The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-26
VICTORIA ALL RIGHT.
The New Smallpox Cases ALI
Among the Suspects.
TWO DEATHS ON SUNDAY.
New Westminster Relaxes the Ouaran-
Question Travellers From Seattle.

every suspect with the view OF satisfying
himself as to how the vaccination
has been done. He will make a
complete statement in each case OF the
| date Of exposure, where and when .ex-
| posed, when vaccinated, by whom and
| with what result, if any, the number OF
! times vaccinated, how often successfully.
| etc. This is being done as there are fears
| in some cases that the vaccination has
been imperfect, due to impure lymph.
| Following is the official smallpox bulletin
| just issued:
PROVINCIAL HEALTH oFncE.-Midnight-
| July 25-
Nanaimo-No cases in the city or district
New wesrminster-Two cases in the city and
| two in the district.
yancouver-No report received. Saturdays
| report showed nine cases in Vancouver dis
| triet
Has;ings-No report received The last report
| showed one case.
Moodyville-So report received. The last re.
| port showed one case.
City of Victoria-No cases. Albert Head quar-.
| antine statisn, thirteen miles from Victoria-
| Two cases Jubilee Hospital quarantine station,
| Saturday, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cases Two
| deaths occurred on Sunday, Miss Ball and MI
/ Wetter. leaving forty-nin patients. Three cases
| were received from Albert Head quarantine
| station. One of the ambulance drivers devel-
| oped the disease in the quarantine station, and
| SIX cases have developed among the suspects,
| all Of which cases Were Immediately removed to
| the Jubilee Quarantine hospital, making to-
! night a total OF ffty-pine cases in that estab-
| lishmenf.All the suspects are now at Ross Bay
| suspect station, two and one-half miles from
the city. No cases of smallpox have
| developed in the city of Victoria or
| surrounding districts, other than suspects,
! since July 81 Dr.. Hasell has been appointed
| to Ross Bay station superintendent and resi-
| dent medical officer, where the presence of such
| an officer was urgently needed Complete suits
| OF clothes for men, women and children are
urgently needed. both al the Jubilee Hospital
| quarantine station, two miles from the city,
! and at the Ross Bay suspect station, as all the
clothes now worn by suspects and patients have
, been burned. J. C. DAVE, NJ D.,
| Provincial Health Officer.
BOISE, Idaho, July 25-Three cases of
smallpox have been discovered among
| japanese railroad laborers at Nampa,
Idaho. One hundred and fifty Japs have
been run out of Nampa and Caldwell, and
there will probably be a further uprising
| against them along the Oregon Short line.
TACOMA, July 25.-[Special. The quar-
antine On Seattle passengers was raised
today by the board of health, excepting
| passengers brought here ON evening trips
from Seattle to Tacoma by the Bailey Cat
cert, on which she brings Great Northern
| passengers from British Columbia, and the
| Northern Pacific train which arrives from
the boundary at 10:15 p. m. The passen-
gers on the Glide. Perley, Multnomah and
Clara Brown will not be inspected unless
new cases break out in Victoria. Quar-
antine against that city will be raised
Friday or Saturday. On Friday night the
boat from Victoria may be allowed TO
bring passengers from British Columbia
Health Officer Yocum says arrangements
have been made with the Seattle health
authorities so that passengers from Vic
toria and northern Sound ports who pass
inspection there, need not be reinspected
on arriving at Tacoma. The through pas
sengers will still be inspected, and the Sc
attic authorities have agreed to notify Dr.
Yocum If cases needing special attention
pass that city 10 their knowledge. Mayor
Huson thinks all the danger over. The
| health department still urges the advisa-
bility of vaccinating children and young
people. claiming some danger remains SO
| long as they are not yaccinated.
| NEW WESTMINSTER July 25.-T Special l.
The city council tonight raised the quaran-
tine against Victoria. but passengers will
be subjected to inspection. Mayor Towns
end today wired Seattle. Vancouver, Vic
toria and Nanaimo, saying that it was pro-
posed TO raise quarantine tomorrow. Civ
ing the exact state of affairs here, and
asking the cooperation of other cities in
the matter. j. b. Lynch, Dominion quar-
antine inspector, arrived from Victoria
today. and when asked By reporter what
he thought on the subject, replied that it
was perfectly safe for Westminster to raise
the quarantine against Victoria now. He
remarked that Victoria had the dis
ease in check, and though the main.
land cities had acted right in
the first place by protecting
themselves by means of quarantine regu-
lations, the time had now come when
communication with Victoria might safely
be re-estabished. He had inspected the
Albert Head quarantine station, and found
that great many Improvements were
needed 10 put 1t in efficient condition.
This would be done Immediately. and
Albert Head. with the addition of the
| steamer Earl. which was to be fitted at
| once with the most modern fumisatinc
machinery, would be IN most efficient
condition. Mr. Lynch has prepare. a re-
| port Tor the Dominion government on the
quarantine station and in reference 20 the
manner IN which smallpox first gained a
hold IN the province, bat this. of course.
cannot be made public al present. He re-
| mains on the mainland for few DAYS
After being detained III quarantine n
Chilliw hack for eight long days. the PAS
seugers,-uine IN number, w no arrived
from Victoria week ago last SATURDAY..
We're released today The whole marty
were i'll the best Of health when set free
and though the time passed rather SLOW
N quarantine, they got along comfortably
ami had little - complain Of. The nlnnici-
patty furnished the suspects with every.
thing they desired. and friends from all
parts Of the valley brought in daily con.
tr!uuuoDs for their table.
VANCOUVER, r. G.. July 21.-fSpeciaI /
Acting Mayor Anderson has beer advised
by the mayor of PORT Townsend that fba,
c.ty will Dog raise the quarantine arains,
Victoria Tor fourteen days. This MESSAGE
! WAS read AZ the council meeting tonigb,
AMI 1t was tac.tiy understood that Vancon.
yer NIL make no change in the nre.ap,
arrangements till the danger Is less ann.r.
ent. al! viii take such action as will IRE.
VENT passengers from coming from Victo~is
via Westminster, as that city pronoSs.
raising the quarantine tomorrow. To4av
the Princess Louise landed passenrer.
from Victoria at Ladner's Ian8i,r
aaI several drove in. one =,
them. q. II. Toms. s. schooI-,eaeher
"as caught and quarangined, but ,wr
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