The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-04
HAMPTON FEVER SUBSIDIES.
REPORT THAT 1T rs DIAGNOSED As
NOT YELLOW JACK.
No Deaths and No New Gases Yesterday
Had Feeling Between Newport News and
Eorfolk-Formrr guarantees Against
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No Deaths and No New Gases Yesterday
Had Feeling Between Newport News and
Eorfolk-Formrr guarantees Against
.Latter-Oid Dominion Lines Troubles.
NEWPORT News. Va, Aug. B." No deaths
and no new cases." Is the report sent here
again tonight by Governor p. T. Woodhn Of
the Soldiers Home There is every evidence
that the yellow fever situation ia improving
daily, and some OF the officials Of the home
telephoned to friends here to-day that they ex-
pect to have their liberty inside of week. In
side Of the home everything IL serene, and the
old soldiers continue to amuse themselves with
baseball and other games.
The case OF the barber in Phubus reported
last night has been diagnosed as yellow fever.
and the premises are quarantined. According
to a statement of one OF the physicians in the
home there have been three cases Of fever in
Phebus in addition to the two old soldiers.
The news OF the favorable situation at the
home was received here with pleasure. but the
citizens are still maintaining their shotgun
quarantine on the boundary.
The Old Dominion line is anxious to run its
New York ships here. hut If 1t does so Norfolk
will refuse to receive them. The line had
made arrangements to run a service to New
port News and to put the Norfolk freight Off at
West Point. Va. sending it over the Southern
Railroad. Norfolk. hearing OF this had West
Point quarantine against this city
The Board OF Health OF Newport News to-
night quarantined absolutely against Norfolk
and Portsmouth. 1t is claimed that there is
fifteen miles Of exposed waterfront near the
two cities. by which any Of the poople from
tho infected district can reach the city In
sailboats.
i is rum9red here, that tie hacteriol9gist
who arrived to-day from Washington dag
nosad the disease at the home as not yellow
fever. No confirmation Of the report can be
obtained. DR.. korb, tho hacteroogist, said
this evening that all statements must come
through Surgeon White: who Is in charge.
iay ss 9na nH be S
diagnosis. as genuine yellow fever would play
great havoc with the old soldiers in the home.
'NnRrolK. Va. Aug 3.|Five physicians OF the
Marine Hospital Service arrived here to-day
Jamestown on Government tug, They were
afterward sent fTGm ths Jamestown to 9 ,h
doctors are yellow fever immunes
Gr!mes's Battery. volunteer artillery or
ganiza,ion OF Portsmouth. was encnmped at
at Hampton occurred. The men volunteered
to patrol the shore Of Chesapeake BAY and
enforce the quarantine regulations. This
five persons. landed between ocean View
and Care Henry and put two women
Two negroes and a white man in the canoe
put - sen when the guard approached. The
trained on the fuRitvcs and fired one round
using blank cartridges. The canoeists kept
on. and eventually the battery opened unor
them with solid shot. which struck the water
not many feet from the canoe. The boat ral
down her jih and was overhaulod.
Besides the two negroes rrouching In the
bottom OF the canoe was white man. appar
emily a travelling man, with valise and shot
gun, He said he. was returning from Hamp.
ton from n fishing expedition. but his story
was not believed. and the canoe with lis occu.
pants was t,9wca to Craney, Island, the spot
selected for the detention Of fever suspects.