New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-29
THE BRITANNIA IN QUARANTINE AGAIN.
-FOUR INcIpIBNr SMALLPOX CASES FOUND ABoAhD
HER-555 ITALIANS IN DANGER

roro rxcYprpsr smallpox CASES FOUND ABOARD
HER-555 ITALIANS IN DANGER
The Battery wall was lined all day yesterday with
italians from Mulbcrryst. who had assembled OUT
of sympathy with the 555 Of their countrymen VINO
were involuntary prisoners on board OF tho fronch
steamer Britannia, which was riding st anchor DO
tween Castle Garden and Bodow's Island. The BIT
tannIa arrived from Naples on Sunday night, when
II was found that there had boon fatal case Of small
pox on the vessel ten days before, and she was 40
tanned for twenty-four hours under Observation DO
fore Health Oicer Smith allowed her to leave ousr-
antine.
Upon reaching her pier in Brooklyn, the health on'
GERS of that city visited hor and found her In the vest
sanitary condition and there were two persons on
board with premonItory symptoms Of smallpox. sho
was peremptorily ordered on shore ct once Nouoe
was also given to the sanitary authorities here.
Sanitary Superintendent Day late on Tuesday amor
noon sent q notice to tho captain OF tho br'tsnms
forbiddIng him to land any of the passengers or Dag
gage from tho vessel He also sent letter to Pooo
supcrinte ndent Murray which resulted In IN order
to tho police on the steamer Patrol to quarantlns
tho Britannia OF the Battery DR.. Cyrus Edson ana
three sanitary pcctors went over tho steamship yos
terday and examined tho passengers They were
informed that there had been only ono case OF small
pox on the yes u ana that that was discovered on
tms Mareh Dr. Edson saaS sSo fact would not be known
until the period Of Incubation had passed None OF
pdSScuk6Io
terday. Most Of them wero vaccinafoo curing tno
day by the sanitary inspectors ana ther "s' s'n''
attempt at disinfecti0n.
It was said that watch would be kept on tho pas
sengers and crew until some arrangement could DC De
made for transferring them to safe place, or until
ali danger of outbreak Of smallpox on the vesse
was over The Health Board will consider tho sup,
icct to-day, but the Britannia may be quarantlned
for several week. Ia, ,,~ .-.~.
-Four persons who werc sick with smallpox were
removed to North Brother Island from houses IN mo
city YESTERDAY. Ono man who, had caught the ois
ease in Bowory lodging house walked to Sanitary Sanitary
Clark decided that the dsease was getting
bly close to his desk and had bmscif vaccnateo.
Health Oflcer Smith has wrtten leuer 20 PEoel-
dent Baylcs Of the Health Board explaining bis course
i'm regard to the Britannia. He says that the SHIP
surgeon produced satisfactory evidence that te one
patient aboard the Britannia had been csroluly so
lated The patient was removed 70 the hcSp,.aas .na
the ship thoroughly disinfected AZ the psssen-
lot out of quarantine on the 9th -
The course Of treatment, Dr. Smith says. was tho
same that has been pursued for the last egnt yeeLs.
Tho statements OF ships Officers have always been
taken as trustworthy by the Quarantine xuthortos,
and when the proof Is satisfactory that tho Sonssous
case has been properly isolated, the vesse IS nvs!
detained In quarantine for the fnl incqbstve penco
OF the disease. The alarm about the Britanmss tno
Health Officer suggests Is rather unnecessary. -