Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-01
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yellow-fever situation at Hampton. The
secretary Of War is ex-ofiicio president
OF the Board Of Managers OF the Soldiers
Home and as consequence his orders
concerning the home would govern IT, At
present the home is under the direc ton
OF the governor Of the home and Surgeon
Vickery. Surgeon Wyman has sent 10
Hampton Surgeon White, a very expert
enced yellow-fever physician, who Will
take control OF everything under the Ma
rine Hospital Service
Secretary Alger has directed the Josiah
simpson Hospital at Fort Monroe TO be
turned over TO the Marine Hospital Ser
vice If 1t is wanted by Surgeon General
Nyman. This hospital contains 1000 beds.
ana was fitted up for the troops station
ed at Newport News last summer. Only
a small portion of 1t has ever been used
The Secretary told General Wyman to
call on the War Department for anything
IT had, or was wanted, and it would be
furnished at once without regard to reg
ulations or rules. The Secretary said that
Surgeon-General Wyman should be as
sisted in every way in dealing with the
epidemic.
REMOVAL OF GARRISON.
The following order was issued by the
War Department TO day:
Commanding General Department Of
the East. Governors Island. y. Y:
The presence of yellow-fcver having
been officially reported at the Soldiers
Home AT Hampton. Va. the Secretary Of
War directs that you give orders for the
immediate movement of the garrison at
Fort Monroe to some place Of safely
somewhere on the northern coast, TO be
selected by you. Two commissioned Off
GERS and not less than twenty men will
be left in charge of the post. II there are
immunes in the command they will be
given preference. Acknowledge receipt
and report action taken.
(SgneD III c. CORBIN.
Northumberland"
The Marine Hospital Service to-day hur-
ried number of surgeons 10 Hampton
and vicinity DR.. Wasdin, of the Marine
Hospital Service, is already at Hampton,
and is detailed as the expert al the home.
DR. j. IL. White left Washington this
morning, and will be on duty outside.
Drs.v G. p. Wertenberker. Frank Donald
son. Farquhar, Pettus, and McClinIc viii
be distributed through Portsmouth, Phoe-
bus, Berkeley, and other nearby points,
as occasion requires. straightforward
Wyman has not yet decided whether he
Will 20 10 Hampton, but VIII do so if
there Is any need OF his services.
The officers OF the Marine Hospital Ser
vice refused TO speculate on the genesis
OF the epidemic, but IL IS generally be-
lieved TO have originated in some of the
shore dives in PhOebus, and cases are
looked for there. Arrangements have a
ready been made 10 throw quarantine
lines around any place where the disease
shows itself outside the home.
III. 90
fed about daylight this morning Of the
outbreak. The morning boa,
from Old Point was inspected, but 40 Jas-
sengers detained. The trains will also be
watched. There is a detention settlement
Of cottages on the Eastern Branch, which
was utilized during the recent smallpox
outbreak This is being overhauled TO re-
ceive any suspects who are detected by
the Washington authorities.
The troops at Fort Monroe consist OF
three batteries of the Fourth Artillery,
together with the headquarters OF that
regiment, all under command Of Colonel
r. H. Gunther. The batteries there are
u, y. and O.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Surgeon General Sternberg has received
he following from Lieutenant-Colonel
Dewitt:
Fort Monroe. Va, July 2lst.
'Surgeon-General United States Army,
Washington:
AT o'clock yesterday Surgeon Pettus,
Marine Hospital Service, quarantine oiii-
er, officially states that yellow-fever was
Il National Soldiers Home Hampton;
hirty-fOur cases, with six deaths. Com
handing officer took immediate measures
or quarantine. Surgeon Pettus states /
urgeon-general Marine Hospital Service /
vas notified yesterday afternoon.
(SigneO "D"WITT, Surgeon" |
Acknowledgement Corbin and Major |
ohnston, assistant acknowledgement, |
,ere at Fort Monroe yesterday, and were |
resent when Surgeon Pettus made his /
eport TO Northumberland Dewitt re-
arding the outbreak of yellow-fever at
be Soldiers Home.
General Corbin says that from all ac-
cunts there is little doubt that the con-
itions are serious, and there IS no tell
* how far the infection may have
cached. There is trolley road aIong
he beach for distance OF more than
* miles, and excursion parties have
cen coming to Old Point and adjacent
laces. and have taken the trolley 10
export News and TO the Soldiers
lone. Many Of them have mingled with
he soldiers.
General COrbn says that one theory or
he way In which the fever might have
cen brought TO the home is that one or
ne soldiers recently visited Santiago. He
sturned some time since suffering with
hat the physicians thought 10 be
angue. 1t seems IL was not until the in
ates OF the home began 10 die that the
sease was discovered to b yellow
.Ver General Corbin says there is not
Re least question about the character OF
le disease, physicians who were present
the post-mortem on some of the VIC
ms declaring that yellow-feyer was
rely present.
According 10 advices received at the
ar Department to-day there have been
total of forty cases, six OF whom have
ed.
EXPERT IMMUNES WANTED.
Surgeon Pettus. through General Cor
n. has requested Surgeon-General
ernberg TO send him such expert i'm
une yellow-fever surgeons as ne can
ID
The Marine Hospital officials are as
unded at the presence OF yellow-fever
that locality The last epidemic OF
e disease occurred at Norfolk in 1855.
wing been brought into port on the
Gamer Ben Franklin on June 7th OF that
ar, and in the epidemic which followed
ere were 1907 deaths.
The steamer from Old Point arriving
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