Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10
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Description of a Sample Tour Of
Inspection.
UNPRECEDENTED EFFICIENCY
Two Ways TO Convince YOURSELF That II q
Quarantine is EHective--Try to Bolt
Through or Ride Around the Cor
don and See for Yourself.
UNPRECEDENTED EFFICIENCY

For many years the gateways Of
Newport News have been flung wide
open that whatsoever would might come
an and grow With the CITY.
tonight every eHtranc. is closed and
none may set foot within the CITY limits
save by the perm iSSiOn and au1hvrl;i Of
7he powers that be.
NJ mas been SO since that mem IRA BILE
NV ed'lcsday morning a week ago when
q coma TIDE quarantine was established
ahd around the city was drawn a cor
"pn 50 tight that men Who have gro vn
o-d i'll the business of fighting yellow
ueNer stand back in amazenlent
rror"uncinS it 4 quarantine of un-
f;e>cdcnted efficiency. Even old army
Officers. accustomed to being hedcel in
with slciy ana foayonets. are struck
with admiration and say The service
furnishes nothing better
IN various parts of the city VIII be
found individuals who have been find
ahs tauit from the time they learned TO
cry. These are wort to gather in
a'u'biic places and sheer at long range
vi the quarantine. betting all kinds Of
money that they can pass it. Tines. in
ulviduals have not been near the lines
and know not what they say If any of
them would like To try to get thr ,l,:.h
dct Et!n first consult his undertaken
and sally forth. His ability To cross ne
Inc depends entirely upon his vitality
ana no. :--T 80 can run with a bullet
scattered about in different parts of his
ambitious anatomy
If there is Il citizen in the city who
actually believes that he can mass the
dinc, let MIN try ii. if he is prepared to
take the risk If not let him so around
the line with The insuct-,ors ,c :, "a
preventative Of this paper did Tues
way night In either event. he will be
convinced.
thursday right was an admirable on,
NJ.
nor too cold too light nor too dark Ii
was Just the kind OF Il night when
1lesh is prone to WEAKNESS and rest;
Mhen men With shotsuns on their
shoulders think Of their beds ana ,hink-
ms makes them sleepy. It was lust
clark enough TO fan anndling witho,,t
beinS caught by your next door neigh
Dor.
~ IS enough to say that all along the
IN. r! whose length is variously placed at
49,, 49, nne, SIN ana seven miles, not 4
man WAS found asleep at his post how
ever lonely, ana NOT a man WIS fou II
in thc least degree inatlcntivc ID his
dinly
Inc party was composed Of Directing,
Quarantine Guard Ricktor,l, Col Baker
SerEcant Mllstead. Maj. bryant, Mi. J.
T.. y. Newton, Mr. K. T.. BEDDING. Chief
81 Fnllct Ii;irwood, Mr.. v Il. Bas, -,
NJ ~ y. Howell, president Of the coun-
81, and others. including 4 couple OF
''ai'ei iiiSh <Aloilso cue loul" 1t was
Joined by Capt Stuart, who is i'll charge
of Division NO g and bS. the varioII.,
coIporals" Of the guard for the differ
~. IN seG,ions.
~ " !; ~ N. BraNton. officer Of section
NO. 5, accompanied the party from Tic
bridge.
There are two divisions--onc running
irtal, l-alaSGtts avenue extended on the
lioltn - ne IVY farin- under Ser
Eta':t Milstcatl the other extending
ii'I'i laS rarlh on around the coast
~. h,rd actuss ihc country and up the
''''th 20 tnc beginning pf the first
~ l Is,oi'. ;. IS ~ cl'itfEc or Cart J. r.
~, 7,u.i T. , VINO replace" capt. iei kcrN,
a.. ,al.ei having btcn unable TO devote
III -, eien tlihe TO lhc nosilon
.i.,;, .'en oi ,licSc DIVISIONS are three
s'eeti'i1s, ana the sections are numbered
sul'scr"t'Ve'S all around the line UP to
49,, -. . ~" -, eacn section IS ~, Of
~ - ~. lo', ~ u tiic guard Ihn:c
,,9S ". n.y.. ~ inspecting party came
r,,o,l, , ucsoay hlSht were taking
ticn ~ +. - nr - o ~ =, H"llce Jus
~, =, - ". brown, =. Edmund Wau-
WIN, M;'i' Hsrscant ;. -. Gilnedinsi. Capt.
~ ~. ~. I, , -, T.; l'tudihS. Sup"rntond-
.r,, - ,,o,i'ci VI ''s on ana *. Nj. Lett.
r,..,1,., i'.eli ui'ueI taGh OF These cor
,hn ~, s ni!l cohsecu'lfe'y 10
-. ING 81 tHclr sections, each section
~ tli''i ~. q new series or numbers
NJ - i''rtS rcacne'i Suard
~ .oeetioh 40, OF no. DIVISION
n.o,I 49, o"e'''s -hEc minutes after
..I,.,i,, ~,
ilalt! f" no comes there: called the
90" 80, " 80 Wy caE'1cade anFroacheS
o,;,, :, 'o' . VI ne SudlH' called MT.
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=, ~, ". - .ii' sua!u' ca,!e'i A!r.
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