Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-05
Are the Watchwords OF Surgeon
General Wyman.
SAYS THE FEVER is CHECKED
Eut Every Pre- cnuttun Should ,,e Taken,
Indian School Fortunate. Only Two
Deaths and no New Gases,
Yesterdays Report.


WASlIF%GTDE. Aug. l.-Dllicial rr-
ports Of the Marine Hospital Service.
from tiic soldiers Hon. Ill llam,,tnn,
show that Ii" yellow fever situation
there continues fuvorahln. Surgeon
Whit" reports 40 Dr.. Wylnan that
there is nothing Suspicious III the town
IF Hampton. There are no new cls:.s
ana only 1wo deaths at The HON. to
day. accnrdin. t. the report fuuln i,r.
\i"k"rN. surgeon at the institution
sent I" the surgeon general tonight.
Or. NickrrN expressed tn, opinion That
the immune help on the way thrrr
should y" sufficient rs the cpid mix
seems 70 be checked. The Gordon
around che Home and the lm,:,r-
diatcly adjoining village Of Phuvbus.
Surgeon White says, is as tight rs he
ever SAW ii any place.
Surgeon General Wy1nan in speaking
Of the situation tonight in~fcruntillly
uttered Il word Of caution against TOO
s;lnSuinr views Of the checking Of the
epidemic ut this time, which might 50
SUIT in !, ~lcltSation of the precautions
winch should be maintained against
lhe spread Of The fever. He said:
There arc certain factors in the Sit-
uation which make it encouraging. and
thcN are. first, that the disease. MAS dis
covered very promptly compared with
uSu:il outbreaks III an institution. Where
All the inmates We're under good control.
IL WIS recognized! much quicker than it
would have 'neen in Il commercial com
munltN because all the cases ana an
the deaths We're brought to the notice.
81 one man. Another Favorable. factor
IS that the latitude is not extremely
south. Neverthclcss il should be re
membcrdd that in l'runwick, Ga, in
lSS'. 4 liitle more than TWO weeks aftci.
thelast reported death other cases ao-
ncarcd.'
TIL: INDIAN SCHOOL.
IN response I" an inquiry as 10 HE
school ~ Hampton. the following lis
l'ltch was received today by the COM
missioner ut indian affairs:
.lsl%Ii quarantine for ana against Us.
MI Indians except eleven boys are in
the north. They arc ciiicirn, ANA faith
l'l IN the general guard duties. Am
authorized 70 say that the possibility
9! infection is remote.
tSiSn"ip f. G.. BRIGGS.
Cuisines Agent. Hampton Institutes"
The school has I; toIHl enrolment Of
TN rul4ls and the news lha, all hul
eleven 81 them arr AWAY ANA out Of tn.
ever district rrnlovr the 4ll,prrncn-
siplls ~ the authorities here.
CATHOLICS in HOME.
The following was wired the .Associ-
n,c.l Press:
National Soldier Home, VA, Al.
StSt T.. Wish to state IN behalf OF
those WIZ may have relatives or friends
lln"rG tn" Catholic element here in .hc
National S"H.icl:S' Home, tina sine ~
coming here last Monday To labor
among the Loo Catholic Veterans and
nlicr the consultations OF our HOLY r.
ll"lnn I" such as might he stricken
down With tho yellow fever, / have had
WITHIN the past five days onlv s,y.n
S'!seS TO attend. of this small nu!nbrr
g! cases only one has died. the other slx
tlStS beng IN 4 Very mild form.
(SiSncd)
"It!:N. JAS. Il. COLLINS.
"Cltholic Chaplain y. S. H.
ne Postmaster General reports thlt
tllr E:iilS are being dispatched into The
ul'iti:'itlncd points On the Virginia
lcnlnsult twice drily and al mail son.
"u! from them is being thoroughly fu-
mic.,tr.l. "
Chaplain Morrison OF the Texas, has
volunteered tn so down 70 the National
S"i'ilcrs Home ut Hampton. if the :lu-
w 'illcS there care To avail of his SER
vices during the prevalence uf The r.i-
d"!nir. The Navy Department has
transmitted the Chaplain's offer 10 M.
Governor Of thcIlGmt. ."".@"#