The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-17
Y. NJ. |. TO REOPEN
IN A FEW DAYS
Studies and Duties to be
Resumed on 18th.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Water Supply Pure at Source But
Became Contaminated.
WAS NOT DUE TO LOCAL CAUSE.
Buildings aud Grounds in Good Gene
raj Sanitary Condition-The
BOARD Recommends a Mum
Der Of Sanitary Improve
ments Which VIII
BE Made.
WAS NOT DUE TO LOCAL CAUSE.

LEXINGTON. VA, Nov 16.-Special-
The Virginia Military Institute will resume
studies and duties November 18th. This
was the order passed at "a called meeting
held BY the Board of Visitors Of the school
last night. The report OF the Board Of
Health was received and read regarding
the typhoid fever outbreak at the school
i'm October. which caused it to close
After hearing it. it was determined 10 re-
open the school on the above date and
the superintendent. General Scott Shipp,
was directed 10 communicate with the
parents and guardians OF the cadets OF the
Teopenng.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The sewerage system OF the school has
been greatly changed and improved within
the past few days and double lines OF pipes
laid so as TO carry off all DRAWINGS The
cadets IN the hospital Viii be discharged
In a few days. Cadet Phillips. OF Texas.
left this week only Cadets Epps' Flow
ers, Elicit and Montgomery now remain.
REPORT or BOARD.
The report of the Board of Health iu re-
gard to the fever outbreak is as follows:
After thorough inspection of the build
ings. grounds. water and mill supply, ETC.,
of the Virginia Military Institute, as per
your request. we beg leave 10 submit the
following report:
THE buildings and grounds were In eN-
ccIent sanitary condition except as re-
CARDS the sinks and uriuals
"The wafer supply, as 30 source, was
ntiro. but We believe became cOntaminat-
ed at certain points on the stooos.
"Tbc outbreak was due 90 no local cause,
but was imported 20 the premises and
finding suitable soil for propagation soon
infected the Watet supply as follows: The
exit pipe for the waste water from the
stoops empues OH the side OF the hiil,
at no great distance from The sinks ana
urinals. the soil iu This neighhorhood be-
coming infested by the imported germs
being deposited there, gave rise to noN-
ious gases. which were carried by the air
up The waste pipe. through the sinks on
the stoops to tho spigOts. or by fine parti-
cles of dust laden Wi;h germs, thercpy
concentrating the water
"Wben the water reached the pipes it
was purc. but became contaminated in the
manner Just indicated
NEVER AN OUTBREAK.
AS far as known. tucic mas never "''Ii
am outbreak OF typhoid fever at the insti-
tutc. hence there could be no local cause
for this outbreak until the germs OF the
disease were DEPOSITED from outside; after
once finding Judgement, our opinion i'.
that the outbreak can be easily ACCOUNTED
for bv the contamination OF the water
through the spigots over the sinks. or 10y
means of leaks in the conduit pipe.
..Thc bactcriolOsical examination SHOWS
that the water was uncommonly good. but
one specimen taken from spigot Oh the
upper stoon showed "a small number OF
intestinal bacnH. not typhoid. am evidence
of intestinal infect. indicating that typhoid
gained am entrance at this pomt
The board recommends q number OF
sanitary improvements which. it is under
stood will Doe made.
Those present of the board We're: Col
I, e.. Barley. Of Alexandria: Judge X. r.
Kane of cate CITY. Lloyd O. smith. Of
t1oartsvillo. col William Male. of Rich
,nond and W. T. Shields, of Lexington.