The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03
FOUR NEW CASES
BUT NO DEATHS
Such is the Official Report
from Hampton.
THE CASES AT PHGBUS
TWO THERE, IT IS SAID, BUT
DOUBT Is EXPRESSED.
PEOPLE ARE FLYING FROM NtREolK
So Declares Washing on Star Correspondent
on Authority Of Norfolk Citizen, who
Says The City Now Looks
deserted

Washington. August 2.-Ady,cAs re-
ceiyed by Surgeon General Wymm W
to o o'clock tonight from HAMPTON Slow
that the only change in the yellow fever
sit1lation is the addition or four suspect
ed cases to those already in existence.
These have been sent from the camp 10
the hospital. This information anu the
additional statement THAT there has not
been a death since seven o'clock last
night and that everything With refer
ence to the disease is more than iaver-
able was received from Governor We,d-
fin. of tine Soldiers Home. lie also
telegraphed that he is quite STR" the
pestilence will be stamped ont. From
DIR. White. who has general charge of
affairs at Hampton, but who remains
away from the institution. wo 4 came
that the situation is unchanged.
These facts coupled with the complete
preparations that are being inatfe 10 III
rest the progress of the disease and the
hearty cooperation prom's,'d on every
side by the localities to which persons
who have been at the Houh. may 20,
continue to be a source or qualification
to the officials l3ere, vino hope that the
measures taken may be prod ~
great good. Governor Woodiin has pre-
pared list Of ali members 9f che Home
who have been furiough0l since July
22nd at the same time giving thei.' deg-
tinatioT This will be telegra,sh.,i 10
Surgeon General Wyman AM will l,e
spread broadcast through the press, thus
enabling Municipalities where the in
mates may now be to detain them for q
reasonable length of time.
The Governor is also preparing his
tory Of the soldier from Santiago WHO is
reported to have stopped there ii Ills
way to San Francisco and rrDin whom,
it has been suggested, the Infection may
have been spread Dr. Wyman has
sent dispatches to the Health Conmis-
sioner of Baltimore and the tcai;lert
of the Board of Health OF Richmond,
asking them what measures are heinz
taken regarding refugees from the Home
Mt Hampton or the adjoining TOWN nf
PhoebuS The Doctor thinks ( is If The
utmost Importance that all su II persons
should 6e kept under close obsel atioa
for ten days following their departure.
particularly those who stopped over onr
received from both places showing the
activity of the officials Interested and
their ability to cope with the situation
Surgeon Farquhar, at Portsmouth.
abort twelve miles. from Halapton. re-
ports finding four colored people who
had been at the latter Tiace The al,-
thorities sent them back to Hampton
DIR. Wyman does not think such coruse
safe, however. and has directed Surge, II
Farquhar hereafter not to send silch
perselis back to Hampton. bilt - lave
them taken to Cranay Island. wncr4
they may lie detained under observation.
Dr. Wyman says that althoa-;t ifaml-
ton is not infected. he thinks IT best
TO take charge Of people VINO may come
from Hampton and keep them under
observation for n limited porioi Of time.
Arrangements have been made 10 spud
10 the home two immune male and tW1
Immune female nurses and two immune
physicians DR.. J. G.. Tnden. Of Jessnp
ia, will be enc Of the latter while the
immune male nurses selected are Il. j
Iiamsten. of Baltimore. and Alfred q
Barton, Of Maryland
Just before the close OF the War De
partment today final decision was
reached to send the troops from Fort
Monroe to Battery POM, DNlNarp.
TINS recurring TO the original proposition
lmd down by General Merritt All dav
me officials had been in communication
WIN him by telegraph and telephone
and he was informed thar objections la,l
been made by Surgeon General Wyman
10 locating the troops so far Soltrh hnt
III turn General Merit. held tho+ II
would be fatal in case any Of tho men
wore infected TO take them Norf1. and in
tlie end, as the Department had left
tne matter in his hands. his original or-
der prevailed. 1t is rndersrn3l rl,at
General Merritt has professional advice
III support of his position.
The removal Of the troous and tho
onicers and their faIniles it is expected
VIII begin tomorrow. when n passenger
steamer is scheduled to leave at TWO
o'clock for Cape Charles.
Secretary Root gave IN much of his
tlme today to the consideration of the
Gnerent phases of the fever situation
he h1ought o. the position Of tie old
soldiers at the Hampton Home. but find
lhe thai Ihclf care WAS 4 matter entirely
Wifhn the power Of the National Board
ne Uniformed the Board tarouo.b its secra-
tary. Of the willingness Of the War De
partment to do Everything -ossjbIa ta
a@sfst II in combating the fever. Word
10 the same effect was sent to Surmeop