The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-03
CHECKING THE FEVER
Perfect Arrangements For Prevent
ing the Spread Of the Soourge.
FOUR NEW GASES REPORTED,

But There Have Been No Deaths at the
Soldiers Home Since Tuesday Night.
The Removal of the Troops From
Fort Monroe.
Washington, Aug. 3.-Advices re-
ceived by Surgeon General Wyman
from Hampton show that the Oily
change in the yellow fever situation is
the addition of four suspected cases
to those already in existence. These
have been sent from the camp to the
hospital. This information, and the
additional statement that there has
not been death since o'clock Tues
day night, and that everything with
reference to the disease is more than
favorable, was received from Governor
P. Il. Woodfine of the Soldiers Home.
He also wired that he is quite sure
the pestilence will be stamped out.
From DR.. White, who has general
charge of affairs at Hampton, but who
remains away from the institution,
word came that the situation is un-
changed. Governor Woodfine has pre-
pared list of all members of the home
who have been furloughed since July
~, at the same time giving their des-
tination.
DR.. Wyman has sent dispatches to
the health commissioner OF Baltimore
and the president of the board of
health of Richmond asking them what
measures are being taken regarding
refugees from the home at Hampton
or the adjoining town of Phoebus. The
doctor thinks it is of the utmost i'm
portance that all such persons should
be kept under close observation for
ten days following their departure,
particularly those who stopped over
night in either place.
Replies have been received from
both places showing the surgeon gen.
eral the activity of the persons inter
ested and their ability to cope with the
situation. Surgeon Farquhar, at
Portsmouth, about IL miles from
Hampton, reports finding four colored
people who had been at the latter
place. The authorities sent them back
to Hampton, DR.. Wyman does not
think such course safe, however, and
has telegraphed to Farquhar not to
send such persons back to Hampton,
but to have them taken to Craney
Island, where they may be detained
under observation. Dr.. Wyman says
that although Hampton Is not infected
he thinks it best to take charge of
people who may come from Hampton
and keep them under observation for
a limited period of time. Arrange
ments have been made to send to the
home two immune male and two i'm
mune female nurses and two immune
physicians.
The removal of troops from Fort
Monroe and the officers and their
families, it is expected. will begin this
afternoon. A barge with cars is ex-
pected to go to the reservation today
to take the baggage and equipment of
troops to Cape Charles. The quaran-
tine ship Jamestown, anchored in the
waters Of the bay, will be made a
sort of half way landing place, where
persons and supplies may be landed
from Norfolk and other places and
then shipped to Old Point by launch,
thence to be sent to Hampton.
Surgeon General Wyman objected to
locating the troops so far south as
Battery Point, Del, but General Mer-
ritt held that It would be fatal, In case
any Of the men were infected, to take
them north, and Secretary Root took
the same view.
Secretary Root yesterday found that
the care of the old soldiers at the
Hampton home was entirely within
the power of the national board of SOL
diers homes, and informed the board
that the war department would do any
thing possible to assist it in combat
ing the fever.