Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-08
DIR. BAGBY's STATEMENT.
Goes Into Dctsi, Regarding HI
PoS'tl,n

Newport News. Va. Aug. I. 1899.
Believing that the citizens Of Newport
News are misin!ormrd and rcs.in. IN
der an erroneous impression as to ,hc
facts and circumstances Of my stsprn-
sion as President OF the I;Oari Of
Health: ANA trusting That public cx-
element has sufficiently subsidized to
sl!e an impartial hearing to my state
~ mt Of the facts OF the case:
| have to say first. that as consider
able criticism has been made because
Of my absence from town when ;h,
news OF the fever at Soldiers Home
flrst reached town that my absence Was
due to tn" fact of my attendance upon
a patient with typhoid fever in Glouces-
ter county. ON my return to town on
Monday morning | was informed that
the Mayor. President Of the Council ana
the Secretary of The Board OF Health
mad been over to Hampton and nulu a
conference with the BOARD Of Health
Of that place in reference TO the fever
situation and uuarantining arrange
ments a, which time it WAS decided to
recommended To the Board Of Health
that Hampton Pnothus Soldiers Home
Old Point ana the Normal school be.
quarantincd
IN the meantime il meeting OF :t,.
business Mems Association was held 20
discuss the situation ut which meet ding
committee Of five was appointed 10
confer with the Bourd Of Health On
Monday afternoon Il meeting Of the
Board Of Health was held TO perfect
plans ana arrangements by which a.
thorough system III quarantine should
be lnaugurat@d against the places above
mentioned. AZ this meeting d rcsolu-
1lon was passed authuriZin. the l'rcsi-
u&nt and secretary oi the board 10 is.ll.
passes 70 residents Of the city who were
I lhat time on the puts.!,. OF the GUAR
antire line anu also TO persons cnlplav-
"a, n M Iv.f., M,
PASSES We're 70 be valid unll T. o'clock
noon on Tuesday, Aug. LIST. and after
mat time no PASSES We're to be Issued
except by special resolution. Passes
were issued in accordance with TN. res
olutlon By both Or. -Ayier and myself
Messrs EickfUrh. Jones. Greasy, Gar
Tett Ford. the committee Of the Ell>i-
ness Mon $ Association. ana also the
Mayor and Quarantine Officer HnDsuo,
We're present at this meeting and con
Cured III the action ~ IN, Board If
Health So far as know no
passes We're issued except in accord
ancc with the provisions Of the above.
mentioned resolution. Certainlv | am
prepared TO say most positively, that
none were issued by me nor from! my
ofiIcc that were not in accordance with
The said resolution.
/ has been charged that special FRO
vision was made for Mi. Geo "A.
SchineiZ. have u say in reply 10 su IN
charge that understood the resolution
Of the Board Of Health to apply to all
persons who were engaged in bushes
Or worked in the city Of Newport News
ard who wished To remain there. dur
ing the time OF quarantine. Collpiainl
mas also been made that Mr.. Schnlalz
was permitted To bring his family ana n
lot of baggage. ! can see no distiur-
tinn between hIr. Schnclz's FANNY ana
baggage passing through the cit. com
Ing from Hampton, and pr Prcssry
and MT. Ieyser ana their families, VIII,
returned 70 the city with their baggage
from Buckroc Beach. The names ~