The Record Union

YELLOW FEVER.

Many Cases Said to Exist at Soldiers' Home Near Hampton.

NEWPORT NEWS, July 30.—There are thirty cases of what is believed to be genuine yellow fever at the National Soldiers' Home near Hampton and three deaths from the disease were reported to-day.

There were several other deaths at the institution yesterday, but it cannot be stated to-night that all of them were caused by yellow fever.

Newport News and Hampton will quarantine against the Soldiers' Home to-morrow morning. The Government authorities at Old Point have already adopted this step, and no strangers are allowed to enter the reservation.

Quarantine Officer Hobson of this port went to the Soldiers' Home to-night, and verified the statement that there are now thirty cases of the disease at the home, and that there were three deaths from the malady to-day.

While no one outside of the Soldiers' Home knew anything about the existence of yellow fever until to-day, it is said that the disease made its appearance three days ago.

The most rigid quarantine regulations will be enforced to prevent the spread of the malady.

The news has created great excitement in Newport News, Old Point and Hampton, and the most vigorous measures will be resorted to to prevent its spread. There are 4,000 old veterans at the home, and several large excursion parties went there last week.

WASHINGTON, July 30.—Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine Hospital Service was informed Saturday night of an outbreak of what was feared was yellow fever at the National Soldiers' Home at Hampton, and immediately dispatched surgeons in the service from Wilmington, N. C., Norfolk and Washington to investigate the sickness there, to report on its character to the authorities here, and to take measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Dr. Wyman himself will go to Hampton in a few days to take charge of the work of preventing a spread of the disease, if it develops into genuine yellow fever. Two of the surgeons dispatched to the home reported to-day that the symptoms very much resembled those of yellow fever, and that while they would not be positive in their diagnose as yet, they were inclined to the belief that the disease was the dread yellow jack. The Government will fight its progress with all the skill and resources at its command.

STERNBERG HAS SOME DOUBTS OF THE REPORT.

WASHINGTON, July 30.—Surgeon General Sternberg of the army declared to an Associated Press reporter at a late hour to-night that he has no official knowledge of the reported outbreak of yellow fever at Hampton. He expressed himself as highly incredulous of the truth of the story, saying he had no intimation even of the question of the fever at Hampton. Still, he said, he might not get the earliest news in such cases, as reports probably would be first sent to the members of the Soldiers' Home.

It appears that Dr. Wyman's information of the reported existence of yellow fever came in a telegram from the surgeon in charge of the Soldiers' Home at Hampton, who expressed a fear that the disease was prevalent there. Dr. Wyman immediately availed himself of the presence at Norfolk of Surgeon Wasdin, and directed that he proceed at once to Hampton and make a careful examination of the suspects.

This afternoon the Surgeon General received word from Dr. Wasdin expressing his conviction that the hospital authorities had been correct in their fears, and that the disease was genuine yellow fever. Surgeon White of this city and Surgeon Wortley Baker from Wilmington, N. C., will go to Hampton immediately, and their assistants from the service will be directed to proceed there so as the condition of affairs can be learned and the needs of the situation known.