Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-01

TURN 70 NhniolN. surgeon MaSfuuSr
has 5ccn ordered from Memphis. Both
of these officers have had large cxpcr-
lcncc III quarantine matters. Surgeon
FcttuS, in charge of the Cape Charles
quarantine. has been ordered to assign
his assistant. Surgeon McClintock, TO!
temporary charge and to remain on
duty himself at old Point.
WASH NGTON. July aI.-Stlrgcc.n
General Wyman Of the Marine Hospital
Service had :, conference with secretary
AlScr ut II o'clock today concerning
the yellow fever situation at Hunptiun
The Secretary of War is cN-oitcio pr.'s-
idcnt of the board OF managers OF the
soldiers Home. and in consequence his
orders concerning the Home would gov
crn It. At present the Home IS under
the direction OF the governor of Tn"
Home ana Surgeon Nickcry. General
Wyman has sent To Hampton Surgeon
White. 4 very experienced yellow fever
physician, Who will take control OF rv-
crything under the Marine Hospital
service.
Secretary !Algcr has directed the 10
sian Simpson hospital at Fort Monroe
tn DE turned over to the Marine HoSpi-
tai Service il it is wanted by SURGEON
General Wyman.
This hospital contains one Thousand
beds and was fitted up for the TROOPS
stationed at Newport News last SUM
mer. only Il small portion of it has
ever been used. The secretary told
General WNman to call on the War De
partment for anything that it had or
wanted and it would be furnished at
once Without regard to regulations or
rules. The secretary said that Surgeon
General Wyman should be assisted Ii
every Way in dealing with the epidemic
The following order was issued by the
War Department today:
Commanding General, Department of
the East,
Governors Island, N "
The presence OF yellow fever having
Dccn officially reported at the Soldiers
Home ut Hampton, Va. the Secretary
of War directs that you give orders for
the immediate movement of the garrl-
son at Fort Monroe to some place of
safety somewhere on the northern coast
to be selected by you Two commission
ed officers and not less than twenty
men Will be left in charge of the pos..
they will be given preference. Ac-
knowledge receipt and report action
taken. tSigned)
H. &. CORBIN, AdJutant General.
The Marine Hospital Service today
has ordered Il number of surgeons 10
Hampton and vicinity.
DR.. Wasdn, of the Marine Hospital
Service, is already at Hampton and is
detailed as the expert at the Home
Dr. j. II. White left Washington this
morning and will be on duty outside
Drs: G. T. Wertenbuller, Frank Don
alsdson, Farqlar. Pettus and McCln-
tic will be distributed through Ports
mouth, Phocbus, Berkeley and other
near by points as occasion requires
Surgeon General Wyman has not vet
decided whether he will go to Hamp-
ton. but will do SO if there is any need
OF his services.
The officers of the Marine Hospital
Service refuse to speculate on the ger
csis OF IN" epidemic. but ii is generally
believed to have originated in some 81
the shore dives in phoebus ana cases
are looked for there. Arrangements
are already made To throw quarantine
lines around any place where the dis
case shows itself outside the Home
The Washington Health authorities
were notified about daylight this morn
ing OF the Hampton outbreak Tie.
morning boat from Old Point was in
spectcd nut no passengers We're de
tanned. The trains will also be watched
There is Il detention settlement Of cot
ta=cs on the eastern branch which was
utilized during the recent smallpox out
break. This is being ovrrha,lled to re-
ceivc any yellow fever suspects who arr.
detected by the Washington authori-
ties.
The troops at Fort Monroe consist of
three batteries of the Fourth Artillery.
together with the headquarters of that
regiment, all under command of Col
onrl r. l.: Gunther The batteries
there are G, y and G.
Surgeon General Sternbcrg has re-
ccivcd the following from Lieut. Col.
Dewitt:
Fort Monroe. Va. July 81
Surgeon General, U. S. A., Washing
AT 4 o'clock p. NJ. yesterday. sur
Sc"n Pcttus, United States Marin. Hos
neatly states that yellow fever was at
National Soldiers Home. Hampton:
thlrty-1nur cases, with six deaths Com
ilaHdln% officer took Immediate meas
ures for quarantine. Surgeon PcttI:;
states Surgeon General Marine Hos
!!lai service was notified yesterday ar
,ernoon. (SiSncd)
"pEWlT1'. Surgeon"
AdJutant General Corbin ana Major
johnston, assistant adjutant general
were at Fort Monroe yesterday ana
were present when Surgeon I,ct,us
maze MS report to Lieutenant Colonel
Dewitt, regarding the outbrea!. of val
low fever at the Soldiers Home.
General corbin says that from all
accounts there is little doubt that tie
CONDITIONS are serious. and there is no
telhi'S now lar the infection may have
reached. There is a trolley road along
~! w ocach Tor distance of ,,nr, than
SIN miles and excursion parties hay,
been coming to Old Point and aIincrn,
places and have taken the trolley r.
He"poft News and to the Soldi, re
nome nome Many Of them have mingled
with the soldiers
General Corbin says that one theory
,,a me way in which the fever Nigh,
' nr,.e 80 ne . brought to the Home is tina
one OF the soldiers recently visitcd san.
lias0. lie returned some time sin...
s,uuer,ng with what the physicio rs
.housht to be denguc. 1t seems ii WAS
no' untli the inmates OF the Home H.