The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20
YELLOW FEVER
IN WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Archie S. Miller, aVirginiau, Dies
There from the Disease.
CONTRACTED IN NICARAGUA.
He Had just Returned From ibcrc
Were lie Was in the Employ OF the
Commissioned was Son OF
MIR. A. }. Miller Of Danv'Iie'
CONTRACTED IN NICARAGUA.

WASHINGTON Nov Especial
A death from yellow fever occurred 81.
this city az the Hotel Johnson corner %
Thirteenth and J. streets, northwest yes
torday afternoon. Archie s. Miller clVll
engineer, aged thirty-,wo years single
was the victim OF the dread ois'ase' He
had only been in Washington two days
having come from New YORK city where
he arrived recently from Nicaragua
There is no occasion for alarm on the
oar; Of tho people Of The District, as the
cool weather and the precautions taken
by the health department and marine
hospital officials render the likelihood Of
q spread OF the disease very remote.
IL NICARAGUA.
s.Mr Miller has been in Nicaragua since
April last He left there about two We Ks
aGo on steamer bound for New York,
out which stopped az Port Limonr. Costa
Rica. an infected point. 90 take on a
cargo Of fruit H6 arrived in New York
on Monday last
ellis whereabouts from the time OF his
arrival in New York until the time Of his
registration 40 the hotel wednesday
morning are not known After register
INK he went out. and was brought back
81 the hotel unconscious about o'clock
j. NJ. by some unknown party. who as
sisted him 20 his bed. and left without
giving any warning as 10 the mans
condition
"1he case was believed 10 be an 'ordi-
nary drunk which the patient would
sleep on lie was not. therefore. dis
turbcd Thursday 20 clean his room. the
chamhormaid finding him in bed. APP
paTeutly asleep. al the time Of her sew
erai visits.
About o'clock yesterday morning an
inmate OF one Of the neighboring rooms
"a 49, q p f.
ment occupied by Mr. Miller and not-
fed the hotel authorities who at once
summoned n physician. The probable
nature Of the case was promptly suspect
cd and steps taken TO properly Isolate IT,
The health department was notified and
secured the services Of experts from The
United states Marine Hospital Service.
The INCONSISTENCIES OF the patient. ren-
dcred ID impossible 10 secure any history
of the case from him. and definite
diagnosis was. therefore. impossible. The
patient died at O'Clock =. NJ. The body
was wrapped I'm cloths saturated with an
tisepuc solution and removed 10 The
morgue.
40 FEAR OF SPREAD.
1.-THE apartments at the hotel were dis
infected yesterday afternoon with chic
zine and equentiy with formaldchyde
gas. both oeius most powerful Clsinfectiug
agents.
Ills baggage has never been removed
from the railroad station. and VIII be
taken in charge by the Health Depart
ment.
"Therc is 800 reason 20 anticipate dan
ger from the premises and no likelihood
OF th. spread Of the disease i'm this city
at tho present period in The year. as the
temp ..ature is below that at which II
develops
Coroner Carr said: ct is a genuine
cas- of yellow fever. I am not al liberty
nov to say anything more about IL than
tha, the health officer will inform the
pres NJ the circumstances. No one need
- alarmed
WAS FROM DANNILLE
SIR Miller was about thirty-two years
OIL and a son of Mr.. A. j. Miller, of
ori arrived last evening. He was un-
O. rrled
Mr. Lewis Uauklns, OF Surry county
N4.. said tonight that Mr. Miller had
been his assistant while assistant en-
F1eer OF the Southern railway. He was
surveying through Virginia, the caro-
inas and Georgia. Mr. Miller proved
most valuable ala. and when Mr. Hankns
WAS employed bv The Nicaragua Com
mission ne secured the services OF Mr.
Miller
Tie spoke very feelincly -of the manly
qualities OF the deceased ana his many
virtues
Fional cemetery.
Mr. Mnlor's father win return 10 Dan
allie tomorrow morning.