The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-02

are also members or the Dodluf iee". 'D"
last evening from Newport News WheIe
a meeting OF the board was held yes'er-
day.
Dr Irving said last night that the
board was unable TO get In commuhioa-
ton with the natloal authorities. and
that the members could not remain long
enough TO go 70 Hampton. II necessary
however members would 60 down later
and 60 through the lines.
CLEANSING THE CITY.
The people Of Newport News. said Or.
Irving. are thoroughly alive 10 the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation and are doing
everything IN their power 20 guard
against the fever. Sixty-hve men are on
duty as a patrol 10 keep out people
from the infected district and tug pa
troll guards tho river front The city or
Newport News IS being thoroughly
cleansed.
The state Board yesterday enioined the
Newport News Hampton and Old POINT
Electric railway from running any of rs
cars beyond the limits ~ Hampton until
further notice from tho board.
The board has urged upon the Chesa-
Ueake and Ohio railroad the vital i'm
portance OF sul greater efforts 90 prevent
refugees from coming through over It's
line.
gentleman who cano 20 Richmond
from Baltimore Wa York River and West
Point says that yesterday morning al
a very early hour. the boat stopped al
little landing near the mouth Of the
river a place where so many as three
passengers usually make the nelghhors
think a general emigration has set In.
TO the surprise Of every one about nifty
passengers got aboard, an well dressed
and giving evidence Of being people In
prosperous circumstances. II was dis
covered later that the people had evaded
the guard around Old Point and crossed
the country 90 the landing and there
embarked A few Of these passengers
came 90 Richmond yesterday morning
from West Point.
The police OF Richmond are making
rigid house-to-house inspection for
unsantary surroundings and all house
holders having a nuisance around the
house viii be reported.
TELEGRAM TO ROOT
The Governor sent the following tcle-
gram to the new Secretary Of War yes
terday:
zion. Enhu Root Secretary OF War.
Washington. D. e.:
AT The earnest request Of the Mayor
and Board of Health o. Norfolk. 1 would
urge that as many as possible OF the
veterans at the Soldiers Home at Hamp-
ton be removed Go a better latitude They
are crowded there and the disease will
have more subjects 20 affect and IN all
probability prove more difficult tO manage
-ad linger longer.
MAY 1 respectfully urge that sufficient
troops be kept at Fortress Monroe. Va.
20 do an necessary guard duty In enforc-
ing quarantine.
y. HOGE TYLER.
Governor OF Virginia"
DIR. STATIONS EXPERIENCE.
DR. Lee ". Station. the Marine Surgeon
in Richmond, has had some experience in
the treatment OF yellow fever Soon after
his graduation fin 1879, he gave his ser
vices 10 the hospitals IN Louisville and
Memphis. where the epidemic ragged a.
that time.
DR. Station says the first symptom Of
the disease are chills followed by high
fevers which vary from l03 10 l05, never
going above l05. The tongue IS coated
Generally the crisis ig passed in four days
always within o week
There was a genuine case ~ yellow fe-
yer here last summer, according to Dr.
station Tho victim was a sailor who
contracted the disease in Rio do Janeiro.
Brazil lie was treated at the Retreat for
the Sick. lie was kept isolated from the
other patients and only few people knew
the character OF tho disease. The man got
wei.
There are not many immunes in Rich
mond Or. Slower IS one of them. He
had the fever I'm Memphis In 1879. His
first wife died OF the disease. Some per
sons have had the fever more than once.
but this rarely happens.
Semi-omcial reports from Newport News
say that a shotgun quarantine is being
maintained against Hampton and Phoe-
bus. Elizabeth city and Warwick coun-
ties are maintaining similar guarantees
at all points Of ingress and egress and
the same Is being done at the Soldiers
Home.
The morning train from Newport News,
due in Richmond az 1910 a. NJ over the
c. and o., came In two sections and We're
fairly well filed with passengers fleeing
from the fever The excitment however,
appears to be allaying in that city.
DR.. c. J. Wertembaker of the Marine
Hospital Service. passed through Rich
mond Monday night en- route to Hampton,
stopping at New Ford's Hotel That
hosiery was pretty well filed with tran
sients from the eastern part Of the State
last night.