The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-06
Arrival of the Russian ship 1oskau


The Russian ship Moskau arrived off
port yesterday morning about O'Clock, IL
days from Yokohama The Moskau IS an
iron merchant ship of 3,507 tons, Clyde
built, under contract with the Russian
Government, and belongs TO the port OF
Odessa, and sailed from the latter place,
via Yokohama, to Honolulu.
Overlooking the stringent quarantine
regulations, Pilot Mcintyre, being under
the impression, it is presumed, that the
vessel was man-of-war, brought her into
the harbor early in the morning, but i'm
mediately upon DR.. BrOdie, the Port Ply
sician, boarding her, the latter reported
her arrival in port TO the President OF the
Board of Health. Mr.. Gibson promptly
instructed him to order her outside of the
harbor, as she had but lately sailed from
an infected port, and at once called
meeting of the Board of Health, which
was held at midday yesterday, to consider
the matter, Drs. Brodie and TrOusseau
being present by request. The regulations
of the Board of Health requiring all YES
sells coming from an ASiatic or infected
port to anchor outside before entering port,
in order that a special examination and
fumigation should be made, and they hav-
ing hitherto been inflexibly enforced by
the present Board of Health, it was neces-
sary that, in this instance as in all others,
the vessel, whatever her character, should
comply with the regulations and be sent
out to sea to await the permit of the Board
of Health before communicating with the
shore. Drs. Trousseau and Brodie were
appointed by the Board as special medical
commissioners to examine the vessel and
give their opinion as to the propriety or
not of her being allowed to come into har-
Dor.
Upon the following report of these ply
sicians the Moskau was brought into har-
Dor early this morning.
Honolulu, September 5, 1886
/ His Excellency w. NJ. Gibson, President
! of the Board of Health-Sir: According
/ to your instructions, we, the undersigned,
| John Brodie, NJ D., Port Physician, and
/ G. Trousseau, NJ. D., visited the Russian
steamer Moskau, lying at anchor outside
of the bell buoy.
We ascertained from the Captain that
although the officers and passengers have
been ashore at Yokohama, an infected
port, none of the crew, 90 all told, were
allowed ashore. The Captain also stated
that since he left Russia, he did not have a
case Of sickness of any kind on board.
Under those considerations we would
advise your Excellency to send on board a
responsible person to superintend the
thorough fumigation of the ship, either with
sulphur fumes, as done on the Honolulu
! Quarantine Grounds, or with steam from
the ships boilers. This being complied
with, allow the ship inside the harbor, have
the mail disinfected at the Post Office be
fore distribution; also a few cases of freight
for the Japanese Consul and what persona
luggage the passengers might like to take
ashore, and afterwards allow either pas
sengers or crew to come ashore The Cap
tain is quite willing to have the dsinfectioI
thoroughly carried out Yours respect
G.. TRoussEAU, N. D.
Messrs. Dayton and Reynolds, agents Of
the Board of Health, discharged theil
duties in the matter with their usual fidel-
ity and energy.
The Moskau brought two bags of mail
which it was decided to disinfect at the
| Quarantine Grounds in order to prevent
/ the remotest chance of contagion. She
will probably remain here about four days
The following are the names of the
| officers and other distinguished passengers
on board the vessel: Captain o. A. Radlof
/ General the Prince Wiltgenstein, Prince
! Pozovinsky Galitsine, Vice Admiral Shest-
akoff, aide-de-camp of His Imperial Maj
| esty the Emperor of Russia, and Minister
of Marine; Lieutenant Abasa aide-de-
camp to His Excellency the High Admiral
the Grand Duke Alexis; Mr.. A. Eberhard,
aide-de-camp to the Minister of Marine.
A..ExoI esEo HTo.s.,o.