Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-01


thew stood within the portals OF the 1Si-
farson Murphy's. New Fords, ana tue
J.~,ryton About 100 or more men, Wo-
men. and children registered az tue 'el
ferson. the same number at New foru D
ord about thirty at Murphys, ana seVe-
raj at the Lexington
GLAD TO GET AWAY.
.vo, hat ,ve were glad to see that train
hoct into the station at Old Point to-
night" said sir. o. Sewset, OF Atlanta, AT
ntnrnbv's last night. I'VE had known
sInce 1 o'clock that It was coming. There
were 300 or 400 people at the depot wheh
n backed down, and we got aboard III
hurry, tell you.
"There was not what / should call a
panic at the hotels" he said. but we all
wanted to get away. / think the great
trouble there Is the lack OF supplies.
Those people are going to run short or
food<~ We lacked some things at the
Chamberlin to-day which we would nave
had had there been no quarantine.
IT understand a transport has been or
dered to Fort Monroe tomorrow 10 take
away the garrison Wednesday. ser
geant and ten men will be left In cnarge'
1t was said there was one case IN the
fort. / do not know whether 1t Is true.
MT. ROBERT cecil OSDullis Va %fN'
came to the Jefferson last night from
old Point. i am glad to be out OF IL,
he said. We were not so much frlght-
ened. but the idea of being cut OH from
the rest of the world like We We're IN q
penal settlement was terrible. That tram
got a rousing cheer when 1t backed down
TO the depot tonight We were never SO
glad TO see a train before.
THE SURGEONS REPORT.
A gentleman who came in on this train
said last night he saw telegram from
a Marine Hospital surgeon 10 the Sur
eeon-General late yesterday afternoon. IN
which It was stated that there were then
"thirty-seyen cases at the home. one
death to-day. one new case. Condition
filthy"
Mr.. John d. Potts, district passenger
agent of the Chesapeake and OHIO, re-
ceived a telegram from Colonel Woodfn,
of the Soldiers Home, last night. sta1lnS
that there were thirty cases at the home;
that there had been six deaths, and that
there were no new cases yesterday, ana
no deaths.
WENT THROUGH THE HOME.
A Richmond man was in Hampton Fri
day, and was taken through the nome by
Colonel Woodfn, even visiting the hospl-
tai The gentleman is not feeling 2articu-
larly comfortable Just at present.
1t IS Il fact, however, that Kicnmohu
people are not frightened. 1t Is not pc
lieved the cOntagion is potent III tnls To-
callty. The fact Is recalled that though
Richmond guaranteed against NorioiN
during the epidemic there IN 1850 the
quarantine was raised In afcw days, ana
the citizens Of the stricken city invited
IN flee TO Richmond. IL having oeen ue-
monstrated that the disease was not con-
taeious here. About sixty orphan chll-
dren. who had been exposed 20 the COLI
tagion were brought here, ana taken 10
the basement of Christ church. They were
nursed By young men from the CHRISTIAN
Association and others, and though many
of the little things died In their nurses
arms. not one Of the latter contracted the
disease.
CALLING THEM HOME.
MANY telegrams were sent last night by
Richmond people who have relatives Cl
friends at Old Point Buckroe bea-A'
Norfolk. and other places in that Vlclnlty'
advising them TO leave at once. Al lhe
Western Union Office about ~ messages
of this nature had been received up 10
midnight, and at the Postal Ielesr3pi
C,omnanv's Office about half that NUMBER
-
DIR. William H. Taylor, the state Chen-
ist said last night he thought the chances
of the yellow-fever spreading TO- kicn-
mond were somewhat remote. The clty
has been regarded hitherto as PROOF
against the disease, and in the epidemic
of yellow-fever which ragged IN NoriolA
in ISIS Richmond threw open her gat IS
"a the refugees At that time 1t Is
worthy OF note that no Richmond people
took the disease, though Norfolk people
mo came here contracted it after their
arrival. and died from il. Coniiu2ns
have changed since then, DR.. Taylor says,
for the negroes were in slavery ana wen
,,ensce 10 the community as seed
ground for the disease.
DR.. Taylor is inclined TO the behef th1t
the Reina Mercedes, which has been lying
off Old Point for some Time Is the origin
of all the trouble