The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-06
INCREASE IN
THE NEW CASES
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of the reasons why the people are
urged to send their patients to the
hospital as the doctors can administer
to them more expeditiously than If
they are scattered in every part Of
city. This applies especially to the
colOred patients, many Of whom live
out in the suberbs.
The Hospitals.
A number of patients at St. An
thongs hospital many be discharged
today, while two of them are report
ed seriously ill.,
The cOlored emergency hospital
which is under the able care of Kate
Davis, who is a trained nurse, is ready
to receive a number of patients. AT
present there are no ceses there. The
place has been put in first class order
There are now seven beds, all Of
which are supplied with clean linen,
and every convenience has been add
ed, so that the colOred people who are
afflicted with the ma.ady will be
lOked after in the best manner pos
sible.
Among the Greeks.
The disease is spreading rapidly
among the Greeks, as will be seen by
report. They probably
it from their eountryman
who died on Baylen street about a
week ago, as many of them attended
him during his illness.
The health inspectors are doing
good work in all parts Of the city.
They are now making a house to
house canvass, to locate cases CT
sickness.
City Physician PierOont reports
that the city is now in excellent saGi'
tary condition. and he urges everyone
to make a relentless war on the mos
quitoes.
A New Order Issued.
A new order was issued yesterday
to the effect that all parties living on
the dummy line would hereafter be-
required to return home each night.
Any one failing in this will not De
permitted to return on the Bayshore
or anywhere along the line so long
as the quarantine is in effect. This is
done for the protection Of those liv-
ing along the line. so that travelling
privileges will not be abused. Thus iCI
behOoVes everyone to take no chance
Of missing the last car, because,
should any Of them ever miss it they
forfeit then and there, al privileges
Of returning day or hight on tho
dummy line. All passes are being
taken up, and this matter Will be
closely watched.
investigation at Ferry Pass.
Persuant to a request from citizens
there, Drs. Byrd and Hargis went out
to Ferry Pass yesterday to examine .
case there. A careful dag
nosis was made and the report was t.
he effect that they found the cases to I
be malaria and not yellow fever. a
fact which was received with a great
deal of satisfaction by the citizens of
that place.
Many of the people living outside Of
the city still imagine that the fever
may be transmitted by freight. IN
many cases freight shipped from Pen
5acola has been refused at destina-
ion. This belief is extremely foolish /
IN the light of scientific demonstra-
ions
It is reported that there are a num-
Der of suspicious cases in Bears Al
ley which are believed to be yellow
lever. A thorough investigation viii
be made today.
British Vice-Consul Bonar and Mrs. |
3onar. are both very sick and are now
n the suspicious class. These cases
will very probably be passed upon to
lay.
Praise the Fumigators.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Simpson Reese,
whose house on north hill was fumi-
gated by one of the city fumigatiOn
gangs yesterday, were very muca
pleased with the way the work was
lone and to Mr.. Reese's attending
physician both complimented the
lealth authorities on the courteOusi
manner in which the mon composing1
he fumigatlng force conducted them