Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-31
W. Va MONDAY, JULY 81 1895
YELLOW JOCK APPEARS
At the Big Soldisas Home at Hamp-
ton, Va.

THIRTY CASES REPORTED AND
THREE DEATHS YESTERDAY
THE AUTHORITIES HAVE
TAKEN ALARM-MCST VIGOR-
GUS EFFORTS WILL BE MADE
TO STAMP OUT THE DISEASE.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, July 3d.
There are thirty cases of what is be-
lieved to be genuine yellow fever at
the National Soldiers Home, near
Hampton, and three deaths from the
disease were reported to-day. There
were several other deaths at the insti-
tuition yesterday, but it can not be
stated tonight that all of them were
caused by yellow fever. Newport News
and Hampton will quarantine against
the Soldiers Home tomorrow morn
ing. The government authorities at
Old Point have already adopted this
step, and no street cars are allowed
to enter the reservation. Quarantine
Officer Hobson, of this port, went to
the Soldiers Home tonight and veri-
fed the statement that here are now
thirty cases of the disease at the home,
and that there were three deaths from
the malady to-day While no one out
SHE of the Soldiers Home knew any
thing about the existence of yellow f.
yer until to-day, it is said that the
d.>ase made its appearance three days
ago. The most rigid quarantine regu
lations will be enforced to prevent the
spread of the malady.
The news has created great excite
ment in Newport News, Old Point and
Hampton, and the most vigorous meas
ures will be resorted to to prevent is
spread. There are 1000 old veterans
at the home, and several large excur
sion parties went through it last week.
DOUBTS IT.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Surgeon
General Sternberg, of the army, de-
clared to an Associated Press repre-
sentative at a late hour tonight that
he has no official knowledge of the
reported outbreak of yellow fever at
Hampton. He expressed himself as
highly incredulous of the truth of the
story, saying he had had no intima
ton even of the existence of the fever
at Hampton. Still, he said, ne might
not get the earliest news in such case
as reports probably would be first sent
to the managers of the board OF SOL
diers' homes.
TT IS FEVER.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Surgeon
General Wyman, of the Marine Hos
pital Service, was informed Saturday
night of an outbreak of what it was
feared was yellow fever at the National
Soldiers Home at Hampton, and imme-
diately dispatched surgeons in the SER
vice from Wilmington, N. c., Norfolk
and Washington to Investigate the
sickness there, report on its character
to the authorities here and to take
measures to prevent the spread of the
disease. DR.. Wyman himself will go to
Hampton in a few days to take charge
of the work of preventing a spread of
the disease if it. develops into genuine
yellow fever. Two of the surgeons dis
patched to the home reported to-day
that the symptoms very much resem-
bled those of yellow fever and that
while they could not be positive in
their diagnosis, yet they were inclined
to the belief that the illness was the
dreaded yellow jack. The government
will adopt strict precautionary meas
ures to prevent a spread of the dis
ease, and will fight its progress with all
the skill and resources at its command.
1t appears that DR.. Wyman's in
formation of the reported existence Of
yellow fever came in a telegram from
the surgeon in charge of the Soldiers
Home at Hampton, who expressed fear
that the disease was prevalent there.
DR.. Wyman Immediately awaited him.
self of the presence at Norfolk of Sur
geon Wasdin and directed that he pro-
coed at once 70 Hampton and make a
careful examination of the suspects.
This afternoon the surgeon general re-
ceived a dispatch from Dr. Wasdin ex-
pressing his conviction that the hos
pital authorities had been correct in
their fears and that the disease was
genuine yellow fever Surgeon White,
of this city, and Surgeon Wertenbaker,
from Wilmington, n. c., will so TO
Hampton Immediately and other as
sistants from the service will be di-
rected to proceed there as soon as the
exact condition of affairs can be learned
and the needs of the situation known.
QUARANTEEN ORDERED.
NORFOLK, Va, July 30.-The Nor
folk Board of Health has Quarantined
against Oil Point, Hampton and New
port News. Police officers have been
sent ont along the wafer fr0rt IN watch