Daily Republican., 1886-07-26
MONDAY, JULY 20 1886.
ahe Meanest of Partisan hieanness.


The capstone OF partisan meanness
has been reached in Philadelphia ny
Collector Cad walader renewing Gap
tain 3. f. Miller, inspector OF custouns
at the Lszsretto, and appointing Ben,
jamin Morris, q Randall Democrat. In
hts place. Were 1t not that Philadel-
phia was under the greatest obligations
to Captain Miller for the life and health
OF her oitiz ms In 1870, Captain Miller's
removal would cause no comment. 1t
will be recollected that even Whining.
ton was laboring under the most un-'
usual ex ,itement at that time. Cap
tain Miller was appointed inspec ;or
only year before by Col. John W.
Forney, then Collector OF the Port OF
Philadelphia. In the spring Of 1870,
the yellow fever broke out in the South
aud On the sixth OF June dirty look
ing vessel was seen coming up the river
with the name Home" on the side. A
tug was sent out TO intercept the brig,
but returned with word that the cap
tain, first mate and two seamen had
died Of yellow fever and had been
O1ried at sea, and the captain of the
tug refused TO tow her in. Here was q
dilemma. The brig was in the main
channel in the track OF oil vesse > going
TO and from Philadelphia and the lives
OF thousands Of people were AZ stake.
Something had to be done and done
qul. ky. The Quarantine Master
knowing Mil er TO be brave man aud
that he was once pilot, turned to him
and said MILLER, you are a pilot,
somebody must bring that brig in or
there will be yellow fever in Phlladel-
phis. VIII you do it?"
Captain Miller being an inspector,
had nothing TO do with quarantine mat.
ters, bat did not hesitate a moment TO
undertake the dreadful task, only say.
ing to DR.. UlIi3h as he let; "If any
thing happens to me or my family will
you attend them The Doctor assured
him that he would and the big hearted
Miller then went out, boarded and
brought in the brig. The men were
sent to the hospital to be disinfected,
and knowing that it would never do to
let that load OF logwood go to Phila-
delphia, he had 1t reloaded into canal
boa's Then followed the ravages OF
the fever. The captain of one OF the
canal boats was the first To take sick.
The Quarantine doctor attended him.
In two days he was dead. The Quar-.
ant!ne doctor himself followed a few
days later. Then Quarantine Master
Gartside died. The carpenter died
two OF the nurses died; the canal boat
captains wife and daughter died; the
wife Of the Quarantine steward, Lewis
hugler, died; Hotel Keeper Pepper
died the gardener, William Dlllmore,
died; Fanny Garland, a servant, died.
Captain Miller ana the Steward were
theionly ablebodied men left. Finally
Captain MtIler's wife, son and two
dau2hterg--Ais entire family, were
stricken down. DR.. Uirioh, trne
TO his promise, came and at
tended them. The captain was cook
and nurse to his family, and for weeks
had neither sleep nor rest, and besides
administered TO others. His family all
recovered and in two months the playue
disappeared, but lett the grave ard at
the l. Gzsret 0 fall Of its victims. But
the people Of Philadelphia were saved.
Collector Catwalader aud his family
were saved By Captain Miller's herolsn
and now the captain is removed from
the position in which he did so much
good, and where he risked hts own HE
aud the lives Of his family TO save the
lives OF thousands, simply because he
Is Republican, and somebody Dam
ocrst wants his place. Could partisan
meanress 60 further? We doubt Il.