Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-05
THE SCARE OVER
Encouraging News Continues to
Come From Soldiers Home.
No New Cases In Scvcnty-two Hours
Two Aged Rud Dcbtittated vctcr-
ans, Who NcrcIu when strickcu
Diet Yesterday.

veoped in the Soldiers Home. or Phoe-
bus. the adjoining town. in ~ hours
There has been in the same length OF |
time only two deaths. both old veter-
ans in the Homo. They passed away
yesterday and their death had been ex-
pected for As hours. For several months
previous to contracting the fever they
had been sick and it was known that
they could not live long The last at
tack found them too debiltated and
weak to survive it.
1t is doubted that yellow fever has
ever made it's appearance in Phoebus
Policeman Mastin had yellow jaundice
and Yesterday WAS engaged in cultivat-
Ing his garden. The case OF Spraggins.
the barber. was partially Diagnosed as
yellow fever. but on yesterday n criti-
cal examination showed that he. too.
had jaundce.
No suspicious cases have developed in
Hampton. and there are now none in
l'hoebus. In fact. there are none out
side of the Soldiers Home where ten
OF the patients are walking about the
convalescont ward. Two more men
were sent there yesterday.
TELEPHONE CABLE BROKEN.
The Southern States Telephone cable
which connects Newport News. Hamp-
ton and Ola Point with Norfolk. is
broken and there will be no service
with these places to-day. Superintend-
ent Phnnill worked nearly all night last
night with II force OF men and expects
TO have the necessary repairs complet-
ed so as to resume service Monday
morning.
LITTLE APPREHENSION HERE.
While but little apprehension is felt
here that yellow fever will reach ih!e
port, Norfolk will continue to maintain
a rigid quarantine, and the work of
cleaning the streets. alleys. yards. etc.
VIII he prosecuted with unabated vigor.
1t is conceded that the danger point
mas been passed. but on the principle
That eternal vigilance is the price of
freedom, Mayor Johnston. chief OF Po-
nee kiZer the Board of Health. the
Medical Society. and Assistant Quaran,
tine officer Lynch are daily perfect
InS the lines OF defence from attack by
the disease, and the only point thar
occasions the least uneasncss now is
some of the suburbs. particularly. Bar
DourSVille. where cleanliness seems to
be the exception. and not the rule.
y REMEDY PROPOSED.
Speaking of Barboursvillc, the propo-
sition OF Mayor Johnston, that the Leg
islature be asked to give the city jurs-
diction in just such an emergency "a
now confronts us. so that essential
health measures can be enforced. Will.
in view of the seeming Indifference or
residents there. as we'll as some of the
county authorities. be pressed at the
next session. 1t viii have powerful
support from this city. as we'll as from
State officials, 1t is said. 1t is further
urged that it is either this or annex
alton.
NORFOLK MAKES COMPLAINT.
Assistant Quarantine officer Lynch
telegraphed DR.. Onpcnhcmcr. president
of the Richmond Board Of Health. ask
ing That he stop issuing health certifi-
Gates TO persons just from the infected
district. Several persons. DR.. Lynch
said, had been held up on trains cons
ing into the city. with clean bills OF
health. signed by DR.. Oppenhcimer
when 1t was known that they had been
in the quarantned district
THREAT FROM RICHMOND.
DR.. Newbill. president of the Board
of Health, yesterday received from Or.
w I. Oppenhcmer. president of Rich-
mond's Board OF Health, the following
telegram:
1T looks like Norfolk has quaran-
tined against Richmond. If so. we viii
resort To same measure"
Dr. Ncwbill answered The telegram 40
follows:
Norfolk has declared n strict GUAR
antnc against Phocbus, HAMPTON. Old
Point and Newport News All persona
coming from those points Will be sent
To the house of detention regardless of
route by which they come
BOARD or HEALTH MEETS.
At the meeting Of the Board OF
Health yesterday morning ono OF the
boards officers was directed To rumi-
gate certain mail matter at the post
Office. and which had not been fuml- !
gated at the oiiiccs; from whence il
was cent.
INQUIRY FROM TARBORO.
\ letter was read from Tarboro. \. |
c.. in which the Auxiliary Board or
Health OF EdEccombc county asked for
the exact status of the fever situation
and requested a statement as to how
Norfolks quarantine was being carried /
out
DR.. Odendhal replied to the letter in !
= way TO allay any fear on the par, |
IF the authorities there.
HELP FOR CRANEY ISLAND.
The health officer was authorized 70
employ Il colorcd cook for the Cranev /
Island detention station.
IT was announced that colorcd ma.
ron had been sent there.
1t was also announced that Dr. Pet