New-York tribune., 1909-07-31
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Fleet Surgeons Investigating Causes
of Typhoid Outbreak.
IFron The Tribune Bureau


NORFOLK TYPHOID CENTRE--The feet sur
eeon and the other medical officers attached to the
Atlantic fleet are expected to make an important
recommendation in connection with the recent out
break of typhoid fev% They are conducting a
thorough investigation at the instance OF Surgeon
General Rlxey to ascertain the cause OF the nu-
merous cases Of typhoid among men Of the COM
mand. The preliminary investigation has SHOWN
that the confined TO men VINO were on
shore while their ships were at Philadelphia and
Norfolk, and especially at the latter place. Added
to this a number of officers who were at Norfolk
have been under treatment for typhoid contracted
at that place. The list of the SICK includes Pay
master Hagner and Surgeon Steadrnan. the FORMER
ha wing been so seriously i'll that his life was
despaired of. The surgeons are inclined to think
that, taking all the records into consideration
there is positive menace in having the naval shlPs
visit Norfolk in the warm weather. 1t is In this
direction the medical officers will conduct.
their Investigations. 1t is appreciated that II would
be serious matter for Norfolk If the ships were
the yard at that place or to Hampton
Roads in weather. 1t would also be Sc
rious handicap In doing work on board ship On
the other hand. If It should appear that ship
cannot go to Norfolk without running grave risk
OF typhoid among the members Of the crew. II
would that the naval surgeons were justlned
in making this radical recommendation Al hrst
IT was thought that the typhoid might be traced
to the water supply, vegetables and the mix sup
ply of the feet. but in carefully going over the
history o; the cases it found that they are con-
fined TO who at Philadelphia and Norfolk
chiefly Norfolk
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Lieutenant Colonel PAXp coast ds ar'
s BIsadlsr Gsps5al TAsKER d.ra H. Bss sts e1ST1 r
S1RiEToS Te}SfS 4th Cavalry and HENRY D ToPp
star. and Captains FRANCS LASb1:
Jr, lst Infantry; FOX CONNER: General Genera S|ni ai
WILLIAM d. CONNoR, corps OF ensinsers, ana
Governors island duty pertaining to man'euvres
captain FRaRK A. GR8NT quarterma.,er detailed 70
perform duties of subsistenee superintendent army
Following assignments first lieu,ensnts e2asS a[f[
TfMER IgfsnEk PI9Gea Ts5h toHPany WILLIAM " HICKS.
. %Pang a9;ses.d Sk p iss'S
pany. and CHARLES X. WING, Jr t5h COMPANY; any,
and BDWARD N. sHINKLE. coast artillery; detailed tailed
satsierS. SapiTsPS ANNOUNCED an D''
First Lieutenant WILLIAM r. BETTlsoN coast aru'-
First lieutenant HERBERT c. woLbEY. medical re-
Followins second eutenaDts coast artillery recently
geG 9ai95ed E3WARB f9% f f' u H%Sfos
SsRy SsRenGrT esdf0 Il of sam : September
Second slio .u,sHant st saa &%pRhw " SMITH cavalry
Second a fG2 :isnan, f saR M m to
Second mn Lieutenant ESEeax tFa TRsA II 1R Infantry
from Walter Reed General Hospital washington 70
Leaves of sbsence: lieutenant colonel CHARLES II
CLARK. ordnance department, Captain CIAkENCE
II CONNOR medical corps. four months First Lieu
tenant GEORGE =. TYNER. - Cavalry. one month
from August S: First Lieutenant JOHN (, FAIR
9th Cavalry. three months
NAVY.
Lieutenant J. II TOMB. 10 navy yard. Washnstor Au-
IL
Ensien r. Y HANSON. detached navy yard. Boston;
home. leave month
Medical INSPECTOR DIE14 10 duty feet surgeon third
squadron. Pacific the Charleston
Civil Engineer r o MANSON. 70 naval station Key
West. August /
K~vW West yards and docks
Engineer c. . THJRRER detached navy
yard Norfolk. huEu-t II; TO YARD. Mare Island
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported O. the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
q Hampton Roads; the Ntlalofos
shanghai: sterling a New News
July Ssnshnn che Foo
Charleston Cleveland. the Denver ana
the Chattanooga at che Foo
SAILED.
yuIv as-rhe Hannibal! from sevau Point sor Hampton
yul, 2p-The Olympia Chicago the Hartford ard e
Tonopah. from Newport Boston. the Marietta
from Guantanamo 70 Portsmouth. y II