Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-06
Fire Adds to the City's Discom=
future.
FEVER SITUATION BRIGHT
be Made at Once. nIuch-Talkcd-
Serum Proves Wor,hlcss
in Brazil.
HAMPTON, August ., 1899

- IiiNHll' YIN, August -, 1873.
Especial Correspondence
One more day has passed without
even the sign Of 4 suspicious ease, in
the Home or phutll)us One week has
passed since the fright melting cpl
de'nic made its appearance Ut the Home
ANU the official report for this week
IS GGcluculN encouraging. There haze
been exactly forty-two cases and only
eleven deaths. all of whom, ii must
be remembered. were old men. and men
whose constitutions probably would not
have stood the fortunes Of even Il mild
or disease.
Hampton people. Thoab,,s people, ana
III fact the major population Of this vi
c,iity feel greatly encouraged over The
extremely bright outlook. DR.. White
mas lust finished u house To house cam
vass of Phuebils. ANA reports the tnH;:l
in good sanitary condition, without even
= suspicious case excepting, of course.
the barber Mr.. SpragginSs. Who felt
sufficiently we'll, to-day to shave him
self.
Miss T. G. C;ibroul. an immune
nurse. from Washington, arrived to-
Gay. and was assigned to duty, in the
Home.
Or. G. n. I-c Fondc. a yellow fever
expert from Mobile. Ala, arrived to-
day via Newport News. ana will at
once take up his duties Ut the Home
one Of the finest experts on yellow jack
in The country ana lis the uiscnvrrcr
Of the Yellow Fever Formula which
was used with such marked success
during the epidemic in Mobile in 1897.
Tile United Charities, Il local oryani-
cation. has begun the task Of seeking
for needy and destitute people III
Hampton and are ling greatly assist
cd by Or White, who has promised
them that the government will furnish
whatever supplies arc needed if they
will report tu him.
SHOOTING; SCRAPF.
Henry l;cr@ and Richard Kent. two
EeEtlcnlen VI color agreed to usaSr
Tonight in Tollivcr.s saloon, and after
a Very animated discussion in trying to
settle their differences Kent became
tired Of talk ana rcsorted 10 Il more
fo:ccful int!u"ncc. by Il little shooting.
The bullet struck Berg OH the forehead
glanced to the chin ana true to the old
theory rcboUuucI from the darkeE''S
head and struck an unknown by
sS,;,nlcr who was painfully wounded
berg was taken 70 Dir. Worthington's
office where Ills wound VAS dressed
Arrests followed.
R'v. ". j. De .Iarncttc will address
the y NJ g, \. this sunday afternoon
MT $50 o'clock. on the lawn. in front
of Mr.. George SchlEClZs residence.
There were no new developments IN
thc yellow fever situation 1T the Sol
dierS' Home to-day. NO new cases ana
no more deaths is the only report that
comes from the Home Hospital.
There was another death from the
fever at the hospital last night. max
ing three that occurred yesterday aud
swelling tho total number df deaths 10
eleven. There have been only forty
cases, according TO official reports. Since
the diagnosis Of the disease III the
Home
The barber Splnggins, who was quar-
antIned at his home in l'hoebus and
whose aillncat was diagnosed as yellow
tever, was able 10 get UP to-day and
the encouraging news comes crum
PhoebuS to the effect that he was able
to shave himself.
Policeman Joseph Mastin tclcphoned
the Evening Telegram from Phnrb,s
that he is alive and We'll am, is no long
CT held in quarantine. He says he has
had ycllow jauntlicc instead OF yellow
fever and tlEtt he WAS only QuIrantncd
rs a necessary precautinn, While The
physicians We're in doubt ;tbout his ILL
ness.
1t was learned to-day thar Surgeon
}. il. White, at Hampton, tclcSrapllcd
Surgeon General Wynlan. in Washins-
ton. asking him to use his; Influence in
enabling those Hampton people who de-
sire to leave the city for the noun
talhs or other cities TO lass out or
Through trains which will not stop at
Newport News. lie says that the city
OF Hampton has established a rigil
quarantine against the infected district
the health and sanitary condition of the
CITY are hrSt-cl:tsS ard that here is at
: present no reason for the belief that
ItanM'ton is IN danger On the contrary
he believes THAT the Hampton pcopla
are as safe from The scnurgc as the
people Of any other Virginia city.
When Dr.. S. w. Hubsun's attention
Was called to this matter to day lie said
he had 4 talk With DIR. White about the
same thing and he knew ii to be his,
purpose to serd out of Hampton only
those persons who are DESTROYS Of going
and have not been in the infected dis
trict. DR.. White has no desire 10 send
any Of these people here He could not
do so If he had. as the discipline Of the
quarantine lines here Will not be relax
ed for anybody, until the proper fine.
1T is understood that if DR.. Wyman
consents 10 permit Hamptonians 20
leave The city over the Chesapeake e
OHIO railroad they wll have TO obtain
certificates from DIR. White and will
haV" to promise the health authorities
that they will so beyond Richmond
(Staff Corrcspondcnce.)
HAMPTON. VA, August But Cor
the heroic efforts of the Hampton fire
laddics. who stubborEly faced the in
tcnsc heat OF both the weather and the
flames and fought step by step q fire
which broke Out in Mr.. ]. u. Leonard $
saloon yesterday one Of the p17in:-
pal squares in the business center OF
Hampton would now be charred and
blackelled rllniS