The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-27
Schooner Johanna Swan Arrives From
Brunswick, Ga.
HAS NO SICKNESS ON BOARD
And is Quickly Released From Quaran-
tine-Captain Sehackford Does Not
Think tho Disease Is Yellow Jack
The Condition of the People There.

At daylight this morning n yellow flag
was seen floating from the mast OF the
trim looking schooner Johauna Swan,
anchored just north OF FIELDS
Point. The schooner Is commanded
by Captain Schackford. The yellow flag
was to notify the quarantine authorities
that the vessel had arrived from an in
fected port.
| Word was sent DIR. Chaplin who inn
mediately started for the vessel. He
examined the crew very carefully and
| found them to be in the best OF
health as we'll as spirits. As soon as the
| doctor was satisfied that there was no
sickness on board the yellow flag was
hauled down aud handsome small
| silk flag was soon seen in its
place. The arrival of the vessel aroused
| considerable interest because of the fact
that the vessel in question had just ar
rived from Brunswick, Ca. where there
exists an epidemic of yellow fever.
Captain schackford's Statement.
A News reporter boarded the ves-
| sci shortly after DIR. Cha
pins departure. Captain Setback
| ford very willingly talked about
II am no Judge OF Diseases" he raid,
"but / know that when the real yellow
| jack gets hold OF you you are sick ard
stay sick. II the yellow fever is what
they are battling with in Brunswick IL
| is new sort to me. 1t is what /
| would call malarial fever. There
| has been a number OF cases 20 my own
knowledge where person was taken sick
| in the morning and had recovered before
| night. One OF the cases was
| that of a friend OF mine. The largest
number that came to my notice was fifty
| two, and believe this was the highest. Ga
| the l1th OF October, the day i saiiei,
the reports showed that there were
| twenty-five new cases aud twenty-one
! had been discharged, aud that seemed to
be about the way the reports were each
| day. The death rate IL very
small, but the residents OF the place seem
| TO dread the disease just rs much as they
| would the genuine article.
sColored People The Sufferers.
'The scourge is almost wholly confined
| to the colored people," When asked as
| to the condition of the residents he said
| There is great deal of suffering a. all
| ofthe better class or those who could afford
suspended. All Of the physicians re-
mained, however. aud are doing a
| noble work as was the relief
| committee also. The mails
| arrived and departed as usual and the
papers were issued regularly. The relief
committee issued rations every day
but each person was given sufficient
| amount for at least thee days. AS to
| the amount of supplies that had
been forwarded there was not much
outside OF -four and hominy
| but on the day be sailed, the residents
were expecting six or seven carloads of
provisions from New York; this seemed
To give them deal Of satisfaction.
A few vessels only had been loaded, but
no trouble was experienc ID in getting
| plenty of men to work.
When asked il he would return to that
| port again Captain Schackford said he
would provided he received enough to
cover the expense Of being quar-
| antined. Neither he or any OF
his crew had been sick
and in fact he did not know as he ever en-
| ,yed any better health. The vessel is
now at Hills wharf where she will unload
500, 900 feet OF bard pine lumber for James
A. Potter q Go.
Arrivals and saillngs.
The arrivals at this port are as follows:
Steamer Pequot, Penn, New York:
| Berkshire, Hooper, Norfolk; Saxon.
| Sherman, Philadelphia: Mount Hope,
Conuors. Fall River; City Of
Newport, Kelly. Newport Queen
City. Gray. Tiverton; Petrol.
| Durkee, Riverside and return.
= ha D,,1z
| with lumber: Henry 5. Little, Bailey,
| coal for Old Colony railroad; Johanna
Swan, Scnackford, 500, 900 feet lumber for
j. A. Potter g. Co.. barge Keystone.
Ssiled-Steamers Pequot, Mount Hope.
Queen City. City of Newport; schooner
| Rondo for st. Johns.
To Put on Another Steamer.
The Providence and Norfolk line Of the
| Merchants and Miners Transportation
| company has been In need OF more car
| rying capacity for some time. The new
| steamer, Gloucester, will go into
commission Nov. T. Immediately after
| that Providence will have an extra
| boat. The three steamers which
are 10 run regularly on the
| Providence line are the Chatham,
Berkshire and William Lawrence. The
| Chatham Is the largest and best boat OF
| tho three. She carries 5000 tons, besides
| having elegant accom- nodations for pas
sengers.
Coast Fog Signals.
Lighthouse schooner Glover has been
| I'm Rhode Island waters for few dtys
past, upon government service. aud has
| sailed To thu east ward for similar duty.
| She is attached to the fourth lighthou so
| district and has on board chief clerk A..
| B. johnson OF the lighthouse board, Pro-
| fessors Hazen and White aud other noted
| scientists, who are engaged In making a
| series of tests OF the auiibility OF differ
| ent fog signals. Experiments have been
| made along this line at the Point Judith