Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-01

7 and Sanitary Committee of the Chamber
Of Commerce 10 send a representative 10
the meeting. which invitation was accept
ed.
DIR. OPPENHIMER'S VIEW.
DR.. OppsDhimar made lengthy state
ment. at the request Of the committee.
He said that Immediately upon receipt
OF the news Of the fever at Hampton, he
had consulted with General-Superintend-
ent Doyle and Chief-Surgeon Brock. OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
These gentlemen had expressed them
selves as being ready 10 do anything pos
sibe to aid in preventing the bringing Oh
The disease TO Richmond.
"Yellow-fever is a germ disease Hald
DIR. Oppenhimer. Filth is a-sreat source
OF infection. 1t has little show In ,ieai
city. The health OF Richmond has Lou
been better at this season In years Inc
importance Of keeping premises clean anu
In thorough sanitary condition eanii''
possible be too deeply impressed
DR.. Oppenhlmer thought quarantine
an enormous expense. IL Is diincult W
mako an inland quarantine enectVe' ~
is not advisable TO have quarantine I'M
less absolutely necessary, as great iOSs
TO business Is always the result Ut Up
penhimer read a telegram from the pres
ideot OF the Newport News Board or
Health stating that Newport News
was auaranting rigidly against Hampton
and other points; that there was aDso-
utely no danger of the injection Deins
communicated to Richmond from New
port News, and beseeching TINS city not
10 declare a quarantine against that city.
Dr. Oppenhimer did not think it neces-
sary TO declare such a quarantine. lie
stated that he had wired the president
of the Newport News Board Of Health
and physicians at points along the Chesa-
peake and Ohio between that place ana
Richmond to keep him informed as 10
conditions otherwise Richmond would
quarantine against them.
TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION.
DR.. Stuart Mcclure. Of the Sanitary
and Health Committee of the Champer
of Commerce. said he was a doctor, ana
not a sanitary expert, but that ne was d
firm believer IN the efficacy OF quarah-
tine and the necessity Of the city peihg
thoroughly clean.
Mr.. T. Roberts Baker, Of the Champer
Committee. said he had no suggestions 10
make. but thought every necessary means
should be adopted TO prevent the spreau
OF the disease to this city
Mr. Thomas L. Moore, chairman OF the
Chamber Committee, said as business,
men, the Chamber, ne felt sure oi'ilheu
the idea of quarantining, but that tne
body was willing to aid the health ON
GERS of the city in anything they might
decide upon as necessary 10 Keep yeilo"
fever out Of Richmond.
The members of the Chamber OF COM
merce Committee present were Messrs'
Moore. Hutzler, Alfriend, Baker. and Dr.
stuart Mcclure.
EXCURSIONS DECLARED OFF,
The development of the fever at Hamp-
ton will have the effect OF putting an
end. temporarily, at least, to the uh-
usually large number of excursions which
nave been run from this city to points
I'm the infected district. The number Oh
people who have gone from Richmond 10
The seashore every week this summer
has been far greater than ever before
i'm the history of the city. But the races
OF excursionists will now be turned III
other directions than toward Ola foluV
ana Buckroe Beach, at any rate. Nor
fox ocean View, and Virginia Beach
are not i'm the quarantine area, though
n gentleman from Norfolk last night
stated that people were leaving that city
and neighboring shore resorts IN larae
numbers TWO excursions 10 Ola FolnI
advertised for this week, have been IN
definitely postponed. negro excursion
was RIM 10 Williamsburg yesterday