The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-04
TOO EARLY YET TO PROPHESY
But FEVER MAY BE CONFINED TO
PLACES NOW INFECTED.

VINO nave been rurl0ugheu From
the Home and Where They Have
GOne-sOIdier Said to Have Car
ried 1t There Located.
Washington, Aug, 3.-The yellow fever
situation at Hampton continues favorable
and encouraging, in the opinion of the Off
cials of the marine hospital service.
According to official reports there has
been no spread of the contagion since yes
terday, nor has any of the cases now un-
der treatment proved fatal since that
time.
1t is hoped to confine the disease to the
Soldiers Home and Phoebus, but Surgeon
General Wyman thinks it too early TO
make any definite prophecy regarding the
outbreak, as it is only four or five days
since the presence of the fever became
known to the officials here.
Tonight at $50 o'clock Dr. Wyman re-
ceived the following telegram from Dr.
Vickery, stationed al the Soldiers Home
situation favorable and encouraging
No new cases and no deaths"
DR.. Wyman tonight received from the
home list of the members of the institu-
ton, who We're furloughed on and after
the 22d of July, the day after a number
of the inmates became sick with the fever
Accompanying the names were the exact
dates and time of the furough and the
destination of those to whom they were
granted. The surgeon general gave this
information to the press and asked that
newspapers in the places to which these
persons have gone publish it, and that
medical officers hold under close observa-
ton for period of at least ten days after
they left the Home such of the inmates
as they may be able to find.
Most of the inmates furloughed have
fortunately, gone to Northern cities.
List of Those FurIOuEhed.
The list of inmates furloughed. with
| date and destination, is as follows:
Henry w. Arnold, july 26, Philadelphia; /;
John Ball, July %, Baltimore; David w.
| Biddle, July q. Harpers Ferry, w Va:
Enos Brand, July %. Philadelphia; Ste
phen Carey, July "a. Phoebus Va; Thom-
| as Cummins, July "a, Philadelphia; Thorn
as as, n. craig, July rs, Baltimore; w. T..
| FLYNN. July %, Norfolk; Matthew Goslin
July 25, Harrington, Del; Samuel w.
Hutchinson, July a. Philadelphia; James
| Healey, July %, Philadelphia; John NJ.
| jackson, July 26, Washington; James c.
Lomex, July 2S, Washington: Solomon
| Mullen, July 25, Eiizab beth City, N c.;
John MeSorey July a. Philadelphia; Hugh
Mcdonald, July 26 Philadelphia; John
| Peters, July 20, Philadelphia; Martin
| Spect, July a. Hazleton. Pa.
Edward Townsend, July "a, Philadelphia;
| Jacob Trantwein, July %, Baltimore; VIII
liam 7. Tallinadge, July q, Newburgh.
| n. Y; George A. Vance, July 26. New
York; William H. Wheeler July "a, Wells
Vile N. Y; John Young, July 25, Phila-
delphia.
Surgeon Pettus wired from Fort Mon.
roe tonight that there Is nothing new
and that good patrol is being main
tained.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Mcclure will
be on duty at Craney Island. He will
go there tonight with persons held in
detention at Berkeley. Some from Nor
folk were sent over to-day.
Dr. John Archinard of New Orleans
will reach Washington IN a few days for
duties that may be assigned to him.
Regarding rumors said to prevail in
Newport News that government experts
had pronounced the disease not to be yell
low fever, Or. Wyman and Cen Stern
berg each said tonight that no such in
formation had been sent to either of them
and that no reason was known for ques-
tioning that the disease was yellow fever
The Old Soldier Found.
The marine hospital officials at Hamp-
ton have succeeded in tracing and locat-
ing the former inmate of the Soldiers
yellow fever to that place. His name is
William Thomas. He arrived at the Home
on a transport from Santiago where he
had been visiting between July and 5
last. He was admitted 10 the home as a
veteran, and shortly after developed chills
and fever.
In the light of subsequent events the
experts believe there is little doubt that he
was affected with a mild case of yellow
fever although il was not diagnosed as
such at the time. When well enough TO
travel he left the Home and his baggage
was sent to Phoebus. The man himself
went to Columbus City, Wash. where he
now lives. Surgeon General Wyman re-
CARDS It fortunate that Thomas went
20 such a high latitude, as ii greatly less
ems any danger Of infection.
Surgeon General Wyman had call this
morning from Col A. J. Smith, inspector
general Of the Hampton home He was
accompanied by Gen. Martin Mcmahon.
Col. Smith presentec a letter from Win
lam b. Franklin, president Of the board
OF managers Of the home, authorizing Col
Smith 10 act for he board in cooperating
with the surgeon general in every posi-
BILE way
Col. Smith and Gen. McMahon. after
taking over the situation with Or. wy
man, left fer Norfolk, where they viii
manage The collection anG transmission Of
supplies 10 The home during the conlinu-
ance Of the quarantine.
Troops Go to Plum Island.
Another change was made to-day in the
destination of The troops at Fort Monroe.
Gen. Merritt telegraphed the war depart
ment that in Difference 10 the earnest rec
ommendation Of Surgeon General Wyman
he would direct that the troops be sent to
Plum Island in Long Island sound The
soldiers viii be taken away on the govern
ment transport Mcclellan which viii leave
New York tonight and will arrive at the
fort tomorrow.
Acting General Superintendent Grant of
the railway mail service has issued in
structons for the fumigation OF all mali
from Hampton Soldiers Home, Phoebus.
Fort Monroe and Rip Raps.
The Virginia Board OF Health has noti-
fed the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad not
10 stop its trains anywhere between Will
iamsburg and Newport News.
Late tonight DR.. Wyman received this
dispatch from Surgeon Wasdln on duty at
home:
mo new cases at home. No deaths. No