Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-05

mond. and the Norfolk merchants wish
TO put this arrangement into effect to-
morrow morning.
(signeO "UPsHUR.p
Mr.. Parker adds:
II respectfully recommend on account
Of NorfoIks arbitrary quarantine that
we do not undertake 10 furnish the IA
cilities. as merchants at Newport News
can easily be supplied from Richmond"
The health authorities of Newport News
declined 20 allow any such plan TO be
put into operation. and felt that the city
was under no obligations 10 Norfolk. SO
the recommendation of Mr.. Parker was
adopted.
SOME CASUAL INQUIRIES.
The Norfolk quarantine officers will not
even respect the health certificates
given passengers on Norfolk and Western
trains by Richmond health officers An
official Of the Norfolk Health Department
wired DR.. Oppenhimer yesterday that such
permits would not he respected" as
Richmond was allowing Newport News.
Old Point. and Phoehus 10 send their citl-
zens here at will, many of them going on
to Norfolk
Shortly afterwards Or. Oppenhimer tele-
graphed several things 10 the President OF
the Norfolk Board. taking occasion TO in
quire concerning the suspicious cases sent
from Norfolk or Berklev TO the deten-
ton hospital on Craney Island.
The reply Of the Norfolk health officer
was: mo suspicious cases in Norfolk or
Berkeley. VIII reply by letter"
II is understood here that there were
at one time three suspects in Norfolk
but that they are really suffering from
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MAILS FUMIGATED.
The mails from the National Soldiers
Home. Hampton, Phoebus and Newport
News are now being fumigated. This was
not begun until yesterday Assistant
Postmaster Grubbs informed the Depart
ment Wednesday that the mails from the
infected district were not being fumi-
gated. and asked for Instructions He
stated that the men in the office aid not
go much fear infection. but that he dis
liked to subject the public to the danger
OF contracting the disease. Superintend-
ent Vickery. of the division of the rail-
way mail service. Informed Mr. Grubbs
yesterday that mail from the points emu
merated above was being fumigated and
letters coming in last night from those
places were perforated AT the four cor
ners, showing they had been subjected 70
the disinfecting process. The fumigation
Is done under the direction OF the Marine
Hospital Service.
About fifty pieces Of registered mail
for quarantined post-offices are In the
Richmond post-ofIice The Post-Ofice
Department has been requested TO issue
orders for the forwarding of the mail.
The mails to and from the infected dis
trict are going backward and forward as
usual Mail for points between Will
liamsburg and Newport News at the
smaller places was exchanged as usual
by means Of catcher pouches, which take
Off and leave mail while the train is run
ming At stations where trains usually
stop. the pouches were thrown off by the
postal clerk. and an effort made 10 throw
outgoing pouches on the moving trains.
AS a rule. the attempt was successful.
All mail for Hampton, Phoebus, ana
Soldiers Home is thrown into the New
port News Office. The postmaster Of that
city. accompanied by two clerks, goes out
on the electric train. which carries food
and other supplies to the Quarantine
dead line" Here an exchange OF
pouches fakes place between the quaran-
tined postmasters, and the Newport News
officials and the latter carry the mail 70
their Office and forward It.
SERIOUS EFFECT UPON BUSINESS.
Mr.. Allan Crutchheld. the financial
agent of the company erecting the New
port News abattoir, states that the pres
ence Of yellow-fever so close to that city
had caused a suspension Of work upon
the foundations, which had been begun.
The fact that so many people arc leaving
Newport News, though there IS no fever
there, is having a great effect upon ousi-
,,oro IN that ulgpo