Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-04
THE NEWS OF NORFOLK PAGES TWO THREE AND Sc
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"Norfolk's quarantine seems to be as
strict as it is possibles to make it,
Yesterday morning Miss Fitchett, a
d young lady of Norfolk, who had come
to this city from Old Point, or Buck
roe Beach. hoping to evade the quar-
antine which Norfolk has established
against Old Point. boarded the Norfolk
and Western train for home.
IAN Went well until fuckers was
reached about nine miles west OF Ports
mouth. AT that point quarantine inspec-
tors entered the train. Miss Fitchett
was in fear and trembling. But she
| could not tell II story when the inspec-
tor asked her where she came from.
staying at Old Point. and that she had
been in Richmond not two DAYS.
she lad TO get off the train. So did
| about two dozen more persons-maIe
and female-who were trying to get in
to Norfolk from the infected district hy
way of Richmond"
ASYLUM OFFERED REFUGEES.
Mayor Writ Dunlap. of Blacksburr
Yesterday sent Mayor Johnston the fol,
lowing dispatch;
| Blacksburg would be glad to en-
/ terrain some of your refugees
the Mayor replied by wire as follows:
Please accept thanks of the people
OF Norioik Tor your kind offer. Fever
mas bcen confined to the Soldiers Home
and there is no fear of the disease
reaching this city"
TRUE TO HIS HOME.
Police Commissioner A. =. Thorn. who
| is spending Il vacation up North ar
| rived In New York yesterday and call
! ed up Mayor Johnston over the long
distance telephone and informed him
ina ne was ready to return Immediate
| ~ 10 the city If the occasion required
1t. The Mayor replied that there was no
necessity for his return at this time.
AT CRANEY ISLAND.
There arc now about twenty persons
being held at the Norfolk and Ports
mouth detention station on Craney Is
land. One of the buildings there has
pecn arranged comfortably. and it is
moro of a pleasure than otherwise 10
spend few days on the pretty green is
| land.
WILL FUMIGATE MAILS.
inc Postoffice Department has de-
cidcd upon the fumigation of all United
states mail hereafter to leave the quar-
antinc section. Colonel j. r. Waddy
Norfolks postmaster. yesterday after
noon received from Hon. C.. w. Wick
cry superintendent Of the third divis-
ION OF the railway mail service, a tel
| egram advising him of this fact. The
| offices affected are at Phoebus. New
port News, Hampton and Fortress Mon
| roe.
There has been some comment on the
TACT That no orders had been given for
me tumisation of mails from Phoebus
since the Soldiers Home mail goes
through that office. and the people
| generally will approve of this precau-
ton on the part of the Government.
WHAT DIR. sTERNBERG SAID.
In reply to DR.. Newbili's telegram
| printed in yesterdays Virginian-Pilot
Surgeon General Sternberg. of the
army, yesterday wired the following:
[. r.. Newhill. President of the Board
of Health, Norfolk:
made no prediction for publica ton
hut remarked in conversation that the
disease was very likely to spread
among the resident population in the
immediate vicinity of the Homo. but
| that | did not believe il was likely to
extend to Norfolk. Newport News or
Northern cities.
(SigneO STERNRERG.
Surgeon General.
| HEALTH OFFICER REMOVED.
| DR. Bagby. health officer ut Newport
| News. has been suspended by the Coun-
| en- OF that city. Ii was charged against
DR.. Bagby that he had been selling
| passes through the Newport News
| quarantine line for - and 30 cents. DR..
Baghy admitted charging for the pass
es. his contention being that he had n
right 10 compensation for his time. The
council acquitted him of blame. but adj
| viscd his retirement to restore the con
| fidence Of the people. Dr. Hobson was
| appointed in his stead
EFFECTIVE OCEAN VIEW PATROL.
About o'clock yesterday morning n
canoe carrying a sail was seen beating
| up and down along the shore near
! Ocean View. and ii was soon apparent
| that the two men in it We're trying to
land. They were followed along the
shore and kept off. finally sailing away
toward Cape Henry. whore they again
| tried 10 land but We're driven OFF Some
members of Grimes Battery fired in
their direction and finally put Il shot
across the bow Of their craft tan order
10 stop) Then they lowered their sail
ana officers went 10 point near them
In small boat They found in the ca
noe Two colorod men who said they
were from Hampton.
the steamer Ocean View was called
and the canoe and the two men taken
| TO Crancy Island
NEWPORT NEWS QUARANTINES
The Virenian- Pilots Newport News
! representatives sent over a phone mes
sac AT a late hour last night to the
Gle mat the Board of Health OF that
! Town hld decided to quarantine against
/ norfolk and Portsmouth,
| he action Of HE board is not gen
orally approved 1t is learned many of
the citizens look upon it as largely a
reta!iatory measure.
10 Cleanse tho system
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