New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
YELLOW JACK ON THE BOSTON
AFoE THAT GUNBoATs CANNOT FIGHT.
FOUR DEATHS IN HER CREW AND OTHERS sJcE
ON RnARn-RACK FROM HAYTI

fOIh DEATHS IN HER ChEW AND OTdE68 oIO4
ON BoARD-BACK FROM HAYTL
The United States steamer Boston, which wss
last reported at Port gu Prince Hsyti where
she was sent when the Hayt1an Government
seized the American steamer Haytian Republic,
reached New-York yesterday morning and anchored
on Quarantine. 1t was at once reported that she
had returned on account Of yellow fever break
ing out among her crew.
The following is the report Of the steamer -
made to the Ship News collector The U. & 3.
Boston, Commander Ramsey officers and men
numbering 35s all told, left Port au Prince
on November ls Had strong northeast windA
most Of the passage. Surgeon Simon, Frank
Thomas. seaman, and Charles Mitchell, ordinary
seaman, are sick on board. John J. Kelly, sp-
prentice, died November 20. E. G. Trapp, ap-
prentice, died on the same day. On Novembss
Il, John Uzelman, marine. died. On November
22, John Retzel marine. died The rest Of tbs
ships officers and crew are quito well. Yellow
fever is supposed to have been the cause Of the
sickness and deaths on the steamer
The officers Of the Boston decline TO make any
statement regarding the steamer Haytian Rpublic,
recently seized by the Haytian authorities. They
say the matter will have to be settled by tho
authorities at Washington
NO ONE ALLOWED TO 60 on BOARD.
The Bostons commander declined to MAKE any
statement or allow anybody aboard until he had
communicated with the authorities at tho Navy
Yard and received orders from them.
Admiral Gherardi at the Navy Yard said yestsr-
day that he had received communication from tho
commander of the Boston, stating that there had
been several cases of yellow fever on board the
vessel No new cases, however, occurred
since November 10. Admiral Gherardi has
dispatched tug-boat to the Boston with tho
health authorities would allow anybody to board
the steamer. Being asked il he had requested
the j. commander na1 to furnish him with statement
stated that IN case Of such informa-
tion reaching him, he would be Obliged TO
treat it as official and therefore could not mako
nothing would be learned before to-day, as be
felt satisfied that the health authorities would
not permit any person to leave the Boston yes
terday.
Captain O'Neil of the Navy Yard. said Of the
Boston yesterday that she is one OF the cleanest
and best kept ships In the United States navy.
In the service and is a prudent officer and would
be sure to take every precaution possible. She
was ordered from the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
where she had been to have some small repairs
done, about month ago, 10 go to Livingston.
Guatemala, to settle dispute that had arisen
there. But before she arrived there the trouble
was over and she started on the return trip
WHERE THE FEVER WAS CONTRACTED.
from Washington to go TO Portau-Prncc Hayti.
to settle the difficulty that had arisen concerning
the American ship Haytisn Republic While "
ing at Port-au-Prince, yellow fever broke ous
among She ns sailed crew for 'nf this on port Surgeon
Simon. who is down with the fever on
board, hac been in the service about twenty
years. and is the senior medical officer tho
Boston. He has under him Surgeon Lumsden.
who is the only other doctor on board
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Navy Yard tug that took their mails down to them
that they had no new cases since November 10.
and that all of those who were i'll were doing
well: He said Nat the health officers would
fumigate his ship to-day and that she would
probably come up to the yard on Monday But
this is hardly thought probable. From the fact
Captain Ramsey thought that the probabilities
were that there would be no more new The
present cold weather will have salutary effect
WHAT THE HEALTH OFFICERS FOUND ON BOARD.
Early yesterday Health Officer Smith, accom-
panied by Deputy Jennings and others Of his staff,
boarded the Boston and made searching inquiry
into the different cases. He reports Surgeon
Simon In an extremely dangerous condition and
likely to die. In addition to Surgeon Simon two
seamen are now down with the disease. They,
too, are seriously i'll. The disease Is beyond
shadow of doubt malignant yellow fever. Dr.
Smith highly commends the perfect arrangements
DR.. Smith was away from home last night when
a Tribune reporter called on him, but Mr. Jennings
said: From all that able to gather, it is
almost certain that the disease was not caught az
but took rise among the men them
selves. Port-au-Prince had clean bill OF health
| have examined every man on board, and, with
the exception of the already reported, there
is no sickness Of any kind. The period Of incu-
baton since the last having been passed with
ont any fresh manifestations we may, in Tho
m
tcally safe The arrangements for isolation are
simply perfection and equal to those of any hos
pital. There is little or no probability OF the
disease spreading further and the public need
not feel alarmed. None Of those men who went
on shore at Port-au-Prince have suffered in the
slightest degree, the sickness being confined to
those who remained on board
Last night several boat-loads of provisions
were taken to the Boston through Quarantine
Surgeon Simon lies in a specially fitted up hos
pital on the main deck, while Thomas and Mitch
ell are at the fore part Of the boat
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