Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-05
TIL; SITUATION.
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llif. STU ALTON.
Q5y Telegraph to Nirginian Pilot)
Washington. -. C.. Aug. i.-OfIicial
reports Of the Marine Hcspital Service
from the Soldiers Home at HAMPTON
show that the yellow fever situation
there continues favorable. Surgeon
White reports to Dr. Wyman that there
is nothing suspicious in the town of
Hampton. There was no now cases ANA
only two deaths at the Home to-day.
according la n report from DR. Nickerv
the surgeon at the institution. sent to
the surgeon General Tonight. Dr.
Nickcry expressed the opinion that the
immune help on the way there shoulA
nc sufficient. as the disease seems to h"
checked. The Gordon around the Home
and the immediate adjoining village Of
Phoehus. Surgeon White says. is as
tight as he ever saw it At any place.
a WORD OF CAUTION.
Surgeon General Wyman, in speaking
OF the situntion Tonight. infcrcntially
uttered Il word of caution against too
sanguinc views Of the checking of the
epidemic at this time which NIGH; re-
suit IN II relaxation Of the prccaution.
which should be maintained against the
spread of the fever. He said:
ENCOURAGING FACTORS.
"Thcrc are certain factors in the sit
uaiion which make it encouraging. ana
they are. first, that the disease was
discovered very promptly, compared
with usual outbreaks in an institution
whore all the inmates were under good
control. 1t was rcCpgnizcd much
quicker than it would have been in =
commercial community because all the
cases ana all the deaths were brought
TO the notice of one man. Another IA,
vordblc factor is that the latitude is
not extremely South. Nevertheless 1t
should be remembered ;hat i'm Bruins.
wick. Ca. in lS93. a little more than
two weeks after the last reported death.
other cases appeared"
y REMOTE POSSIBILITY.
In response 10 an inquiry as to thu
situation and needs "a, the Indian
school At Hampton, the followin.; dis
patch was received to-day by the com
missioner of Indian Affairs:
Rigid quarantine for ana against us.
All Indians except eleven boys ar. in
the North. They are efficient ana faith.
ful In the general guard duties. Am
authorized To say that the possibility of
Infection is remote.
tSigncd) ''l'. G. BRIGGS.
business Agent, Hampton lnstit1r77.-.
The school has a total of l3S pupils
ana the news that all hut eleven Of
them are away ana out Of the fever dis
trict relieves the apprchcnsions of The
authorities here.
AN ENCOURAGING MESSAGE.
The following was to-day wired the
Associated Press:
National soldiers Home. Aug. 4.
I wish to state on behalf of those who
may have relatives or friends, among
the Catholic element here in the Ma
tional Soldiers Home that since my
coming here last Monday to labor
among the 800 Catholic veterans ana
Oftcr Inc EOnSnlnf IF
liglon TO such as might be stricken
down with the yellow fever | have had
within the past five days only seven
cases to attend. Out of this small num-
per or cases only ono has died the
other six cases being in a very mild
form.
(Signed) REV. JAS. l.. COLLINS.
Catholic Chaplain. n S. II.
FUMICiATION OF MAILS.
The Postoflice Department rcports
that the mails are now being disDalchod
In the quarantined points on the Vjr-
glnia peninsula twice daily and all
malls sent out from them is beinr
thoroughly fumigated
y VOLUNTEER.
Chaplain Morrison. of the Texas. has
volunteered to go down TO the National
Soldiers Home, at Hampton, if the All
thorities there care to avail of his scr
vices during the prevalence of tho cpl
dcmic. The Navy Department has
transmitted the chaplains offer 10 the
Governor OF the Home.
WILLIAM THOMAS STATEMENT.
Seattle, Wash. Aug 4-WilIiam
Thomas. OF Columbus City. Wash. who
II was stated In yesterdays dispatches
was thought by Marine Hospital OIL
c!als ut Hampton to have introduced
yellow fever in the Soldiers Home
there. said to-day there was no foun- |
dalton for the statement. lie was an
inmate OF the Home for while as
represented. but was not sick while
there neither has he had any symp- |
toms OF yellow fever or other kind OF
fever since returning from Santiago.
lie further said that the transport on
which he returned had no fever case;
aboard.
FORT MONROE GARRISON
New York. Aug. 1T is expected
that the garrison from Fort Monroe. re-
ported 10 have been ordered North on
account of the yellow fever scare. viii
arrive It Plum Island tonight. The
Government steamer Cac,Ic ,,a-.ara,,.