Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-02
THE TRUE SITUATION
Official Reports to Surgeon Gem
eral Wyman.
ONE DEATH; THREE NEW CASES
DE-, While Has No doubt That the Town
OF Ph"ebus is Inf, ctcd. Status Az
fairs at the soldiers Home
Con idered Encouraging.
ONE DEATH; THREE NEW CASES
G:y Tele2raph.)


WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-"Thrcc new
cases OF yellow frvn: in Soldiers Homo
q Hampton and one death" is the e.
it@lal report received tonight i.- Sur
:]on General WNman from DR. Was
en-. the yellow fever expert on duty 1T
he institution Added To DR. Was Inns
figures sent to DR.. Wyman yesterday
his makes UP to date forty cases in AN
which have occurred at the Home. Of
which eight have proved fatal
Surgeon White today tcleglnphed DR.
NSn'n that in his opinion there was
little doubt that there had been some
fever Infection in the nei2hboriny viii
iaSt OF lhoehus. but the Surgeon Gem
e';'l said tonight that this dispatch had
not been followed by any evidence OF a
positive case Ut that place. Should tn.
FEVER develop there. hnwever no sur
prise will be felt. in view Of the prox-
unity or the place to the Soldiers Home
ana the mixing Of the inmates Of the
Institution with the people Of Phoebus
Is appearance at Phoebus, DR.. Wyman
thinks. under these circumst slnccs
would be simply :: coincidence.
ne opinion WAS expressed tonight
that the situation continues encourage
ns. lnasmuch as the disease has been
kept within its original bounds None
OF the nearby towns. other than Phoe-
bus. has reported the. appearance of in
lection or suspicious cases The neonl,
lor mics around the Home are very
much alarmed, but are quiet. No re-
StrlctloES have been placed on the de-
Fflfture of the several hundred visitors
az Old Point Comfort but DR.. pe1t,ls
VINO mas absolute charge of affairs
there, VII! exercise careful supervision
OF those who may leave 50 as to avoid
danger of their communicating the. dis (.
ease This Will apply also to the SOL
u!ers now stationed on the government
reservation there and who have been
ordered to proceed to Battery Point
Delaware
Word reached the Surgeon General
loaa% that arrangements had been
Made Tor the transportation OF these
men through the army quarter,n:,ster
~ Philadelphia. They will be taken bv
BOAT to Cape Charles and thence bv
train to their destination. Battery
Point IS an Isolated place. and Or. wy
man has no fear that the soldiers yin
carry any infection with them
The Surgeon General continues his.
precautions to prevent the spread or the
ulSeasr AMI is iispatching additional
!le'p 70 the surgeons now on the ground
Dr- WertcnbaHer will remain at New
port News FOR the present ana Will su
rrrvise matters along the line Of The
railroad between that city ana Rich
'nnn1. Hospital Steward l<nlb, who is
a. yellow fever immune. now at Nor
folk has been directed to report to Dr.
w MT" and render what services he .may
he called upon to perform. Dr.. White
will remain in charge at HAMPTON.
though nc is not t" visit the Home as
his immunity from the disease is; doubi-
III. Surgeon Fricks now at the south
Atlantic quarantine station. has been
ordered TO Norfolk ana Passed Assist
ant Surgeon Simpson. now at st. Louis
has been directed to report at Old
'oin, Arrangements have been made
tor the dsinfection OF mail matter scnt
bN the inmates Of the Home to their
friends.
TWO suspect veterans. who have, been
Al; the Hampton Home. have been d.
tain"d ny the local authorities in his
city. but they appear to be all right
and no alarm is felt over their pres
rncc in Washington.
DR.. Farquhar. at Portsmouth. rcport
cd this morning that he was in close
touch with the authorities at por,s
mouth and Eerk!cy ana that all VA.
quiet with no suspected cases.
IN reply to Geographic request from
| the mayor at Norfolk. Surgeon General
Wynian turned over 70 the Norfolk
authorities Craney Island. below Nor
folk, to be used in case Of need q m
isolation and detention camp. II VA
recently turned over by the navy to
the jurisdiction of the Marine Hosuit,l
Service.
telegram was sent today by Cen
efal Wyman to Surgeon Pettus, at Ola
Point. directing him al once 10 insti-
tule thorough sanitary investigation
as Tar az Phoebus. Surgeon Wasdin. at
PhoeDus. was ordered to make a house
TO house inspection thare This is in
accordance with the plan for Il thor
oush investigation of the whole area
surrounding the infected Home.
Inc Old soldier. who is supposed to be
responsible for the Importation Of the
tevcr from Cuba to Hampton. has not
YET been apnrehendcd. although several
other inmates of the Home have been
recognized and detained at various
points
1t is said by the Marine Hospital au-
thorities that there is but little danger
OF the further spread OF the disease oy
the soldier In question. He had not de-
veloped the fever himself when he left
the Home.
Surgeon General sternberg today re-
ceived the following telegram from
Surgeon Vickery. in charge at the M
tlonal Soldiers Home, at Hampton, Va.
the scene OF the yellow fever epidemic:
our epidemic not extending. Last
DAY two cases and one DEATH Origin
not discovered. Do you know if we can
get immune surgeons and nurses 2"
Surgeon General Stcrnberg has re-
sponded to Surgeon Vickery's question
in the affirmative and will furnish him
Immediately with a list of the surgeons
ana nurses who may be employed ,,;y
him for the Surgeon General is without.
authority to pay for them out vi his
own appropriations.
Surgeon White wil'cd General Wy,nan
that he arrived al Hampton last night,
that the quarantine had been unani-
mously turned over by the local author
tiles to the Marine Hospital Service
ans: that he had accepted it. He said:
There is. little doubt that there may
have been infection in Phoebus Place