The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-04
NO NEW CASES
And NO DEATHS
FROM FEVER
At Soldiers The Situation
Continues Favorable and Off.
clals are Encou ragged.
SCOURGE MAY NOT SPREAD,
But too Early to Make Definite
Prophecy.NIan who Brought
Fever is Located.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-The yellow
fever situation at Hampton continues
favorable and encouraging in the opin-
ion Of the officials OF the marine hos
pltal service. According to oflcial re-
ports there has been no spread Of the
contaglon since yesterday; nor has any
of the cases now under treatment
proved fatal since that time. It is
hoped to confine the disense to the Sol
dler's Home and Phoebus, but Surgeon
General Wyman thinks It too early to
make definite prophecy regarding the
outbreak, as It Is only four or flve days
since the presence OF the fever became
known to the officials here. Tonight,
Mt half past o'clock DR.. Wyman re-
celved the following telegram from DR.,
Vlckery, stationed at the Soldiers
Home: situation favorable and en-
couraglng. No new cases and no
deaths"
DR.. wyman tonight. received from
the home a list Of the members OF the
institution who were furloughed on and
after the 22nd Of July, the day after
number OF the inmates became sick
with the fever. Accompanying the
names were the exact dates and time
of the furloughs, and the destination
OF those to whom they were granted.
Surgeon Pettus wired from Fort Mon
roe tonight that there is nothing new
to-day, and that good patrol is being
maintained.
Acting General superintendent Grant
of the railway mall service, has Issued
instructions for the fumlgation OF all
malls from Hampton, Soldiers Home,
Phoebus, Fortress Monroe and Rip
raps.
The Virginia board Of health has notl-
Ned the Chesapeake & Ohio railroal
not to stop its trains anywhere between
williamsburg and Newport News.
The marine hospital officials at Hamp-
ton have succeeded in tracing the for
1ner inmate of the Soldiers Home who
is believed to have brough: yellow
fever to that place. HIS name is Will
liam Thomas. He arrived ut the home
on a transport from Santiago. where he
had been visiting between July End and
9TH last. He was admitted to the home
as veteran and shortly after develop
cd chllIs and fever. In the light of sub
sequent events theexperts believe there
is little doubt that he was affected with
mild case OF yellow fever. although it
was not diagnosed as such at the time.
When we'll enough to travel he left the
home and his baggage was sent TO
Phoebus. The man himself went 10
Columbus city, washington. where no
now ls. Surgeon General wyman re-
CARDS 1t as fortunate that Thomas went
to such a high latitude as 1t greatly
lessons any danger of Infection.
Acting Assistant Surgeon P. st. L.
Mcclure, will be on duty at Craney Is
land. He win go there tonight with
persons held in detention at Berkeley.
Some from Norfolk were sent over to-
day. Dr. John Archinard. OF New Or
leans, will reach Washington In few
days for duties that mny be assigned
him.
Regarding rumors said to prevail in
Newport News, that government ex-
perts had pronounced the disease not
10 be yellow fever, DR.. wyman and
General sternberg each said tonight
that no such information had been sent
to either Of them and that no reason
was known for questioning that the dis
nnue ryna YELLOW fever.