The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-10
CANTONMENT CASE
CAUSES COMMENT
Citizens Of This Community Have
Done Much for Unfortunate FAM
lily Past Several Months.

In order to get first hand information
in regard to the case OF Eli Neal. of
Cantonment, whose letter in The Jour
nal caused a number OF Inquiries as
to whether the case We're worthy
one, representatives Of the paper went
out TO Cantonment yesterday after
noon.
The Journal people visited Mr.. Neal
and his wife, and talked with a num-
Der of people Of this progressive set
Element.
The facts as brought out In CONVEX
sations yesterday were that Mr.. Neal
and his wife came TO Cantonment
about nine months ago from Waverly.
Va. He came here really in search of
health, although at the time of his ar
rival he was able and expected to earn
a comfortable living When he first ar
rived he worked at blacksmithing in
a little shop at Cantonment. but there
was not sufficient work TO keep him
and another man, who owned the shop,
busy and he was compelled to seek
other occupations.
About seven months ago he was
taken III. and gradually became worse,
until now he is unable to do physical
labor OF any kind.
During the past seven months the
kind hearted people of the neighbor-
hood have looked after MIR. Neal and
his wife, and Mr. Neal speaks in most
grateful terms for what they have
done for him and his faithful wife.
But the neighborhood is small and,
while the people have done so nn-
grudgingly. 1t has at times been quite
a sacrifice on their part for what theyi
have done for the unfortunate family.
DIR. Brunson Of Muscogee, has vis
tied Mr.. Neal on numerous occasions
and sent him medicine, but the inn
preston seems to be that the man
has tuberculosis, and his only hope
is to have proper treatment and nour-
ishment. which the good people of
Cantonment are really unable to do
for him.
sstorekeepers and the people Of the !,
settlement have been most liberal and
the family have not really suffered for
lack OF food, but the man needs ex-
pert medical attention regularly, and
II he can be given proper treatment
there seems no reason that he cannot
be put in good health again and be
able to help himself.
The Journal representative found
Mr.. Neal and his wife In a two-room /
cottage, just north OF the depot. Thel
rooms were clean and neat. but the
house Is set close to others and the I
place is shady, and 1t seems to be. the
opinion OF many In the neighborhoodI
that If they could be gotten to some
other place out in the open, where thel
sunlight could penetrate to the sick
mans room, he would have a better
chance of regaining his health.
One of the residents of Cantonment
told The Journal representatives that
he had made special trip to Pensa-
cola about month ago to see the
county physician for the purpose of
inquiring whether 1t was within the
province of the county authorities to
do anything for the man in a medical
way, but was unable to find the doc
tor In his office and left word OF the
case, but, to the best OF his knowledge,
the physician had not been out to see
Mr.. Neal.
Several good hearted citizens OF
Pensacola have made inquiriesinto the
case, and viii probably make an eff
fort to secure aid of some kind for the
unfortunate people.
Efforts have been made to get Mr..
Neal In q tuberculosis sanitarium at
Jacksonville, but word comes here that
there Is no vacancy In the institution.i
1t has been suggested that a fund
be started here to take care of the
immediate needs Of the family, pend
ing some final disposition Of the case
and the placing Of the man somewhere
where he can get we'll and thus relieve
a burden that the people OF Canton