Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-01
Norfolk Authorities Act on the
News From Hampton.
NO DANGER APPREHENpED
The Board of Health Moves Promptly
and Moe,inEs OF ofncini bodies 81.
tho three Ci,ics or the port ARE
Held 20 Arrange For Active Cos
Operation in preventing tho pisa
case From Rcncning Here.

Intelligence was received In this city
Sunday night about o'clock that yei-R
low fever had made its appearances In
the Soldiers Home ut Hampton. Seve-e
raj members of the Board of HEALTH
and other city officials were at once no.
tilted. and at 1890 o'clock u meeting
for the purpose of taking prompt ac-s
ton to bar out the disease.
At the meeting were Dr.. Z. r. New
bill. DR.. Mccormick. DIR. Riddick, OF
The Board OF Health. Mr.. y. Beaman,
Mr. r. Henry Jones, Hon. William A.
Young. Judge Thomas II. Wilcox aid
Captain of Police Prince.
The probability Of the yellow fever
spreading to other points was discuss.
ed. and it was decided that stringent
efforts should be taken at once TO keep
down the possibility of the fever reach.
ing Norfolk.
The following resolution was adopted:
''fhe public is notified That until FUR.
thcr orders strict quarantine is here-s
by declared against Old Point, Phoebus.
Hampton and Newport News
In order 10 carry out the resolution
the board ordered that two tugboats be &
hired to do patrol duty along the COAST.
THIS patrol of the coast began 1T A
O'Clock Monday morning. with the pa.N
troll boats IN charge OF three men from
the police department.. ?.
An officer OF the board was instructed
to leave early yesterday morning furls
Newport News and prevent any local.
Passenger traffic from that place.
The board before adjourning. decided
to call meeting to convene yesterday
morning Of the Norfolk. Portsmouth.
Berkeley and Norfolk county health and 4
quarantine authorities. together with
the transportation agents of the city.
THE OFFICIALS MEETING.
This meeting was convened yesterday
morning at 10 O'clock. 1t was presided
over by His Honor, Mayor c. Brooks
Johnston. and there were present the
following:
Drs.s Newbill, Chiles. Mccormick and
liiddick. of the Board of Health; Police
Commissioners I. II. Wilcox, MIessrsl
n. Beaman and Tazewell Taylor. of the y
Finance Committee Of the Councils;
Health officer Shepherd, Mr.. j. D. Hof-
heimer. chairman of the Street, Sewer
and Drain Board; State Quarantine Of
iicer f. s Hope, of Portsmouth, and
his assistant DIR. Alex Hatton, of Ports
mouth: chief of Police IIi2er Captain
Is. Il. Loyal, Of the State Quarantine
Board: DIR. J. f. Lynch. Messrs. NJ C.s
Keeling ana w. W. Robertson, of the
i9erkley Council; DR.. f. NJ Morgan.
Health officer OF Berkeley: Health Off
Ger Hancock, OF Norfolk county; Mr..
NJ. h. Crowell of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company; Mr.. II, II. Wright.
II i++.-.4As, Trans
poriaticn Company: MIR. T.. T. Lamb OF
the southern Railway; Mr. Key Comp
ton of the Bay Line; Mr. John a. tips
shur, of the Chesapeake and Ohio RAFT
way. and others.
Quarantine officer Hope pr Lynch.
Captain r. I. Loyal, of the State
Quarantine BOARD; Health officer Ham
cock, OF Norfolk county; Mayor john
ston and others spoke.
Dr. Lynch, Al yellow fever expert. fol-
lowed DIR. Hope and was outspoi<an IN
advocacy OF applying heroic measures
IN shut out the fever from Norfolk He
said there should be an absolute pro-
hihition OF all travel from infected
points. and passengers coming into the
city Wh0 cann0t give Clean health Bits
should be- placed under detention for 10 4
days lie urged the strong necessity OF
getting the city in the cleanlierst con-
dition possible. He thought $50. 900
should be spent if necessary.
THE JOINT MEETINGS ACTION.
Following this general conference was
a joint meeting of the Board of Health.
the Finance Committee OF the Councils q
the street. Sewer and Drain Board, and
The Board OF Police Commissioners.
Inc state Quarantine Board was ask
ed 10 take charge of all patrol boats
anu inspect all trains and steamers
The transportation companies were
requested to employ physicians 10 In
spect all incoming trains and steamers.
me Street Sewer and Drain Board
was directed to increase its force.
Dr. Newbill was appointed from the
Board OF Health to cooperate with Tho
state authorities in quarantine mat.
ters. ~
The Brambleton and Atlantic CITY
Local Boards of Improvement were "a.
1uested to place their wards In as thor.
ough sanitary condition as possible.