Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-02
General Summing Up OF the
Situation ON tue Peninsula.
VAST IMpROVEMENTLOCALLY
Three New Cases at the Home and One
Death. Scourss IN Phoebus. Hotels
Gloss Up. Buain-ss Injured.
Stree, Cars stopped.

As the Daily Press goes to press this
morning it can be stated positively
that so far as Newport News is con-
ce.ned. the situation as regards the
rgnt t" keep yellow fever out Of the
city is vastly improved.
The Board Of Health has been reor-
saniZed and men are at the helm who
spent AL of last night in action.
DIR. S. w. IIobson is acting health
officer and associated With him is Mr..
X. G. Hickfori. one of the most promi-
nent citizens of the city. They are let
ting no grass grow under their feet
The most stringent orders hay. been
issued and are being enforced to the
letter.
The Gordon around the city will Sc
strengthened this morning so that ii
cannot be broken. The guards w.ll be
armed with shot guns and told to use
them IL necessary. regardless of cons,,-
qucnces.
The work of cleaning the city goes on
apace
The council health authorities and
business men arg cooperating in an ad-
mirabe and effective manner The
Business Mems Association will meet
at noon today for further action
The Board Of Health will meet at 10
O'Clock this morning.
Public contld.eace is restored The
people stand ready to back every meas
ure.
No more people are leaving the city.
The temporary and needless fright is a
thing Of the past
Going to the actual seat Of the dis
ease, II the situation has not improved,
it is no worse.
(,pvarpar W,,,lG, ,e.a.
noon stated that there was one new
case yesterday ana no Deaths
A later official report from the Home
last night states that there were three
new cases yesterday and one death,
making a total of forty cases and
eight deaths
An officer Of the Marine Hospital
Service. with an able and ample
corps OF experts. is in charge and doing
all possible to check the disease in the.
Home and 10 prevent its spread With
out
Three cases were discovered in Phoe
bus yesterday. One was Policeman
liceman Joe Mastin, who has just re-
covered. His case was diagnosed by
DIR. White as yellow fever. The other
TWO cases were veterans. They have
been taken inside the Home.
All three houses have been carefully
quarantlned
Hampton and Phoebus have been
given over to the charge of Dr. White
who is seeing that an effective quar-
antine Is maintained This amounts
almost to military law being in force
The Old Point hotels have discharged
their servants. there being nothing for
them to do ana nothing to feed them
on.
business at Hampton. Phocbus Old
Point and Isuckroc Beach has been par
alyZcd. business in Newport News has
been injured, but by no means to so
great an extent as at The other points
mentioned
The stopping Of all coast wise, bay
and river boats from landing mere. on
account Of quarantine regulations
adopted by other cities at which these
vessels touch, has materially impaired
local shipping interests, and the t'hcs-
apeake and Ohio Railway viii today
transfer to Richmond Il number Of its
clerks on account OF the small amount
of freight being handled here
While the shipyard is handicapped to
some extent, the number OF it's en-
ployees who have left the city or who
are quarantined at their homes in
Hampton. is not sufficient to seriously
rctard work at the plant.