Show Yollow 2ever JACKSONVILLE Fla August 10Four yellow fever casts were taken to the quarantine hospital at midnight last night together with a dozen others that had been exposed There are three suspicions cases in the city now Over 400 people left today by rail and steamer and many are panic stricken The board of health has announced after a long secret session that the disease is assuming an epidemic form Five new cases have been reported in the past ten hours The city will be entirely des rted within fortyeight hours if the disease assumes an epidemic epi-demic form WASHINGTON August 10 Surgeon General Ham lton is taking active steps to prevent the spread of yellow fever from the inlecteo parts of Florida to other points the south A telegram was received from Dr Guiteras at Jacksonville as follows Nineteen yesterday yes-terday evening two cases found at the city nospital on the outskirts of the town One can be connected with the original focus Three other cases were discbvered to day total five new cases We are beginning to close connection with the original focus The importance import-ance of isolation is evidently diminishing I diminish-ing Infected localities have been closed up and measures for disinfection taken The president of the State board of health of Florida telegraphs that the disease is assuming an epidemic epi-demic form |