Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-29


On tbs last trip Of the washington
company'n steamer Merwfn dsun the
SQUAD, ahe took On q passenger a
hanish, Who had bis face al banded
30, and Who claimed 10 be suffering
with neuralgia. Az ICON e. he soi %
board be retired ts bis room, and re-
manned there daring the entire round
trip. Do the way back, the steward
looked INTO the mans room 10 see II be
did nos
NExD cER6N town,
When be vas startled TO see the mans
Face and bands al broken out. TIE
captain was notified, aud The man OF.
oeFed locked 10 his room until the boat
reached ssmiah, WheFe q doctor vas
summoned. AftsF examination be re-
ported The sick man Suffering with
smallpox. AL the passengers weFe then
landed and no neg ones taken on
board. Ga the arrival Of the steamer
here, The health eficeE was notified, aud
ordered her 70 proceed on up the Du-
vanish and land tie patient
AZ THE PnsE HOUSE.
o. her rstaFu to this city Dra. Smith
sud Smart went on board with an ON
Ger 10 fhoFouebly fumiRate and disin
feet the steamer and 70 vaccinake the
crew. All hands submitted 20 the varof-
nation excepting Henry Lewis aud jas.
Dillon. They absolutely refused 70 obey
she captain OF the uffiosrs, and the police
man Who vas on board arrested ihem
Foa wsuBonDmATIOH,
Or somelhine elss, and lodged q com
plAint against thsm IN Justice Solder
haEg's court. The iudQe, who had a
monopoly Of the justice business yes1eE-
day owing 20 the absence Of Mr.. Jones.
vas busY and ordered the defendants
placed ia the county iail until Mondag.
On their atrial. Sheriff Cochran In
dulred Of toe Oiileer In charge Of them.
Wa. have those big Soandinsyians
been doing ~
"rhsy have not been doing anything;
they ere SAINT ap here for NOS doing
something. You see, they we're deck
hands on the MerWin aud exposed 10
the smallpox. aud nov refuse 30 be vac
einated."
This announcement startled Sheriff
Ooohrane. and be exclaimed: "did old
eodabottle send men no here tainted
With smallpoxl III have nothing to do
With them. This is no PEST house, but
eoenty iail."
However, the sheriff hanacaFed them
together. and placed them In 9 vacant
otAce. while be came down 10 oonsuls
the
PnosEuUr1So Axroaasx.
Failing TO dad thu, sfEiooE, and feel
inQ be would be endangering the live
Of she prisoners 10 allow tue exposed
men longer 10 remain on the premises,
tue sheriff took them cut, aud after en-
claiming 10 them the direction and To-
cation % tae pest house, and exaoting
promise that they would 90 there, b
nnohained taem, aud vent away, they
vent, 10 she pest house, Of course, In q
horn.
Nov Justice 5oderbeFg. or Soda-boi
Gle, IS the sheriff vas nnkind eBoaQh 10
call him. Is q man more or less Al nined
and on Monday, when Sue cases against
Lewis and Ddlon came on for trial,
and be learns officially that the sheriff
turned them loose. tkers will be
oNAsHTNo on xxKTH
Aud great indigestion IN that quarter.
sheriff CocbFans says be vas prompted
only By q desire 30 protect bis prisoners
from disease IN WhAt be did. although
Il must be admitted that he aid Il IN
ratbeF irregular manner. Those who
are acquainted With the two men de-
clare there will be some fun on Monday
when the matter will come up of6eiaiiy
10 be settled.