Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-02
SPREAD OF THE FEVER.

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Four More Deaths In the Ho1ne at
Hampton, Va. Town OF Phoebus
Injected.
Newport News, Va, Aug. 2.-Yellow
fever has made its appearance in Phoe-
bus, the little town outside of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va,
where the disease first broke out. Three
cases of the fever were discovered In
Phoebus and three more new cases
were reported in the Soldiers Home.
There have been four deaths from
yellow fever in the home since
midnight. Thes total number OF cases
since the fever made It's appearance at
the home has reached fifty. eleven of
which have proved fatal.
Two of the three cases found in Phoe-
bus are old soldiers who lived outside the
home and took their meals in the
grounds. They roomed in one Of the
geons saw the cases they pronounced
them yellow fever and had the patients
removed to the soldiers home hospital,
where they will be treated with the
other patients The third victim is
Policeman Joseph Martin. well known
officer He lives in Phoebus and will be
| treated at his home.
| Surgeon ]. II. White, who Is at the
head of the quarantine department OF
| the marine hospital service at Wash
ington, and who arrived here last night
has taken charge of the outside work
and will act in cooperation with
the municipal authorities He es-
tablished his headquarters in Hampton
and Will direct the movement Of the as
frnt
baker, who handled the smallpox cpl
demic here for the marine hospital SER
vice. is his first assistant. Both officers
We're busy all day making arrange
ments to put Hampton and Phoebus
under martial law. They enlisted a
number of guards this afternoon, and
at o'clock last night both places were
put under martial law, with the marine
hospital officers in command.
Owing to the close proximity of the
two places to the home and the appear
|ance of the fever in Phnbus the New
|port News health authorities have been
so rigid in the enforcement of the quar-
Iantine they established against Hamp-
ton Phubus and the adjacent counties
that the national auhtroities will not
make an effort to place this city under
4 martial law or control the movements
of the local authorities. The council ap-
propriated $4,000 with which to fight
the fever and has authorized the chief
of police to engage sixty-five special po-
licemen for picket duty on the city's
border The guards carry WinchesterA
and shotguns. The health department
Iduring the day put on large force In
cleaning up the back yards and spread
ling lime over the streets.
Hampton established a quarantine
Iagainst Phnbus and now Hampton and
the home are entirely shut off on all
sides. The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
directed its agents to sell no more tick
Iets and handle no more freight between
Grove and this city. No more through
passengers to Norfolk are being hauled
from Richmond. No steamboat compa-
MES will take passengers from here fol-
any point. Norfolk is still quarantined
and Dr. Hope, the national quarantine
officer here, said that he would main
tain the quarantine for the five days In
any event, and longer If necessary Nc
steamers or vessels of any description
are touching at Old Point Comfort.
The state board OF health, DR.. ]
Paulus Irving president, came dowr
from Richmond yesterday and consult.
ed with the Business Mems Association
and the county board Of health. 1t wa,
decided to permit the transfer of beel
to the Soldiers Home, either by rail Oh
boat, and to send coal to Hampton
where the supply Is very small.
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