The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-12
Victoria Steamers Must Not
Touch at This Port.
SOUND CITIES TO COOPERATE.
Seattle health Boards Efforts to Keep
Out Smalipox-New Cases and
Death NJ Victoria.

Horn. the sanitary officer
Yoa VIII pscsze inform steamship companies
and those interested that the board CT Aesl-h OF
tSis CRY has established = quarantine against
the city Of Fleto-is, 3. c. 2a9 HAT 10 vessel
from that port viii Dc allowed 20 touch 81 faa
po-. Of Seattle. b cr2e. CT The
BoaEp OF HEALTH
This order viii affect the steamers Una
.illa, Waiia WalIa and City OF Puebla. OF
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
line she steamer City Of Kingston, Of the
Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Com
pany's line; the steamship HaytIan Re-
public, OF the Merchant Transportation
Company's line. and the steamships City
OF Topeka and Mexico, OF the Uaion Pa-
cific companv's line.
Mr.. Van Horn called on the local man
ayers of each OF these lines and notified
them OF the action OF the health board.
The order caused general dismay. IL
came 80 suddenly. but ali united in de-
claring that they would not question the
action If there was no discrimination.
Captain D. 3. Jackson. manager OF the
Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Com
pany. called on Dr. Churchill last evening
end pointed out that the quarantine Of
Victoria could not be expected 10 be made
operation Of Tacoms. Olympia and Port
Townsend. IS il would be an easy matter
for Sesttle-bound passengers from Victoria
10 go 10 any Sound port and then 10 take
8 local steamer and land in this city.
Considering this question DR.. Churchill.
telegraphed 10 the authorities a; Tacoma.
Olympia and Port Townsend, stating the
facts and asking for cooperation.
a. -,
Umatills, from San Francisco, which
touched at Victoria, was allowed 10 land
upon II being found that all Of the passen-
gers were in 3 healthy condition.
Health Officer g. H. I. Sparkling returned
last night from Port Townsend, where he
had gone to consul. with the United
States and local authorities concerning
precautionary measures necessary 10 guard
against the spread OF the smallpox.
II saw Or. 5. B. Conover. United States
quarantine officer lie said. land DR.. c.
N. Baldwin. health officer for the Puget
sound district. and they promised COM
plete cooperation in the establishment o.
= quarantine against Victoria. They will
wire directions TO all supports fo-bidding
the landing OF any boat from Victoria
Il have also wired to Tacoma, New
Westminster and Vancouver. B. C. asking
for cooperation on their part. / received
ylsi. recently from Health Officer DR..
Harris, Of Everett, and he assured me OF
his hearty assistance in the matter
We understand that some persons are
trying 10 get IN this state from The in
fecied districts over the line by the Seattle
& Montana and Seattle, Lake Shore &
Eastern roads. Ii We ind that this con-
tinaes we viii station two deputy sheriffs
a. Blaine. and permit no one 10 come
through who cannot prove satisfactorily
that lie does not co me from Victoria
Il have also advised Agent Johnson, of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
and requested him 10 wire his people AT
San Francisco no. 70 hook any passengers
or freigh. TO Victoria
Dr. Sparkling said he knew Of no new
cases in this city. A supposed case had
been reported 10 him as being al l.3lS Main
street. bnt upon investigation he found
that the patient had some simple COM
plant
The steamer City of Kingston. from
Victoria, which arrived in por, AZ 80
O'Clock this morning, was allowed 10
touch st her dock. and as many OF her
cinated were permitted 10 land. Tomor-
row she will not come 70 Seattle Il she has
touched at Victoria
1naSmuch as there will be . cooperation
OF ali of the Sound ports the commerce OF
the city viii not be disturbed IS result OF
the quarantine placed on Victoria
There IS one smallpox patient at New
Westminster. Miss Kelly, and she IS re-
covering. An Indian on POPLAR island.
near New Westminster. IS eonyalescent.
When the case If smallpox appeared al los
Dupont street. Vancouver. the other
women Of the town fed, no hindrance be-
ing offered BY the authorities New West
minister refused ~ receive them. ana thew
took up houses on the Vancouver road,
They Will ne driven from sheir retreat. and
will probably come 10 Seattle. As houses
Of 1l-fsne IN this city viii probably turn
them awav they will 90 10 lodginc-houses.
The New Westminster Co1ars5iGa saws:
The ill-eoncesve. vel o: secrecy has heen tom
aside 81 lssV, and veritshle epidemic OF small
pox stands revealed IN Victoria TIE city
seems 70 Re thoroughly Injected with The dis
ease. sccounfs received lrosR pGcllc ard c-iva:e
soQroes r1ttjas the np-assr o. cases variousl~
at from City . oGe hundred, Tie coasss.oa IS
coGsIec 10 10 enc class o. peop.e o. mart OF fha
CRY, bu; sesgas 70 - 1issers. mated eyerywhe-e
enc ct ;he ze2Se q the government. Hon
NJ. Vernon. chief co.2mlSsloae- % lands
sud works. hejaE &oW2 wstA he disease
aud several prominent business men. a.
wei ss psep3e = over va,ks q: lie
I The civic Sa1 health sU;ho.It-es seem 10
have been almost cr.z25az.ly -ec.trer.
a. : they, vel ss sas newspapers are row %
cesvtrg general ce0su~e tc- eAs.- :, ssxkea
policy a. trying - cover ~ snG minimize tie
extent - sAe p5ssGe, a1tlj-ye-y largely - -.
Ssh @; ,A.s po..cy;t Aas attained sach a.srza-
;as dimensions East Z. can - loaSe< - Ignored
" IS presume thar vigorous measures WI now
b. ;zSc2 - Co2s-o. tse epidemic which HSS haSa
eu,uAsly suffered - gsin hold = Victoria a7d
= = - - sincerely hoped 5a&5 thsy nay - sre
Ce>>sg- Ths mainland cities. Aowzv.-. eS-,es
EHo-1 - i-Goge he state q. ta.rE< =. the can.
"a su tais c-Fy Ne hSve sCocre2eg,. - ia-, N
SseHsas tas disease confined - two isolated
csses &rse9E the y Ai:e TcpG,ssi 9---c.e clvhf-s
w2s discharged cured some tine sss,-ara
enc o. fvo cases SEaons>s the Indians
when ace alsa disposed 0i-so tAat tAs-a
i cnv one ease Ia the cIgy today Il Van
eo2vs-. also, the disease has been ken. unear
CSatrct, less tasn Gosca eases having sevsl-
oT<Ni tGSre siacs TIE lG.sci.cR wzs 4Gt-osuoa3
Il vsH IL absolutely necessary, hoxevs-. L Ne
are - maintain clean h-li o. hezJth - rsS.r.e,
- p-ohlSii S3toxetler communication wsfh
N1cGoriA ior sorna iIcle stems are eaisc taken
we understand, iooSlaS - scg}cu z faat ne
i-eE. ara although TIE s2caavealezce. - eus5-
Dt>s -.en CsUSc,A.}y. Wiz X g7sas, = Is e, -
Ao{~t taat thorough sr& ptAnapt measures " Ia
- takco Il safeguard tbs p1h.5e Assl,h
{ Amongst other precautions. sav EaalIs a. sa,>sx
tat ,ezy ~ received after tAs from y .c.s-i.
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