The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-31
YELLOW FEVER FEARED An Outbreak at the National Soldiers Home Near
 Hampton, Va.
THIRTY CASES ARE REPORTED
lHREE DEATHS OCCURRED FROM
 THE MALADY YESTERD1Y
Government to Take Rigid Steps to Prevent an Eeon Gen- eral Wyman to go Himself from diers in the HOme-Excttememt at Newport News and Other Places

Newport News, Va, July 30-There are thirty cases of what is believed to be genuine yellow fever at the National Soldiers home near Hampton, and three deaths from the disease were reported to-day. There were several other deaths at the institution yesterday, but 1t cannot be stated tonight that all of them were caused by yellow fever Newport News and Hampton will quar- antine against the Soldiers home to- morrow morning. The government au- thorities at Old. Point have already adopted this step and no street cars are allowed to enter the reservation. Quar- antine Officer Hobson of this port went to the Soldiers home tonight and veri- fled the statement that there are now thirty eases of the disease at the home and that there were three deaths from the malady to-day. While no one out side of the Soldiers home knew any thing about the existence of yellow fe- yer until to-day, it is said that the dis ease made it's appearance three days ago. The most rigid quarantine regula- tions will be enforced to prevent the spread of the malady. The news has created great excitement in Newport News, Old Point and Hampton, and the most vigorous measures will be resorted to to prevent it's spread. There are four thousand old veterans at the home, and several large excursion parties went through it last week.
 Washington, July 30.-Surgeon Gen. eral Wyman of the marine hospital service was informed Saturday night of an outbreak of what it is feared is yell low fever at the National Soldiers home at Hampton, and immediately dis patched surgeons in the service from Wilmington, N. O., Norfolk and Wash ington to investigate the sickness there, report on it's character to the authori- ties here and to take measures to pre- vent the spread of the disease. Dr. w. man himself will go to Hampton in few days to take charge of the work of preventing spread of the disease if it develops into genuine yellow fever. Two of the surgeons dispatched to the home reported to-day that the symp- toms very much resembled those Of vel" low fever ana that WHlle tltey COuiu lloI be positive in their diagnosis as yet, they were inclined to the belief that the illness was the dreaded yellow jack. The government will adopt strict precau- tionary measures to prevent spread ot the disease and will fight it's progress with all the skill and resources at it's command.
 Washington, July 30.-Surgeon Gen. eral Sternberg of the army declared to an Associated Press reported at late hour tonight that he had no official knowledge of the reported outbreak of yellow fever at Hampton. He express ed himself as highly increduous ot the truth of the story, saying that he mad had no intimation even of the exist ence of the fever at Hampton Still, he said. he might not get the earliest news in such a case, as reports proba- blv would be first sent to the managers of the board of Soldiers homes
 Norfolk, Va, July 30.-The board of health at midnight issued this order: ..JJntil further orders a strict quaran- tine is hereby declared against Old Point, Phoebus, Hampton, Newport News and adjacent country"