Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-15
THE YELLOW FEVER.
MINORS or NEW CASES FLYING
AROUND,
BIT Ire UTTERLY DlOCREDITED.
The Surgeons Deny Them-Another
uouse-to-uouse Inspcction order
cd i'm phocbus Resumption OF
Observation-Disclosures Destitute
AR0t Nd,

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. August H.
tspecial)-An sorts Of rumors have oeen
ayine around to-day in connection with
the ycllow-fevcr situation but c"feiul
Investigation fails TO confirm any OF them.
one report had It this morning that six
new cases Of ycllow-icver had been found
in pbocbus. The Marine Hospital sur
eeons say they know nothing about any
SIX new cases and 81 any one knew OF
them they certainly would.
Another report had it that several new
cases were found IN the Soldiers Home.
This was denied by Surgeon Vickery, the
chief of the hospital staff. who stated
THAT the situation remains unchanged
no new cases, no more deaths
s resident of Phoebus was found iu bis
home with peculiar symptoms this morn
ing. and the report soon gained circula-
lion that he had yeliow-fever. Thus iar
no surgeon or physician has been iouho
who will verify the rumor.
Surgeon j. a. White. of the Marine
Hospital Corps. who is in charge of '"e
quarantine work in Phoebus now, Iels ar,
cd this morning from WashihsioI, ',orsI
he went TO consult with Surgeon 1T.
Wyman about the situation Inc,
g. certain uow-the quarantine
pboebus viii not be raised %,
c,,rgoo, White ordered dho'AtI hOu'1
-. fpsnoctlou OF Phoebus TINS morn
i,, and before noon he had three cocloIs
a. work These physicians are DIS. Turn
vordersiice. and Ried, who will make
Lose examination Of every house in the
toy,, H. after the inspection. Phoebss
,.r show a clean bill of health, Surgeon
white Will consult with the health au-
.ror.res Of Newport News and Hampton
with IA view of raising the quarantine
AGAINST that place. IL Is not likely now
ever that the quarantine will be actually
lifted until the latter part Of this week
or the early part Of next NO chances
will be taken. and when Phoebus is again
onened to the world ii can be put down
40 a certainty that nothing Is 10 De rear
ca rom Pnoebus.
Copfain Bartlett. Of the Comptroler's
office AZ Washington. arrived at Old
Point Yesterday morning and tomorrow
he win pay on the Marine Hospital sur
geous and the guards who have been OF
duty at Hampton. Phoebus and the
home. These places were practically
under martial law and the government
took the responsibility Of maintaining the
guard-line. The amount to be paid out
tomorrow will probably exceed SJo00.
IL is stated authOritatively that 90
ueople applied for ratiOns In Phoebus
This morning There IS no denying the
fact that some Of ths people there are
I'm distress The United Charities are
doing a good work distributing ratlons
among the needy Mr.. James NJ Cum
mings is in charge Of this work. Ihe
government IL footing the BILL
The steamer AcCOmack arrived al
Hampton this morning from Norfolk DE-
ing tho FIRST passenger vessel TO reach
,bsf Mace since the quarantine went into
eject She is running fl place OF the
Hampton Roads. which IS undergoing re-
pairs -
larze number of people visited New
r.-t News Hampton, and ola Point yes
f.r5av. They came from Richmond. Nor
ul Washington. Baltimore, and many
other places. AL Of the steamers ar
irving here and at old Point were crowd
"a ana the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road trains Rre heavily laden with pas
-engers. The trains are running throusi
Zoo old Point. but no stops are mace a.
Fhoebus.
Tr. steamers OF the Norfolk and Wash
inei9u Linz. the two bay lines as wei
as the local lines between Norioik an.
old Point are now touching at OF
Monroe on regular schedule. Inc M't
Ohants' ana Miners and Ola Dominion
steamers from Baltimore and Boston. ah'
N.w York are making regular lahdlhs
here and at Norfolk and he river steam
ers from Richmond Petersburg, an'
sm.thaeld. commenced yesterday TO stol
here again on down and up trips.
Newport News has recovered from tn
effects of the fever scare, ana pI7lll'
now IS almost, if not iully' as sVgui H. az.
was before the visitation az the 9ululei
Home was made known. Hampton tou
has revived from the scare, ana the iheI
chants are all doing We'll Inc Desl POI
ZION of the people VINO leLl lnia w "a" ,,.
wing tho first week of the epidemic nav
returned those absent now being AVA
on their summer vacations. .-,... a.
no the regular stan of physiclans d
tbe Soldiers Home belongs most OF tl
credit for handling the scouIsS: Ho W.
reporfs have been sent out IRON W H9h.,e
ION commencing the oincldis Oh thc N'4
nine Hospital Corps Tor tueH WoIh j
hanaling the cOntagion, bul NIUE ~
ir.n said of the exec lent work of IN
home staff Of surgeons ana lic SOui'
Indies who have nurscd the olu solul'i
through the epidemic ana assisted 10 Acc
rho death rate down so small N"Net "y
WDodhn says too much praise C'illD1 ~
Given the home surgeons. IheS W1lhc
niqht and day. and at no time were i9un'
tyansing. When the disease was uld5
rosed il is stated, an opportunity wa
given any who desired TO leave lne lo'.Ii
Iut none of the surgeons dccepteu., d..
b@lne willing and ready to stand to ihel
rost Of duty. The following are the sur
Icons of the home stan who have beel
I'm charge of the epidemic ul ls-.,.,,e
Major n. s. Nickery, chief or the coIIS
nr. stcnhcn " Bakinston, J. \. J3hm
1ton N. 4. Delaney. +. ID. Haas ana
IT, Basfez. .t... r.,,oiro,
The young lady nurses VINO IvI ts..,,',
al the hospital throughout the epoSmi
Syere Miss Lynch. a graduate of the Nor
,imental Hospital. Canada. Misse
Hughes. Davidson. Annie Lynch SUI
,,1cb Mary Lynch. Shenord. Mlinre'
G1encer Annie Spencer. and Marguerlu
Venable-an Virginia girls-and Misa ,
=, Girault. Of Washington. VIM rs am I'M ~
r,tne nurse. DR.. H.. y. DehalD, 80
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