Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-04

portsmouth and Berkeley since Sunday
night. and the people were gratified
by glimpse of the silver Innings About
a. IN. the Virginian- Pilot received
Il phone message from the Newport
News quarantine Office that no deaths
or new cases of yellow fever had oc-
CURED at the Soldiers Home since the
last report and that nine of the pa
tients in the hospital had been trans
ferred to the convalescent ward. Late
yesterday afternoon Dr. Wasdin. the
Marine Hospital Surgeon, wired this
paper rs follows from Fort Monroe:
Situation at Phocbus and Soldiers
Home reassuring. Nothing i'll Hampton
so far.
(Signed) "WASDIN
Surgeon NJ. III. c."
GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE
These messages were given TO the
people promptly, and confirmed the
good news published i'm the Nirginian-
Pilot yesterday morning, with the re-
suit that the excitement which had pre-
vailed since Sunday night. when inteIli-
gcnce reached here of the presence of
yellow fever among the inmates of the
Soldiers Home at Hampton. was al
most, If not quite completely abatcd.
Many people who left the city in haste.
ana lily prepared are anxious to re-
turn They recognize now the fact that
they became ncedlcssly alarmed, and
that from the first there has been very
little danger that yellow fever would
reach this port and If any ever exist
cd. 1t has disappeared.
THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Acting upon the principle that fore
warned is forearmed the authorities
here VIII continue the excellent pre-
cautionary work inauguratcd until the
last vestige of fever disappears from
the Home and Phoebus. and Surgeon
General Wyman. of the Marine Hospi
tai Service. gives both places Il clean
bill of health.
NO DANGER ON THIS SIDE.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald yesterday wired n
Seaboard Air Line official here as fol-
lows:
Washington. d. c.. Aug. 3. 1892
DR.. Wyman thinks he has the situa-
ton well in hand. Lanse of another
DAY without any spread is most en-
couragng. Every day lessons the liza
blity of the disease getting outside of
present territory. Report from Norfolk
and Portsmouth show no persons there
who were exposed to the disease. 1t is
not believed that there is any danger at
elthcr place. WILLIAMS
WHAT DIR. WYMAN SAYS.
Surgeon General Walter Wyman, OF
the Marine Hospital Service, is in full
accord with the precautions being ia
ken by the Norfolk quarantine author
tiles, as will be shown from the follow
ing statement by him:
II deem this measure quite as i'm
portant just now as cleaning of the
cities to which infection might extend
1T is a proper preCaution to take, but il
need not cause unnecessary alarm
Visitors from the localities mentioned
< l. Il.
ton for from eight to ten days. De-
Velopment of fever of any sort during
that period should be sufficient cause
70. isnlating the case and notifying the
health authorities.
Fortunately the area of infection Mt
Hampton and Phoebus is believed to he
very limited one. Nevertheless some
person from that region may have been
exposed. and in from three to ten DAYS
might give evidence OF fever. Now il
such person should be promptly iso-
lated. there would be no excuse for tho
disease Spreading 1t is the duty of all
citizens to take cognizancc of these
facts and TO act accordingly
People who in the past month have
been visitors at Hampton. simply pass
ing through the grounds. would not ne
cessarily have been exposed TO infcc
ton. But people who have been living
there greater or less time are the ones
who should be watched. Just as is now
being done by the local health officers
here in Washington
DIR. SMITH IN CHARGE HERE.
Dr. y. c. Smith. Passed Assistant
Surgeon Marine Hospital Service. ar
rived i'll the city yesterday from Ro-
chester, N. y. where he has been on
n leave of absence. DR.. Smith immc-
diately took charge of the Marine Hos
rital Office here. ana appointed DR.. -
St l.. Moncure. OF Norfolk. Assistant
Surgeon in charge of Craney Island.
Norfolk's detention station.
1t is DR.. Smiths opinion that the
few persons who have taken fright and
fled from the fever are UNNECESSARILY
alarmed.
NORFOLK WILL SEND PRO
VISIONS.
Norfolk merchants having been fur
nishing provisions for the Soldiers
Home at Hampton. 81 conference was
held yesterday between Mayor John
ston. the health authorities. Mr.. NJ. H.
Crowcll. of the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company, and several merchants.
10 arrange for the transfer of provisions
from this city to the Home Phoebus.
Hampton and Old Point. The transfer
will begin this morning by the Old Do
minion line. An open unnhabited
barge will be anchored between Craney
Island and Lamberts Point. and the
provisions will be carried from Nor
folk on the steamer Luray. From there
they VIII be taken to the points named
by the steamer Hatteras, which will
lily n yellow flag and carry an inspector
to be appointed by DIR. Lynch, Assist
ant Quarantine officer. The merchants
represented at the conference were
Messrs. Hough & Cruiser Hobbs &
Keeling. Williams Bros, w. j. Dill
worth 4 Co, c. w. Fentress & Co.,
George Fl. Dawes and q. 81 II. Barrett.
NORFoLK'S STRICT QUARANTINE.
AS an instance of Norfolk's strict
quarantine the folloxxintr fror,, xastar-