Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-02
oLD-PolNT HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Fever Laeacies Of Rendezvous All Gone
Dr. Stark's First Post-Psrsonsi.

Dr. Stark's First Post-Psronai.
fCorrcspondercs OF the Richnoad Dispatch.l
0LD PorNr CoMrosT. Va, July 1.-The
cool weather of the past week. while not
calculated 10 make the average summer
hotel keeper happy-for II Ia rarely hot
enough for them-hss been thoroughly
enjoyed by the visitors who have found q
wrap III the evening and a blanket at
night q handy thing TO have In the house.
Having heard many exaggerated rumors
from people living at distance concern
ing the prevalence of typhoid.fever at the
Point, your correspondent learns from tho
post surgeon and other authentic sources
that while there were few cases here i'm
mediate following the naval rendezvous,
mostly of q mild type, and part OF which
II is clearly proved had their origin else
where. they are now all convalescent and
no new cases have appeared in the last
seven weeks. As TO what caused tho TWO
or three cases said TO have originated here
there seems TO be no well-dehned opinion
or theory.
During the rendezvous the Point was
visited by thousands of people from all
parts OF the country, and in the general
good fellowship that prevailed II is posi-
lie that less attention was paid to dietary
matters than usual. and thus the way was
Iaved for the fever-germs TO take root.
j y
seems to have been one of the great events
IN some way which no one seems cspsDle
OF explaining.
FREE FROM DISEASE.
At the Hygeia. where a few cases appear
Ell. the sanitary conditions were never
better. The drainage was in frst.class
order. andthe water supply used for drink
inc purposes, aftor careful analysis, show
ed no Impurity. Notwithstanding the
rumors which, like snow balls, ALWAYS in
crease as they roll, the health reports
show less sickness at Old Point in the last
few months than most any other part OF
the country, and it is entirely free from
diseases of any kind at the present time.
The handsome new steamer Pocahontas
| for he new JAmes-river line arrived here
Yesterday morning from Wilmington, Del,
with Mr.. Barney and party OF friends on
board. A number Of prominent citizens
Of Norfolk, including Editor Murray and
Mr. Nottingham. Of the Landmark, met
her here and took trip up the rlter. Inc
boat is n handsome craft and will be well
coined bv the many tourists who annually
come this way and desire TO take IN the
historic points of interest along the river;
The four batteries of artillery camped
here for target practice during the past
month returned to their stations last eve
ning two to Washington barracks and
two 10 Fort McHenry. Three others from
Washington and one from baltimore Will
replace them IN a day or two and will re-
man here through July.
PERSONAL.
DIR. Stark. of Norfolk, who was recently
appointed an ASSISTANT surgeon In the
army and sent here to get an idea OF the
routlns work of a post. has been ordered
10 Fort Clark. Tex and leaves for his new
station Monday morning.
DR. Stark is one OF the brightest young
men in the profession, having graduated
No in a class OF seventy, and Fort Oar
can congratulate itself on securing hs
services.
Lieutenant George F. La1ders, Fourth
ARTILLERY, who has been acting adlutsht o,
the camp, has been relieved aud ordered
20 Join the light battery OF bis regiment
at Fort Riley, Ran.
Commander Il. p. Leary. equipment
| officer al the Norfolk yard, spent Sunday
at the post on a visit to his brother, Cap
tain Peter Leary. Jr., Fourth artillery.
Captain Charles Il. Riley, of Cincinnati,
Is visiting bis family, who are spending
the summer at the Point.
Major George r. Davis. Assistant In
spsctor- General, came down from wash
ingtOn CD visit SUNDAY.
Miss Carrie Voso aud niece, Louise
Booker, have returned from Georgetown
Convent, where they have been attending
school during the past winter.
Colonel Harry W. Fuller, general passen-
ger agent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
rail wAy. and wife spent two or three days
al the Point during the week.
Lieutenants J.. L. kilburn and Frederick
r. McKenns. recent graduates from tho
Military Academy, registered here Mon
day.
RICHMOHDERs.
The following Richmonders have regis
tered at the Hygeia Hotel during the
week: George c. Scott, A. K. King, j. }.
Montague. c. II. Montague, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Saunders, Mrs William 9. Saunders,
Miss Mary Saunders, K. b. Munford. Pres
ton Cooke. }. Felix Smith, Henry Frazier,
James Aston Csbell, DR.. Joseph p. VIM
sion. c. E. Buck, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Har-
rison and family. c. Il. Winston, Mrs. NJ.
J.. Peasants, Miss Peasants, II. q. Hud-
son. b. Il. Carter, DR., and wife, I. II. Big
ger. $. n. Poor, A. NJ. Cobb, Charles w.
Goddin, Aylett " Goddln, j. W. McGll-
vrav and wife, John ID. Potts and j. G.
Dame.