then
quantity OF sulphur Is set TO burning In paSs In each
room aud tbs rooms tightly closed for hours III II l
| ali consumed Imagine the homo coming OF refu
| gee 10 such house as this when IL Is opened
This process Is certainly most thorough IL Il
greater precaution than has ever before been taken
| 70 prevent a recurrence OF epidemic. Everything
| has been done and nothing has been spared totally
and eutlrely 20 eradicate the fever and Us cause IN
frost has ably abeted tho authorities and now tho
SUM- the greatest Of disinfcctans, is pouring clea
/ and warm, but not hot, rays Into every crevlce
| Jacksonville will never again have an epidemic Of
yellow fever II she understands herself; and she think
| she docs at last