Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-06
RAISED TIRE QUARANTINE.
West Point Authorities Were Sut long In
Realizing Their Mistake,

Realizing Their Mistake.
West Point yesterday raised the
quarantine established against Newport
News on Wednesday,.
The infullna tiun was conveyed her.
IN the form Of Il Telegram to DR.. Samuel
". llolsson, the health Officer, frc:.s Tx.
nc;,lth officer at West Point. !. fol-
lows:
West Point. Va. August 5, 1syy.
Dr.. Samuel w. Hobson Health Officer.
Newport News.
nc quarantine against Newport
News las been raised but an persons;
coming from there to our town will
nave 10 hold Il certificate from YOU that
.hcE haze not been within the infected
district for the past ten DAYS
W. Il. GATlIWOtoD
Health Officer
IT is generally believed here lhlt
west Point WAS induced to quarantine
;Salnst this city by Norfolk people vto
icii1lanlcs slippin" away from That
itolt ~: account Of the arbitrary action
~ the authorities There When il be-
anne Known that the Steamship comma
AlcS proposed To continue their .1iD,,
q 1hls port and land Norfolk freight at
WEST lolirt. tho ltatcr place innmcliat,
IS uuar,,ntinrd.
iicWeNtr, when the officials of tho lit
tic town of West Point rcHlizcI tina;
mere was no good reason for u,,lran
timing and tilat by taking the ac:i.,n
u ulo, ihc place WAS about 70 cut its
sWn throat and drive away 4 lot Of
"at.r iroirt business, the order was re-
vulicd.
II is understood that the Norfolk
.'c'1:in auth"!lslSS are now Very anxious
~ haEc another conference with the
NcWlnrt News health board With y
I 1 tI.O11 1~
winch mas caused the wholcs.,le NOR
'halils across the Roads to rais,. n rig
noWl -
According 10 a special dispatch 20 III.
Baltimore American from Norfolk tha
NoIlolh board wants to meet the local
aHlhorlics Monday 10 accomplish this
mo. MS dispatch follows:
Heard Of State Quarantine Commits
slnhrrS. at its meeting TODAY. 1rr;ilrI
!" monty the quarantine after MONDAY
me Hanger Point being believed 10 be
i,'St: lhdcr the recognized period of
INC, tloh the board points out fever
.l'S 10" mad ample opportunity to show
Nsvll Il II EXISTS here. The quarantine.
vii not be raised while 4 singh. c,s;.
nNlSts ut the Soldiers Home. C,ouli
l'"hS VIII be modified after II conferences
Mon'!ay between the boards Of health
= -H NJ and Newport News. subject
70 tue approval OF Dir. Hone, state
quarantine officer. DR. Lynch SI1tc
y; inspector. has served notice on
l'r. 'fppenhcimcr. president of tho. Rich
mono Board Of Health. that that bo.lv
'luSt STOP issuing health certificates 70
uScs ifullI the infected district who
dlt"nlYt TO reach Norfolk via Ri:.h-
mond.' ~ Ae'~ii-
itlG Is no longer any doubt that th..
NoFloik business men are very snrn
oyer thc manner in which Richmnnd
~ ~ secured all Of the wholesale trade
u tHs city.
They viii now try every wav ,,,o1.
can to get the quarantine raised nv,
.Ee local health authorities have m
,u''a OF raising the quarantine. hcrn IN
-. ->oilol1> takes equal STEPS for her
@ =! 'tcStioll as are deemed at least
III ~, ~ tilose taken by this city.
Saw ~. .>arinlk landmark is in terrible
e!hci AGAINST Norfolk ana cannot Under
n S,.e why TIE step was taken. II docs
u ..!n st1hu. however, why Norfolk
Mi,eh is more exposed than this div
port News. 's'''1ist New
Ihc Landmarks story follows.
lhc great Chinese wall in ali 10 ,,r;s
,'ii" glory WAS not more cffcctiyn in
N.cclhHS strangers out of the ant;n,t
10y .n5 ga are the quarantine measures
auoltcd perfected and are nov a;,;rfy
~ IN ,n'o use by the health authorities
: tiiio lily OIL ANUrlDfk
preventing the arrival of suspects fro,,
tne yellow fever district As a MATE.
OF iacl. to this can be attributed mucl,
81 that feeling of relief which has so1.
loved thc brief panic OF Monday ana
iuGscay Citizens are Becoming n,r,.a
alu more assured OF safety Of t,e:r
nat'Vc meath. and believe that the nrcs-
sht quarantine regulations will s,,so
harmless "'ii sa'e
!, Notwithstanding this, Newport News,
II, mas o'larantincd against Norfolk and
rortsino'tth. This action was taken
ho9,i1 O'Clock last night by the Board
oi liealth Of tlrat city against tn. virnr.
~ ~, II hr" 1 OF Or. Hobson, acting
!i officer. This gentleman siatn,1
lhat such action had too much or ~,
r sl,,. of retaliation, but while ttis
ia ,ll.;.' ., dischimcd any SUE,
.,lV they voted him down. Thu
eHocslrt THAT neither Norfolk nor g,nrIs,
NOUN had property protected itself and
ucicrmincd that the Quarantine lraist
thenl until sucll time as measures
ton. Si''ee~-
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