The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-01
DUmBFOUNDEO HAMPTON.
Scenes and Incidents Following An
nounccmcnt OF the Fever.


r,oubo~ of The Times staff was on
the scene shortly after the announcement
off veUow fever go the Home. Tho news
ast0unded the people OF Hampton ana
Ncwport News and created the greatest
CONSERVATION at The fashionable Ola foihl
hotels and Buck Roe Beach. Hard upon
tho uews OF the presence ~ tho diseds
came the news over the telephone wires
leading Oh Hampton that guarantees were
being established nc every point do Ia-
dius Of twenty miles. Then the nel-"oi"
of electric railways covering lhe area
from Newport News to Buck hoe hea,','
"a distance of twelve miles. ana from 9o'-
d.ors Home 90 old Point. opposite points
of the greatest breadth of the liiec1e'
belt-hvo miles apart-almost toiaHy s"'-
pended operations after midnight
Wild excitement prevailed from iate IT'D
fbe afternoon OF Sunday throughout me
nirht and during yesterday. Tnousana-
of visitors were I'm the various towns ana
resorts Sunday evening. These. WIN rare
executions. made instant resolution I'd
got away at tho earliest moment. but IN
tbe CARRYING out OF their plans OF de-
Dartura many obstacles were encounter 81.
Quarantine regulations and tno interrupt
fion of traffic. both by rail ana water
combined % prevent exit from Hampton
Phocbus. old Point and Buck Zoe b-''"'
A party of Richmond eNclrslonlsi7 -',
| away carly Sunday evening a speciu
train was engaged hy wealthy old t"il-
| quests al Chamberiin and iyeaa u"l'
several carloads of whom "ci. idhtN
away TWO hours after midnight lHr
/ mar Cbee4ueake and Ohio train leil fh''-
| t.' ,t,r+ o'clock yesterday morning;
! and Messengers that thronsed thf POT
| nIa-f5rus at Hampton and Newport
| N.o.s filled every seat and crowded lhe
aisieA ,... tf.rn-
] tam Sunday night. 0r rather Mo"u'y
l morning. t0 leave the htue 'i.y'
/ er.lf~t. cars stopped at midnight am"
/ +bo next train was not due lll 1907 ~
M Word came over the phone '"'~
( Norfolk would quarantine ai suhilS.' 3D.
| order t0 get boat over before ll',
| hour, 80 was arr"ns.t l"'. '"r 30.
/ Dominion steamer Hampton A.'-'
| which was az Hampton wharf, -houl'
-. az @ a. VI. for Norfolk. A big
crowd arranged to take passage n1l ~
/ 2.gO "a message was received n't'iflu5
the captain not 90 start, ass pas-eh.eI
| would not bee allowed to .dhd' A"o
| Hampton Roads therefore. remained led
| up Al her pier. ....
| Among the cOl0red people the constei-
I
/ panic. A negro man. win "a u""h ON
| ms shoulder. accompanied by DIS we
| and child. passed down Oh the wharf
| about 2.a0 A. VI. Tie bundled tamily
| ana baggage INTO "a disreputable sail boat
| and babe Hampton goodbye e'eI"l
! white persons offered to pay FOR pdS-'s
| in the negro's craft but the oiier WIS
| refused white folks, said tle man,
! Dauslng iu his busy preparations. L
! I'D % fr
where 1 am going t0 land. or when. All
/ I knows is I'm going away from lamp
/ ton"
The fever put an enec,ual quietus on
! the eaveties of old Point Comfort ana
| Buck Roe Beach the business of whose
| hotels is totally killed for the ren'l.lue'
! or the season. There were eight num-
| bred guests at the three hotels ana llle
/ season was at its height. Nearly TOUR
| hundred motormen. conductors and other
! emDloves of the Newport News ana Ola
| Point Railway and Electric company
were rendered idle Two hundred EN-
ploves of the Newport News Shipbuild-
| ing and Dry Dock Company living ln
| Hampton were shut ont from me snip
| yard and do not know when they VIII
| return TO work Many of them nave
families.
In was calculated that the effect OF the
| or9r4utinc of Soldiers Home and other
| rl9ces viii result in the destruction of thl
! business OF Ph0cbus The principal in
! dustry. it is said. is the liquor trauic on
| one hundred and fftv saloons and allied
resorts. THE view was taken by som,
| that the fever would not Dee without good
! shuid % break up PhOehu5.
The section iu which the fever mas ap
roqrod Is peculiarly adapted to the gen
| Grafton and propagation Of malaria il
| Is low. FAT country. and mo breoze'
| are laden with moisture from the bay
! The season, too. Is that in Nnlrh maiafi \
| ana fa,ars flourish best The great ami
yorsal hope throughout the infected soc
! lion rs that the scourge may be confined
| fo the Soldiers Home. whore 10 orgi
| mattel n rs realized. however. that th'
| prospect is that PhOehus will disclose
| r,sal If yellow foyer shortly.