The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-01

WASHINGTON. July sl.-The latest Of
fetal advices received up to O'Clock to-
night show a total of thirty-eight cases
and seven deaths from yellow fever at
the soldiers home at Hampton. Va.
onc new Case developed at the home to-
day. Thus far the disease has been con-
fined to the hcme. but all surrounding
towns are excited. ard vigorous quaran-
tine is being maintained. DIR. wasdin. OF
the marine hospital service. h now In
charge of affairs at Hampton and 10 work
ing in cooperation with the local boards
OF health. He has strengthened the Gordon
about the town of Phoebus. which he re-
ports in very bad sanitary condition.
O0cials Are Encouraxed.
The far that only one new case appear
ed today Is encouraging to the officials
here. who are taking every measure to
prevent a spread OF the disease. They feel
that the fact that the affected locality II In
the hands Of the government. and under
one management. viii be of great value In
dealing with the scourge. and enable bet
ter results to be obtained than where epi-
denies have broken out in commercial
places.
Already q number of inquiries have been
received ty DIR. wyman from quarantine
officers throughout the United States ask
Ing whether they shall impose = maritime
quarantine against Norfolk. He has re-
piled thai there appears 10 be no necessity
for such restrictions In the case OF either
Norfolk or Newport News.
Brought by IN OLD Soldier.
Or. wasdin's official report ar his ex-
animation of existing conditions at the
Soldiers Home reached DIR. Wyman to-
day. II Is dated yesterday. and notes
the fact that the doctor has seen all the
cases OF suspected disease at the home
He sums up the history OF the contagion
as follows:
Early I'm July an old soldier entered
the home for short rest, and soon after
ward appeared at the dispensary, where
he informed the physician In charge that
he was but recently from Santiago, via
transport To Northern port: thence
he started for Manila. via San Fran
cisco. beat his way to the home on a
freight train and entered with his bag
gage. He complained of dumb chills
and fever. and was prescribed for. He
mingled freely with the inmates OF the
home. and n short time ago disappeared
This Is regarded as a possible cause OF
the outbreak.
Firat Suspicions Death.
Preceding Friday. the aist Instant
there had been noticed nothing Of a sus-
picious nature. The weekly death rate
was as usual But on the 2ist and I'D
there became I'll during the night with
sharp ehiils and high fever some eight
or ten inmates. men Of usually good
health These seizures, although noted
as peculiar. had occasioned no alarm
until about Thursday. the 18th. when a
aesth occurred. the man becoming dis
iinctiy yellow some time prior to death.
on or about the same day another one
died. without having attracted particular
attention. He also turned yellow.
Autopsies were held on both by the resi-
dent pathoingist. II was then. or a little
later. that the Telegram was sent asking
for an expert found there were ssna
inmates. and that thirty-five had been
taken iii since the sist."
DR. wasdin says he withheld posi-
tive diagnosis In his frs, communication
because Of the assertion of Surgeon
vickery at the home that there had been
no communication Of inmates with any
Cuban soldiers returned since last May
or early i'm June. with the discovery
of the probable origin OF the infection
and the two autapS.es today, there can
be M, doubt he SAYS about the disease
There has been very free inter
communication between the inmates and
the people of phoehtis. public house near
the grounds having been freely visited
until last night
After Garden had been established
around Tire soldiers home. nesrhbnrfne
cities were warned and advised te hunt
for any inmates OF the home wr7a might
Be visiting and To keep them under close
observation Dispatches Ia This effect
were sent Sunday 20 Norfolk. Ports
| mouth NewFsors News. and Richmond.
| ant the health officer at Washington
was notified In Norfolk 3 house
INSPECTION IS being made. Surgeon Ssck-
| cry has been asked 90 yrerssre list Of
| sntdters who have Departed Within a
month, with a view 80 trncfng them.
FIe~snx Frem the seosrxe.
| HAMPTON Va. July sE---Thts usually
1 tranquil town has herr "a y state of ex-
! cstessssnf tssssay STAGE The discovery Of
yellow fever AZ the soldiers horas.
Scor~s 90 ss.sossse tsox advanssEe ~ rhe
/ nrss orrovrunfsx te leave sh~ place. Last
rfrhs spee.ai train iefs oad Point with
1 fativ 30 Of the guests Of the hotels
I Business in the town cf Fno~has, aH-
ss,sY1tssar tas soldiers horae. r. suspended
late this afternoon Ssss-apT~glused
/ xuara uf ssfsssn Hansrsertssas with Wiz.
/ rsr~ssr ytssS went To the horne - aSsiss
1 IN enforcing The quarantine regulations.
1 s.ssssapssks a slbfo trssns have ctscez-
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