Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-02
M. b. CROMWELL.
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DOCTORS MEET AGAIN

DOCTORS MEET AGAIN.
The Norfolk Medical Association al
so held another meeting yesterday. and
requested Governor Tyler to lend the
quarantine authorities the State police
boats Chesapeake and Accomac and the
Naval Reserves practice boat Siren.
The police department was requested
to give all city physicians police au-
thority.
Chairman Nimmo. OF the County
Board of Supervisors. reported the APP
pontment of five special officers for
the patrol of the shores of Tanners
Creek district.
STRANGrRS EXAMINED.
The police yesterday took in charge
a number of strangers who were re-
quircd to give an account of them
selves at the detention station near the
cemetery. Nearly all OF them gave SAT-
isfactory assurances that they were
not from the quarantined district, and
were allowed TO go. The police are very
active. AS soon as n suspect is arrested
he or she is turned over to the quaran-
tine authorities.
CRANEY ISLAND TURNED OVER.
Mayor Johnston Monday evening
wired Surgeon General Wyrnan. of the
Marine Hospital Service. asking that
Craney Island be turned over to the
cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth i'm
mediately as a quarantine station, and
yesterday received the following reply:
authorized to occupy 1T once Crancy
Island. subject to supervision Of Passed
Assistant Surgeon y. G. Smith. who
will return TO Norfolk tomorrow"
IL VIII be recalled that on June 90
OF the present year Mayor Johnston
suggested the procurement of this is
iahd Tor Just such emergencies as the
present, and set TO work the agencies
which yesterday eliminated in securing
this valuable property. IL may be not
be needed. but should the occasion ar
rive 1t will prove an exceptionally fine
quarantine station.
COULD NOT LAND.
Yesterday afternoon colored fisher
men residing in Bramblcton solicited
permission to come up 10 a wharf and
land. but as he came from the qllaran-
tined district. he was sent word that il
he attempted TO mako u landing he
must take the consequences.
HEALTH CERTIFICATES M
pORTANT
Assistant Quarantine officer Lynch
OF Norfolk. issued the following yes
tcrday:
owing to the quarantine regulations
enforced at various points against GER
tam other points in the State. il is
deemed advisable to suggest to the
travelling public the Importance of pro-
H.
dorSed by the Mayor or Health officer
oi tneir respective towns or cities Such
certificate should show that the holder
thereon is Il citizen Of the town or city
named and has not been in tho o,ar-
antincd territory or other infected
points in ten days. These ccrtificates
can be endorsed by mayors. health OIL.
GERS or ticket agents of towns visited
from day To day. and will. if propcrlv
issued and certified 10 from day to day.
save considerable annoyance ana de-
lays from inspecting officers and
greatly expedite in the worl, If insnrc-
ton. Special notices of quarantine rc-
striciions will be issued from time To
time.
TRAINS DISCONTINUED.
There will be no trains over tho Chos-
apcakc and Ohio railway To or from
Norfolk for the next five devs. All
freight passengers and general tratIic
including the United States mail for
the West via the Chesapeake and Ohio