The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-01
THE FEVER
SITUATION
AT HAMPTON.
There Have Been Thirty.seven
Cases and Seven Deaths up
to the Present.
One new CASE YESTERDAY.
Strict Quarantine Measures En-.
forced-.How Plague was
Brought to Home.

Brought to Home.
WASHINGTON, July s1-The latest
official adylces received up to O'Clock
tonight, show a total OF thlrty-sever
cases and seven deaths from yellow
fever at the Soldiers Home, at Hamp'
ton, Va. One new case has occurred al
the home to-day. Thus far the disease
has been confined to the home, but all
surrounding towns are excited and q
vigorous quarantine is being maintain
ed. DR.. Wasdln, Of the Marine Hospi-
tai Service in charge Of AFFAIRS at
Hampton, and is working In co-opera-
tion with the local boards Of health. He
has strengthened the Gordon about the
town of Phoebus, which he reports is
in very bad sanitary condition.
The fact that only one new case ap-
peared to-day, is encouraging to the
officials here, who are taking every
measure to prevent a spread Of the dis
ease. They feel that the fact that the
affected locality is in the hands Of the
government, and under one MANAGE
ment, win be Of great value in dealing
with the scourge and enable better re-
suits to be obtained than where epl-
denies break out In commercial places,
Already a number of inquiries have
been received by DR.. Wyman from
quarantine officers throughout the
United States asking whether they shall
impose a maritime quarantine against
Norfolk. He has replied that there mp
pears to be no necessity for such re-
strictlon In the case Of either Norfolk
or Newport News.
Wasdln's omcial Report.
DR.. wasdin's official report of his ofl-
cial examination Of existing conditions
at the Soldiers Home reached DR.. wy
man to-day. 1t is dated yesterday and
notes the fact that the doctor has seen
all the cases of suspected diseases at
the home. He sums up the history OF
the contaglon as follows:
early in July an "old soldier" enter
ed the home for short rest and soon
afterwards appeared at the dIspensary
where he informed the physician in
charge that he was but recently from
Santiago via transport to northern
port, thence he started for Manila via
San Francisco, beat his way to the
home on freight train and entered
with his baggage. He complained OF
dumb chllls and fever and was pre-
scrIbed for. He mingled freely with
the inmates of the home, and a short
time ago disappeared. From this as a
posslbl. cause the outbreak IS Us fol-
lows: Preceding Friday, the 2lst inst
there had been noticed nothing Of a sus-
piclous nature. The weekly death rate
was usual. But on the 2lst and 22nd,
there became III during the night, with
sharp or less chill. high fever, some
eight or ten inmates, men Of usually
good health. These seizures although
noted as peculiar, had occasioned no
alarm until about Thursday, the eth,
when death occurred, the man becom-
ing distinctly yellow some time prior to
death. On or about the same day an
other one died without having attracted
particular attention. He also turned
quite yellow. Autopsles were held on
both by the resident pathologists and
II was then or a little later that the tel
egram was sent to you asking for an
expert. found there was $500 inmates
and that thIrty.ave had been taken Ill
since the 21st."
Withheld Diagnosis.
DR.. Wasdln says he withheld a posi-
tive diagnosis in his first aommunica-
tlon because of the assertion OF Surgeon
Vickery at the home, that there had
been no communication OF the inmates
with any Cuban soldiers returned since
last May or early in June. With the
discovery OF the probable origin OF the
infection and the two autopsIes to-day
there can be no doubt, he says, about
the disease being yellow fever, and con-
tlnues:
"I have advised Major vIckery TO
empty the dormitories infected, at once,
putting the men preferably in tents.
The grounds are closed. There has
been a very free inter- communication
between the inmates and the psople Of
Phoebus, a public house near the
grounds, having been freely visited until
last night. have suggested to DIR.
Pettus to meet one or more of the local
boards Of Phoebus, and, informing them
Of the state OF AFFAIR, ask their CO.
operation in watching the village.
"These Inmates, as understand It,
do not mingle much with people outside
of tho Village. From this fact It would
seem possible to contine It in the home"
A. NownOFf N0Nyg