Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-04

WASHINGTON, August 3.-The yell
low fever situation at Hampton con-
tinues favorable and encouraging in the
hospital service.
According to official reports there has
been no spread of the contagion since
yesterday; nor has any of the cases now
under treatment proved fatal since
that time.
1t is hoped to confine the disease TO
the soldiers home and Phoebus. but
Surgeon General Wyman thinks it too
early TO make a definite prophecy re-
garding the outbreak as it is only four
or five days since the presence of tho
fever became known 10 the officials
here.
Tonight, at half-past o'clock DR..
Wyman received the following telegram
from DR.. Vickery, stationed at the SOL
diers home: situation favorable and
encouraging. No new cases and no
deaths"
Dr. Wyman tonight received from
the home a list of the members of the
institution who were furloughed on and
after the 22d of July, the day after a
number of the inmates became sick
with the fever. Accompanying the
names were the exact dates and time of
the furloughs, and the destination OF
those TO whom they were granted.
Surgeon, Pettus wired from Fort
Monroe tonight that there Is nothing
new to-day, and that good patrol is
being maintained.
Acting Assistant Surgeon p, St Il.
Mcclure will be on duty at Craney Is
land. He will go there tonight with
persons held in detention at Berkeley.
Some from Norfolk were sent over to-
day. Dr. John Archinard, of New Or
leans, will reach Washington in a few
days for duties that may be assigned
him.
Regarding rumors said to prevail in
Newport News that government ex-
perts had pronounced the disease not
to be yellow fever Dr. Wyman and
General Sternberg each said tonight
that no such information had been sent
to either of them, and that no reason
was known for questioning that the
disease was yellow fever.
Acting General Superintendent Grant
of the Railway Mail Service has is
sued instructions for the fumigatlon Of
all mails from Hampton, Soldiers
Home, Phoebus. Fortress Monroe and
Ripraps.
The Virginia Board of Health has
notified the c. & o. railroad not TO
stop it's trains anywhere between Will
liamsburg and Newport News.
Another change was made to-day in
the destination of the troops at Fort
Monroe. Gen. Merritt telegraphed the
War Department that in Difference to
the earnest recommendation of Sur
geon General Wyman, he would direct
that the troops be sent to Plum Island
in Long island Sound. The Quarter
masters Department is experiencing
considerable difficulty in making ar
rangements for the transportation Of
the Fort Monroe garrison. 1t Is quite
likely that the transport Mcclellan,
now at New York, will be sent to Fort
Monroe to take troops away.
The officials at Hampton have sue
ceeded in tracing and locating the for
mer inmate of the Soldiers Home who
is believed to have brought yellow
fever to that place. His name is Will
liam Thomas. He arrived at the home
on a transport from Santiago, where ne
had been visiting between July I'd and
5th last. He was admitted TO the
Home as a veteran and shortly after
developed chills and fever. In the
light of subsequent events the experts
believe there is little doubt that he was
affected with a mild case Of yellow
fever, although it was not diagnosed
as such at the time. When well enough
to travel he left the Home and his
baggage was sent to Phoebus. The
man himself went to Columbus City,
Washington. where he now is. Sur
geon General Wyman regards it as for
sanate that Thomas went TO such a