Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-27
.D|PHTHERIA NOT IN TOWN.
ACADEMY AUTHORITIES ISSUE
QUARANTINE.
Foot Ball Men Are CHARTERED Al.
Hotel Maryland-0thers
Granted Leave.


quarantine order issued last night at
the Naval Academy and a miSconcep-
tion of the intention of the authoTi.
ties there, the diphtheris and typhoid
situation assumed unwonted proper
tions and unnecessary excitement
throughout Annapolis today.
The action of the authorities at the
Academy in quarantining Annapolis
against themselves and the diseases
now there, has been generally misun-
derstood as meaning that the medical
authorities inside the institution fear
ed contagioL and Infection from this
city, when there is no typhoid or
diphtheria in Annapolis for them TO
fear. Their action was intended TO
act just as a quarantine by the city
health authorities against the midship-
men aud residents in the Academy
would have.
The naval authorities did not care
to take the risk of having a single
case of contagious disease develop in
Annapolis, through the visiting of the
midshipmen to the houses and stores
in the city. For this reason alone
Admiral Sands issued the order for
bidding the members of the new fourth
class from coming out into Annapolis,
Owing to the prevalence of diphtheria
in the Academy it will be necessary
TO thoroughly fumigate Bancroft Hall
before permitting the midshipmen now
on leave to return. This necessitates
a delay in opening the term until 3
p. IN. Saturday, October z, one week
later than was first intended. All
midshipmen now on leave of absence
have been granted an extension of
their summer vacation until that time
AS precautionary measure and still
for the protection of Annapolis the
members of the football team who have
returned ahead of their fellows will
be domlciled at the Hotel MAJ yland
and will be kept away from all danger
of infection while in the Academy
for practice or other purposes. They
will not be permitted TO communicate
with other midshipmen who may be
infected and in addition TO this none
OF them will be permitted to enter any
buildings within the Academy limits
where the disease may be prevalent
There is not case of diphtheria
in Annapolis. The one case at West
Annapolis is we'll and has been dis
charged as cured. This case was traced
directly to infection from tho Naval
Academy There is hut one case of
typhoid fever in town and that is a
case at the Emergency Hospital, which
is now a convalescent case. Nearly
every physician in town was inter
viewed on the subject this morning by
the Capital reporter DR.. w. S.
Welch, the City Health Officer, de-
olared that the town is free of conta
gion of any sort DR.. Purvis says he
has no diphtheria or typhoid cases,
aud knows of none. DIR. Murphy has
no contagious or infectious cases in
his practice except the eonvalescent
case in the county at West Annapolis,
which case he has practically dis.
charged as cured.
Dr. Charles b. Henkel says he has
no case of diphtheria in his practice
and none of typhoid nor any other
contagious disease. Dr. Louis b..
Henkel also has no cases. DIR. George
Wells and DIR. Frank H. Thompson
could not be found, but have no cases.
DR.. w. S. Welch, City Health Off
Ger, today gave out the following off
eial letter:
Editor Evening Capital:
The statement in the Baltimore Sun
this morning that the Naval Academy
authorities had issued orders restri Ct
ing midshipmen from visiting in An.
diphtheria both in the city and Acad
emy is misleading and unfair TO oul
citizens. While there are undoubtedly
number of cases among the nlidship
men, and, as have been informed. a.
the marine garrison, there has not
been single case in our city for two
months. The cases of diphtheria apC
| typhoid fever within the Academy
precincts had their origin there, anc
could not be traced to any source oi
contagion or infection anywhere else.
No contagious disease of any character
has been reported TO the health Officer
at this writing as existing in Annapo
lis, and it is very we'll that the Nayal
medical authorities have issued pro
hibitive orders to the midshiLme u
as they might be possible source
| of infection to 'our'' people.
VIM. S. WELCH, NJ. D.,
| Citv Health Officer