The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-02
Progress of the Fever.
Energetic Efforts to Confne
Epidemic to Soldiers:
Home.

Home.
Washington, July 81 The latest
oheial advices received up to s o'clock
tonight show total OF 81 cases and 7
deaths at tie Soldiers Home at
Hampton, Va. Oae pew case occurred
al the home today Thus far tie dis
ease has been confined 10 the home bus
ell surrounding sowcs ere excited and
vigorous quarantine ;s being maln-
tanned. Dr.. Wasdio OF the Marine
Hospital service, is in charge Of affairs
a. Hampton aud is working in coopera.
tion with the local boards Of health.
He has strength enough about the town
of Phoebus. which he says is in very
ad sanitary condition. The fact that
only one uew case appeared today is
encouraging TO the officials here. who
are taking every measure to prevent
spread of the disease They feel that
the fec! that the affected locality is in
the hands Of the government anG under
one management will be Of great value
in dealing With the scourge and enable
better results to be obtained than waere
epidemies break oot in eommercis!
places.
Already number Of inquiries have
been received by Dr. Wyman from
quarantine officers throughout. the
United States asking whether they shall
impose q maritime quarantine against
Norfolk. He has replied tina. there
appears to be no necessity fer such
restriction 10 the case Of either Norfolk
or Newport News,
Dr. Wasdio's official report Of bis
examination of existing conditions at
the Soldiers Home reached Dr.. Wyman
today. 1t is dated yesterday end notes
the fact that the doctor has seen all the
cases of suspected disease at the home.
He sums up the history Of the contagioa
as follows:
"Early in June au old soldier
entered the home for short rest and
soon afterward appeared at the dispen-
sary. where he informed the physician
in charge that be was but recently from
Santiago, via transport to northern
port; thence he started for Manila via
San Francisco; beat bis way to the
home on frei ght train and entered
With his baggage. He complained of
dumb cbills and fever and was pre-
scribed for. He mingled freely with
the inmates of the home and shors
time ago disappeared From this as
possible cause the outbreak is as
follows: Preceding Friday, the 21st
instant, there had been noticed nothing
of suspicious nature. TIE weekly
death rate was as usual. But 90 the
21st and 22d there became iii during
night with more or less chi!ls snd high
the fever, some eight or tsu inna:es, ,men
usually 10 good health. These seizures,
although noted, ss peculiar, had occa-
sioued no alarm until about Thursday,
the 9th, when death occurred, the
nan becoming distinctly yellow some
time prior to death Ga or abocs the
came dag another ore died without
having attracted particular a.jeaticn.
He also turned quite yellow Ar,opsies
were held OF beth By The resident
pc.holo&iss It vas Ties or q little
later Tia: telegram vss seat you
aski5g for az expert. I fcnod here
were $500 inz2tes and that IS had
beec taken iii sicce tie 2lsi."
Dr.. YFasd:o says he si:bae:i a
positive diagnosis 10 BIS Grs: eo,aacoi.
cation because Of the assertion Ct Sur
gecn Vickery ct tie bone that there bad
! been 20 Concentration Of TIC inmates
WITH any Cuban soldiers reto.ued since
last SIay or early iu Jaue With the
discovery Ct tee probable origiy of the
infec.icn asd the tWo su:csp!es today
.aefe can be 90 dou5t, BE says, aoous
the disease beiog yellow icVer and
continues
/ Il 6ave ADVISED .dalir oGeTy 10
eugty ;be dortnitoriea laiected a: oaoe,
pui,icg the zen, prefcTab'g. 70 isa's.
The grcaeds a:e closed. 1hc5e nas
! been ee,y f:ce ioter cc@aa:.:oa ion
between the inmates snd the people Of
! Ptoebus c pubic tcuse tear the
grounds hayiog been freely visited c0til
last night have suggested 70 Dr..
Pesius 20 meet ole OF moro CT ste local
boards CT Phoebus, AID, iai,e'ieg
them of tee state cf sfs;rs, ask 'aeir
cooperat;co 10 watching The village.
These donates, as understand II. do
nc: uiogle much With people cu:s'de of
the village From :his fact /; would
seem possible to cctfne i; is the
bone"