The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-24
CHINESE RESISTING VACCINATION.
Nearly GOO Enraged Mongolians subdued
by Force.

San Francisco Chronicle, February 1ih.
The British steamer Suez arrived In port
Sunday evening al 0 O'Clock from Hongkong.
with 577 Chinese passengers on board. DIR.
Lawlor, the Quarantine Officer, went on
board after the steamer came to anchor off
Fort Alcatraz, and Informed the Cap, ain If
the resolution of the Board Of Health re-
quiring all Chinese coming to this port 10
be vaccinated before landing. The Captain
produced clean bill of heath from Consul
Mostly at Hongkong, certifying that all on
board had been duly vaccinated, and also q
subsequent clean bill Of health from Van
Buren,, the Consul at Yokohama. No at
tempt was made 10 vaccinate the Chinese
that evening, as the Captain infoi med the
Quarantine officer that the Chinese had been
masters Of the situation during the voyage,
and had threatened to cut the throat of DIR.
Santos, the surgeon of the vessel, several
times during the voyage when he attempted
to vaccinate them. With the understanding
that the Captain would consult with Mac.
ondry d Co., the consignees, aud be ready
to vaccinate the next morning, the euaran.
tine boat withdrew with the officers.
PREPARING FOR WORK.
At 7:30 O'Clock yesterday morning DR..
Lawlor returned to the vessel aud made an
examination of the Chinese. AL were
driven from below to the deck and counted
and their number found to tally with the
number ON the bill of health. Arrange
ments for vaccinsting the Chinese not being
completed, the quarantine officers left, but
returned at noon. In the meantime DR.
McAllister came on board and made prepar.
atoms TO begin work. After the return OF
the quarantine officers all the passageways
leading below were closed and securely
nailed. The Chinese were herded aft on
the main deck and the gangways to the fore,
castle were carefully bsrricaded, one narrow
passagewsy being left, however, through
which 1t was intended that the Chinese
should pass onS at a time and submit TO the
doctors lancet and virus. Men were Sta
toned at the matches and gangways and be-
fore the barricades, armed in such manner
As to convince the mutineers that their time
of triumph was drawing to a close.
FIGHT WITH THE COOLIES.
| The coolies were not Indifferent to the
preparations going on around them. They
showed their want of appreciation of Ameri
can customs by gesticulations and oaths
They were told that 1t was useless to resist
any longer, and were ordered to form In line
and enter the passsgeway one at time ana
be vaccinated. They answered by demonia,
yells. The officers grew impatient, aud til,
assistants were ordered to bring the Chimes,
up by force. The first one secured was
large, muscular Monaghan, with the in
stincts of Tartar. No sooner had he beer
secured than the whole band of his frighten
ed and half frenzisd followers raised or,
that was distinctly heard by workmen OH Tn,
ssa-wall, about a mile away. They rushed
forward and attempted TO break down tn,
barricades, but were driven back by the de-
termiued men who stood OH guard. Fore.
had to be used, aud was used with dsas
trous effect upon the faces of several Of Oh,
ring. leaders.
| 'C0RRALLING THE HEATHEy.