The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

tact With 1t Are Permitted to Go
Refugees From Town of PhOebus.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Advices re-
ceived by Surgeon General Wyman up to
9 o'clock tonight from Hampton show
that the only change in the yellow fever
situation is the addition of four suspect
ed cases to those already in existence
They have been sent from the camp to
the hospital. This statement, and the
fact that there has not been a death
since o'clock last night, and that every
thing with reference to the disease is
more than favorable, was received from
Gov z. l.. Wcodfin, of the soldiers
home. He also wired that he is quite
sure the pestilence will be stamped out
To Surgeon General Wyman who has
general charge of affairs at Hampton,
but who remains away from the insti-
tuition, word came that the situation is
unchanged. Gov. Woodfin has prepared
list of all members of the home who
have been furloughed since July 22, at
the same time giving their destination.
This will be telegraphed to Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman and will be spread broad
cast through the press, thus enabling
municipalities where the inmates may
now be, 10 detain them for a reasonable
length of time.
DR.. Wyman has sent dispatches to the
health commission of Baltimore and
board of health of Richmond, asking
them what measures are being taken in
regard to refugees from the home or the
neighboring town of Phoebus. The sur
geon general thinks all such persons
should be kept under close surveillance
for ten days following their departure.
particularly those who stopped over one
night in either place Replies have been
received from both places, showing the
surgeon general the activity Of the of
hc1als affected and their ability to cope
with the situation. Surgeon Farouahr
at Portsmouth, about twelve miles from
Hampton, reports finding four coIored
people who had been at the latter piace
The authorities sent them back to Ham,
ton. Dr. .Wyman does not think such
action necessary, however. and has dt
rected Surgeon Farquahr hereafter not
10 send such persons hack to Hampton
put to have them taken to Craney island
Where they may be detained under OBJ
serVatlon. Dr. Wy1nan SAYS that al
though Hampton is not infected he
thinks it best to take charge of peopIe
VINO may come from there and keen
them under surveillance for the LARGER
period of time. Arrangements have hea,
made to send two immune male and two
immune female nurses and two imnuno
physicians. 'S
REMOVAL OF TROOPS.
The removal of troops from Fort Mon
- roe ana the officers and their families
II IS expected, will begin tomorrow, when
passenger steamer is scheduled to leave
at 2 o'clock for Cape Charles. A haree
win cars is expected to go to the reserva
llon tomorrow and take the baggaga of
the troops over to Cape Charles. The
| quarantine ship, jamestown. anchored in
the waters of the bay, will be made
sort OF halfway landing place. where
persons ana supplies may be landed from
norfolk and other places, and then shin
ped to Old Point by launch, thence to
be sent to Hampton
Surgeon General Van Reypen of tho
navy, has directed the surgeon in CHARGE
OF naval hospitals at Norfolk to use every
precaution to keep the yellow fever out
The hospital has contagious disease
building in the woods, some distance from
the main building. If there should he
the slightest symptoms of fever at the
hcspitaf the case will be removed to the
contagious building, and should genuine
case of yellow fever develop it will be
taken to the quarantine station at Gran
by island.
Passengers arriving here from Nor
folk by boat, to escape the yellow fever
report a general exodus from Norfolk
and vicinity, every man who can afford
it sending his family to safe distance
Business, he says, was practically sus-
pended, and steamboat and railroad
offices are beseiged with frightened peo-
pie. One OF the arriving citizens from
Norfolk said that a lively fight was max
ing to keep the fever out of the citv
Many sanitary inspectors and special DO
licemen have been appointed and citizens
generally have turned in to clean up the
city. Many alarming rumorS were in
circulation, one report not verified up to
the time he left being that there were
five cases in a large town near Norfolk
No rumors prevailed of any eases in
Norfolk itself.
Two volunteer surgeons today rendered
their services to Gen. Wyman for duty
in the infected district. They are act
ing assistant surgeons in Vicksburg
Miss, and Assistant Surgeon John F.
Anderson, Of New York.
DR.. Frank Donaldson, of New York.
an immune who has seen service in Cuba,
left this evening for Newport News. un-
der orders from DR.. Wyman.
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