New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-02
GUARDING AGAINST CHOLERA.
TIE PORTUGUESE PRINCE ORDERED
BACK TO QUARANTINE.
TWO DEATHS on BOARD WHILE THE VESSEL
WAS on HER WAY FROM RoSARio-DR'
pOTY TAKING no CHANCES

poTY TAKING no CHANCES.
The steamer Portuguese Prince captain Anderson
which arrived here late Saturday night was passed
bv Quarantine authorities on Sunday morning. and
went TO her pier in brooklyn TO discharge was or
dercd back TO Quarantine yesterday morning. ana
was flowed down late in the afternoon and an
chored.
The reason for this was the extreme precaution
Of Health officer Doty in consequence of two sis-
picicus deaths. which occurred while the steamer
was at Santos The Portuguese Prince left Rosario
on December 1G with deckload OF cattle Tor san
tos and Rio Jarc:ro. one cattleman was shipped 90
attend to the animals He was little old man. OF
Portuguese extraction. whose name nobody on ooard
the steamer ever knew. While on the voyage 10
Santos after leaving Buenos Ayres fireman was
taken sick and January he died
CAPTAIN Anderson was unable to diagnose his all
rent but as the heaf in that atitud" usually
causes great mortality among the hremen, his death
was no, thought much o. Ten days later on jan
uary - while in Santos harbor. the cattleman was
taken sick and died the next day His body was
taken ashore post-mortem examination was
held and Captain Anderson was GiNen 10 uhder-
stand that the cause of death was heart disease
The vcssc. was kept at the quarantine station at
Uhn Gran!c one week and thoroughly disinfect"d
After a careful examination 10y the quarantine doc
tor the steamer was granted pratquc by both
quarantine authorities and the Cnitei states Con
sal and after completing her loading at santos
prnc.cd.I 20 this port calling A. RIO Jlne!ru. Bahia
Naceio. r,rnnmru,o. Para. Trinidad Grenada and
- Lucia y, further sickness broke out ana the
whole crew cniov-d exceptionally good health.
When Deputy Health OtIicer J. H LIio'nmedleu
boa,l.l The Portugucsc Prince at Quarantine on
Sunday morning. Captain Anderson failed to report
the death Of the fireman. although he spoke 81 'he
death Of the Cajtl"nau. There was note on 'h'
Santos bill OF health allulng 10 the lait"rs death
ard stating that the vessel had been thoroughly dls-
-. a
over. learned of the fireman death. and reported
g, ., fb d.ruty after the steamer had been cleared
Tho story was investigated at the pier and Icy ord'r
of Health Officer Doty IN" tessers matches re-
manned closed and the discharge Of cargo was not
begun
When pr poty hal satisfied himself that there
had been suspicious circumstances about the dc'th
- tho nrouen ne ordered tho steamer brought
back to Quarantine for thorough disinfection ana
cleansing. ~ there has been absolutely no sick-
hes sine" January ~. tn" danger oi any mr. '""
g. remote. put ID" course dr'd"H on u ""' Va ~
trcme pr"caViou ...-,. ed.
so,. XIV he baj no, rcrortel the Nrcmans death
whom first visited hy Mr. L'Uommedleu. He said
that he UNDERSTOOD thr m'Y'rn lS' NJ It had
No. 'leI that the Doctor would want - know about
r'rn ,,. ,,1nr Inc r,r, pn of his qnsrSuiac
~ Dot -fd a,, nshi mat tn NJ %1 r h' 10 m rna~
assurance doghly sure. and 50 ordered ne N"s-'i
back captain Anderson hol uccn tn'y W ., =
hi. nrcman ana his explanation was rather lam"
The vessel viii be held in Quarantine for day
or two until ih. fumigaiion and di-nfcrN"u are
rornple.el and VIII ihcn Doe allowed 20 di.rharc".
THOR. v.re three passengers on ~" PortugueFe
Prince and one of them. " l. BaIger. hoarie
,h. .iranor in Para. he lives ir B1ston ~" - j
IN health - everybody on board had been excel
lent H. understood that fho catilemon hal mar
rov.lv escaped heinE gor"d hy an iniurnt' bn!
had been dashed against the hulwdrk@ WIN
,roa, force aaI had suffered cou-i t-w.hly from
sho.k and strain This was understood 20 have AK
gravatef NJ heart ir0ihle.