The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-21
NEWS OF SMALLPOX.
Two Afflicted Chinese Found
Hiding at Westminster.
TACOMA SICK OF QUARANTINE.
British CoIumbis Indians Take Kindly
to Vaccination and All Escape
Eleven Deaths at Victoria.

terferlng with passengers landed from
Canadian Pacific steamers.
United States Consul Myers. in answer
to Tacoma's health officer, has replied that
he regards Victoria as entirely safe from
further spread of smallpox. and there is
no reason why Tacoma could not with
safety remove the quarantine. There is no
change in the smallpox situation, but
there appears TO be some friction between
the government and the city, the latter
having superseded Government Health
Officer Milne
TACOMA. July 20-[Speeial. l-Quaran-
tine against Seattle, as maintained by
compulsory vaccination Of passengers by
rail and steamer from that city, met its
first open resistance IL Charles E. Mar
wins refusal TO be vaccinated on returning
from Seattle. as stated in the PosT-ISTEL-
LIGENcER today. Many who favor rigid
quarantine against smallpox infected
points object, as does Mr.. Marvin, to prac-
ticallv quarantining Seattle. Mr.. Marvin
has another cause for rebellion. He claims
to have been refused certificate of proper
vaccination. This, coupled with the fact
that Tacoma has not raised a quarantine
against Seattle, prompted him, he says, in
refusing TO submit to being vaccinated.
Mayor Huson's action in ordering Mr.
Marvin released, after the latter had re-
fused 10 submit to the demands of the
deputy health officers. is criticised. So
far as their orders from the board of
health is concerned, the deputy health
officers aboard the Gatzert were doing
their duty in placing Mr.. Marvin under
arrest. Mayor Huson. therefore. stulti-
ned his action as a member of the board
OF health, not having heretofore objected
TO its course in vaccinating passengers
from Seattle. The health department is
indignant at being thwarted by the may
Or's interference.
Mr.. Marvin says:
seattle business men seem to think we are
making fools OF ourselves. Seattle guarantees
against infested points only, and encourages
arge trade with unniested districts by not
quarantining them. The reault is Seattle Is
lyeIy while Tacoma presumes to force every
body visiting Us TO submit to the humiliation
andi indgnity of exposure OF their person with
out quarantine being actually promulgated.
Our firm rebels against its business being
injured py this mere ehild's play, which is
placing Us in very unenv.able light before our
neighbors. uphold general vaccination, the
physician performing the service to be held re-
sponsib bic for the quality OF virus used. know
of persons being injured by the introduction of
scrofula into their systems by the use of i'm
proper virus. In that way nearly lost my lie.
Besides, the city is being put to heavy IN
neee> say expense in employing physicians and
officers to compel people who do not endanger
the health of the community TO be vaccnated.
New WESTMINSTER. July 20-[Special. i
The police last night discovered two
Cinnamon suffering from smallpox con-
cealed In small snack in Chinatown,
near Lytton square. 1t was found that
they were the two Cinnamon who a few
days ago escaped before the health officials
could place guard around the house in
which they were. They did not get away
this time, however, but were promptly
corralled the back of the house boarded
up TO prevent escape in that direction and
guard placed in front of the house. One
ofthe men has practically recovered, as no
sign of the disease remains on his face,
while the other is nearly well.
prominent physician vaccinated
seventy-tve persons Yesterday, and all the
doctors in town have been kept very busy
in this line of late. Several thousand peo-
pie have been vaccinated here since the
smallpox first broke out in Vancouver
Indian Agent McTiernan has been kept
very busy for several weeks looking after
his wards. the Indians. So far he has
been able to keep them clear of the dreaded
smallpox. and hopes to come out of the
scare with clean record. McTier-
nan Is also acting as surgeon
general TO the siwashes within his
jurisdiction, vaccinating them right and
left whenever he finds an arm without q
scar Up to last night he had inoculated
$50 Indian men, women and children,
using none but the freshest points He
has become very expert. and the Indians
now look upon the agent as the greatest
medicine man" in the world. Forty Fort
Rupert Indians arrived on Monday 10 take
part in fishing. and are camped above
superior. McTiernan went out there to-
day and vaccinated the whole lot. The
Indians submit willingly TO the operation,
having q wholesome dread of the disease.
Today McTiernan said he had lately been
up the coast as far as Butte inlet, inspect
ing the different reserves. All the In
dians are in good health, and are settled
along the coast in small parties, some
working In logging camps and Others fish
ing. There was no sign of disease among
them. and no sickness of any kind. They
want 10 be free Of disease SO that no OBJ
lection can be made to their working later
in the Washington hop fields.
FRIDAY HARBoR. July 20.-TSpeciaI =
The report that smallpox had found a
toothold on these islands is wholly with
out foundation. A number of small crafts
from the British side have attempted to
land here, but by the united efforts OF our
sheriff and the revenue cutter Wolcott,
which Is patrolling the waters of the
island, have been kept a. a safe distance
and 1t Is next TO impossible for them 20
find their way 10 American soil via these
islands.
EAST CLALLAN. July 20-lSpecial. Jus
tice OF the Peace Rowan has received in
strlctlons from Health Officer Herrick. at
Port Angeles, To allow no one 10 land at
C!aliam from Victoria.
Another case Of snaA.pox was discovered at
Victoria Tuesday in a joan street boarding
house. Two street car conductors and three
hack drivers. aA boarders, were eating dinner
" hen the officers came III. corralled the whole
batch and rushed them 10 the suspect Quaran-
tine across the bay IN spite OF the most piteous
appeals. The men were not allowed TO even
sena the mornings collections 70 the office,
Ai- were taAen with everything and bundled
INTO "a hacS and carried of Desperate efforts
are being male ~ VictOrians 10 reach an Juan
Island O. The American shore 81 the Straits, but
the coast = palT0iIei and No boats are permitted
- land. smallpox aas broken out az Ca gary,
. Alberta The sense was brought from Van
Couver.
TWO OF the smallpox victims who died at Vic
'oFla .sst week were William Short, formerly OF
the Northwest Mounted Police, aad plasterer
named AcAay- 4 young man named Curry
SIei tuesday, masking the eleventh.