New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-08
MORE YELLOW FEVER.
ANOTHER CASE AT THE SOLDIERS HOME
At HAMPTON. VA

ANOTHER CASE AT THE SOLDIERS HOME
At HAMPTON. VA.
Nawnor, News. Va. Aug (speciaD.-Another
oose ~ yellow fever was reported from 'ne 0oI-
s,or,, tyo,,a to-day II was given out that this
-. univ q ausnect case but on the authority OF me
.rrooons AZ the hospital i'm the Home II Is sthteu
TINT It has been diagnosed as yello" teVe'' ne
na,,ent Is an old soldier. Every saieguaru ma
bcen thrown ont TO prevent any lW'hel Spr
from this one The report that another case exist
"a at the institution did not create any excite
-, bora IN HAMPTON or in Phpbus. and tho
,,oorIo have no fear that the dreaded fever VIII
hrcok ont again There were no deaths To-Day AZ
,ho hosnita II was stated that all of the patients
are doing we'll and there are no Indications A' ''
time that any Of tho cases will prove tatah
"E,vorvthing IA lovely" said one Of the surgeons
over the telephone in speaking OF the outlook LOT
an earlv raising Of the quarantine. house to mousse
canvass Of Newport News. Phphus and HsHip'o',
bas inst been completed In this city the local
Health Board conducted the Inspection ana "U'
ons suspicious case Of fever has been rePor'e"'
Tho svstem was thorough. inspectors "eie 'e"'
70 the houses 10 report every case OF i'i''S'' Nv
matter what It's nature. These cases were re-
ra,,ad 70 the Health Board which referred all
sao- cases to the attention OF Or. Joseph 'ndrIes'
tho consulting expert. In Hampton and fhPpus
the Marine Hosrital authorities conducteo Inv III
snection and the result was the same II, -
.iooos snragains the Phosbus barber. Will De OUT
- ,rorrovr when the quarantine against MS mouse
nth he raised When he IS released there VIII oe
M cases whatever outside Of the Home.
The refugees are returning to the CITY III 0io"u1
r,,ar,, incoming train brings several hundred anu
bv tha end OF the week It Is expected that nio'
- tho slx thousand or seven thousand people VINO
le,, the city 10 escape the fever VIII De oach ~
soon a.. the quarantine here against NorIoih =
rotsod ond steamer communication resumed sew
eral thousand Of the refugees from Il"' o''' WIZ
,ose through here bound FOR home
The steamer Hatteras, Of the Old Dominion Line
,ri,ed IN the harbor off Phoebus this afternoon
with a large supply Of provisions and another con-
sgnment of tents and cots. The provisions are LOT
the people OF Hampton and PhRbus ana INC 'e''7
and cots for the Soldiers Home More tents were
erected in the grounds to-day and more so'u'e1
,rsnsferred from the barracks, enabling the WON
~ fumieaton to go on without interruption
II was rllmored to-day that two cases OF IeNei
had been found in the Normal and Agricultural IN
stltute which adoins the Soldiers Home out thi'
WAS denied officially at the school Another repor'
had It that case had been Iouna IN ana cty
poord NJ Health has declined to meet the over
lures OF the Norfolk authorities, looklns 10 g
Taxation OF the river quarantine ana tne saO1 30
tuition of limited quarantine 10 ,pertlI nne
nawaI ~ trade relations The local authorities &c
not propose TO have absolute quarantine asiors
and farce gu. rantine ahoat. ana ulL .Sol aUir
nrotection or until Il is longer necessary, tnt
ouara a;ne will remain in force. IL Is uhue SOU.
| tSe Norfolk Board. at the instance or the mer
chants who are anxious 10 re,ovsT, tne SVe ~. 20
noorrov, raise the quarantine against Newport New
| in the hope that this city will follow suit.