Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-10
DOCTORS CONFIDENT
That The YeIIOW-FGVeI Has Been
Conquered
NO DEATHS OR NEW CASES.
That the Report from The Home
Yesterday.
THE RECORD Up TO DATE.
A quarantine Conference at New
port Ncws-Suggcstion Of the Nor
folk AuthOritics-The Case of DR..
HngbS-Iic May lie Reinstate(


tonts under the care of the surgeons
at the Soldiers Home Hospital are now
convalosccnt. IS the statement given out
this afternoon. The staff of surgeons are
confident there viii Doe no more deaths
from the scousc among the patients
now confined iu the hospital. There
have been forty-throo cases since the
disease was diagnosed as yellow-fevcr
Eleven cases have proved fatal, twelve
patients have been discharged as cured
and there are now twenty patients under
treatment in the ycll1w-fever ward
THAT is the record OF the visitation at
Size soldiers Home. and 70 Is not believed
tt the number Of cases will be added
us the epidemic is well in hand and
IcieDt time mas elapsed to develop any
Uses that might result from association
with the original patients There was
one death at the home to-day, but The
victim was not a yellow-fcvcr patient
This statement IS made ON authority.
Governor Woodnn gave another cake
walk al the home tonight for the en-
tertainment of the old soldiers and the
families of the officers stationed there.
By Saturday it is probable that all OF
the guarantees against the noighboring
points except Phoebus and the home.
Will Doe raised To-day the Norfolk au-
thouties sent the quarantine officer Of the
port and several physicians here for
the purpose of meeting the Board
Of Health and making some arrangements
ly which the quarantine between the
TWO cities may be relaxed sufficiently TO
permit the resumption of steamer traffic.
40 SATISFACTION.
They left without satisfaction, the local
authorities insisting on maintaining an
absolute quarantine or none. Tomorrow
the largest conference yet held viii take
place at noon at the Warwick Hotel
There viii be present. in addition 10 the
l..d health authorities, the United States
Marine Hospital Service officers. the State
rl of Health, the Hampton Roads |
,. milne officers. and the Boards OF /
IN OF Richmond. Norfolk and Ports /
.h. AT this conference Surgeon White /
Hl report that Hampton has "a clean /
l.l uf health. and Will ask that The quar- /
auuue against that city DE raised. The /
local health authorities called the confer /
eLoe m order that the authorities OF the !
other cities which are dependent ON New !
which the quarantine is raised. IL is pos /
slb.e that at this conference the Norfolk /
authorities viii agree TO raise their quar-
antlue against This city. in which event /
Newport News will probably rcciprocate. /
Al the meeting this morning Dr. Hob /
son explained the reasons which induced |
this city To- quarantine against Norfolk |
Dr. Hope. representing tho Norfolk party I
made lengthy statement of Norf0lk's !
position i'm the matter He said DE was
present ass the representative of the |
Health Boards of Norfolk. Portsmouth. !
Berkeley. and vicinity Yesterday, ne !
said. the Norfolk Board of Health passed
d resolution urging the establishment OF
"a limited quarantine by which trade rela-
tiOus could be resumed. The quarantine
had been established August 2d. Ten days
from that time. which would be Saturday
he thought the quarantine could be mOdl- !
fed with safety.
a SUGGl.S
Dr Hope suggested that the boat traf-
nc be resumed. and that the TWO cities |
require of an persons passing between /
them certificates of identification. Nor /
folk he said. would put out inspectors |
ON tho boats in order 10 see that no sus- |
picious persons either went 90 their city |
or left there for This city.
DR. Hobson said the Board of Health /
of this city was opposed To- establish |
ing d limited quarantine For his part. |
Dc Thought it good idea Co raise both /
guarantees. Such action. OF course on /
the part of this city would depend upon |
Surgeon Whites Hampton report. 10 be /
made tomorrow Dr. Hobsou did not /
approve of any restrictions. 81 the quar- |
auune was 90 DE raised at an. Ceruh- |
Gates Doe Thought. would De unnecessary. |
After considering the question, the other
members of the board agreed with DR. !
uobsOn. that if an absolute quarantine |
IS not maintained. there should be no
quarantine whatever If Norfolk de-
sires 20 put ON inspectors. no objection
Will bo offered 10 that but the local |
authorities win not consent 10 the GER |
uGcate plan ass 10 cannot Doe operated |
enccually and would prove a farce.
DIR. BAGBYs CASE.
II is stated that the friends Of DIT J.
IT, Bagbv Will make an effort TO have him /
rcinstated as president of the Board of |
Health OF this city According % stories
300 circulation. there seems 90 De
some possibility of the Doctors being put |
iu again by the Mayor. DR. Basby. 81 was
charged issued passed passages through |
tl, quarantine lines for pay. lie |
admitted that money had been paid
for passes but denied that this was done
with criminal intention. The Council
took the matter up. holding that he had
been glilty of lack of Judgment, and as
result OF It's action. The Mayor sus-
pended him temporarily. Quarantine
Othcer Samuel W. HopsOn was appointed
acting health officer, and he has been In
charge of the situation here since the
second day off the yellow-feyer scare. lie
cannot hold t"0 Offices and as soon as the
epidemic ls conquered he will resign the
health oihcer-hip it remains 90 Doe seen
whether or not Mayor Moss will REIN
state Dr. Bagby.
Feeling of security.
NORFOLK, VA, August 9-CspcclaL)-
The absence OF further ycllow-fever cases.
either az the Soldiers Home or i'm the
surrounding country, which. IL was sup
posed. would inevitably Doe invaded BIZ the
scourge. has led 10 a feeling OF security
herc-the nrsr fruit of which Is seen IN
the steps taken 20 mitigate quarantine !
regulations I'm some degree This dtys |
rigid measures against AN Peninsula
points seems 20 have made AN enemy OF
tho city Of Newport News. but one Of the
Board OF Health said to-day that no com
fncrcial consideration could have induced
tins city 10 risk a repetition OF the fever
sc0urge OF 1866.
Omciai Report from Home.
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