The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-03
FOUR MORE SUSPECTS FOUND.
ONLY Development IN YELLOW
FEVER SITUATION.

at PhOebuS-TrOOpS VIII BE Sent
to Battery Point, DeI.-Sccretary
Root Watching the Situation-Dr.
Wasdin VIII Canvess the Inmates.
Washington, Aug. 2.-Advices received
by Surgeon General Wyman up to 9
o'clock tonight from Hampton show that
the only change in the yellow fever sltua-
ton is the addition of four suspected to
those already in existence. These have
been sent from the camp to the hospital
This Information and the additional
statement that there has not been a death
since o'clock last night, and that every
thing with reference to the disease is
more than favorable was received from
Gov. Woodhn of the Soldiers Home. He
also telegraphed that he is quite sure
the pestilence will be stamped out
From DR.. White, who has general charge
OF affairs at Hampton, but who remains
away from the institution, word came
that the situation is unchanged. These
facts. coupled with the complete prepara-
tons that are being made to arrest the
progress of the disease, and the hearty
cooperation promised on every side by the
localities to persons who have been at the
home, may continue to be a source of
qualification to the officials here who hope
that the measures taken may be produc-
tive of great good.
Suspects to BE watched.
Gov. Woodfn has prepared a list of all
membeFs of the home who have been fur
loughed since July %, at the same time
giving their destination This will be tel
egraphed to Surgeon General Wyman and
will be spread broadcast through ,he press,
thus enabling municipalities where the in
mates may now be, to detain them for a
reasonable length of time.
The governor is also preparing history
of the soldier from Santiago who is re-
ported to have stopped there on his way
to San Francisco, and from whom, it has
been suggested, the injection may have
been spread.
DR.. Wyman has sent dispatches to the
health commissioner at Baltimore and the
president of the Board of Health at Rich
mond asking them what measures are be-
ing taken regarding refugees from the
home, at Hampton or the adjoining town
of Phoebus. The doctor thinks it is of
the utmost importance that all such per-
sons should be kept undeI, close observa-
| ton for ten days following their depart
one night in either place. Replies have
been received from both places showing
the activity of the officials interested and
their ability TO cope with the situation.
Four Negroes Sent Back.
Surgeon Farquhar, at Portsmouth,
about twelve miles from Hampton re-
ports finding four colored people who had
been at the latter place. The authorities
sent them back TO Hampton. Dr. Wyman
of
ever, and has directed Surgeon Far
quhar hereafter not to send such persons
back to Hampton, but TO have them taken
to Graney Island, where they may be de-
tanned under observation.
DR.. Wyman says that although Hampton
is not infected, he thinks il best to take
charge of people who may come from
Hampton and keep them under observation
for a limited period of time.
Arrangements have been made to send
to the home two immune male and two
immune female nurses and two immune
physicians. DR.. j. G. Tuten of Jesup, Ca,
will be one of the latter, while the i'm
sten of Baltimore and Alfred G. Barton
of Maryland
Disposition of the Troops.
Just before the close of the war depart
ment to-day a final decision was reached
to send the troops from Fort Monroe to
Battery Point, Del, thus recurring to the
original proposition laid down by Gen Mer-
ritt. All day the officials had been in
communication with him by telegraph and
telephone, and he was informed that OBJ
lection had been made by Surgeon Gener-
al Nyman 10 locating the trooos SO far
SOUTH but in turn Gen. Merritt that it
would be fatal in case any of the men
We're infected to take them north, and in
the end, as the department had left the
/ l.s- -
prevailed. II is understood that Gen.
Merritt has professional advice in support
OF his position
The removal of the troops and the Of
hcers and their families, il is expected
viii begin tomorrow when a passenger
steamer is scheduled to .eave at O'Clock
for Cape Cherries. A barge with cars is
expected to go to the reservation to-mor-
row and take the baggage and equipment
of troops over to Cape Charles. The quar-
antne ship jamestown, anchored in the
bay, viii be made a SORT of halfway land
ing place, where persons and supplies may
be landed from Norfolk aud other places
and then shipped to Old Point by launch,
thence to be sent to Hampton.
Secretary Root Watching 1t.
Secretary Root gave up much of his
time to-day to the consideration of the
different phases of the fever situation He
thought of the position of the old soldiers
at the Hampton home, but finding that
their care was a matter entirely within
the power Of the national board, he in
formed the board, through its secretary
of the willingness Of the war department
to do everything possible to assist it In
combating the fever. Word to the same
effect wos sent 10 Surgeon General Wy
man. who is directly in charge of the
effort now making at Hampton in that
direction.
As TO the suggestion that the veterans
be taken from the home 10 some northern
point in order to reduce the food for the
fever and thus hasten the extirpaton of
the disease, the department has come 10
no conclusion, though If the board should
call for aid I'm that direction il would be
extended. 1t is said. however, that 4
would be extremely difficult TO secure
vessels for such service.
The department is as yet ignorant of the
whereabouts Of Gen. Frauk.in, president
of the board of national homes and was
telegraphed to-day In the effort to dis
cover him.