Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-03
LIST OF FURLOUGHeO MEN
Names Of Those Who Have Left the Hamp-
ton Home TO Be Given.
Troops Expected 20 BE Moved From
Fort Monroe Some Time
Today.

WV NOolnn OF the National SOlitero'
Home at Hampton has prepared a list q
all members OF the home who have been
furloughed since July -. at the same time
giving their destination. This will toe tele-
graphed to Surgeon General wyman and
will be spread broadcast through the press.
thus enabling municipalities where the In
mates may now be to detain them for a
reasonable length OF time. The governor
is also preparing a history Of the soldier
from Santiago who is reported to have
stopped there on his way to San Francisco
and from whom, IL has been suggested. the
infection may have been spread. Dr. wy
man has sent dispatches to the health
commissioner of Baltimore and the presi-
dent OF the board OF health OF Richmond
asking them what measures are being
taken regarding refugees from the home at
Hampton or the adjoining town OF Phoebus
The doctor thinks il is OF the utmost i'm
portance that all such persons should be
kept under close observation for ten DAYS
following their departure, particularly those
who stopped over one night I'm either place.
Such precautions taken now should occa-
sional cases come up can be properly ham
died, a spread OF the disease prevented and
much trouble and expense saved. Replies
have been received from both places show
ing the surgeon general the activity Of the
officials interested and their ability TO cope
with the situation. Surgeon Farquhar at
IOTlSTnOulD. ABOUT twelve miles from
Hampton, reports finding four Colored pco-
pie who had been at the latter place. The
authorities sent them back to Hampton.
DIR. Wyman does not think such course
safe, however. and has directed Surgeon
Farquhar hereafter not To send such per
sons back to Hampton. but to have them
taken to Craney Island. where they may
be detained under observation. Dr. wy
man says that although Hampton is not
infected, he thinks 1t best to take charge OF
people who may come from Hampton and
keep them under observation for a limited
period of time. Arrangements have been
made to send to the home two immune
male and two immune female nurses and
two immune physicians. DIR. J. g. Tuten OF
Jessup. Ga, will be one of the latter. while
the immune male nurses selected are T.. J.
Mansten of Baltimore and Alfred q. Barton
of Maryland.
The removal Of troops from Fort Monroe
and the officers and their families, IL is
expected, will begin today, when a passen-
ger steamer is scheduled to leave at
o'clock for Cape Charles. barge with
cars Is expected to go to the reservation to-
morrow to take the baggage and equip
ment of troops over to Cape Charles. The
quarantine ship jamestown anchored in the
waters Of the bay will be maze sort OF
half way landing place. where persons and
supplies may be landed from Norfolk and
other places and then shipped to Old Point
by launch, thence to be sent to Hampton
Surgeon General Van Reypen Of the navy
has directed the surgeon in charge of the
precaution in connection with the yellow
fever outbreak at Hampton and rhoebus.
The hospital has a contagious disease build
ing in the woods some distance from the
main building. If there should be the
slightest symptoms of fever At the hospital,
the case will be removed TO the contagious
building. At the same time all suspicious
cases are to be Immediately reported TO
the marine hospital service. and in the
event that a genuine case of yellow fever
develops 1t will be taken to the quarantine
station at Craney Island.
DIR. Wyman. surgeon general of the
rine hospital service. received n dispatch
from Surgeon Pettus at Fort Monroe last
night, saying there was nothing suspicious
there. steam launch is patrOiling the
water front. and guards are being sworn in
as fast as they can be obtained.
A dispatch from DIR. Wasdin says house
inspection of the worst portion OF Phoebus
discloses nothing. The dispatch adds: "Sus-
picious case of last night verified. No new
cases at the home today. One desperate"
DR.. Wasdin said ne will start today to cam
vass 1900 of the inmates, then to disinfect
the ruokeries presumably those at Phoe-
bus).
The Commissioners have ordered that all
persons coming from Hampton and Phoe-
bus and any other place that may Toe in
fected be prohibited from entering the Dis
trict until the health officials satisfied
that they have not been exposed. What
are supposed TO have been the last of the
Old Point Norfolk and Newport News
refugees passed through Washington last
night, coming on the Richmond train. None
detained and about $50 people sup
posed to be from towns in the vicinity OF
Hampton boarded the train at Richmond.
One woman with two small children. who
lived at Hampton and who says she es-
capped the vigilance of the quarantine re-
strictions arrived here last night by way
of Richmond. She applied for ransporta-
ton to Bound Brook, n. j.
Just before the close Of the War Depart
ment yesterday final decision reach
ed to send the troops from Fort Monroe to
Battery Point, Del, thus recurring to the
original proposition laid down by General
Merritt.