Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-01
PRECAUTIONS AT NORFOLK.
Mayor Johnston Tells the Dispn'eh
of Them-No Tickets vim G. ~ u.

Though there is a feeling i'm Richmond
that Norfolk is likely to be visited by
the fever and many residents Of that city
arc getting away as rapidly as they can'
there really seems little likelihood Of the
infection spreading TO that city
Mayor G. Brooks Johnston. Of Norfolk,
telephoned the Dispatch yesterday that
every possible precaution had been taken
to prevent the disease reaching that city.
1T is my opinion" said tbs Mayor, and
the opinion of the boards OF health or
Norfolk and Portsmouth, and OF the citl-
zens who passed through the great cpl
demic of 1855, that the disease will be con-
fined 10 the Soldiers Home at Hampton.
1 do not think a case will be heard OF ID
Virginia outside the walls OF the Soldiers
Home.
QUARANTINE DECLARED.
I'VE have taken every precaution," the
Mayor continued. AT 1890 o'clock TINS
morning a quarantine was declared
against Hampton, Phoebus, Old Point,
ana Newport News. Two tugs were at
once sent out to prevent persons coming
TO Norfolk from these points, and little
later five more guard-boats were on duty.
In addition TO this there is now coast
guard on duty. The State Quarantine
Board. the boards Of health Of Norfolk
and Portsmouth, and the Streets and
Drainage Committee were in joint session
to-day and measures looking 10 the tho
rough cleaning and disinfecting OF the
city and the maintenance of rigid quar-
antine were adopted. I think Norfolk is
perfectly safe. We will try to keep it So"
NO TICKETS VIA c. & o.
1t is now impossible 10 reach Norfolk
by way Of Newport News as the Chesa-
peake and Ohio last night gave notice
that no more tickets would be sold To
the former city. 1t seems that Norfolk
at first did not quarantine against pas
sengers landing from Newport News pro-
vided they had tickets from points be-
yond that city, but later nobody was al
lowed to come on the wharf from the
Chesapeake and Ohio steamer, which is
now tied up at her dock in Norfolk.
The steamer Pocahontas left Richmond
for Norfolk az o'clock yesterday morn
ing, before the news Of the quarantine
against Old Point, a regular stopping
place. was received here. She was not al
lowed to land.
RICHMOND PEOPLE ESCAPE.
Hundreds Of Richmond people were at
Old Point Sunday. Most OF them left
lucIt NJ q tlDtk CulluAS HtHHN WiAAbNN
having received the faintest hint that the
scourge was only three miles from them.
1t seems that some few Of the excursion
lists received an intimation that yellow
fever had broken out
Many colored teachers OF Richmond at
tending the summer normal school at
Hampton came home Sunday. Others
came I'm large numbers on a train which
left Hampton at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning, reaching here at ll:i5.
Miss Mary Carper, Of Gala Water, Bote-
tourt county, who was visiting In Hamp-
ton. came up to Richmond on the morn
ing train yesterday. and will spend few
DAYS with Mrs. j. Walter Parkins, at No.
9l2 east Marshall street. Il was afraid
| of the disease" said Miss Carper TO a
| Dispatch writer. Everybody in Hampton
was frightened. l could not help being.
Oh, the crowd at the depot! The ticket
seller was worked to death. Lots OF peo-
pie got on the train without tickets Plen-
| " Of men and women wanted TO come
with us but couldn't, and the station pat
form was black with people when our
train pulled out We did not stop at New
/ perf News "