Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-01
Transformation from Tranquility
to Turmoil.
DAYS OF 1856 RECALLED
Home Throws the Com ma unity Into
3 State of Intense Excitement.
Prompt Action Taken.
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1855. when Norfolk was visited by yell
low fever, has this section OF Virgiui,
and, in fact, the whole State, hct n
worked up to such Il high pitch Of OK
citcment as it WAS when the fact be-
came known, Sunday evening. that the
schurEc had again made it's appearance.
t.erc. This time it is just one mile from
Hampton and has broken out among
the Old veterans, who wore the blue"
in the Civil war.
Little did the average citizen think
Sunday morning that ere the close of
the day Hampton would be entirely
smut oil from communication with The
outside world. Such however. was The
case and yesterday it had the appear
ancet of town which had been partial
~ deserted
In The Homo there are thirty three
genuine cases OF yellow fever and in the
cemetery there can he seen fourteen
graves, newly made since Friday last
surrounded by men With shot guns, nc
one is allowed TO leave the Home, and
thf. once happy place is now ovcrshau-
owed with clouds of diAmly
What. or who brought this calamity
upon the place is not known, but it il
mere and the authorities at the Home
are<putting forth every effort to stamp
itlDut
Specialist. from Washington are On
the scene and no stone will be left UNI
turned until the dread disease has becu
entirely wiped out.
The situation is grave No train has
beell allowed to enter this place since
Sunday morning, while traffic by water
IS also cut off. There was but one mail
mere yesterday. and pcopl" arc Leaving,
ting place in every available way. Since
the disease WAS discovered fully 900
people have left this place ana Ola
Point Comfort MANY more will lco,-..
If an opportunity is given them.
Tor several days something has beef.
wrong ut the Homo, but the ;authori-
ties We're unable to locate the trol'DI,.
until sunday Friday six of the old
veterans died from some unknown
cause, while Saturday saw seven moro
pass away in Il like manner. This call
Ell Tor inHcstiSation. which was begun
Snd at O'clock Sunday morning il
was agreed by Governor Woodhn ana
ms aSSocia ties TO establish Il quarantine.
prohibiting anyone from Visiting the
soldiers Home grounds. Little was
Thought Of the quarantine rcstrictuns
owing To the usual custom uf the Home
to establish them just before pension
Drought 70 u realization Of the. causes
leading up to such action on the part
OF the Home when the news or the dis
Covery OF the scourgc was spread like
Iire over the whole Peninsula. From
Old Point TO Newport News and from
Buckroc Beach to the Homo it went
from mouth to mouth until at last near
~ every person here knew of what had
been discovered There was the widest
excitement. for people ut once com
Enenced to leave Hampton, While those
who were compelled to remain here
TOOK the matter seriously and began to
consider the bancful effects it must in
tVltably have on this section, should
Il be proven beyond every doubt to be
yellow Jack.
sunday night Il special train left Ola
poiEt with fully ZOO guests who have
neen stopping at this popular resort
they pulled out about \. NJ. ana pro
cccdcd to the west Ycstcrd;, morning,
train made up at Phorbus carried fully
aoO NOR" people away from Hampt IN
ana there are many who are ONLY
awaiting an opportunity to leave here
The Old Dominion steamer. Hampton
ROADS, steamed UP yesterday at .
a. NJ, preparatory to making d trip
across the water to Norfolk. May
people We're on board her and every
thing was in readiness for the boat 10
null out on her journey when Capt.
Henry received telephone message
from the Norfolk authorities stating
that the boat would not be allowed to
land should she come there. This caus-
ed lhGch regret among the passengers
who reluctantly repaired to their homes
TO await another opportunity.
AT 8 o'clock Sunday night Old Point !
made known the fact that quarantine.
regulations had been established
against Hampton. phocbus and tn,
soldiers Home. This was followed by |
message from Mayor Moss. of New |
port News. who stated that the ship |
building city had closed her doors
against the citizens of this section and |
ordering Manager II. H. Carr of the |
Newport News and Old Point Railway
ana Electric Company, not to run am
other car into the city Then came the
announcement that Hampton was GU
urcly cut OF from Norfolk and that her
people must not think OF paying their
respects 70 the city acres; The water IN
their easerncss 70 leave here This vr-
tuaiiy cut Hampton off from commune
cation with the outside world
The men who live here and work III
the Newport News shipbuilding yard
are entirely cut off from their work an !
many have no means OF earning their
daily bread.
BOARD OF HEALTH ACTS.
Tn" County Board of Health held u
special meeting at the office of DR.. Euu-
teiie, in east End. yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. for the purpose of con.id-
erins the situation and Of adopting
such precautionary measures as may
De necessary to stamp out the disease, |
There were present Dr. J. r. Boutclla.
president: DIS. Harry Howe, G; * |
Nanderslicc, j. Wilton Hope and Wal |
Ter y. Picker. Mayor j. y. Hope ana
Messrs. James M. Cumming and James |
McMenamin. Of this place, together
with Mayor q. y. Moss. Dis. J. W. Ay-
Ter. S W. Hobson and Councilman 4
L. Powell, Of Newport News.
ne following resolutions, offered by |
Dr Hop" were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That strict and com
plete quarantine be established against |
the. National Soldiers Home and tho |
authorities Of cities quarautining
against this section. viz: Richmond !
Newport News and Norfolk BIZ. SO in
formed md that we make regulations