New-York tribune., 1878-04-30
DISE1SE-STRICKEN VESSELS.
JAVA FEVER ON COFFEE SHIPS.

EXPERIEACE OF THE BARK BEATRICE HAVINER-
ALL THE GREW SICK AND THREE DBAD-A ply
sICIANs OPINION IN THE CASE OF THE BARK
oLUsTEr
The bark Beatrice IIaviner, Of SearspOrt,
Me-. reached this port sunday with a cargo Of coffee
from Padaug Java. having been 122 days on the pas
sage. During the voyage the members nf the crew,
with the exception Oi he first mate, were stricken down
with the Java fever. Three Of them died: John
Mccall, Carpenter. thiriy-six years old, a native
OF Scotland; Matthias Ere crcsen Russian, twenty-five
years old aud Roland j. Mott, a German. Qunine WIS
used freely and the quantity on hand soon became OK
hausted At the time when nearly all the crew WeIc
sick and when the medicine was all gone, the Builsh
bark DlpussuUd was sighted, and from her three men
were traLs!crYed with quantity Of medicines. TEe
men who were sent board The American yCs7e! asci
that Captain Kelly would have lcft the H.vner to hr!
icTcd. Capain Kelly. whose vessel IL now
an tEis nori saws ttaI wen IL. suW tL@
January H. After communicating with the Hayiner
aud lraIumg that sauors and Mediclue were
T''-C 70 do tie best they c3uL Aftcr~ard, he con,
GUIDED remain by tho Havmer until morning
when lie D. his boat IyU times 10 the Hayiner TO Try
49, 49,, ,.,l On f,r thcr scryiccs Tho contotn Of trr
ayiucr ugrrd to give a. mouth, when the three sea-
men, who a. Nr-t wanted &Io agre"d To accept Wnlt
ohrrs had Ccrci 90 take. Il permitted TO go Medicine
The fact tnat twr slps laden with Java coffee have ar
rived lately WIt scAncs, Oh board hhvns lost some ot
caused by the C,n"r, ha, created consiter.b!
uncasin.,s among coffee dealers. who fear tnat.
II may eject tn'ir business several ship
captains trading witr Jayr, yrsrrdy laughed NJ cue
idea of rrm.N,n f'y.r resulting from Cr5ru coffee.
Trey n-cbr nc disease the cATclcssncss OF the
while In Iort. Toe rcamcu cNpo-ci themselves to-
nuch 10 the ght an ~ countries Cut at
- tHr fever Selrp", ITSELF They think that careful
al n;Ipu should be paid to tumgltion ami the Nea-
ton of y,-+rls.
The raL Oustec arrived 1t this port from Java, On
April 10, win Of coffee, having lost some Of her
cr-w during the ydyHV" from maiarinl lever which
was uttuustoi q, tine coffee. George 4. Saunirr, oi
Fhado. pH,a. FEARING shat persons ui<nt become pre
df-i against the coffee, obtained opinion from Or D.
Gionpgrr. OF that city. ami cent 10 10 H. G. Arnold
Is Co.. of this city. Dr. Gioninser says that the
-.f.ticut Udc by The Cgptin AZ th" Onsi'c iini ~"
G.cJ-r owing - the green collie stored n tue hold
and cabin 81 h, vessel wis "r'rtIuiy very refreshing
and sensational There was nothing IN coffee, either
.su roasted, that wOuid produce thr symptoms de
-,rhp The Uf the Disease cNs.td 40 the tiW" ol
.ulg from PrIaug, auu was rendered Malignant by tue
ncTn-rd temp az mat gtudr ANA thc CiONeue~,
Of tAr place occupied Roy tine patients when
sick, poor ventilation btinE made worse through
the stUwage o the cargo aud the presence o auunl-
The doctor says thai n Captain Nicholson, ot tie Ous
tee. prrsrNcrcd tn thUruu shlF puttug d4 -Hp ~
ordtr by cleaning fUmgdurg nld NruiilutiuH ne hud
AID compartments OI his vessel, turte would nave H'c
less disease. less Of htr, and iuore satisfactory
yoytat " a. seems ~ absurd iu the extreme me-
aids, 90 attribute al h'- misfortune o. t" simple HiU
uf ruce, ctrrurs uf winch dab enter ihr Port
Oi New lUiE wlthUu produr.nt Single case o "i,cla'