Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-04
liza MPTON SERENE
No New Cases and no Suspicious
Ones.
REPORT FROM The HOME
Meeting OF Town Council. Busiu. s. Mems
Association Also Held IL Meeting Y.s-
terday. The Situation Is
Very Encouraging.
REPORT FROM The HOME

"A special meeting of the Business
Mems Association was held yesterday
afternoon III order to axe propci. steps
10 put before the outside world til" cx-
act situation at Hampton as to :l,e
soldiers Home and the true state Of
affairs as to the fever situation. Ths
attendance was large. |-.
Or: White. of the Marine Hospital
Service. and Or. Wcrty.@4ker. OF IN
Same service, We're present by invita-
tlon. ana, in response to Il request from
the Association. Or. White made !, uil
statement. He said:
lhefc arc q number of cases of Vel
low fever i'll the Soldiers Home. | can
not state the exact number. There is in
fI1"tbus and near the Home Con the
street leading to it) one case certainly
ara possibly two cases. There is Il cor
uon OF tWcnty-onc men around the
iiolnc. which Will be Increased tonight
Dy two naptha launches ana six men.
lhoGbus ana all OF the county south Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad track
mas been put under quarantine. With
twenty-eiSht men on duty, and doubt
II tonight any one Will be able to Get
through the line. AS far as | know
there are no suspicious cases in HainD-
Ton. Other than that Of SpraSgins. no
new case has been reported in phocLps
todaS. Inc Hampton Normal Sch Jol
mas a Gordon OF its W and will tonight
extend the Gordon, With my permission,
SO as 70 Keep people out Of Hobc.r".
which will aid Very much in Keeping the
ulseasc out of Hampton. l do not be
lleHc that there is any infection. in IN.
Normal School, Hohcurc or nearby. As
soon as can coniinc the disease to 1na
11ohlc, It is my opinion that the COM
mercial restrictions will be removed.
~ course. | cannot say when that Will
be. The Soldiers Home is abDu, one
mile from ~lIalnpton.'
W."## .#@ HAMPTON CCJTNC-II.
at 4 meeting Of the Town Council lrll
'ast night, Mayor Hope submitted his
report Tor the month of July and also
read an elaborate statement in regard
20 ms f'rst apprisal of the yellow fever
ana ms Subsequent actions in regard 10
t. lie took occasion To say that ati.,,
q rigid inspection the Board Of Health
oithe city reported to him its condition,
adding that the sanitation of the town
was better II it had been for Years.
1ic also stated that quarantine was
malltalneu against phocbus and Tie
1tonc since carly Monday morning
ana tlat he had given his whole time
ana attention TO helping to improve the
sanitary condition of Hampton.
Reports from the home ana frn i
fho"bus nave caused Il new ana ~
emt hopeful feeling in Hampton.
IT is now considered by nearly all III,
are IN touch With conditions that ii VIII
pe next 70 impossible for fever to enter
,hr city. With Phocbus one mile. ana
oolultrs fionc 4 mile ana Il half away
ana an iron-clad quarantine between
the Two, our citizens feel Unusually
n Phocbus case reported last n;.at.
thal Of ~Spfagsins, is briy closely
Malcheu. ana the patient is getting
along nicely. IT.
cars are now running from ~.
hampton bridge TO power house, ai,d
business is again assuming nornal pro-
portions. " 80