, 1879-06-10
A LEPROUS COMPANY.
Seventeen MonEoltan Lcpcrs Sent Nncle TO
tho Flowery Klngduna OH tho Stenlns,ip
China.

Seventeen nIonEp,tnn I.cpcrs Sent 1,ncle to
tho F1owery 1kingdun OH tho Steninst,ip
China.
san Ffancfsco Ra'Iettr. Junt >.
The city has at lnst been relieved Of . fnrgc
number OF soealtcd lcpers, seycatccn Of them
having been shipped to-day on The steamship
China to 1Iong Ko1,g. For some three months
past Supervisor Gibbs has BEEN trying to send
nwny the fifteen Chipamen who have tecn rnn-
fined at the smallpox Hospital, but up to day
failcd, owing partly to the opposition of the
Chinese merchants nnl the unwtIlIngness Of
Bnitors to 70 In my vessel carrying Cinnamon
said to hnve the lcprosy.' 1t was the Intention
10 srud the Chtnatnen by tlc Alaska, mud ut.
before tho vessel sailed Tho authorities wcre
nntlIlcl by : tho officers Of the paritlc
Mail Company that the sailors had ex-
oreescd the determination to desert the
ship IT. the chinan'cn were brought on
bonrl. Tic attempt was given up for the time
being, With the determination to ship thu men
by the next steamer. In the meantime the CHI
,,ese Consul, sit Auy Cook. took tie merchants
Ii, hand, aih1 gave them to understand TINT they
part of liz city authorities 70 shtp their SICK
friends 10 their native country. He cayo ali the
assistance 1t. bis power, did Frederick 4. Bee.
Vice-Consul, to MIR. libbs and tic Health
Officer, aud the arrangements fer shipping the
Saturday Consul Coo|SErisstrl the Stnal,oox
losptAE, md told thu unfortunate China
inca there confined that they woull be Obliged
to 70 home By ts,s China today; Az re-
mo,istrated against this compnleory departure,
hut u,c1 were informed Tint. they 1nnst
70, aud Tint tl,ey would be sent to the hospital
at Canton, where they would be cared for. Dur
ing the r,ast few days tic ChHrs1 Consul, Hsstst-
cd by Officers Avan natl HoEMe, has bcun tryI,t,
to discover my other cases Of disease among the
shfnctn pOpuIattol that tDnf be ctn nsttlerel 10
bo lcprosy, and last night two were found. One
man was foinl on fae!1lc street nlHl una on
Washington street, Iaoth 1Ien wero taken
charge Of BY thu officers, an1 wcTc shipped to-
1ny. FIftGen men Wcr6 sent from tic Snlatl-
pox Hospital, and two found lust night In
Chinatown making seventeen iu NIL. CUtnlort-
ab,n quarters werr fitted III for them on The
China, and they we're taken Oh bosrd quietly Ut
ii :45 o'clock, Just before tue Vessel SAIL
ed. None OF tho cren knew that the men taken
on board weroconsidsrcd epers, Each Chinama1i
was furnished with $40, blankets, und food tor
paying their pnssaEc.tnoncy, amounting to $s}
per ',oad. On the way down from the Hospital
ono Of tho Chtnamen attempted to escape, and
jumped from tile covered wnst,, taking part of
thu covering With hlu.. lie run dnwn Fifth
street, but was caught md forced to 70 to the
dock. 6ou,o OF the Chlnan,en were serv badly
diseased, hay,4, lost portions Of their feet, bnt
tic majority Ut them did not nppc1r repulslyc.
Que or two had badly marked faces, ana so1lu
fages were 15dGcd niM 8eaneu badly. They NIL
appeared to tako things p4ilosorhlca!ly whesl
put On hoard tic vessel, nil! IT once began ia
Hlak1 themselves comfortable. Tllose WtloSt
fc0t were in Il bud condition were forced to put
on shoes whcn they went on bons1, IN order
that NO one might suspect thnt they wore dis
eascd. Just ncforo tic ship moved away FROM
the wharf Can't LachDan assured Mr. tiibl,s tla1
tho Chnamen would receive good caro- during
tbs rOYart.