Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
But No Deaths Reported at Hamp-
ton Home Today.
SCARE At NORFOLK DYING OUT
Prospect That the Quarantine viii
Soon Be Abandoned.
GEN. WYMAN'S STATEMENT



the Soldiers Home at Hampton today.
Scare Dying Out at Norfolk.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, August loving to re-
cent favorable reports from the Soldiers
Home, the yellow fever scare here has
about abated. Pressure has for some days
been eXerted upon the boards of health of
Norfolk. Portsmouth and Berkley by the
commercial interests favoring a modifca-
ton of the existing quarantine. 1t is urged
that the business of the peninsula, including
that from Newport News, Hampton, Old
Point and Phoebus, heretofore enjoyed by
Norfolk, is being diverted to Richmond, and
wholesalers of Norfolk are disturbed.
These last have brought much influence
to bear upon the quarantine officials in
order to secure a modification of the strict
quarantine rules now in force. A meeting
of the health officials is being held this
morning and the matter is being considered.
There will be no action taken, however as
a majority of the board believe that for the
immediate present it is not advisable to let
down the bars
Rules viii Soon Re Modified.
In View of the small majority of those
against modification, however it is but a
question of a few days until the quarantine
rules Will be modified. Newport News is
closely allied to Norfolk and much senti-
ment is involved in the matter of the
quarantine against that port especially,
many here holding that the quarantine
should be relaxed in the case of that town
at least. since it has never been infected,
and it is by these asserted that it seems
harsh to have enforced a quarantine too
tIo hot t,A
quarantine is not relaxed may be attributed
to the influence of the conservative old men
who, remembering the ravages of the fever
in 1858, when some three thousand died
here fear to take any chances The young
er and more progressive element consider
the yellow fever episode of this year closed.
The conservatives prevail for the present
and the quarantine will for some few days
at least be not modified. Mayor Johnson,
very strong man, stands with the conserva-
tives in this instance against the progress
sve element, which he usually represents.
Quarantine to Remain.
The discontinuance of the quarantine now
maintained throughout the infected district
viii not be thought of for long time to
come, and it is possible that it may be con-
tinued until cool weather arrives to relieve
The theory that cold weather is absolutely
necessary to suppress yellow fever is not
entertained by the officials of the marine
hospital service, but before raising a quar-
antine during the heated term they viii
take double precaution to satisfy them
selves that there is no chance for it to
break out again. Large quantities of disin-
fectants have been sent to the home and
are being literally used in all the dormito-
RES occupied by soldiers who were stricken
with the disease
The dormitories are being emptied of
their occupants, who are given new quar-
ters In tents erected on the grounds Then
the dOrmitOrieS are thoroughly dsinfected
As this work progresses the danger of any
lingering infection in the home is being
lessened, and in a few days the doctors
there will feel assured that those who re-
main in the home are practically safe from
any contamination.
A Druggists Views.
Information has been received here from
Hood Ieager, druggist at the home at
hampton, which indicates that in his opin-
ion the condition there is much worse than
mas been stated in official reports. Ac-
cording 10 DIR. Wasdins reports there have
been forty-tWo cases and eleven deaths to
date Mr. Yeager has stated in a commu-
nication sent his father, who is empIoyed
In the pension office, that there have been
sixty cases in all, and that there is no
iiidl me HpSplldl surgeon attending to
of these patients, who are being cared for
by the four physicians of the home who
are not immunes The home is being pa
troiled by twenty-onc guards during the
DAY and forty-tWo at night, SO that COM
piete Gordon is established about the in
fected district
Gen. Wyman has received a telegram
from DR.. Pettus, dated at Old Point Com
fort in which he stated that the troops
located at Fort Monroe had all gone aboard
the transport Mcclellan and would start
north Immediately. He added that all was
quiet.
No Suspicious Cases.
Surgeon White, who is in charge of the
marine hospital service at Hampton city
reports that he interviewed all the doctors
there Sunday night, and no suspicious cases
were reported; also that a house-to-house
inspection at Phoebus, which Immediately
joins the Soldiers Home shows no new
suspects. A steam launch with ten men
sent by Admiral Farquhar is an addition
to the patrol fleet Two disinfectors
Messrs. Hope and Massie. have left New
Orleans for Hampton to engage in similar
work there. There are eighteen persons
at the detention camp at Craney Island
five of whom were received Sunday
j. V. Eubanks, proprietor of the Cham
berlin pharmacy at Fort Monroe, has tele-
graphed The Star that the report that all
the drug stores at Old Point have closed
is incorrect He says his store is open
poets 10 continue doing so.
The Situation Here.
DIR. VIM. c. Woodward, the District health
officer, stated today that, so far as the Dis
trict is concerned, there is nothing new in
the yellow fever situation. Walker, the old
soldier. who was alleged to have been in
the Hampton home, and who was detained
at the detention camp here, was officially
released yesterday, although his request to
remain at the camp for a day or two longer
was granted. His release was granted yes
terday because ten days had then expired
since he was present in the infected dis
trict.
Upon the recommendation of DR.. Wood
ward, DR.. John l.. Norris, medical inspector
in the smallpox hospital service has been
transferred by the Commissioners to the
yellow fever service, at So per day The
following watchmen in the smallpox service
have been transferred to the yellow fever
service, at 50 per day each: W. P. Cissell.
G. l.. Hayes, W. ]. Hayes, F. L. Herbert,
C. A. Keefe, c. G. Koers, Charles Long.
John McElroy, George Morgan, T. W. OliV-
er, J. A. Schnopp. J. H. A. Schureman Ii
NJ. Vermillion, W. E. Brown and F. E.
Kirby.
w NJ. Repetti, nurse. and Annie E. Re-
petti laborer, in the smallpox service, have
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