THE JOURNAL OF THE HISTORICAL
 SC 4(5 t4 ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA
 Editors Emeriti
 Charlton W. Tebeau, Ph.D.
 Thelma Peters, Ph.D.

 Editor
 Paul S. George, Ph.D.

 Managing Editor
 Rebecca Eads

Number LV 1995

 CONTENTS

 Editor's Forward .................................................................. 3
 by Paul S. George

 The Birth of the City of Miami ........................................... 5
 by Larry Wiggins

 Yellow Fever at Miami: The Epidemic of 1899 ............. 39
 by Dr. William Straight

 The Sage of Biscayne Bay: Charles Torrey Simpson's
 Love Affair with South Florida ........................................ 61
 by Leah La Plante

 Historical Association of Southern Florida Members...... 83
 COPYRIGHT 1995
 THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA


 1T is published annually by the Historical Association of
 S L C 5 t ,s t Southern Florida. Communications should be addressed
 f to the Managing Editor of Tequesta, Historical Museum
 of Southern Florida, 101 W. Flagler Street, Miami,
Florida 33130. Telephone: (305) 375-1492. The Association does not assume respon-
sibility for statements of facts or opinions made by contributors. (ISSN 0363-3705)

On the Cover: In 1896, close to 400 people crowded onto the second floor of the
Lobby Pool Room to vote to incorporate Miami as a city. The building to the left
is the site of this historical meeting. (HASF 75-25-103)