The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-17
A NEW CASE, A DEATH.
On This Days Record Victoria
Wants Quarantine Lifted.
EFFORTS TO INFECT VANCOUVER
Port Angeles Gets Two Cases From tho
Foreign Vessels Strictly Watched.

VICTORIA, July I6.-The supreme court today
refused to dissolve the injunction restraining
the town of Vancouver from preventing the
landing of passengers from Victoria. Captain
Irving, of the Canadian Pacific Navigation Com
pany announces that he will carry as many
people as care to go from Victoria to
Vancouver, and when they get there Vancouver
will have to board them for two weeks for moth
ing. Any damage the company may suffer the
parties who interfere with legitimate business
will be expected to make good.
One new case OF smallpox was reported today
and one death. All the smallpox cases were re-
moved to the Jubilee hospital today. All sus-
poets were removed to the hospital grounds to
await developments There is great dissppoint-
ment here at not receiving sufficient vaccine.
PORT TOWNSEND July 16.-ISpecial 1-Tele-
graphic instructions were received from the
treasury department today ordering the deputy
collectors of customs of supports ON Puget
sound to refuse entry to vessels from foreign
ports unless accompanied by . certificate from
the United States quarantine officer Of this
port. This order will continue in effect until
the smallpox epidemic abates in Victoria.
Official report issued at midnight states that
there are no cases of smallpox at Nanaimo, four
at New Westminster, six at Vancouver and
fifty six at Victoria
NANAIMo, B. c., July 16-[SpeciaL Tho
steamer Queen arrived here this morning from
Alaska, and after the purser found there was
no indication of smallpox here, the vessel came
alongside the wharf. Bulletins posted up in
the saloons of the vessel state that Victoria will
not be visited.
TACOMA, July 16-lSpecial. ALMOST the only
new incident in connection with the quarantine
against smallpox today was the impression that
q gang of Italians en- route from Astoria to Seat
tie were fresh from Victoria The fact was two
of the gang had got left here and adj to wait for
the next train. Health Officer Yocum says the
instruments used in promiscuous vaccination
are cleaned after each operation, therefore there
is no danger of those submitting being exposed
to disease.
charge of assaulting c.. II. Anderson when the
latter was forcibly vaccinated at the wharf.
Butler talks of having Anderson arraigned for
resisting an Off Ger.
To prevent continued evasion of quarantine
regulations by people from Seattle and else
where, who leave the trains at Puyallup and
come to Tacoma by motor, officers and physi-
clans will be stationed at the Puyallup station
| authorized to vaccinate people leaving the
trains.
ASTORIA, Or, July 16-Dr. Walker, health
officer of the port, boarde the steamer Haytien
Republic this evening on her arrival from Van
couver, Seattle, Tacoma and Port Townsend.
He decided to detain her in temporary Quaran-
tine pending inquiry. There Is no sick on
poaro. Inc steainer HAS steven Wits anu
thirty-two Chinese passengers The crew num-
Der thirty-five all told The officers say the ves-
sci met the Empress OF China at Vancouver and
did not go to Victoria.
PORT TOWNSEND, July 16-(Special. 1.-The tug
Sea Lion arrived at 9 o'clock tonight from Nam
aimo via Port Angeles, bringing news that two
cases OF smallpox were discovered at the latter
place this afternoon. Deputy Collector of Gus
toms Bickford informed the officers of the Sea
Lion that two men came across the Straits OF
Fuca from Victoria last Thursday night. They
stopped at leading hotel and were Immediately
taken i'll. This afternoon Health Officer
Herrick was called in for consultation, and
after examination declared the men to be suffer
ing from severe symptoms of smallpox A
panic ensued, the people being terribly fright.
ened. The hotel was at once quarantined and
the patients removed to the pesthouse for treat
ment Wild rumors were flying in all direc-