The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-01

J Richmond is deeply Interested IN l"e
fever situation at the Hampton Soldiers
| Home ON account OF the intimate Dusi-
/ ness and social relations existing be-
tween this city and the cities IN 'he
Sicinity OF Hampton, but there IS no iee'-
ing OF panic among the citizens OF 'AlS
place.
QUARANTINE.
Dr. Paulus A. Irving. secretary a"1
executive officer of the state bottu "a
Health and Or. W. IT, Oppenllih'i'
president OF the Richmond Board. H1le
hotn declared quarantine against hNinp-
ton. old Point Comfort ana fnoSoua'
40 trains are now running peS o"u 49,
port News on the Chesapeake anu V'''0 ~
railroad unless a special permit lS b.'u'
bv the health authorities. About 5N per
sons came 10 Richmond last night on a
eneci9l train rum from Old Point 10y p
mission of Dr. Oppenhimer He hdd
boen bombardcd all day with lnuiF'u"N'
applications from Richmond people VINO
were caught by the quarantine ana alter
reviewing tine situation determined tHefe
would Doe no danger tn compliance Win
the requests and allowing the eXiles to
come nome About EO refugees came
from Newport News earlier I'm the eve
nng.
rhe state Board OF Health has been
called together for n meeting this MORN
ing at Hotel Warwick. Newport News
AT this meeting the state Board viii
confer with the United States Marine
Hospital officials so as t0 insure tho
rough cooperation The members viii
go through the quarantine lines If neces-
sary. The members of the state Board
are. Dr r. w. Martin. Lyncnours.
frrf
mond. secretary Dr Y. @. Culpepper'
Portsmouth. Dr. Hugh VI. Taylor, hlcn-
mona; Dr. Landon y. EDWARDS. hl.h-
mona Dr. Lewis r. haINle' D"''''''e'
Dr. D. ~. Nen' iaIrI7'Ip-i7
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'' t". '7 '"4o4' 4''47 - are r
"f '''''" ol '"'N iN,'g'
'6l'i"'NI' "' Nes S.'"' p'"fi'". .'i
9ucu 'HleI 7eh'l'7 a7 'He present "I'"-
natey. ln thls instance me national gov
eminent is ln charge of me point oi
greatest danger. ana ihefe is nor no"
eoh-ioeied I'D 'e any serious u'i5'I ol '"e
spread OF The teyer.
MUCH CRITICISM.
The news of the presence of yellow Jack |
at The Soldiers Home came Hhe p'i ot |
lightning from clear SKY. Nu,n '',u-
cism has been made of the authorities Tor |
Keeping tho public in Ignorance OF the |
facts when it was known beyond d fea- I
sonable doubt Saturday morning thai the |
disease was yellow fever r yet hundreds w |
excursi0uists freely passed .n the vicinity |
OF the infected district without warning. /
While approaching tho desire of the |
authorities to Doe conservative and not |
create f8lsr alarm. DR. lrlne s1ld last J
n.eht he Thought great mistake bad |
besr mad. I'm NOT making public the fact /
that yellow fever was present as soon as /
f. vas discovered
Dr. ODpenhmer yesterday received this /
telegram from President j. T. Hagby ~
the Newport News Board o' Hoallh.
"The Soldiers Home ten miles distant /
is ouarautiued with thirty cases of yellow
fever bv United States government New
MORT News has established am additional
quarantine acaius, Hampton and entire
community. and does not fear me intro
ducti0n of the disease. There 4" no yel-
}0w fever ousile of the Homo. ana we
urge that no quarantine be against New
port News
Dr. Oppenhimer NJ once s.uIep ~
Hugby that Richmond h'd not dHaf"H-
tined against Newport News ana ih'' II
would not Doe done unless absolutely me-
cessarv.
NORFOLK QrAftANTfNES.
Norfolk yesterday quarntned against
Newport News and the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad has discontinued tho sale
,f tickets t0 Norfolk until further notice.
Captaiu j. ID. POTTS District Passenger
Agent of the Chesapeake and ohio rail-
road received telegram late last even
no from Governor J.. r.. W0odln. of the
Soldiers Home n which he said there
had bcen thirty cases of yellow fever
,rd SIX deaths. that there were n0 new
asses and no deaths yesterday.
None of iho transportatiun companies
rbirh come fo Richmond are having any
fff,uffv except the Chosauclke ana
ohio and ID has only had o., abrldge its
.oryioa an the Peninsula THE Virginia
,-.,fgetion Cemp9uy's steamer. poca.
,ontas which lcft hrre Yesterday MORN 4
me- omitted its cam at Cll Point and win
discontinue 10 for the present.
TIM NAILS
An. .~. h..,',,- ,rf...-.he5 for tho
.,,....,tt,., ,,,,,,s .s u.,,.I but they
Ind, eo b, rau to Neyporf News. Post.
,.st.,. t,rfoht vas advised last nfghf bv
I,, nosin1-f.r at Newport News that
.o would endeayo- to yet the mail to the