The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
CARELESSNESS HAS CAUSED THE SPREAD Many Pensacola Citizens Have
 Failed to Cooperate BAD ACCIDENTS REPORTED Strict Quarantine Restrains Woman From Going to Her Injured Illus
 band, Who Is In Dying
 Condition.
BAD ACCIDENTS REPORTED

Pensacola, September 26.-(Special)- J. As Pensacola has been for more than three weeks engaged in strenuous war fare against yellow fever, and as that is the all-absorbing topic of conversation on every hand few words regarding the real status of affairs may not come amiss to her friends outside the quarantine line
 Up to the morning of the 20th the situation was regarded as very favorable; the people were beginning to take on fresh courage, and Dr. Porter held out hopes of speedy stamping out of the scourge. One incident occurring during the day. however. was portentous of what was to follow. Charles Roberts. a painter, board ing at the Commercial hotel, had been declared by Dr. Renshaw to be suffering with q mild attack of yellow fever. He eluded his nurse in the afternoon, dressed and went out on the streets. He was soon returned to his room under guard, and every precaution taken to keep him isolated. But this proved to be only one of several similar cases, and the follow ing four days developed twenty-three new cases and two deaths.
 All indications point to this unprecedent- ed sperad of the disease to the case of Norwegian Vice Consul Wolfberg, who died more than a week previous Wolf berg, although complaining of feeling badly, was not suspected of having yell low fever, as he had been in bad health for a long time. He would not call a physician or go to bed, but kept at work. mingling with people in all parts of the city. Not until he was practically dying was 1t discovered that he had fallen a victim to the scourge Many of the new cases are in the section near his boarding house, but not confined, for there are many new foci.
 There seems now to be no hope of stamping out the fever before frost, and this state of affairs has been brought about by the refusal of a large number of citizens to cooperate with the board of health. Pensacola has had epidemics of yellow fever in the past Compared with those, the present visitation Is as varioloid to smallpox. These "knockers' cannot, or will not, make any allowance
  in declaring that there Is no yellow fever in the city; resist fumigation and other sanitary measures; declare the doctors are in collision for purposes of graft" " and so on, ad lbitum.
 This condition made 1t necessary for the city council to pass two ordinances, with extra heavy penalties, for failure to aid in exterminating mosquitoes, and obstructing screening and fumigation. These go into effect immediately. The city already has a very stringent ordi- nance relative to concealing or failing to report suspicious cases, and Mayor Bliss has promised to put this in operation as soon as the present fight is over And Mayor Bliss always makes good his prom ises.
 Move to Pensacola.
 The state board of health has moved it's headquarters to Pensacola, for greater convenience, and 1t is impossible to over praise Dr. Porter and his corps of assist ants. In this he Is ably seconded by the city board, at whose head is Dr. J. H. Pierpont.. And Pensacola has noble, true hearted citizens besides, too numerous to mention, who have remained valiantly at their post of duty and are aiding in every way in the fight. One of the city officials, whose services were more urgently re- quired at this juncture. grew frightened at the first breath of danger asked for indefinite leave of absence, and took to the woods," literally. One physician, who shall be nameless because of a wiser second thought that came to htm, advised some of his friends to get out of town as speedily as possible and himself acted on the advice he gave. After remaining away for some time he returned and of fered his services to the city, since which time he has been formost in the fight.
 Some incendiary, actuated doubtless by fright, set fire to house vacated few days previous by Felix Glackmeyer on East Government street, on the morning of the 18th. In this house the first vic- tim of the fever. W. J. Abell, had died.
 Negro Found Dead.
 The remains of Dock Gulley, colored, were found on the morning of the 17th In a clump of bushes near Bayou Texar- Four bullet holes were found in the body and in the head, and all were fired at close range, as evidenced by powder
 marks. The verdict of the coroner s Jury charges Fortune Benboe. Fred Lee and Henry Shepherd with the murder. Later Deputy Sanders arrested a fourth
 negro, George Clump, on the same charge
 Little has been learned of the motives for the crime, but 1t Is supposed that the party were gambling and that Gul1ey had won.
 veteran Niiled By Iraln. Frank R. Gouldng, one of Pensacola's oldest and most widely known citizens was killed on the night of the 14th inst | by a train of cars being backed into the | city. MT. Goulding was acting as guar antine guard at Goulding. on the out | skirts of the city. No one was with him | at the time of his death but he was | patrolling his beat, and did not hear tho | approaching cars. He was struck or | the side of the head, fracturing his skull | and death ensued In half an hour. He was a prominent Confederate veteran, a member of Camp Ward and his pallbear. CTS were members of the camp.
 He leaves wife. daughter, five sons and a host of friends to deplore his loss
 Injured In Runaway.
 William Favourite. formerly of this city, but now a resident of Gulfport Miss, was badly injured in a runaway ac- cident at that place recently. His pa rents reside here, and his wife is here on a visit to her parents but the rigio quarantine now in force prevented theii going to him.
 Burned While Fumlgatlne. MT. O. H. Smith. a prominent timber merchant of this city, was badly burned a few days since in a rather peculiar way Like all good citizens, MT. Smith made preparations to fumigate his office. To this end he prepared a vessel of sulphur | He was called out Enter the office boy with an experimental turn of mind, who | kindled a fire under the vessel. Re-enter | MT. Smith. who proceeds to pour alcohol | over the sulphur, not observing the al most invisible blue flame. There was 6 | streak of flame from the sulphur to tht | bottle. an explosion, and before MT Smith could extinguish the flames he was | g