Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-13
Situation at Soldiers Home Con-
tinues to Improve.
QUICK WORK OF PHYSICIANS
NO New Cases: and No Deaths In Five Days
Only 23 Patients Now In hospital.
Those Who Have Fought
the Contagion.


soldiers Home remains the same us i;
has been for nearly one week. Mere it
not for the fact that the fever is
known TO be ut the Soldiers Home no
one would ever have had any idea that
hampton had passed through Il rigid
quarantine from the appearance Of tho.
streets last night
TWO weeks ago today the startling
announcement was made that yellow
Tower had crept into the Soldiers uoms.
and that thirty veterans We're thea
suffering from the disease. Many peo-
pie here fearing the terrible result
should such an epidemic spread, left
Hampton by every available way, but
the majority of the citizens took {,
broad view of the situation and made
up their minds to remain ut llom:, until
the disease made its way to Hampton.
Ihls they believed was impossible, and
that their thinking was right can be
seen from the fact that two weeks have
elapsed and the contagion is thought
to be entirely under control Of the au-
thoritics in charge at the Home.
Monday following the announcement
of the dread visitor Hampton found
itself cut off from communication with
the outside world. and although the
disease was one mile away. Hampton
was closed in just much us if people
had been dying by scores from the CT
fects of yellow jack. The first place o
quarantine was Old point, then fol-
lowed the announcement that Newport
News had closed its doors against this
place, which WAS soon followed by
Norfolks Joining the band The quar-
antincs We're in full force until Thurs
day evening, when Newport News de
clarcd the best Gordon in the world
off. and allowed the men who are en-
ployed in the shipyard to again resume
work Yesterday evening Norfolk.
Richmond and Old Point raised their
uuaranrincs. THUS giving Hampton the
benefit of the many commercial advan-
tascs which it had been deprived Of,
AS soon as this. disease had been dag
noscd and found to be yellow fever ny
Quarantine Officer PettuS of Old Point,
and DR.. Woodward of Norfolk, the de-
lartmcnt at Washington was appraised
of the breaking out Of the scour2e.
Monday morning DR.. j. H. White. who
is at the head of the Marine Hospital
Service arrived in Hampton and took
charge of the situation Many other
yellow fever experts were sent here to
assist DR.. White, and Tuesday found
the physicians at work in earnest to
stamp out the unWclcome conner. From
then Oh the people here felt the assur-
:nce that it would only be 4 question of
4 few days until al! would be Well and
as in the case of smallpox, which was
discovered here last fall. it would be
another striking illustration of what
has 50 many times been stated tina,
this climate was not a breeder Of any
contaSion. In fact previous records
clearly show this. In 1875. when Nor
folk was visited by the yellow fever,
and Hampton. threw open her doors 10
the sick, NOT a case was found among
the people, although number OF Sick
from the city across the Roads came
here ana were tendcrly ntrssd
The manner in which DR.. White
handled the cnntagion is Il conlncn(la-
Bile one and Hampton people fully ap-
rrcciatc this fact. However, our hnmc
physicians are also to be congratulated
for their part Drs. Hope, Nandcrslice.
Howe. Peek. Worthilston. lsnutcile
Atkins and Turner nave all h,cn in
slrumcntal in stamping out the dread
and Keeping Hampton rid OF the
scolwsc.
The second house to house canvass
was made in Phocbus Yesterday and
the physicians Who made the canvass
say that With the exception of one case
I,hocbus has IL clean l}ill of health
That case. which was reported ten days
ago. is now over ana the patient viii
he discharged in Il day or So The
quarantine between here and phnebus
will likely be raised Tuesday. Yestcr-
day the line WAS extended back to
Thumb street, Just at the edge of the
place. and the people living along that
portion Of the road were again given
their freedom:
AT THE HOME.
Since the disease made its appear
ancc IN the. Home there brave been
forty-three cases; Of these twelve have
died eight are in the convalcsccnt hos
pitsl only awaiting the five days to
pass nc, ,,, me. can 'bc liberated. and
hos,,,, ''l - e. j. reti,am IN .ne rssuN'r
~. ~ - M Sevelsi. IN
~ a'ossi''', VIII i'G removed
Tho 1inm,a ~ t ,'"a l',.,,. .oi'lolioM.
onsh fumration ana h, ~ Nil; = 49,
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