The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-29
THE PADANG PLAGUE.
THREE sEAMEN DIE ON goARD BARK LADEH
WITH GREEN suMArnA coTrEE-THR CAP.
rArN's sTATFMrNT

THREE sEAMEN DIE ON LoARD BARK LADxH
WITH GREEN suMArnA coFrEE-THR CAP.
TAIN's STATEMENT.
At pier Al East river yesterday tho good bark
Beatrice Haviner securely moorcd. Everything on
dock noat. tho cabin floors cIean the Kitchca
table OF New England housewife, che brass work
snining like veneaa mirrors repo In ~ place,
and inaccd seemed the vessel had just arrived
In port IRON OF pleasure. In this case, as in
many others. however, appearances wero docehful;
tho Beatrice Haviner, commanded BY Captain Hnvi-
nor also part owner OF tho craft had JUST
completed q voyage which commenced on
tho nth OF last December, and during
which three Of the crow had died from . strange
malady officers Of The vessel had all been PROS
iraiod BY a mysterious d,scass; many vessels en-
eounicrcd during tho long passage 10 this port
applied TO Tor holp and medicine, and Ia nns tho trim
looking bark about four moaths was litto bossos
than floating hospital
CAPTAIN uAvrxER's srArEnKSr.
ATignALD reporter boarded tho dsvncr about thros
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and found tho Captain.
mate and one or two friends In shc cabin The Cap
sain said:--"ws have had very disastrous voyage,
and seems from what have hoard, ~ mas aimoss
which ! hear mas recently boon published IN the
HERALD. We began 10 take Ia cargo OF coffee
~ Pedang, sumatra, the 31st Of last October
The work Of course vas SLOW, as We had 10 depend
mostly native labor haa never heard that green
no 20 or 70
secure ventilation. Myself tho mate M. CoIsoa aud
those Of the crew engaged early spjoyed good health
while shore aud heard nothing before
sailed Of any maiepnnt lever prevailing a. me piaca
The vessel vas laden by the evening OF tho Ion Of
December. and on the day following No sailed. or
course good supply Of medicine wAs carried for dis
cssss incident 10 shs, climate We had quinine, bat
no especial attack OF mslsria dreaded. We mad
passed tho most dangerous paris Of wtb-
out trouble and considered the monshs oil December,
January and February quito healthy.
Hwas NOS observed thai any Of the crow vsre sak
eons,d.sss,, from ever sSms.s,os rs ss osa'a.sy
cnls and The male, Colson, seemed 70 DO under the
same innaencs: Ina snor, time It vas noticed that
three men Of the crew sore dangerously III with
disease deying msdc'nc and Abe usual treatment foe
Java or Malaoca lever. Qalnlns did not seem 20 90
soon give way 10 me disease aud come dscE ian-
suid, weak and unable 90 do their work. The names
man; Matthew Frcacricxsohn, q finiandcr, ana
Roland }. Mot. who was German, l think.
IN spite or our Efforts on me ss,n o, pessmbsr nscs
died, and on the day following ffsdcricksohn dicd
also. We then took inso serious eons'asras,os tho
ton OF all parts Of the bark, but found no reason 70
believe thss smsnasisns from the green coffee had
ytninG to do With The dcaths Ui the msn; yet
u seemed strange that toe malay should not yieid
70 treatment, and when, on thc 2sth OF January,
Mott died We were quite dishearscned
Our Grow beias 40 reduced We had 70 recruit from
passing vessels 70 make up ~orkins quote,
s% %. :aSs.a h's g. Win '''s msaoss % sS
plies having slvsn out. nave made three
.rips 70 ssma.rs, my saigo generally ", es.s .
troubles have described before TINS voyage. fhs
vho attacked generally osc thor sspscs and
rave In dciirum they arc not especially Affected by
diarrhst complaints bat seem 10 lose NIL use Of their
muscIsa the coincidence OF the disease on shs Olus-
tsc and vesscI--both barks carrying green cs
leo from Pndangsboud be Investigated BY scisntnc
men, an. although therc may DO no snsnaions IRON
tho cvnse bsan or hidden disease which 10 con.
ceasd therein and generated by tho heat In vcsscrs
hold still the cause Of the mortality should be scsn-
tincaly inquired into
twenty days by the misfcrtuncs narrated above.