Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
QUARANTINE RAISED.
That is Newport News, Hampton,
and Old Point Are Free.
GREAT REJOICING THEREAT,
No New Cas.S, No NOre Deaths at
The Soldiers Home.
TRADE EXCURSION DISCUSSED.
ono from Nevpors News 60 RICH
mond Under CONFERENCE.-The
TRADE EXCURSION DISCUSSED.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, August II
CspeciaL)-Tha quarantine against New
port News. Hampton. and OLD Point COM
fort was raised tonight by Norfolk, BAT.
timore. and tho northern cities.
The quarantine was lifted at O'Clock,
and az that hour the first steamer 20
leave this port for Norfolk in twelve days
got under way with local and through
passengers from the North and West and
with the United States mails.
The steamer connections between Old
Point and Norfolk were resumed to-nignt.
All Of the ocean. bay. and river trans
portation companies viii resume tfaala
tomorrow.
Tomorrow the mails will commence 10
so ana come on regular schedule. This
win b0 a great relief 90 the people OF this
city and Hampton as since the fever
scare mail has been entering only twice a
day by way OF Richmond.
ruMIGATioN STOPPED
Postmaster Fred Road this afternoon
received an order from Superintendent
| Nickcry. az Washington, TO discontinue
the fumigauon Of outgoing mail matter.
Hampton and Fort Monroe are also re.
lieved. The order stated that the mail
from the Soldiers Home and Phoebus
only must bs fumigated until further no.
tee.
PTOEDUS.
Surgeon White and his assistants. oi
the Marine Hospital Corps, this morn
ing commenced the second h0use-to-
house inspection of Phoebus. II will be
completed tomorrow night. IL Phoebus
can show a. clean bin OF health on this
Inspection It. IS probable that tho NEWPORT
News, Hampton, Norfolk and tho Marine
Hospital Service authorities will decide TO
release that place from quarantine. mo
Gordon Will not be taken or until the
neghboring cities agree on the time Of
raising the quarantine
AT THE HOME
There arc stin twenty patients in rhe
yellow fever ward at the home hospisol.
| mo new sases; no more Deaths" Is tho
report from the home to-day.
Tonight the force OF tho Merchants
and Miners TRANSPORTATION Company and
tho "west-bOund department" clerks ot
tho Chesapeake and Ohio railroad re-
turned from West Point Va, where they
have been handling freight during the
quarantine. Tomorrow the Merchants
and Miners Line win commace 10 I'M
load its freight here The old Dominion
Line. which has been running separate
lines from New York 20 Newport News
and 20 Norfolk. will also resume tho reg
ular connections tomorrow.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO TRAINS.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad 10
running trains through to Hampton, but
no passengers so beyond this point on
Monday. however tickets VIII BE- sold
through to and from Hampton.
The battleshp Kearsargc Will go out
on her trial trip about tho ist OF nexs
month. TWO l3-nch guns arrived To-Day
from Washington Tor the kentucky.
Charles ". Burke, well-knOwn young
man Of Hampton. died at the home OF
q relatives to-day, and the remains were
, sent 90 Williamsburg tonight Deceased
was aged p.
: TRADE EXCURSION
as a result Of the determination OF TAO
Newport News buyers TO deal Nth Nor
folk no more, the Young Mems BUSINESS
Association Of Richmond IS arranging a
| trade EXCURSION from iiiH tiiy neat week.
Secretary Huffman, Of the Business Mems
10 Association here. to-day received the fol-
lowing letter from Richmond.
Business Mems Association. Newpor,
News, Va:
Gentlemen This organization IS think
ing OF running an excursion nom your
town 20 Richmond end We are DESTROYS
OF knowing how many actual buyers you
could send 20 Richmond II We furnish
, transportation some day next week thas
would suit the merchants best. We earn
estly desire 70 establish more ecmmunl
| cation than now exists between the mer-
chants OF your city and the tObblng trsds
generally OF Richmond. Your people, ons
and all. will surely ind Il 10 their ed
- vantage 20 trade with the merchants ara
r Businessmen generally OF our capital city
!, who has taken upon herself the care oi
| many and diversified industrial interests
. all OF which assist IN making her one
Of the very busiest ana most active elite:
o IN the Union.
We should Ike for you 70 assist Us q
make the proposed excursion a glea
" success. II Ne lud IL advisable 10 run one
Hoping 10 hear from you soon, 1 beS Il
remain, Yours. very truly.
II. III. HARRISON, Secretary.