The Bourbon news., 1899-08-04
EIGHT DEATHS.
Yellow Fever at Soldiers Home,
Hampton, and Ph9bus, Va.
There Are Over Forty Cases-A General
Exodus From NeighbOrhood and Sur
rounding TOwns-PrecautiOns Taken
at the Norfolk Naval Hospital.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-'Ihree new
cases of yellow fever in the soldiers
home at Hampton and one
DEATH" is the official report
received here Tuesday night by
Surgeon General Wyman from DIR.
Wasdin, the yellow fever expert on
duty at the institution. Added to DR..
Wasdin's figures sent to DR.. Wyman
Monday, this makes up to date 40 cases
in all which have occurred at the home,
of which eight have proved fatal. The
opinion was expressed Tuesday night
that the situation continues en-
couraging. inasmuch as the disease
has kept within its original bounds.
None of the nearby towns other than
Phoebus has reported the appearance
of infection or suspicious cases. The
people for miles around the home are
very much alarmed, but are very quiet
under the circumstances.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman during the afternoon re-
ceived me, sage from Surgeon Wick
cry, of the Hampton home, thanking
him for the prompt service of the ma
rine hospital service o fficials and say
ing there was no further spread of the
epidemic in the home. The messages
ended:
1.-TWO cases, one death last day."
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 3.-Yellow fever
appeared Tuesday at Phoebus, little
town almost adjoining Hampton. The
scourge appeared among the ne
groes and six cases and two death:
were reported. There is no change in
| the local situation except that the au
thorities redoubled their diligence t.
prevent the fever spreading to this
city from Hampton or elsewhere. The
mayor, chief of police and patrolmer
are doing Is hours duty daily, anC
special officers. inspectors and physi
clans are working day and night per
fecting the quarantine against Hamp
ton and neighbOring points in tn
| peninsula.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 3.-The rigiC
| quarantine measures which have beer
put into effect and the unanimity o:
the action on the part of the health
| authorities Of the state and city have
done much toward restoring conf
dence. 1t is not believed Sere by those
in the best position to know tina
the yellow fever will reach Nor
folk and the temporary fea
which almost paralyzed citizens anc
killed business when the startling
news from the soldiers home frs
reached here, is gradually wearin!
away and commerce is once NOR
thought of. 1t is true that people ar,
leaving Norfolk, but the exodus i
usual and incident to the summe1
season. There is some little fear here
but it is due more to the consequence
of the quarantine regulations than t,
the fever itself.
Every possible precaution is beinj
taken. The beach for a distance O
five miles is patrolled night and day
while several tugboats and steamer
are constantly on the lookout for an,
and all craft from the infected dis
trict.
The latest information from tn
home Wednesday night is that ther
was one death and no new cases dur
ing the day. Thursday all the old vet
Grams of the home will be lodged il
tents while the entire reservation i
Thoroughly disinfected.
When the quarantine inspectors me
the cannon ball on the Norfolk
Western road Wednesday morning
they found aboard bound to Norfol
81 passengers who could not give tn
satisfactory account of themselves re
quired by the health authorities @
the city. The train was held at Tuck
ers, about five miles out from Norfol
: for two hours and finally the car cor
tanning the persons referred to wa
) detached from the train to be sen
back to Richmond.