Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
CARS GO THROUGH
Line From Hampton to Old Point
Open to the Public.
PAGBUS PEOPLE ARE HAPPY
Business Has Begun to r sumo It's Nor
NAL Conditions. No Change at the
Home. Other n. WIS and Gossip
of tho Peninsula Towns.

There was no change in the fever Sit
uation at the Home yesterday. The
same encouraging reports which have
been sent out from there daily for the
past ten days was DR.. Nickery's report
last night.
AZ Phoebus With the opening of
traffic things have on an aspect of
JOY. The cars are now running through
the place. and instead of the dead
sound of horses. the tc,.ley makes Che
music which has been sadly missed BY
the people there.
The quarantine was declared off at
IL O'Clock Tuesday night, after a cou-
sultation of the physicians comprising
several boards of health in the Cham
berlin Hotel at Old Point. From that
time on Phoebus and Hampton join
cd hands in extending each other many
Of the quarantine
Inc ilrst car to 80 over to Old Point
since the quarantine Went into effect
Two weeks aSo.Was run Tuesday night
ut II o'clock. y large number Of men
patiently awaited the coming of TIL.
corner boarded her. Passing through
Phocbus cheer after cheer went UP by
the citizens, which in turn were re
turned with 1 hearty yell from those
On the car Just as the car pulled in.o
Old Point another lively scene took
place. 1t was like a man being libar-
ated from Jail from the manner in
which the people greeted each other.
Yesterday business was going along
in its usual good way.
Ruckroe Beach opened up last night
and large crowd was present
DANCING and other amusements
was the order last night Fri
day night beginning at 8 o'clock. a
large display of fire works will be
sent UP and music, dancing and other
SPOT VII make up an evening Of
solid pleasure. The Newport News and
Old Point Railway and Electric Com
pany resumed the running Of cars be-
tween Newport News and Old Point
and Buckroc this morning. The usual
schedule Went into effect again. and
Inc cars leave every fifteen minutes 70:
the two popular resorts. Buckroe Ca
slno will throw open its doors
again Monday night. Mr.. Charles Rex
manager of the vaudeville arrived
here yesterday.
BUSINESS was resumed again at Old
men there believe the popular place
Will soon be back in it's old way MANY
small boats arrived at Old Point wharf
this morning. and the scene around
there was one of hustle and hustle
me men who have been doing guard
duty on the quarantine line. weie
placed around the Home yesterday ana
VIII guard the Home until the last
case has disappeared. The men UP TO
TINS time have been doing duty for l.
hours a day and this has been tn,
cause Of much discomfort. DR. White
has decided to put in force the eight
hour system. BY this there will tie
three lots of guards. Lot No. l, will be
IN charge Of by Constable w. r. VII
liams and their hours Will be from l..
NJ. to 2. NJ. Mr.. Thomas l..
Scrter Will have charge Of lot No. >.
whose hours will be from S P NJ. to
4 a. M. The third lot will be under
control OF Mr.. NJ. Weber. and will
be on duty from a. NJ. to - NJ.
There are now 90 men employed on
the quarantine line around the Sol
diers' Home.
Mr. Thornton F. Jones is chief mar
shall of the guards.
several persons have taken Mr. Jones
70 De the gentleman who gave out
the Phoebus report Monday night. and
In Justice to Mr.. Jones. it can be stat
ed that he had nothing whatever to
10 with it. In fact Mr.. Jones is no,
a frequentcr of the Roseland Club ana
was guaranteed against the place
When the tatement was given cut
MIR. Jones is a gentleman ana any re-
port that he would send out would be
perfectly reliable.