I76 HISTORICAL SKETCH 0F PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Jenkins was appointed medical superintendent, with a staff of attendants under his charge.

To this isolated fabric, all patients on showing the slightest symptom of the disease were removed, their former residence being fumigated and thoroughly disinfected, while every effort was put forth to confine the disease to the houses under quarantine. But notwithstanding, the number of cases increased ; while in the cemetery shovel and pick were daily employed, graves opened and closed to the number of fifty—six; that of Mr. Pickard, alluded to at the commencement, being among the first to receive its victim.

During this period of anxiety, the disease had made its way to several parts. In the east, Dr. McIntyre was in attendance. and in the north, Dr. McNeill had several cases. The services of Dr. Warburton had also been engaged for the city during the period of the epidemic.

On the 13th November, the quarantine flag first made its appearance in front of a dwelling, and was soon followed by a number of others, but by the Ist January, 1886, the number of flags so displayed was fast decreasing. The small-pox hospital, too, had halfits living inmates discharged; itwas then thoroughly disinfected, while within the city during January the last quarantine flag was shortly after removed from its position-— and we trust forever.

To the Mayor, Henry Beer, Esq., Chairman ; Thomas Morris, James Curtis, John Kelly, H. C. Douse, Edward Davy, S. W. Crabbe, Samuel McRae, Horace Haszard, Alex. Horne, 'I‘hos. A. McLean, Councillors; and the medical profession, belong the kind consideration of the community.

On the evening of the zrst December last, 1885, the city for the first time was beautifully illuminated by electric light, emitted from a luminous body enclosed within glass spherical vessels, and placed at various corners of the streets some twenty feet above the sidewalks. Many of the principal stores of the town also adopted the same description of light, it being a convenient means of brilliancy, throwing its rays into all quarters of the establishment.

The Salvation Army Church, situated on Upper Great George Street, was erected in 1880. It is a neat little edifice and will seat about five hundred persons. “ Here comrades have seen