The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-28
QUARANTINE IS OFF.
Travellers From Victoria Will
Not Be Stopped.
TACOMA LIFTS THE EMBARGO.
New Cases Of Smallpox Continue to APP
near in Victoria, but All Persons
Exposed Are st Once Isolated.

VICTORIA, July 27.-fSpecial. l-Great
satisfaction is felt here at the news re-
ceiyed this evening of the raising Of GUAR
antine on the Sound ports. First-class
precaution will be taken TO prevent H.
fected persons leaving the city. The fol-
lowing bulletin has been issued:
PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE,
MIDNIGHT, July q, 1872
Nanairno-So cases u the city or district
New w.stniuster-Two cases in the city and
two in the district
Vancouver district-Has'ings, two cases;
Moodyvilie, ons case. Vancouver city, nine
cases.
Victoria cisy-No cases and no suspects:
Albert Head quarantine station, thirteen miles
from Victoria city. two cases; Jubilee hospital
quarantine station, two miles from business
center, sixty-one cases One patient was dis
charged as well es one admitted from the city.
The suspects were removed 70 Ross Bay station
aud the house fumigated at once. No deaths-
&c DAVE, u. D., Provincial Officer.
His lordship, Mr.. Justice Walkem. to-
day made absolute his rule for the release
of George Bowaek from the Vancouver
quarantine. on g writ of habeas corpus.
This settles beyond all peradventure the
question of Vancouver's right TO enforce
fourteen DAYS quarantine. Mr.. Justice
Walkem saws that officials may stop, de-
tain and examine passengers ana others
for examination, but unless they suspicion
infection they are not entitled TO quaran-
tine travellers. Actions for heavy damages
will now be entered against the city OF
Vancouver by those who were detained.
TACOMA, July 27-[Special. THE quar-
antinc restrictions were removed today
entirely except as to Sound vessels from
British Columbia ports, which will be re-
quired to show clean bill of health.
VANCOUVER, b. c., July Especial. +
A new smallpox case reported at Hastings
is said to be only a case of rash by the
doctor In charge. He declines TO take any
chances, and is keeping the man isolated.
All the cases at Deadman's Island are
doing well. Edith Lyle is particularly de-
voted 10 the boy and girl, and they are
both OH the way to recovery. Colonel
Bowack, one of the men in quar-
antine, was released today on Judge
Walkem's writ of habeas corpus,
granted on Provincial Health In
spector Davies affidavit that the
Driard hotel was not an injected locality.
The council met this afternoon and de-
cided to maintain the quarantine till the
officials return from Victoria. DR.. Stoker,
one OF the suspects at the quarantine
building, attempted TO escape this morn
ing. He assaulted one of The guards and
cut him about the head and face severely.
He will have a charge of assault to answer
when discharged from custody.
PoEr TOWNSEND. July 27.-[Specisl. I'm
. Communication from Senator Squire 10
President Bartlett, OF the Chamber of COM
merce, tho former said that the govern
ment had purchased a site for quarantine
buildings on Diamond Point, at the west
entrance of Port Discovery bay. If neces-
sary temporary buildings Will be con-
structed at once 20 accommodate patients
with contagious diseases. Plans for the
hospital buildings will be advertised
shortly. and preparations for the accom-
mediation of patients hurried.
Although Victoria has more cases OF smallpox
than ever before, most of the sufferers are con-
yaeseent and win be discharged In few days
The new cases are among suspects" persons
who have been exposed aud isolated to
await developments. On Friday DR.. Richard
son. at Jubilee hospital, made the following re-
port OF the condition of patients there:
Miss Geddes. improving; Miss Muusie. con-
valescent; Mrs Freeman, eonyalescing; Clinton
Cameron. Commissioning; Hon. Mr.. Vernon, con
valescent. j. Z. Matthews, eonyalesclng; q. r.
Moss, conyaescent: +. McWinn, Commissioning;
Cora Heal, convaescing; Miss Sweet, eonya-
iesclng; Mrs. Cameron, smallpox incubation,
mild. Hattie Bull, eonyslescent: Grahame Lind
ley. commissioning; Mrs. Lndley, conyalescent.
out OF doors, Tliley Bun, cunyalescent out of
doors; Annie Bull, improving; ;. J. Phillips,
eonVaieseingi Mrs Chance, Commissioning, Mrs.
Butter, eouvalescing: Rose Hamilton, conva-
descent: Mrs. Caysll, conyalesciug; Isabel Ir-
vine, oonyalescing; John Mckay, improv-
Ing; George Campbell, convaiescing; VIII
lie Brown, couyalcSccut: George Raker
eonvalescing;. Waiter Smart, conva-
lescug. r Phillips, eouysiesceut.
II. Grant, improving; II. Weller, improving;
James Robertson, improving: l. {. pecarte,
oonvalescent; Arthur Monkhouse. couvalescent;
George Ramsay, ooavaiescent: /. Dickinson,
eonvaiescent; ;. Moody, convaiescent. ". A.
Hardy, eouvalesecnt: James Doyle, conyales-
cent W. kaub, eonyalesCent. r. Wright, con-
.a!eScent; y. Edcingtou, convaIesceut; c. J.
Hutchinson, conValescent; ". Macarthur, con-
yaiescent, q. Chantler. convalesceaf.
Vancouver is not making reports Four of
the smallpox patients have been discharged,
aud no new eases have been reported for sew
sTai DAYS, so that there cauno. be- more than
I've sufferers.