The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-02
THE FEVER UNDER CONTROL
WILL DE CONFINED TO THE ORIG
NAL INFECTED PLACES.
the Home. n Total of Forty Cases
and Eight Dcnths.

| Washington. August Three new cases
OF yellow fever in the Soldiers home a
Hampton and one death is the official re-
port received tonight by Surgeon Wymnr
from Dr. Charles Wasdin. the yellow feveI
expert on duty at the institution. Added
to DR.. Wasdin's report sent to DR.. Wymar
yesterday this makes up to date forty
cases in all which have occurred at the
home Of which eight have proved fatal.
! Surgeon White today telographed DIT
Wyrnan that in his opinion there was lit
tie doubt that there had been some fever
| infection In tho neighboring village OF
! Phoebus, hut tho surgeon general said
| tonight that this dispatch had not been
| followed by any evidence OF positive
character at that place This place mas
been auarantined. Should fever develop
there. however. no surprise viii be fell
in view OF the proximity of the place to
the Soldiers home and the mixing OF the
inmates OF the institution with the people
NJ phoebus. Its appearance al Phoeous'
Dr. Wyman thinks under these cirenm-
stances would be simply coincidence.
The opinion was expressed tonight tha'
The situation continues encouraslns mas
much as the disease has been kept wltnlh
i,s original bounds. None Of the near
| hy towns other than Phoehus nave re-
| nor,ad the appearance of injection OF
! susnicio,is cases. The people for miles
around the home are much aIaTmea' pu'
Ma restrictions have been placed on the
! deparulre Of the several hunaTeu 'isltoi
| mt Old Point Comfort, but pr' Feltus' mn u'
has absolute charge OF anairs theIe' NJ
exercise careful supervision OF thohe VIZ
may leave. In order 70 a'oiu Vans rhIa
| their communicating tho disease rms
will apply to the soldiers now statlohei
| on the government reservation there ana
who have been ordered 10 proceed TO bat
terry Point. Delaware. ., a.
| Word reached the surgeon generai To-
| day that arrangements had been naus ioI
The transportation Of these men thTousn
the army quariermaster at fhIiaue'phia
They will be taken by boat 10 zap.
/ Charles and thence BY tram 10 thel,
destination. Battery Point is an lsoia .,,.
! plaoe and DR.. Wyman has no fear that m,
4 soldiers will carry any infection "i'a
them.
! The surgeon general continues MS pre-
cautions TO prevent the spread OF me u's'
ease and is dlspatehlng additional heip y
the surgeon generals nlw on me srgnHu
DR. Werkeubaker win remain a. Newp y,
News for the present and VIII supeiy 80
matters along the line 81 the ialMaS w
tween that city and Richmond. lisp a
Steward Kolb. who is a yellow fever i'm,
mune. now at Norfolk. has been direeae,
to report TO Dr. white. DR. Whlte w
remain In charge at Hampton. though n'
Is not TO visit the home as his imhuh'''
! from the disease Is doubtful,
! Surgeon Fricks. nsw at the South AZ
iantlc quarantine station has been ORDERED
I % Norfolk. ard Passed Assistant suEsen'
Simpson, now at ST. Louis. has neen q,
/ recsed 10 report TO Old Point comiot'
| Arrangements have been made TT ~
I disinfectirn OF mail matter sent by ID
inmates OF the home TO their friends.
Two suspected veterans who have pee
at tho Hampton home have been deiaine
by the local authorities In this city DIV