The San Francisco call., 1895-10-10
NOT PUT IN QUARANTINE.
The Australia Was Docked in
Spite of Board of Health
Orders.
STATE VS.. UNITED STATES.
DR.. Chalmers Was Instructed tc
Fumigate the Vessel, but Uncle
Sam Said No.


The members of the Board Of Health and
the Quarantine Officer differed over the
docking OF the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany's steamer Australia yesterday.
The board decided that as the steamer
came from Honolulu, an infected port, she
should be placed in quarantine and the
passengers and their baggage fumigated.
DR.. Chalmers received his instructions
in anything but an amiable frame OF mind
and at once posted over to Angel Island to
consult with DR.. Peckham, the United
States Quarantine Officer. That gentle
man went through the steamer bills OF
health and Consular report, read the story
of the cholera epidemic in Hawaii and
what had been done to prevent its spread
TO the Australia, and came TO the conclu-
sion that there was no good ground for
quarantining the steamer. He ordered her
released. DR.. Cha liners gave the necessary
instructions to Cap tain Houdlette and at
P. N. the anchor was wei ghed amid the tu-
muItuous cheering of the passengers, who
expected to spend week in quarantine,
and she proceeded to her dock.
The Australia arrived from Honolulu
yesterday at A. II. with the following pas
sengers:
JB. Atherton, wife ana daughter, Hon. C.
| 7. Wilder, Mrs. A. Z. Hawes and maid, Mrs. T.
! Richards, Albert Lucas, Mrs. F. II. Hatch, two
/ children and maid, Miss a. Alexander, W. II.
Hoogs. Mrs. j. c. Alyes, two children and maid,
81. Wsterhouse ST., DR.. J. Brodie, F. E. Nichols,
wife and two children, H. Waterhouse Jr.. f.
8. Dodge, F. steineTt wife and four children,
/ G. Warehouse, 5. Roth, T. R. Keyworth, wife
! q Conner n
Mrs. DR.. Wood and child, s. Z. Damon, c., T.
Daley and wife, Mrs. Bruce Cartwright and
Bruce Cartwright Jr., ". D. Baldwin, J. R.
Judd, Mrs. A. Fowler and sister, A. D. Baldwin,
4. F. Judd, Jr., Rev. J. B.. Thomas and wife,
| F. F. Baldwin, H. TwomblY, Miss NJ. Mott
Smith, P. B. Aiken, A. s. knudsen. Arthur
| Rice Miss Kaufman, Miss II. Hartwell, Nine
Vereleye, Miss ]. c. Hyde.
As soon as the Quarantine Officer was no.
titled he sent word to the Board of Health
that the steamer had Edocked. A meet
ing was held, at which Mayor Sutro and
Drs. Hart and Williams were present, DR..
Chalmers also being in attendance.
| After the Quarantine Oflcer had made
his report DR.. Hart moved, in accordance
with previous decision of the board, that
the steamer Australia be sent into quaran-
tine at Angel Island until her passengers,
cargo and freight were fumtgated.
| DR.. Williamson endeavored TO have the
passengers OHllEL6Q ITOIQ tUlS OTueI. ne
said that he thought the fumigation before
taking passage and the care taken OF them
on shipboard would thoroughly destroy
any danger. On vote being taken Mayor
Sutro and DR.. Hart voted for the original
motion, so the vessel. freight and passen-
gers were ordered into quarantine. DR..
Chalmers listened to the decision of the
board in grim silence, but could only
make his protest through DR.. Williamson.
1t was at this point that the Quarantine
Officer made the only mistake for which
the board can blame him. Instead of see
ing the steamer safely into quarantine he
allowed her to remain at her anchorage
off Black Point and went to Angel Island
to consult DR.. Peckham. The latter was
clearly OF the opinion that it was no case
for quarantine and ordered the Australia
released. OF course the authority OF a
| United States officer rules and Captain
Houdlette gleefully tripped his anchor and
made for the wharf.
1.-The cholera is dying out in Honolulu, !"
said DR.. Soule, surgeon of the Australia,
Yesterday as the steamer was making her
way to the dock. ''There had been eighty
| seven cases and siXty-two deaths up to tina
day we left, but no new cases had been re-
ported for four days and the epidemic was
considered at an end. We sailed on the
I'd and it was contemplated making Homo
lulu clean port by the authorities on the
following day. Had We remained there
twenty-four hours longer we would have
come from non-infected port.
''There was not the slightest possibility
OF our bringing any cholera germs up with
u.s. Not single member of the crew has
been ashore for two voyages at Honolulu.
We took no water, provisions or coal
aboard and our cargo OF sugar was put
into our hold from steamer that came on
purpose from Kahului a non-infected port,
with it. The passengers and their baggage
oil frIry Tod hnf We ira 9
ferred TO our ship, and the idea OF any
contagion being aboard is ridiculous"
The cholera is dying out" said Consul
General G. 7. Wilder, who returned from
a brief soiourn in Hawaii THE cruiser
, Olympia was lying at Lahaina when we
left. She wanted coal, but would not
enter Honolulu for fear of the plague. Ar
attempt was made to dock at Kahului but
there was not enough water. The Ben
nington was in Honolulu Bay and every
: body on board was we'll. The only yesse
2 in quarantine was the bark Andrew Welch
and she happened to be at wharf III the
quarantine district when the law wa:
e passed. The passengers by the steamer Cop
! tic were placed on another steamer, as the
Occidental and Oriental Company did not
4 want to carry them to China and bach
! again. They were all Raymond excur
J sionists and were released after being helC
3 ! five days"
E Mayor Sutro said last night that If DR.
9 Chalmers had disobeyed the orders OF tn,
Board of Health the doctor would be dis
missed. He would make a thorough in
2 yestigation of the case, and DR.. Chalmer
would have to abide by the consequences
s The Mayor said that he would not call
meeting of the board, as he was going on
i of town for few days, but in any even
he intended to look into the case, and
the Quarantine Officer was found guilty o
infraction of rules, a new official would b
: found for the position.
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