The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-03

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Aug. 2-spe-
cial. Governor WoodAn. Of the Hampton
Soldiers Home. gave out this official
statement tonight: Everything remains
same a last night. 80 deaths or new
cases. The most remarkable fact is that
there has not been death I'm two days.
Everything is quiet and the spirits Of the
men are way up
HAMPTON. VA. August Especial
The fever situation at the National Mill
tarv Home. near here. is very cncourag-
inc tonight During the past twenty
four hours there has not been DEATH
nor has there been reported new case
Of fever. and those who are sick are do
ing well. The men az the Home are AN
od men. many of them disabled and
weakened by other sickness. and any
disease has FUN play upon them The
physicians seem 90 have the situation
well ln hand. There is no case OF Vel
low fever ln Phoebus
Police Omcer Joseph Mastin. about
whom so much has been said. had been
sick for two weeks suffering as he
thought from jauudice. but the expert
examined him. and thinking his symp-
toms serious. ordered him 90 remain at
home. which he did not do. Ie IS con-
sequently being considered so far as the
officials are concerned. as II ne were Il
fever patient Another case Of sickness
has been reported I'M Pho8bus. bat it has
NOT been diagnosed as yellow fever.
QUARANTINE COMPLETE.
DR. White accompanied by Dr. Werien-
baker OF the Marine Service. and Dr.
Harry -. Howe. am accomplished phy-
sician of Hampton. who is assisting Dr.
White. made tour OF the quarantine
lines this morning and strengthened them
where they needed 10. and now pro-
nounces the Gordon perfect, the guard
boz some places being almost doubled
The town Is now in hrst-class sanitary
condition.
Every case Of sickness in the vicinity
must be reported TO the quarantine au-
th0rities. There is not a suspicious case
of sickness of any kind I'm Hampton. ac-
cordiug TO d report OF Dr. White this
morning.
Many of the reports from other places
than lfsmpton are misleading as % the
locality of the National Home. The
Home IS fully one and onc-half miles
from the town borders. and is separated
from Hampton by two creeks, one of
which is 150 feet wide, and the other
nearest Hampton fully "a thousand. The
town OF Hampton is as fully cut Off from
the Home as Sc could well be. Newport
News is seven miles from Hampton. The
authorities there say they would not have
quarantined against Hampton had Hamp-
ton promptly Quarantned against the
Home and Phocbus. / have the state
ment of member OF the Board of
Health that the Newport News authori-
ties who were present al the joint Board
Of Health meeting on Monday here,
stated that they would quarantine AGAINST
Hampton under any circumstances.
There IS no fever Ia Hampton.
BUSINESS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.
From a business standpoint the con-
diti0n of the town is serious. Hundreds
of men are thrown out of employment
hv the quarantine between here and
Newport News and the stoppaee of the
street cars. The day has been one OF
anxious suspense Business is dead.
people only buying what IS absolutely
necessary. Tonight there Is practically
mo- butter in town There has been no
provision ass set TO get supplies here,
though the authorities are making siren
u0us efforts TO get train 10 Richmond
and "a boat 20 Norfolk for this purpose.
Huckroo Beach Hotel is closed. There
are but five persons at the Hygla Hotel
Tho Chamberliu is almost deserted. Many
of the residents of old Point have left
the place.
TWO CASES IL PHOEBUS.
Latcr-A stltcmeut was gwen out from
tho National Military Home Tonight
that they are lighting the disease prac-
ucfIiy alone. that q surgeon was sent
down who diagnosed the disease as yell
low fever another was seut who did not
enter the Home. and thry have asked
for trained nurses and have not received
them. and chat thus far the force OF the
Home alone is battling with thc disease.
1t is authoritatvely stated to-nieh' that
there are TWO cases OF the fever IN
fhotnu-.
TO SEE FOk HlMSkLF.
NEW lOkh. August z.-1eneroI Martin
r. McMahone. one OF The Board ot GOV
ernors of the National Soldiers Home az
Hampton, Va, lcit Tor The South to-day
and took with him Dr. Roberts chief oi
the Sanitary Foard OF the bureau OF
Health.
The General salo that ne wished TO ih-