The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-07
Shoes.
YELLOW FEW. ER STORIES
Told by a Captain Recently Arrived
From the Port t)f Santos.
From the New York Times.

from the New YORK Times.
In this season of ocean records the per-
formances of the British, steamship Dor
set, which yesterday arrived from Brazil
ian ports, should have con spicuous place.
The passage from Santo,I does not ordi-
narily exceed twenty dayI The Dorset
extended hers to 1870 days, and broke ali
records for leisurely trips from that port.
Yellow fever played havoc with the
crew at Santos. Captain Da MEL Couch,
who commanded the vessel MAS the first
attacked by IT, He was transferred TO q
hospital in Santos, and recovered In time
TO attend his chief mates burial
To reporter Capt. Couch Yesterday
told the story of his eventful voyage and
his experiences in Santos. The Dorset is
a typical British tramp steamship. She
took on general cargo OF merchandise
in Liverpool, consigned TO merchants in
Rio Janeiro and Santos. She reached
Santos on Dec. u. There was little fever
there then, but il became epidemic be-
fore the vessel had been there very long,
and, according to Capt. Couch, the NOR
tally became frightful
Capt. Couch was stricken with the
fever on Dec % He was transferred 10 a
hospital, where he spent two weeks. =
During his soiourn near the hospital,
Capt Couch says, incidents of the dead
coming back to life were brought to his
notice In one case, he says, man was
being taken TO the burial ground in the
dead wagon. The fierce rays of the sun
beat upon the drivers head, and when
small cafe on the outskirts of the city
was reached, he went inside to quench
his thirst.
The lattice door had hardly closed be-
hind the drivers head, before the sup
posed dead man revived, He satup in the
vehicle, looked about him in dazed way,
20 HI
inside himself.
His appearance was the signal for the
hasty exit of the terrified driver The
bartender fed also, leaving the re-incar-
mated one In full possession of the prem
ises He helped himself to various bev-
erages, and then, climbing into the dead
wagon, drove 10 back to the hospital,
where he announced his return with o
cheerful well, here | am again, to the
astonished attendants.
Capt Couch also vouches for this tale
of another man supposed to be dead: He
was thrown uncof1ined into the dead
wagon and six bodies were heaped on top
Of him He was the last to be removed
from the wagon. and as the fever victims
are not buried in separate graves, but
thrown into trench, the order in which
the bodies were carried to the cemetery
was reversed when they were buried.
The cold damp earth revived the man
from MS long SWOOn, ana ne Ddd little
difficulty in throwing off the slight cover
ing OF earth which had been scattered
over the grave. He struggled to his feet
and staggered back to the hospital, but
died the next day.
Both of these incidents. Capt. Couch
AYERS, are well authenticated
Capt. Couch says he was told an appren-
tice belonging TO an English bark walked
out of the dead house and marched over
the gangway after he had been officially
reported as dead by the hospital authori-
tiles.
Fourth Engineer Thompson of the Dor
set had grim experience. The hospital
to which he was taken was so crowded
with patients that il was found necessary
to remove many of the sufferers to an adj
Joining church. Mr.. Thompson was
delirlous when the transfer took place
and woke to consciousness to find him
self on the dais where those whose lives
were despaircd Of had been placed TO die.
Chairman Fullen, of the democratic state
eomnittoe In Iowa, predicts that Governor
Horace Boise win be nominated for re-elec-
m wi nat he Is viii