The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-08

City, Washington, where he now lives.
Surgeon General Wyman regards IL as
fortunate that Thomas went to such
a high latitude as it greatly lessons any
danger Of infection
Surgeon General Wyman had a cal
this morning from Colonel A j. Smith,
inspector general Of. the Hampton
home. He was accompanied by Cen
eral Martin Mcmahon Colonel Smith
presented a letter from William 3.
Franklin, president Of the board Of
managers of the home, authorizing
Colonel Smith to act for the board in
cooperating with the surgeon general
in every possible way. Colonel Smith
and General Mcmahon, after talking
over the situation with Dr. Wynan,
left for Norfolk where they will man.
age the collection and transmission OF
supplies to h home during the con-
t%inuance Of the quarantine.
CHANGE IN THE DESTINATION OF
THE GARRISON.
Another change was made today IN
h destination of the troops at Fort
Monroe. General Merritt t~elegraphed
h war department that in Difference
to the earnest recommendation of Sur
geon General Wyman, he would direct
that the troops be sent to Plum island
on Long Island sound. The soldiers will
be taken away OIL the government
transport Mcclellan, which will leave
New York tonight and will arrive at
the fort tomorrow.
TO FUMIGATE THE MAILS.
Acting Genera Superintendent Grant,
of the railway mail service, has issued
instructions for the fumigation Of all
mail from Hampton, the soldiers home,
Phoebus, Fort Monroe and Rip-Raps.
The Virginia board of health has no
titled the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
o not to stop it's trains anywhere
between Williamsburg and Newport
News.
Late tonight DR.. Wyman received
this dispatch from Surgeon Wasl;n, on
duty at the home: No new cases at
the home, no deaths, no other cases in
PhOebus."
HISTORY OF THE OUTBREAK.
Governor Woodfn, of the soldiers
home at Hampton, tonight wired the
Associated Press as follows:
I'm view of the exaggerated reports
in the daily press throughout the
country as to the epidemic of yellow
fever at the home, 1 deem it incum-
bent on the duty L owe to the public
and particularly to the families Of the
1000 members of this HON to make
the following statement:
1.-THE disease first made it's appear
ance about the 22nd of July, when
several members were sick in quar-
terS, out did not consider themselves
sufficiently i'll to require hospital treat
ment, but on the 9th h urgeo or
dered several to the hospital, and not
until the next day did any symptoms
of yellow fever appear at which time
Surgeon Vickery reported the facts to
me and recommended that a yellow
fever expert be requested from Sur
geon General Wyman, of the marine
hospital service, who ordered DIR. Was
din to report to DR.. Vickery for the
purpose of investigation. On Saturday
he reached here n he hesitated ABOUT
coming to a decision until such time
as he could hold an autopsy. Such au-
topsy was held on Sunday n the doc
tor, without hesitation, declared it to
be yellow fever. Since the outbreak OF
the disease there have been forty
cases, out of which numbe five have
died up to this date. The outlook at
the present time is that if the present
favorable weather continues we shall
have no further spread of the fever
and we feel confident it is now under
control. The home is so thoroughly
quarantined by land and water that
there is no probability of the fever
spreading beyond the home limit.
CARE OF THE INMATES.
II am instructed by General w. B.
Franklin, president of the board Of
managers N. H. N. ". S., to spare no
expense in efforts to eradicate the
scourge and for the employment Of i'm
mune doctors and nurses n supplies
and can assure the public that with
our efficient medical staff, trained
nurses and we'll appointed hospitals, in
every respect the care with which
these veterans receive is equal to the
best which could be provided else
where, even in their own homes. The
Improvement in the conditions Of the
patients, l will add in conclusion, is so
great that of the total number above
| referred to as having the disease, ten
| have been transferred back from the
noSp''"' p. T. WooDFIN,
Governor"
GUARANTEES AT THE SOUTH.
Montgomery, Ala, August 3.-In ac-
| cordance with the governors proclama-
ton of quarantine against yellow fever
infected points, quarantine officers have
been put on all trains coming from
| northern and eastern points.
| Jacksonville, Fla, August 3.-Ioday
DR.. Porter, state health officer, issued
| the following, which will require that
| any person desiring to reach Florida
| must have a certificate showing whence
he came:
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 3, 1899.
Ito all Railroads, Steamboats, and 9TH
er Transportation Companies, and
the Public Generally:
Notice is hereby given that no per-
| son or persons from Hampton, Phoebus
or other Virginia points contiguous
| thereto, from whence cases OF yellow
! fever are now, o may hereafter be re-
| ported, will be admitted into the state
| of Florida, unless possessed of certif-
Gates of immunity to yellow fever,
| signed 10y an officer of the United States
| marine hospital service.
"All passengers from the north and
| east are advised to procure travelling Or
| Identification certificates ere starting
| for Florida. in order to establish their
identity, point of departure and resi-
| dence during the past ten days"
More Yellow Fever at santiago
Santiago de Cuba, August S.-TWO