Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-06-27


The city has at last been relieved Of
large number of so-called lepers,
seventeen of them having been shipped
to-day on the steamship China to Hong
Kong. For some three months Super
visor Gibbs has been trying to send
away the fifteen Cinnamon who have
been confined at the Smallpox Hospital,
but up 10 to-day failed, owing partly to
the opposition of the Chinese mer-
chants and the unwillingness of sailors
to go in any vessel carrying Cinnamon
said to have the leprosy. 1t was the
intention to send the Cinnamon by the
Alaska, and accommodations for them
had been prepared, but before the ves-
sci sailed the authorities we're notified
by the officers of the Pacific Mail Com
pany that the sailors had expressed the
determination to desert the ship If the
Cinnamon we're brought on board. The
attempt was given up for the time being,
with the determination to ship the men
by the next steamer. In the meantime
the Chinese Consul, Sit Muy Cook,
took the merchants in hand, and gave
them to understand that they must
make no opposition to any attempt on
the part of the city authorities to ship
their sick friends to their native coun-
try. He gave all the assistance in his
power, as did Frederick A. Blee,
Vice. Consul, to Mr.. Gibbs and the
Health Officer, and the arrangements
for shipping the men to-day were
completed in secret. On Satur-
day Consul Cook visited the Small
pox Hospital, and told the unfortu-
nate Cinnamon there confined that they
would be obliged to go home by the
China to-day. ALI demonstrated against
this compulsory departure, but they
we're informed that they must go, and
that they would be sent to the hospital
at Canton, where they would be cared
for. During the past few days the
Chinese Consul, assisted by Officers
AVIAN and HOgue, has been trying to
discover any other cases of disease
among the Chinese population that may
be considered to be leprosy, and last
night two were found. One man was
found on Pacific street and one on
Washington street. Both men were
taken charge of by the officers, and
were shipped to-day. Fifteen men were
sent from the Smallpox Hospital, and
two found last night in Chinatown,
making seventeen in all. Comfortable
quarters were fitted up for them on the
China, and they were taken on board
quietly at 11:45 O'Clock, just before the
vessel sailed. None of the crew knew
that the men taken on board were con-
sidered lepers. Each Chinaman was
furnished with ten dollars, blankets and
food for two days by the Chinese Con.
sui, the city paying their passage
money, amounting to thirty-three dol
lars per head. On the way down from
the hospital one of the Cinnamon at
tempted to escape, and jumped from
the covered wagon, taking part of the
covering with him. He ran down Fifth
street, but was caught and forced to GO
to the dock. Some of the Cinnamon
were very badly diseased, having lost
portions of their feet, but the majority
of them did not appear repulsive. One
or two had badly marked faces, and
some faces were ridged and scanned
badly. They all appeared to take things
philosophically when put on board the
vessel, and at once began to make
themselves comfortable. Those whose
feet were in a bad condition were
forced to put on shoes when they went
on board, in order that no one might
suspect that they were diseased. Just
before the ship moved away from the
wharf Captain Lachlan assured Mr..
Gibbs that the Cinnamon would receive
good care during the voyage.-San
Francisco Bulletin. June 2.