Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-19
SENECA At OLD POINT
She Arrives with Sick and
Wounded Soldiers.
NOT ALLOWED TO LAND
Quarantine Officers Refuse to Permit tn.
Men to Come Ashore, Though No
Cases of yellow Fever
Have Developed.

The steamship Seneca, now in the
service of the United States as Il trans
mort. arrived at Old Point Comfort yes
TEL day afternoon from Siboney, Cuba,
having on board ninety-nine officers
and men who are either sick or wound
ed. DR.. w. j. Pettus, the United States
quarantine officer at Old Point board
I'd the ship on her arrival ana was
soon convinced that there were too
many ugly cases of sickness aboard to
permit the surgeon in charge to land
his men. On coming ashore from the
quarantine ship jamestown. where he
made a change of clothing, DIR. Pet
tus stated that there are no developed
cases Of yellow fa.4r aboard, but ty-
phoid and malaria prevails in a mum
Der of cases He deemed it only prop
er. IN view of the fact that the Sene-
ca sailed from Siboney several days
after the fever broke out there, to pre-
vent the landing OF the men at Fort
Monroe. where 496 sick and wounded
are in the hospital. DR.. Pettus also
stated that in his opinion the Seneca
should not be permitted to unload her
wounded farther south than New York
where the colder weather will better
suit the fever cases aboard
Although DR.. Pettus denies that yell
stated on high medical authority that
there are three suspicious cases OF fe-
Yer aboard. The surgeon in chief Of
the soldiers telegraphed to Washing
ton last night for Instructions and mo-
mentarily expects to receive orders To
proceed to New York. The following
is the list of officers aboard the SEN
eca, the list of on-commssoned Off
GERS and privateS not being available:
Colonel j. j. Van Horn. Lieutenant
Colonel II. c .Egbert, Major a. w
Cortiss. Major F. G. Southmayd. Cap
tain W. ]. Joyce, Captain William
Wright, Captain Dowdy, Captain
English. Lieutenants f. n. Martin, r.
w. Hall, I.awless. Gross, Byrun. Bun
dy and Seyburn.
ID DR. a. a c; 5ops e ava gat officer at
afternoon and. in the capacity of a
state official, protested to DR.. Pettus,
the United states quarantine officer,
against the landing Of more sick and
wounded soldiers at Fort Monroe, on
|acconntS fstheN danE1sTsfro rom lsCwaffe-'
ver. Dr. Pettus was thoroughly in ac-
cord with DR.. Jones in the matter, and
when the Seneca came in short time
later promptly declined to allow the
unfortunate soldiers to be brought
ashore.
THE YANKEE SAILS.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Yankee, formerly the Morgan Liner FL
Norte, which was built by the Newport
News ShpDuiding and Dry Dock Com
pany in 1891. sailed from Hampton
Roads Sunday afternoon at 3:ao
o'clock en- route for some point east OF
Cuba, where 1t is understood Com
mander Rrownson, In command of the
cruiser, will report to Commodore Wat
son and formally have his ship at
tached to the Eastern squadron.
1t was at first believed that the Yam
kee would convoy the eight Golfers in
these waters to Commodore Watson'S
squadron. but now it is believed that
this duty will fall to the protected
cruiser Minneapolis. Captain Jewell.
which is still anchored off the ship
yard.
There are gov anchored off the
Chamberlain and Hygeia Hotels at Old
Point the following golfers: Abarenda.
Alexander, Justin, Cassius and Leon
idas, all heavily laden with coal.
The Caesar. which has been at the
shipyard since Friday, sailed yester-
day for Old Point
The Sterling and Scindla which have
been repairing at the navy yard. will.
it is understood. drop down to Old
Point this morning. loaded to their
capacity
AT noon today there. will he col
lected off of Old Point Il fleet of eight
golfers, whose total cargoes will agSre-
gate $4,000 tons of coal.
These. are the Golfers selected to go
with Commodore Watson to Spain and
they are ready to sail as soon as they
get a convoy -...
JOURNAL. YACHT ARRIVES.
Sylvia. one of the New York Jour
nails yachts, which is being used as a
dispatch boat in Cuban waters. arrived
at Old Point late Sunday afternoon,
having on board Mr.. W. R. Hearst,
proprietor of the paper. who had been
at Santiago reporting the naval and
land battles with the Sraniards.
AS soon as the vessel arrived in
Hampton Roads and dropped anchor
Quarantine Officer W. J. Pettus went
aboard and informed Mr. Hearst and
the party of ladies and gentlemen
aboard that they would have to comply
with the quarantine law. Upon learn
ing this Mr. Hearst decided to continue
his voyage to New York and his ship
put to sea Sunday evening ct o'clock.
A British flag ftoated from the mast of
the Sylvia
TROOPS EXPECTED THIS WEEK.
The Fourth Regiment OF volunteers
a.. not arrive here yesterday as was
expected. 1t is not known when the
soldiers will reach the city. but ar
arrangements are being made for feeding
several thousand troops and it is
thought that the Fourth Regiment to-
gether with regiments from Camp AL
ger. will come here some time this
week to embark for Porto Itico.
The following regiments. it is said.
will embark from this city. unless the
war is soon brought to close:
Second Brigade-Third Illinois.
Fourth Pennsylvania. and Fourth Ohio.
commanded by Brlgadier General Har
ris. NJ.
Third Brigade-First and Third Ken
tucky and Fifth Illinois. commanding
Brigadier to be supplied.
Second Division. First Brigade
Thirty first Michigan, Sixteenth Indi
ana, and First Georgia, commanding
Erigadier to be supplied.
Second Brigade-Sixth Ohio, Hun
bred and Fifty-eighth Indiana. First
West Virginia. commanding Brigadier
to be supplied.
Third Brigade-second Ohio. First
Pennsylvania. and Fourteenth Mime
sofa. Brigadier General Rossier. com
handing.