The times., 1899-08-05

Newport News, Va, Aug 4.-Another
favorable report was sent here tonight by
the physicians at the Soldiers Home Hos
pital at Hampton and by the officials who
have charge of the quarantine work out
side of the grounds. No new cases were
found today. There were, however, three
deaths at the Home hospital This infor-
nation was given your correspondent by
the officials directly in attendance upon
the sick. James McGovern and Williams
Sanford were two of the victims. This in
creases the number of deaths to eleven,
according to the officials of the Home hos
pital, although Governor Wcodin's state
ments of last night giving five as the total
number of deaths then, would make today's
victims number cnly eight. There are no
new cases in Phoebrs and the patients
there under treatment are said to be doing
well.
This evening several wagon loads of pro-
visions were sent down to Phoebus to re-
lieve the people there, many Of whom could
not obtain food. The State Board OF Heath
has ordered that no persons be permitted
to leave Newport News or any other place
east of Williamsburg for the North with
out certificate from a physician or citi-
zen of reputable standing giving positive
proof that the bearer has not been in the
infected district during the past ten days.
This went into effect this ,-fterDoon and
prevented many people from leaving the
city. The city council has passed an ordi-
nance providing a fne Of not less than 500
nor more than S2G0 or a penalty OF thirty
days in jail for violating the quarantine
regulations by breaking through the quar-
ant!ne lines, or even coming through by
rail from the infected districts and quar-
Gntined places. Several prominent War
( wick county men were arrested in the city
this evening.
The absolute quarantine against Norfolk
and Portsmouth went into effect today, and
! ii is being rigid,y enforced. The people
here approve OF the board of health's ac-
/ tion, and every means will be used TO
/ keep people from those cities from getting
( here either by boat or rail- as the quaran-
/ tine protection thsre is not deemed srffi-
cienUly strong. The Merchants and Miners
! Transportation Company viii tomorrow
! send a number OF its clerks and laborers
| 10 West Point, Va, on the upper James, TO
| handle the freight that is shipped from
! Baltimore and Boston fer Norfolk. The Old
/ Dominion Steamship Company is now run
ming its freight from New York to New
| port News and West Point. The Chesa-
! peake and Ohio Railroad will tomorrow
/ send the men of its westbound department
/
| people in handling their freight west.
| A sensation was created in the State
this morning by the publication Of charges
made by the Richmond postal authorities
/ TO the effect that the Newport News post
office was not fumigating its mail in the
manner prescribed by the Postoitice De-
partment. 1t was alleged that letters
reached Richmond in bandles that had
not been fumigated and that many were
from Hampton and Fort Monroe without
being fumigated here. The charges are
unfounded. Every letter passing through
this office for despatch IS thoroughly fu-
migated. All mail from Hampton and
Fort Monroe is fumigated before it reaches
! this city under the supervision Of the Ma
rine Hospital officials. When it gets here
it is in pouches, which are not opened at
this office. but are despatched almost as
soon as received.
The quarantine against this eity has lit
tie or no effect on the foreign shipping.
Cargo ships come and load as regularly
as ever. and the coal ships from the South
continue to replenish their 5unkers here.
The Chesapeake and Ohio is handling a
lot of freight and the exports are not suf-
fering. The custom house officials are is
suing clean bills. OF health to all Ameri-
can coastwise schooners. barges. and tugs
clearing for Northern ports, which will re-
ceiYe no passengers.