Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-31


Wyman Not Sure at Present.
Washington, July 31.-Surgeon
Gen. Sternberg received the follow
ing from Surgeon Dewitt at Fort Mon
roe: LAT 4 O'Clock p. m. yesterday
Surgeon Peeue, of the marine hospital
service and quarantine officer. officially
stated that yellow fever existed at the
National Soldiers home at Hampton.
AThirty-four cases are reported with
Six Deaths" AdJt. Gen. Corbin. who
was at Fort Monroe yesterday when
the official report was made, says
from all, accounts there is little doubt
that the conditions are serious and
there is no telling how far the infec-
tion has reached. Many excursion
parties have gone to the soldiers
home and mingled with the soldiers
there. Corbin declares there is not
the least question as to the character
of the disease. The inmates are vet
Grams of the war of the rebellion.
Orders were issued by the war de-
partment removing the garrison ut
Fort Monroe, all except a small guard,
to some point on the northern coast
to be selected by Gen. Merritt.
Eject on Board of Trade.
Chicago, July 31.-The outbreak of
yellow fever at the National Soldiers
home at Hampton, Va, caused activ-
ity and a break in provisions today
on the board of trade. The weakness
was especially apparent on pork in
which the liquidation was heavy, per-
sistent, and broke at so cents n barrel.
The grain markets were also weak in
sympathy.
Thirty Cases and Three Deaths.
Newport News, Va. July 3l.-Thnra
are thirty cases of what is believed to
be genuine yellow fever at the Ma
tional Soldiers Home near Hampton,
and three deaths from the disease
were reoprted yesterday. There were
several other deaths at the institution
Saturday, but il cannot be stated that
all of them were caused by yellow
fever. Newport News and Hampton
quarantined against the soldiers home
this morning. The government au-
th0rities at Old Point had already
adopted this step, and no strangers are
allowed to enter the reservation. Oar
antine Officer Hobson. of this port.
went to the Soldiers Home last night
and verified the statement that there
are now thirty cases of the disease at
the nome and that there were three
deaths from the malady.
Been in the Home Three Days.
While no one outside of the Soldiers
Home knew anything about the exist
eEce of yellow fever until yesterday. it
is said that the disease made it's ap-
pearance three days ago The most
rigid quarantine regulations will be
enforced to prevent the spread of the
malady. The news has created great
excitement in Newport News. Old Point
and Hampton. and the most vigorous
measures will be employed TO prevent
its spread. There are 1000 old vet
Grams at the home and several large
excursion parties went there last week.
Sternberg Is IncreduIous.
Washington. July 31.-Surgeon Cen
eral Sternberg. of the army. declared
to an Associated Press reporter at a
late hour last night that he has no
official knowledge of the reported out
break of yellow fever at Hampton. He
expressed himself as highly incredulous
of the truth of the story. saying he had
had no intimation even of the question
of the fever at Hampton. Still. he
said. he might not get the earliest news
in such case. as reports probably would
be first sent to the managers of the
board of soldiers home.