Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-05
RunoR IS A FAKE
Not Even a Suspicious Case in
Hampton.
CONFIDENCE IS REsTORED
Phoebns Also Reports Outlook Bright.
Funeral of Capt. Gully. No Fear
OF Yellow Jack, Says
DIR. White.
Hampton, Aug. 4. 1899.

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Is Especial to the Daily Prcss)
At II O'clock tonight the following
report was given out from Soldiers
Home: No new cases: have appeared
today; though we have had three
deaths Two of whom were men
nearly siNty-fvc years Of az" whose
deaths We're not Il SUI: Sc
Inc situation is exceeding bright and
! there have been no nov cases in the
Home since sunday night. Everything;
| possible is being done for che care of
IN" sick and it is confidently felt by ali
here HAT the epidemic has passed its
most dangerous point
SITUATION IN PHOEbuS.
Phoebus is more hopeful. and her
cticnzs are in better spirits tonigh1
h than they have been since the OUT
break of fever. There are no new
A cases, and the only ease Yet reported.
& that Mr.. Spraggns. is fast Improving
Fl Norc of tbs. citizens here believe or
fear that the disease viii spread, ana
are all in cheerful spirits over the
outlook; as was evidenced blythe ap-
pearance tonight. upon the street Of 4,
brass bard, which scrcnatlvd several
prominent residents and also The husi-
ness community.
HAMPTON HAPPENINGS.
4 III regard to the rumor set ;iilcat
4 yesterday. by some disruptionst, that
Hampton contained a case Of yellow
At fever your correspondent is authorized
nS III. Hope 70 say that. There
is absolutely nothing in the report"
as hr is attending Tire patient MI. Her
bert Grant. Who is suffering With u
mild case Of typhoiti fever
II Inr,n ~. III
/ of surrounding conditions. that III
cases OF illness, Of no matter. how
small Importance. Would be thoroughly
and carefully investigated"
Hampton people feel greatly ,.ncourr-
aged over the outlook ara as a consc-
uucncc, business is again assuming
normal proportions.
DR.. White sys: "thcrr is very |;r
tie. in fact. almost no danger OF The
dlsease injecting the city" anu his
opinion has done much 10 restore
general confidence
FUNERAL OF CAPT. EJ-ULN.
Funeral services over the remains t
Cart. jean Fully. were conducted yes
terday az ) +. NJ. III the late. residence.
or me deceased. ard We're largely al
tended by many snrruwing friends Or.
~ r. Woodiin. Of the Baptist church
which The remains were laid at rest
in st. Johns Cemetery
The remains Of he ten mon,h-o]d
child Of Mr. ana Mrs. Dshrnon, which
died at their residence, Fox Hill
Thursday. We're laid at rest today. in
Ookland Cemetery.
Superintendent n. II. Carr, of the \
~ " o. r. Il. X. %, has done a very
conincndAbc thing in keeping ali the
co1nHrny's employees at work during
the fever excitement All who 50 de-
sired were given work on the construc-
ton corps. which is laying new tracks
and putting in new switches
he says if it is possible to keep ,he.,
busy, the men shall not be idle for
any length of time
me young people OF Hampton are
making the best Of the fact that they
cannot 80 to Old Point Ruckroe. a.,
Newport News, and are passing away
me monotoHous hours in pieasl,rablc
aMusoincnts. Last night Il very cnojy-
ape uance was given at -\rmory Hall
which was We'll attended and Lasted
until It late hour
FOUND DDAD.
Robert Chambers. aged sixty-ono a.
old soldier who has been living Win
MI Pokcy Wood in Hampton Cor \
number of years. was found dead yes
terday morning in his room over Mr.
woods place. DR.. Peck made an cx-
animation and concluded that the man
died of heart disease
Deceased is survived by a viii, ana
three children and his mother in Phl3-
dclphiH An effort Will be made to have.
inc body Inferred in the National SOL
d'crs Home Cemetery. but if this is
not permitted the ntcrmcnt will be in
the Hampton Cemetery
TO on RHAMPTON READERS.
The differences Between the Daily
Press and the ncwslcalcrs of HAMPTON
referred to in these columns Yesterday
nave been amcably adjusted. The
price fthc paper in Hampton will &c
thc same under the quarantine rcstric
tlo11s as heretofore. because, while IN.
DAILY Press will bear it's portion Of ~.
expense OF conveying the papers 10
Hampton by Wagon. it Will continue IN
receive from the ncwsdealcrs the re-
gular wholesale rate Of / cent q cony
gross. Tor the paper. If the Daily Press
is sold on the streets of Hampton for
more than > cents. the publishers are
not responsible for the increase.
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