The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-04
A STRICT QUARANTINE.
DR.. Hope Tells OF Precautions to Pre-
vent Spread of Disease.

Norfolk, Va, August 3-Dr L. S.
Hope, quarantine officer of the port of
Norfolk, who is in charge of the quaran-
tine here, gave out an interview today
which is regarded as being correct and
concise statement of the yellow fever sit
uation as regards Norfolk and vicinity.
In the first place he says there is not
a case of yellow fever nearer Norfolk
than Phoebus, on the other side OF
Hampton Roads adjoining the Soldiers
Home. There is a Gordon of armed
guardsa veritable shot gun quarantine
TO protect Hampton and Old Point
Comfort from Ph0ebus. Newport News
is also maintaining a strict quarantine,
not only against Phoebus, but against
Hampton and Old Point as well.
Norfolk, Portsmouth and adj other ma
inequalities this side of Hampton Roads
have .quarantined against all the points
mentioned on the peninsula. This quar-
antine is maintained by fleet of patrol
tugs both in the inner and outer harbor.
The beach extending from Ocean View
to Lambert's Point and fromBig Point
to Craney Island is also patrolled by an
armed land force. The lines of traffic
leading into this quarantine district, 10th
steamboat and railroad, are i'm charge of
competent inspectors.
Il think these precautions should as
sure not only our own people but the
outside world that we viii bar the dis
ease out of this section" said DR.. Hope
1T cannot. in my opinion, cross Hamp-
ton Roads. There is riot. nor has there
been n suspicious case this side"
The Marine Hospital officials at
Hampton have succeeded in tracing and
locating the former inmate of the Sol
dicrs Home, who is believed to have
brought yellow fever to that place. His
name is William Thomas. He arrived
at the Home on a transport from Sam
tiago where he had been visiting, be-
tween July 2nd and 9th hast He was
admitted to the Home as a veteran and
shortly after developed chlls and fever.
In the light of subsequent events the
experts believe there is little doubt that
he was affected with a mild case OF yell
low fever. although it was not diagnosed
as such at the time. When we'll enough
to travel he left the Home and his bag
gage was sent to Phoebus The man
himself went to Columbus City Wash
ington, where he now lives. Surgeon
General Wyman regards it as fortunate
that Thomas went to sllch a high lati-
tude as it greatly lessons any danger
of infection.
General Merritt telegrarhed the War
Department that in Difference to the
earnest recommendation OF Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman, he would direct that the
troops at Fort Monroe be sent to Plum
Island in Long Island Sound. The sol
diers will be taken away on the Gov
eminent transport Mcclellan, which
will leave New York tonight and viii
arrive at the Fort tomorrow.
Acting General Superintendent Grant
Of the Railway Mail Service, has issued
instructions for the fumigatien Of an
mail from Hampton, Soldier Home
Phoebus, Fort Monroe and Rip-RapS.
The Virginia Board OF Health has
notified the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road not to stop it's trains anywhere be-
tween Williamsburg and Newport News
DISCREDITED BY DIR. DOTY.
Statement of the Cause of the Outbreak
of Fever.
New York August 3.-The following
statement regarding the yellow fever