Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-11
QUARANTINE RAISED
Against Hampton, Elizabeth City
and the Old Free State.
DR.. WHITES STATEMENT
The Newport News Boa Il of II. allh Acted
Upon Ills Guaranteed. Important
Conference at the Warwick. Pro-
minent Citizens There.
WHITES STATEMENT

L ne announcement Is received with
genuine relief. for ,he strsin of keeping
up the quarantine has been great ana
the tension has been tight.
Hardshps have been unavoidaly
worked upon people on both sides Of the
line and business has suffered, but the
quarantine was maintained as never
quarantine was maintained before ana
on the whole. the effect has Ee.n .,oo.i
1t has taught other sections ana Other
cities, as we'll as the United States
government. that this city known how
to take care Of herself when the oc-
CaSiOn arises.
The quarantine against Norfolk viii
be raised before Saturday evening 1T
6 o'clock unless there are some further
developments in The situation.
The resolution Of the Newport News
Board Of Health raising tie paran,nc
WAS r"achc! after he abatement of DR.
j. H. White. ana from what The board
1tsef kn"wns of the situation. Tn
decision was arrived - i no othe:-
way, and the board was not influenced
by the opinions of OUTSIDE sections.
y Very important conference" however,
was held ut the Hotel Warwick ycster-
day afternoon before :hc board met
This conference was composed of re-
representatives. from the various cities
and sections interested - the action If
the board. and was called that these
SECTIONS might learn the condition here.
and understand just what reasons
actuated this city IL raising III"
quarantine.
Following is the complete list of thu.
gentlemen present at che conferences:
Marine Hospital Srrvic"-Drs. J. II.
White. Wls1in. Magrudcr ana Donald
son ana w. G.. Pnttus. national uuaran-
tine officer 1T Oll Point.
State Board of H"l1th-Dr paulllS
irving. secretary.
Norfnlk-Mayur johnson. DR. y .wbill
president of the Board Of Health: NJ. r.
Crowcll. president Of the business
president Of The Medical Society; Dr.
Hope quarantine officer for l:lizabath
River District: Key Compton, DR.
Mccormick
Portsmouth Mayor Baird DR. G:icc.
president nI the Beard Of Health
Old I'ont-Dr. Pcttus. Quarantine OIL
Ger.
Richmond-Dr Oppenhemer, .,resi-
dent Of the Board OF Health; Supe,-in-
trndcnt Doyle, OF the Chesapeake <
Ohio: l,r. G. w. +. Brock Of the Chesa-
peake < Ohio: Or. T.. l.. Ilnhson.
Hanrl.tnn--Dr. l;oulcllc president or
the Board 81 Health; DIS. Peck. Hope
and Howe, ana Mi. George Schmclz
Newport Eews-Mayor Moss. Dr. S.
~ ii"bS"n president Of the Board Of
HEALTH and the her members If the
Board Of Health: r. &. Bickford,
directing quarantine guard II. T..
Parker ul the Chcsa pc;,iie & Ohio: !,
q. Powell and L. l. Ford. Of the Council
and Il number Of other citizens.
Acting Health officer s. w. Hobson,
called The meeting 10 order ana STATED!
that those rresen; had gathered for
the purpose VI learning what reasons
Newport News nigh, have in ease ii
was decided TO raise til" quarantine
against Hampton. lEc called Mayer
Moss To the chat" ana tn. latter a.-
crp:cd the honor With a Few happily
put words. concluding his rema rl. l;y
Introducing pr. j. II. White, who is
At tn" head of the government Quarln-
line department and has charge. Of the
situation at Hampton ana PhoebuS.
DR.. White said chat there was now no
more need of Guaranlining against
Hampton than There was against Hos-
ton. He Went into the details Of the
situation during the double quarantine.
against the Home, the quarantine
against Phorbus Of the house. IL anus..
inspection OF Hampton. and OF lhr III Il
that there Was not uSpiciOn vi thu
disease in that town. There was nc
danger, he said, of tho disease |t.ttins:
There. lie pro.nctd L map showing
the various cGrdonS and concluded Nv
saying that never in his experience had
ne Seen town freer from traces 0.
yellow fever or more sufficiently pro
trct"h by Gordon.
Dr. Wasdin followed with especial re-
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the part il mad played in I'Eoehus
He said shat while he would not recon-
lnelli RAISING The quarantine against
lho@DuS Their" was practically no dan
ger OF any more fever in Phnebus much
less Hampton. II described th- two
PhochuS c;:ses and The precautions tax
en- iii ihiS connection.
Dr. 'MaSruaer told of the inspection
which he and DR. Donaldson had male
out in the counties between here. and
HLch'n"nd They had not found 4 sus-
lcion ~ a case
Dr. pcttus speaking Of Old Point said
shat district was thoroughly protested
ara there was absolutely no reason Why
relations should NOT be established. be-
tween Old Point ana the rest Of the
world.
pr Eout.lle contoni.l hin1scls with a
Srsues;n' expression Of gratitude 10 Dr.
Whit" and mis- assistants for the aid
they had rendered Hampton.
Or. ;. ". H"bSon then stated to the
meeting just what Ncwpni, News had
done and its prcsen, sanitary conjli-
ton ard freedom from the suspicion o:
yellow fever.
z. &. ;ickfori. being called On. ,s-
chcwcl any discussion Of III, sanitary
l'has. Of the question. but Said that it
was the duty Of this city to ;.ccIa. tn.
verdict Of expert opinion. Ii that
opinion held the quarantine could BE-.
safely raised, it ought 10 be raised as
matter OF right. regardless Of other
considerations
'Th" time .Ias come" said Mr. Bicl-
ford. when pickering between Norfolk
and this city must cease. If New
I'ort News had Il manifest duty To per
form. sh" must do that du.y If ii Was
her duty 10 raise the quarantine She
must raise il. and if any other cities
choose to continuously quarantine this
city as q result. uhcn the result mus;
be gracefully as.cebtel -