The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04
was yesterdays Fever Report From the
Hampton Soldiers Home.
" ID At the Home Yesterday-Forty Cases and Eight Deaths II
at Officially Reported-Great Activity of Marine HOSPITAL Ser.
vice lin Preparations to Prevent Spread of Disease-Abso.
Lutte Quarantine by Surrounding Towns Against
Infected Points-stuation Well in Hand.
Origin of Outbreak Yet Unknown.

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developed the fever himself when he
left the home.
Surgeon General Sternberg today re-
ceived the following telegram from Sur
geon Vickery, in charge at the national
soldiers nome at Hampton, Va, the
scene of the yellow fever epidemic:
our epidemic not extending. Last
day two cases and one death. Origin
no discovered. Do you know If we
can get IMMUNE urgeons and nurses"
Surgeon General Sternberg has re-
ponded to Surgeon Vickery's question
in the affirmative and will furnish him
Immediately with a list of the surgeons
aid nurses who may be employed by
him., for the surgeon general is with
out authority to pay for them out of
his own appropriations.
Surgeon White wired Genera Wyman
that he arrived at Hampton last night;
that the quarantine had been unani-
| mOusly turned over by the local au-
thorities to the marine hospital SER
vice and hat he had accepted it. He
, said:
There is little doubt that there may
have been infection in Phoebus. Place
under quarantine. Work will be heavy,
but we hope for the best. Please ap-
prove my order to Richmond for freight
train to come here and to Phoebus to
bring supplies"
General Corbin transmitted to Gen.
OA"A i Oil u L
Miles to General Merritt. command
ing the department of the east, saying
that hereafter no vessels should tie UP
at the Fort Monroe wharf unless under
the order of Surgeon Pettus, the ma
| rine hospital officer in charge of the
! quarantine there.
1t was stated at the office of the ma
rine hospital service today that there
were not more than 200 Or 300 people
left at Old Point Special trains will
be run there at such intervals as may
! be necessary to remove the inhabitants,
subject to such inspection and detention
as nay be determined at Richmond.
Surgeon General a. Reypen, of the
navy, received word during the day
that a guard OF a dozen marines had
been sent from the naval barracks at
, Norfolk to the naval hospital, located
between Norfolk and Portsmouth, to
see that persons do not land from the
small craft coming up the Elizabeth
river from the fever district.
EXCITEMENT AT NEWPORT NEWS
ALLAYED.
: Newport News, Va, August 1.-The
preliminary excitement over the exist
ence of yellow fever at the soldiers
home has been allayed to a great ex-
tent, Notwithstanding the unfavorable
report from Phoebus. Some people left
the city today on account OF the Situa-
ton, but the exodus was nothing like
that of yesterday. The stopping of all
cOaStwiSe, bay and river Oat from
landing here on account of quarantine
regulations adopted by other cities at
which these vessels touch, has material
ly impaired local shipping and the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway will to-
morrow transfer to Richmond a num-
Der of the clerks employed by that COM
pany on account of the small amount
of freigh being handled here.
While the shipyard is handicapped to
some extent, the number of it's en-
ployes who have left the city and who
are ~quarantined at their homes in
Hampton is not sufficient to seriously
retard work at the plant.
LAST REFUGEE TRAIN.
Richmond, Va, August 1.-The last
refugee train from the infected dis
trict reached here over the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad tonight, bringing
some 800 persons from Old Point, Buck
Roe beach and other resorts. There us
no alarm in Richmond, but rigid SAM
tation will be enforced.
STTNGENT MEASURES AT NOR
FOLK.
Norfolk, Va, August There is no
change in the local situation, except
that the authorities a redOubled
their diligence to prevent yellowWever
from being introduced into this city
from Hampton or elsewhere. The may
or, chief of police and patrol men ara
doing eighteen hours duty daily, and
special officers, inspectors and physl-
clans are working day n night, per-
fecting the quarantine against Hamp-
ton and neighboring points On the Pc
ninsula. 1t is absolutely certain that
no one is able to slip in by land or
water, On ccoun of the constant
watchfulness of the and guards and
patrol boats.
Mayor Johnston today received a dis
patch from Surgeon General Wyman, OF
the marine hospital service, placing
Craney island at the disposal of this
city and Portsmouth, and it will be
used as a detention camp if necessary.
SIX CASES AT PHOEBUS.
The report that six cases la been
found and there had been two deaths
among the negro population Of Phoebus,
adjoining the home, was confirmed.
Mayor Johnston called up Governor
Tyler and asked him to urge upon Sec
rotary of War Root to send all inmates
of the home whose remOval was regard
ed as prudent to some point north,
there to remain until the disease had
5 been stamped out. The governor prom
ised to give the suggestion immediate
; attention.
Fishermen and oyster tongers who
lave been operating in the vicinity OF
: the infected district are not allowed tc
= come near the shore. several were
; driven back today by the river and har-
Dor patrol.
DR.. Lynch, a yellow fever expert, has
| been appointed assistant quarantine OF
ficer and is giving close attention &c
/ trains and shipping. He has systema.
!, tized matters and is doing effective
work. Our authorities are confident OF
their ability to keep the disease out.
GUARANTEES AGAINST HAMP-
/ TON.
Charleston, S.. c., August 1.-The Char.
. leston health board today declared &
quarantine against Hampton, Va. NJ
3 quarantine has yet been declared
against Norfolk OF Newport News.
Baltimore, August 1.-The first active
: step toward the enforcement of tn,
2 | quarantine against Newport News
Hampton and Old Point Comfort, Va.
on account of yellow fever, was takeI
: this morning when h steamship Ju
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