The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-02
YELLOW FEVER
is SPREADING.
Makes Its Appearance In Phoe-
bus, a Little Town
Near the Soldiers Home at
Hampton, Va.
TROOPS CANNOT MOVE
Nobody Will Carry Them From
Fortress Monroe.
TROOPS CANNOT MOVE
Immune Surgeons Arriving to
Handle the Outbreak.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 2-Yellow fever
appeared today at Phoebus, the little
town almost adjoining the Soldiers
Home at Hampton. The scourge ap-
peared among the negroes and six cases
and two deaths were reported.
TROOPS CAN'T MOVE.
Washington, Aug. 2.-Some difficulty
is being experienced in removing the
troops from Fort Monroe. None of the
steamship companies will take them
and just at present no government
transports are available. 1t was in
tended that the troops should be con-
veyed by the Pennsylvania railroads
transport from Fort Monroe to Cape
Charles and by the Pennsylvania road
to Battery Point, but the Norfolk au-
thorities have notified the Pennsylvania
officials that if the transport is used for
that purpose she will not be allowed to
enter Norfolk for five days which would
cut off communication for the railroad
between Cape Charles and Norfolk.
Surgeon General Wyman has made
another vigorous protest against send
ing the troops to Battery Point and has
earnestly recommended to the war de-
partment the advisability Of placing
them farther north. The matter has
again been taken up with General Mer-
ritt-
1t is Stated at the war department
that the request of Governor Tyler that
a sufficient number of United States
troops be retained at Fort Monroe to
act as quarantine guard can not be
granted as there is no authority to use
troops for such purposes.
Assistant Surgeon Won Ezedorf, the
New Orleans expert, today reported to
the Marine hospital service his arrival
at Norfolk, en- route to Old Point and
Hampton, where he will assist Drs.
Pettus, Wasdin and White. Hospital
a~d al a f6d ff11tI at
Hampton. Acting Assistant Surgeon
Frank Donaldson, an immune, was or
dered to report to DR.. White at Hamp-
ton to help handle the outbreak in
PhOebus.
Surgeon General Wynan is still de-
tanned in Washington attending to the
executive work of the service which has
been largely increased by the present
excitement. He is not likely to go to
the scene of the outbreak unless there
is a decided change in the present fav-
orable outlook.
UNDER CONTROL
Washington, Aug. "A special to the
Evening Star from Newport News says
that Governor WOodfn of the soldiers
home at 10 o'clock today gave out the
following statement:
NO new cases of yellow fever; no
deaths; situation practically under con-
troll
The Star special adds that many Of
the best men in Newport News have
volunteered and are on the quarantine
line which has been increased more
than triple in the last few hours.
The marine hospital service was up
to o'clock today without official in
formation concerning the yellow fever
situation at the Hampton, Va, soldiers
home. The presence of the disease at
PhOebus as indicated in the press dis
patches has not been officially COM
municated to Dr. Wyman. The accur-
acy of the report, however, is not
doubted as such a condition of affairs
was anticipated. A house to house in
spection of the village has been order
ed.
Surgeon Snowden at Alexandria, Va,
was this morning directed to carefully
inspect all persons arriving by rail or
water at Hampton and vicinity and to
keep them under detention if necessary.
Similar instructions have been sent to
marine hospital officers at all Chesa-
peake Bay ports.
WAR DEPARTMENT POWERLESS.
Washington, Aug 2.-In response to
the request of the governor of Virginia
to remove the inmates of the Hampton
soldiers home, the war department.
states that it has no control over the
institution. The department, however,
board of governors, should they decide
to take such a, step.
Late this afternoon it was decided to
make no change in the orders sending
the Fort Monroe garrison to Battery
Point, Del, and Governor Merritt's de-
cision will be carried out.
The marine hospital service has re-
ceived the following from Surgeon
Vickery at the Hampton soldiers
home: Epidemic in the home not ex-
tending; four cases admitted yester-
day One of these new
The above message is construed to
mean that the four cases developed in
Phoebus and were admitted to the