The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-02
PHGBUS IN The
CLUTCH OF FEVER !?
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city. but they appear TO be all right, and
no alarm is felt over their presence in
Washington.
DIR. Farquhar at Portsmouth reported
this morning that he was LII close touch
with the authorities at Portsmouth ana
Berkeley and that all was quiet, with no
suspected cases.
4 telegram was sent today by General
Wyman to Surgeon Pettus at Old Point
directing him at once to institute thor
ough sanitary investigation as far as
Phoebus Surgeon Wasdln at Phoebus
was ordered to make Il house to house
inspection there.
The old soldier who lis supposed to be
responsible for the importation of the
fever from Cuba to Hampton has not yet
been unprecedented, although several
other inmates of the Home have been re-
cognized and detained at various points.
1t is said by the Marine Hospital au-
thorities that there is but little danger
of the further spread by the soldier in
question. He had not developed the
fever himself when he left the home.
Surgeon General Sternberg today re-
ceived the following telegram from Sur
geon Vickery, in charge ut the National
Soldiers a0me. ut Hampton, Va, the
scene of the yellow fever epidemic:
! Our epidemic not extending. Last
day two cases and ONE death. Origin not
discovered. DO not know if we can get
immune surgeons and nurses"
Sturgeon General Sternberg has re-
sponded to Surgeon Nickery's question in
the affirmative, and will furnish him inn
mediately with list of the surgeons ana
nurses who may be employed by him. for
the Surgeon General is without author
ity to pay for them out of his own APP
preparations.
Surgeon White wired General Wyman
that he arrived at Hampton last night,
that the quarantine had been, unati-
mously turned over by the local auth0ri-
ties to the Marine Hospital Service, and
that he mad accepted it. He said:
There is little doubt that there may
have been infection i'm Phoebus. Place
under quarantine. Work will be heavy,
but we hope for the best Please APP
prove my order to Richmond for freight
train to come here and to phoebus to
bring supplies"
General Corbin transmitted to General
Wyman an order from General Miles to
General Merritt, commanding the Depart
ment of the Gulf, saying that hereafter
no vessels should tie mp at the Fort Mon
roe wharf unless under the order of Sur
geon Pettus. the Marine Hospital officer
in charge of the quarantine there.
1t was stated at the office of the Ma
rine Hospital Service today that there
were not more than 200 or 300 people
left at Old Point. Special trains will be
run there at such intervals as may be
necessary to remove the inhabitants. sub
ject to such inspection and detention as
may be determined at Richmond
THE EXCITEMENT ALLAYED.
Newport News. Va, August 1.-The
excitement over the existence of yellow
fever at the Soldiers Home has been
allayed to a great extent. notwithstand-
ing the unfavorable report from Phoabus.
Some people left the city today ON ac-
count of the situation. but the exodus
was nothing like that of yesterday. The
stopping of all coastwise, bay and river
boats from landing here OH account Of
quarantine regulations adopted by other
cities at which these vessels touch, has
materially impaired local shipping, and
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway will
tomorrow transfer to Richmond num-
Der of the clerks employed by that COM
pany on account Of the small amount of
freight being handled here.
While the ship yard is handicapped to