The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-15
Escape From the Smallpox
Nursery Now Impossible.
ONE CASE At PORTLAND.
New Westminster the Last Seaport in
the Northwest to Take Action.
Boatload Of People Try in Vain to
Land at Port tAngeles-Incidentso OF
the Quarantine ut Tacoma-SeattIe
Authorities on the Alert.

VICTORIA, July H. - The provincial
| health officer tonight issued a bulletin
stating that there were two cases of small
| pox at Westminster, three in the district,
hive at Vancouver and tifty-six in Victoria.
PORTLAND, July H-[Special. IA case
OF smallpox was discovered Wednesday
night by the police, and the patient was
at once removed 10 the city hospital, out
beyond the county poor farm. There are
two OF these buildings, and they have
been kept i'll order by Chief of Police Par
rish ever since last May, when the first
case OF smallpox was reported at Victoria
queer thing about the case is that it is
not one that has come in from a distance,
as would naturally be supposed. The man
has been working here for eight months
and has not been out of town to be ex-
posed to the disease. How he contracted
it is mystery. Chief Parrish has prom
ised to keep the mans identity secret.
also the locality he was taken from. No
one has been exposed TO the disease from
this patient, and the authorities have
burned the bedding, etc, in his room, as
IS customary in cases of this kind.
VANCOUVER, b. c., July 14-ISpecial. l.
The Yosemite this morning at 4 o'clock
steamed up to Port Moody and landed her
passengers there. The Canadian Pacific
railway ordered the passengers not to stop
there, and as yet none are known to have
reached the city. If any do they will be
arrested and put in quarantine. ID. w.
Gordon and Thomas Earle returned from
their parliamentary duties at Ottawa to-
day. They say that the government has
promised them that quarantine regula-
tions will be enforced and that the neces-
sary appropriation has been made.
Much surprise was occasioned today by
receipt of the news that Whatcom had
quarantined against Vancouver, but it is
not expected that it will be kept UP after
the true state of affairs is understood.
PORT TOWNSEND. July 14-[Special. T.
The Puget sound board of health has or
dered absolute quarantine against vessels
and passengers from British Columbia
ports. The revenue cutter Wolcott leaves
tomorrow morning for the straits of De
Haro to patrol and warn vessels away
from American territory under the penalty
of quarantine. The steamer North Pacific
has been granted special permission to
carry mail between Puget sound and Vic
| toria.
United States Quarantine Officer Con-
over has addressed a communication to
the Puget sound board of health, recon-
mending that two officers be stationed at
the boundary line above Whatcom to
examine passenger trains arriving from
northern points. Chairman Landes de-
cided that the board had no jurisdiction
except on the Sound, and referred the
letter to Governor Ferry
The steamer Evangel from Whatcom and
way points, was inspected tonight by
Health Officer Baldwin.
New WESTMINSTER, July 14.-TSpecial T.
Quarantine has been declared at last
against Victoria. When news reached the
city today that the Canadian Pacific Navi-
CATION Company intended running boats
to Westminster since Vancouver had re-
fused to allow passengers to land, the
council which was then in session, de-
cided at once that their intention must be
baked. They considered that Westmins-
ter would be foolish to run double risk
and take all chances of being overrun with
the smallpox scourge from the capital. A
motion was therefore passed ordering
quarantine to be declared against all per-
sons landing in the city from Victoria.
Vessels will be allowed to land, but any
passengers coming ashore will be quaran-
tined for fourteen days. Notice to this
effect has been sent to the Canadian Pa
cific Navigation Company and the pro-
vincial government. If the company de-
eide to land passengers at Port Moody,
Coquitlam municipality will also declare
quarantine, thus efTectually shutting off
all communication with the island This
move of Westminster completes Victoria's
isolation.
TACOMA, July IA. - TSpecial.l - Many
women blush to the roots of their hair
when the health officers at the wharves
and railroad stations demand that they
submit to compulsory vaccination or show
| markings of previous treatment of this
| nature. Explanation for this embfrrass-
| ment is usually found when these women
admit that they were not vaccinated on
their arms. Those who have not already
been vaccinated on the leg and desire to
be vaccinatei on that limb are treated
accordingly. One lady, however, said to
be from Seattle, was vaccinated near the
| waist line on one of the boats. She did
not seem at all embarrassed, and COM
| placentIy submitted to the inevitable.
The men are worse than the women in
many instances. Some wish to fight, some
| defy the authorities, while others either
| show vaccination marks or bare their
| arms and say nothing. Charles III. Ander-
son, for instance, will tomorrow appear in
| the police court against Officer Butler, of
| the wharf. on q charge of assault. Ander-
son stepped aboard the Gatzert and when
| he wanted 10 return to the dock again he
was forced to be vaccinated. He came up
town and swore out warrant for Buffers
arrest. Again. Seattleite saw p. c. Sui
livan, deputy United States attorney for
Washington, passed by the inspector at
the depot and refused TO be vaccinated
| until Sullivan was subjected 10 the vaccine
| point also. Sullivan showed his mark and
escaped.
This morning the steamer North Pacific
was disinfected thoroughly on arriving
| here. Large quantities of vaccine points
| have been ordered, principally from Chi
cago.
| During the quarantine against Victoria
| the Kingston will continue laid up here.
the steamer North Pacific covering the
| route between Seattle and Victoria, and
| the Washington running between Tacoma
| and Seattle, leaving here at 80 a. m TO
| connect with the Pacific.
| Ole Johnson, en- route to San Francisco
was detained tonight aboard the steamer
! Gatzert, on suspicion OF having smallpox.
| He says blothes on bis body were caused
by flea bites, he having been bitten he
says, in bed in q Seattle lodging-house. III.