The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-01
Acknowledge
will be given preference. ACKNOWLEDGED
receipt and report action taken.
Csigned1 III. c. CORBIN.
"Adjutant- General

MARINE HOSPITAL SURGEONS.
The Marine Hospital Service to-day hur-
ried a number Of surgeons 10 Hampton
and vicinity. DR.. Wasdin. of the Marine
Hospital Service, Is already at haph'o"
and is detailed as the expert az the hoIlo
Or. ]. II. White. left Washington TINS
morning and will be on duty outside. DTS
G.. =. Wertenberker. Frank Donaluson'
Farauhar. Pettus and McClinuc VIII De
distributed through Portsmouth, fhoeou''
BAdcy and other nearby points as ocea-
sion requires. Surgeon-General Nyman
has not yet decided whether ne VIII go
% Hampton. but will DO so II there Is any
need Of his services.
The officers Of the Marine Hospital SER
vice refuse 10 speculate on the genesis
~ the epidemic. but 80 is eeneraIy ne
;ieved 20 have originate in some OF the
shore dives I'm Phoebus and cases are
looked for there. Arrangements are al
teady made to throw quarantine lines
around any place where the disease
shows itself outside tho Home
INC washington Health Office was nou-
fed about daylight this morning OF the
Hampton outbreak The morning boat
from Old Point was inspected, but no
passengers detained The trains VIII also
be- watched. There T. n detention settle
monf of cottages ON the eastern brancn,
which was utilized during the recent
smallpox outbreak. This is being over
hauled 20 receive any suspects VINO are
detected by the Washington authorities.
TROOPS At FORT MONROE.
rno trooDs at Fort Monroe consist or
fhroo batteries Of the Fourth Artillery.
together with the headquarters Of thar
regiment. IAN under command or 'oionel
T. l. Cunthcr. The batteries there are
c. and o.
Surgeon General Sternherg has received
fro GLOWING from Lieucnant-Colonel
Dewitt.
fort Monroe. Va. July 3lst
"surge0n-General United states Army
Washington. j. c.:
AT O'Clock yesterday afternoon Sur
eeon PetJus United states Marine Hos
pital Service quarantine officer, officially
states that yellow fever WAS az Nauona.
Soldiers Home. Hampton. thirty-four
cases with slN deaths. Commanding
officer took immediate measures for quar-
antIne Surgeon Pettus states Surgeon
General Marine Hospital Service was mo-
1s,ened DEWITT
surgeon
Adutaut General Corbin and Major
Johnston. Assistant Adjutant General
were FAC Fort Monroe yesterday and We're
present when Surgeon Pettus made his
report 10 Lieutenant-Co.Onel Dewitt re-
gardlng the outbreak ~ yellow fever az
the Soldiers Home.
General CorbIn says from all accounts
there IS little doubt that the conditions
are serious and there is 10 telling how
far the Infection may have reached.
There ls a trolley road along the beach
for distance If more tnan six miles
and excursion parties have been coming
90 old Point and adjacent places and
have taken the trolley 20 Newport News
and to the Soldiers Home. Many of them
nave mingled with tho soldiers.
General Corbin says that one theory
of the way in which the foyer might have
been brought TO tine Home IS that one
of the soldiers recently visited Santiago.
tie returned some time since suffering
with what the physicians thought 10 be
Dengue. 10 seems 10 was not until the
Inmates OF the Home began to die That
the disease was discovered 90 Doe yellow
fever. General Corbiu says there DIS not
Doe least question about tne character of
Dee disease. physicians who were present
at the post norton ON some Of the vic
fms declaring that yellow fever was
surely present
FORTY CASES.
According tO adyices received 30 the
War Department to-day there have been
' '"ta. of forty cases. Sis of whom have
died.
surgeon Pctus through General Cor
bin. has requested Surgeon General stern
berg Co send him such expert immune
yellow fever surgeons as Dee cam dud.
The Marine Hospital officials are as-
founded zoo the presence of yellow fever
n that locality The last epidemic of the
liselsc occurred at Norfolk Boo $3.50. having
been brought into pore 0u the steamer
ben Franklin ou juno 9Th. of that year.
and in the epidemic which followed there
were 1907 death.
The steamer old Point arriving here
h.s morning was crowded with plssen-
gers.
Speaking of the situation. General Stern
berg said to-day.
"The matter of dealing with the cpl
lemic win Doe entirely in the hands NJ the
Marine Hospital service but Vt course
He shall cooperate in amy way possible.
shall ask to have a yellow fever expert
iout 90 Fortress Monroe for the pr0tec-
ton of the army interest there.
General Siernberg said Doe had no the
lrics to advance as 90 the origin of the
outbreak He has requested that Acting
Assistant Surgeon Seat0n Norman Dee dee
tailed for service at Fort Monroe.
Surgeon General Van Heypeu of tho
Navy. also declined o. discuss the origin
lf the outbreak. Asked if Doe did not
think it might be due 90 the presence OF
he old Spanish ship Reina Mercedes az
he Norfolk Navy Yard. hesAreplied em-
lhaucally I'm the negative Dr. Van
Reypcu said that De did not believe it
would Dee necessary 90 supsend opera
lions at the Norfolk Navy Yard The
yard would. however. Doe guaranteed.
The ironclad monitors Terror and
Puritan are the only naval vessels st3-
Toned AT The Norfolk Yard. and 10 is uu-
lerstood that they will Doe removed in
Ease their crews should appear 90 Doe enc
langcrcd
lt is also quite well understood that
% such emergency the Navy Department.
pays little heed tO quarantine regulations.
md would not hesitate to send the ships
lut bound for northern port.
WILL TRANSFER GARRISON
NEW YORK. July 31-Gcncral Merritt
commanding the department of the East.
F.. $. A., said today that be was making
arrangements to transfer the garrison az
Fort Monroe with the exception of about
Wenty men and two officers. am immune
o Battery Point, at The mouth of the
Delaware river.
QA1 TIMOpC OfIhpANTfNEc