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consisted of the steamer Santa Lucia, which had apparently been
brought up from Cape Florida, and a cluster of smaller vessels. Dr.
Horsey was in charge of the facility, which could accommodate forty
to sixty residents. Miamians exposed to yellow fever or desirous of
leaving the city were detained there for about ten days. If they had
shown no signs of the disease at the end of this period, they were
taken by boat to Lemon City, which was beyond the quarantine line,
and were free to leave for points north but not south. If, however,
they exhibited signs of the disease, as happened on two occasions,
they were taken back to Miami for treatment. After having served
about forty retainees, Camp Fleming closed around November 6, and
Camp William E. McAdam, a second, more adequate detention camp
was opened at Fulford, twelve miles north of Miami, on November
2.36
 Initially, Camp William E. McAdam accommodated sixty resi-
dents, both blacks and whites, but it was later expanded to accom-
modate over 100 internees as the demand increased. The tent camp
was pleasantly situated in "the orange grove of Judge [P. W.] White
of Quincy."37 The tents were arranged on orderly streets, which
were illuminated at night with oil lamps. In the packing house of the
grove, a kitchen and dining room were set up, which the camp guests
dubbed the "Hotel de Stimpson," after the camp's chief medical
officer. It was said that they were served gourmet food rather than
the standard army rations. The "hotel" also served as an entertain-
ment center for dances, skits and other activities. The medical staff
consisted of W. G. Stimpson, Passed Assistant Surgeon of the U.S.
Marine Hospital Service, and Assistant Surgeons Rudolph von Ensdorf
and A. R. Hagan. There was also a "dental tent," presided over by
Dr. Gillespie Enloe, who brought a complete set of instruments from
his office in Miami.3S
 The camp consisted of three sections: the asymptomatic section
described above, the suspect section for inmates with vague symptoms,
and the hospital section, located some distance from the other sections.
Physical "inspection" of each camp inmate was carried out at 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. daily. When a suspect's condition was determined to be
that of yellow fever, he or she was promptly hauled away in the
ambulance, a wagon "formerly used by the New York Bakery."
Three (possibly five) yellow fever victims were hospitalized at the
camp in its brief existence. Those who did not develop yellow fever
were released after ten days of detention, but were not allowed to