The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
FEVER is NOT SPREADING
No Outbreak Outside of the Orig
inal Quarantine Line.
a:ssAY BE CONFINED THERE
Craney Island to Be Use as an Isolation
and Detention Camp - In General
the Yellow Jack Situation
Is Encouraging.

Washington, Aug. 1.-"Three new
cases of yellow fever in the soldiers
home at Hampton and one DEATH" is
the official report received tonight by
Surgeon General Wyman from Dr.
Wasdin, the yellow fever expert on
duty at the institution.
Added to Dr. Wasdin's figures sent
to DR.. Wyman yesterday, this makes
up to date 40 cases in all which have
occurred at the home, of which eight
have proved fatal. Surgeon White to-
day telegraphed DIR. Wyman that in his
opinion there was little doubt that
there had been some fever infection
in the neighboring village of Phoebus,
but the surgeon general said this had
not been followed by any evidence of a
positive character at that place. Should
the fever develop there, however, no
surprise would be felt, owing to the
proximity of the place to the home
and the mixing of the inmates of the
institution with the people of Phoebus.
None of the nefghborinS towns other
than Phoebus had reported kle APP
pearance of the infection or suspicious
cases. The police, for miles around
the home, are very much alarmed but
placed on the departure of the several
hundred visitors at Old Point Comfort,
but DR.. Pettus, who has absolute
charge of affairs there, will exercise
careful supervision of those who may
leave, so as to avoid danger of their
communicating the disease. This will
apply also to the soldiers now sta
toned on the government reservation
there, and who have been ordered to
proceed to Battery Point, Del. Word
reached the surgeon general to-day
that arrangements had been made for
the transportation of these men
through the army quartermaster at
Philadelphia. They will be taken by
boat to Cape Charles, and thence by
train to their destination. Battery
Point is an isolated place, and DR..
Wyman has no fear that the soldiers
will carry any infection with them. The
surgeon general continues his precau-
lions to prevent the spread.
The marine hospital service up to
noon to-day had received nothing from
| the center of the yellow fever infection
at Hampton later than DIR. Wasdin's
report last night, placing the total fever
outbreak at 81 cases and seven deaths.
| DIR. Farquhar, at Portsmouth, reported
| this morning he was in close touch
| with the authorities at Portsmouth
| and Berkeley, and that all was quiet,
with no. suspected cases. The author
| tiles regard the situation as favorable
| to-day.
| Surgeon General Sternberg this after
noon received the following telegram
from Surgeon Vickery, in charge of the
| Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va, the
| scene of the yellow fever epidemic:
Epidemic not extending. Last day,
| two cases and one death. Origin not
discovered. Do you know If we can get
| immune surgeons and nurses?"
Sternberg has sent Vickery list of
immune surgeons and nurses.
In reply to Geographic request from
the mayor of Norfolk, Surgeon General
Wyman turned over to the Norfolk au-
thorities Craney island, below Norfolk,
| to be used in case of need as an isola-
ton and detention camp. 1t was re-
Gently turned over by the navy to the
jurisdiction of the marine hospital ser
vice. A telegram was sent to-day by
General Wyman to Surgeon Pettus at
Old Point, directing him al once to in
stitute a thorough sanitary investiga-
ton as far as Phoebus. Sergeant Was
din, at Phoebus, was ordered to make
a house to house inspection there. This
is in accordance with the plan for q
thorough investigation of the whole
area infected surrounding the home
The situation is regarded as favor
able to-day. There has been no out
break of fever outside of the origina
quarantine line. Each day that passe:
without such development increases
| the confidence of the surgeon genera
that the fever will be confined to tn,
original focus of the infection.
The usual period of incubation of thu
disease is from three to five days, al
though it has extended to IL days. TIL
time is now almost up to the usua
| quarantine limit. 1t Is believed how