Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-08
The YELLOW
ONE NEW CASE AT THE SOLDIERS
HOME,
BUT MORE REPORTED ELSEWHERE.
The Physicians Greatly hhc""
aged-sIarming Reports omci"'''
Dcnicd-Tbc Feeling at Norfolk
Refugees Returning.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. AugnSt T.
Specially case OF yellow-fevcr
: reported from the soldiers Home to-
aay. Ii was given out that this was
mly n suspect case. bat on tho authority
81 the surgeons at the hospital IN the
home. II Is now stated that IT has been
diagnosed as yelOw-fever. The patient
: an old soldier. Every safeguard has
been thrown out TO prevent any further
ipread from this one. The report that
another case existed at the institution
sid not create any excitement here in
Hampton. or IN Phoebus. and the people
have no fear that the dreaded fever will
break out again. There were no deaths
to-day. AZ the hospital 1t was stated that
all Of the patients are doing well ard
thoro arc no indications 20 this time that
tny OF the cases viii prove fatal. Every
thing IS lovely" said one Of the surgeons
over the telephone, in speaking OF the
outlook Tor an early raising of the quar-
latine 4 housc-to-housG canvass OF
Newport News. Phoebus. and Hampton
has lust been completed. In this city
tho local Health Board conducted the
Inspection and not one suspicious case has
been reported The system was thorough.
Inspectors were sent 10 the houses TO
report every case Of illness. no matter
what It's nature. These cases were re-
ported 10 the Health Board. which refer
red all fever cases 20 the attention of DR..
Joseph Charles, the consulting expert
An fever cases have been examined ana
there is no suspicious ones among them.
In Hampton and Ph0ebus the Marine
Hospital authorities conducted the IN
spection and the result was the same In
both places.
THE PHOEBUS BARBER.
Spraggins. the Phoebus barber will be
out tomorrow, when the quarantine
against his house will be raised. When
he IS released there will be no cases
whatever outside OF the home. The re-
fugees are returning 10 this city In
crowds Every incoming train brings
several hundred, and by the end OF me
week IL is expected that most of the
500 or 1000 people who left the city VIII
be back. As soon as the quarantine here
against Norfolk is raised and steamer
communication reassumed, several thou
sand of the refugees from that city VIII
pass through here en- route home. Inc
steamer Hatteras. Of the Old Dominion
Line. arrived in the harbor on Phoebus
this afternoon with a large supply OF
provisions and another consignment OF
tents and cots. The provisions are Tor
the people of Hampton and Phoebus. ana
the tents and cots for the Soldiers Home.
More tents We're erected i'm the grounds
to-day and more soldiers transferred from
the barracks. enabling the work Of fumi-
CATION TO go on without interruption
DENIED OFFICIALLY.
II was rumored to-day that two cases
of fever had been found in the Normal
and Agricultural Institute, which adJoins
the Soldiers Home. but this was denied
officially at the school. Another report
had il that case had been found I'D
HAMPTON but this was also denied au-
thortatively
The city Board Of Health has declined
10 meet the oveTtures Of the Norlpi@
authorities looking TO a relaxation OF the
river quarantine and the substitution or
n limited quarantine 10 permit the re-
newal of trade relations The local au-
thorities do not propose to have an an
eolute quarantine ashore and a farce
quarantine anoat, and until Norfolk
takss the precautions this city has for
her own protection, or until il is no longer
necessary. the quarantine will remain
In force. Ii is understood the Norfolk
hoard AT the instance Of the merchants
who are anxious TO recover the trade
that has been diverted 10 Richmond wlh
tonight or two-morrow raise the quarap-
limo against Newport News in the hope
that this city will rcciprocate.