The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-23

Seattle Decides Not to Admit Persons
Who Have Been Exposed in Victoria.
The board of health met last evening in
the Office of its president, DR.. Churchill,
and the question of raising the quarantine
against Victoria came up. 4 telegram
from Mayor Robert Beaver, of Victoria, to
Mayor Ronald, asking that the quarantine
be raised, vas read. The board finally de-
cided to leave the matter in the hands of
DIR. George II. T. Sparkling, the health
officer, who has thus far had the quaran-
tine here in charge. Last evening DR..
Sparkling decided that it would not be safe
to raise the quarantine at this time, and
he sent the following dispatch to Mayor
Beaver:
Under the circumstances we do not deem it
advisable to lift the quarantine.
]. w. Johnson, a logger, who owns a
saw mill and logging camp down the
Sound, came TO this city in a row boat
Thursday evening. He tied his boat up at
Ballast island and while there overhead
lot of Indians, who make their home on
the island talking about the smallpox In
British Columbia. Mr.. Johnson speaks
Chinook fiuently, and he heard dozen or
more bucks, with their squaws, who had
just arrived in canoes from New West
minister, say that several of their ''tilii-
Gums" in British Columbia had died of the
disease and many more were sick. Many
frightened boat loads of Indians left for
Seattle. Whatcom and Anacortes. John
son soon after met Officer Sam Corbett and
related TO him what he had heard. The
policeman Immediately ordered all of the
Indians from the island. and will not
allow them TO land or occupy the place
again until the quarantine is raised.
Not case has thus far been discovered
in Seattle. and il looks as though this city
is going TO escape the disease altogether.
The health officer is taking no rests, how
ever, for last evening his assistant boarded
the south-bound trains from the north. as
usual, and vaccinated good many pass
engers who could not show new VAGINA
tion scars.
II read a communication in Yesterday
mornings PosT-IyTEIIIGENCER by Judge
James q. Swan. headed a Silly Quaran-
tine" said DR.. George II. T. Sparkling.
the health officer, yesterday "He says
that he cannot see the sense of compeli-
ing residents of Port Townsend who come
TO Seattle TO either be vaccinated or show
g new vaccination scar, and again refers
10 this state of affairs rs n silly ouaran-
tine. Judge swan does not look at
the matter in the light that the board of
health of this city does. In coming to
this city passengers from Port Townsend
come from the north--from the direction
of the infested cities. How are we To
know that some OF these passengers, I'M
acquainted TO me or my assistant are not
from Victoria? II is necessary in main
tanning proper and successful quarantine
10 treat all persons alike and vacenate
| every one who may, for all We know. come
from place where the disease has been
epidemic. Now Judge Swan came down
from Port Townsend the other dav as did
many other passengers. | felt morally GER
tain that he came from Port Townsend.
| and could have let him pass on shore
without oblclng him 30 show me a fresh
vaccination scar on his arm. But had |
done this others on the boat unknown TO
me. would have demanded the same priy-
llege, claiming that their word vas as good
as any other mans. II such an event
would have been poSegiess 10 fulfill my
/ duty 10 the city n health officer The
! judge also takes exceptions because Seat
tie people have 10 submit 20 vaccination
on their arrival IN Tacoma. The same
principle Is involved here however. Ia
| coma i doing only what is necessary
yaceinatiHs all persons from the north.
and tina, i Just what Seattle IS doing.
| irrespective OF person"