The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-21

two weeks before the steamer sailed. At
Hlogo, Japan, 800 cases of cholera ana 256
deaths were reported in the two weeks
preceding September 3. At Nagasaki,
Japan, fifty-four cases OF. Asiatic cholera
and fifty-one deaths were reported in the
two weeks preceding August 81. At Kobe,
Japan, twenty-seven cases and nineteen
deaths were reported in the TWO weeks
preceding September Z.
Consul-General John Mclean reported
that the average of cholera cases remained
for some time about the same. The Jap
anese Government at the time of sailing
was doing everything in its power to con-
troll the epidemic.
At the quarantine station on Angel
Island the three vessels, passengers and
cargoes will be thoroughly fumigated before
anything is allowed to land. Cholera germs
usually develop in five days. AS no case
broke out on the vessels their officers con-
fdently believe that everything Is in good
condition. IN shipping cargoes and pas
sengers every precaution is taken by the
masters to guard against taking on board
anything that may be contagious.
The Board of Health will meet this
morning to look over the situation ard
see that all the quarantine laws are being
properly carried out.
After DR.. Williamson returned from the
Gaelic he met the other mem bers of the
Board of Health. and it was determined
to permit the mails and the cabin passen-
gers to land. The latter were brought
over from Angel Island at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon and were as follows: a. Adels-
dorfer, II. z. Curtis, II. Isono and servant,
Rev. W. J. Lewis and wife, NJ. 4. Brown,
T. Curtis, Mrs. S. Isaacs and children,
Right Rev. F. R. Graves, Lieutenant F. H.
lie Favor of the United States navy, S.
Schwartz, Bavier Chalfour, Rev. ]. NJ.
Francis, s. S. Potts, P. MEG. Grant, and
Mrs. John R. Cockerill, wife OF Colonel
Cockerill of the New York Herald.
Lieutenant lie Favor states that only
the ordinary cases of cholera have occurred
in Shanghai and the river ports where his
vessel, the Monocacy, was stationed, and
that no whites were attacked. The Charles
ton is at Nagasaki tied up until piston
for one of her engines is made mere IN the
Union Iron Works. The Baltimore, York
shire, Concord and Petrol are at Chefoo.
There was no sickness on board of any oil
the United States warships, owing to
care, diet and cleanliness.
To-day the ship will be permitted to
dock and the steerage passengers landed.
Yesterday the bark Chehalis from Kobe,
Japan, and the bark Matte Davis, from
Honolulu. arrived in port and were sent
into quarantine.
Last Wednesday Postmaster McCoppin
sent the following telegram to the Post
Office Department at Washington:
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15, 1895.
Hon. T. II. Jones, First Assistant Postmaster
General, Washington, ID. c.: The Board OF
Honolulu infected ports. 1t being necessary te
fumigate the mails at quarantine station, An
gel Island, before their entrance into this City
] recommend that either the Quarantine Off
Ger or the United States surgeon in charge o.
the station be authorized to open and close
pouches for this purpose. ] wish to avoid risk
of bringing the clerks in this Office into contac
with what may be infected matter.
FRANK McCoPPIN, Postmaster.
Yesterday he received the following re.
ply. which will govern all handling Of
mails from infected ports:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 10, 1895
Postmaster San Francisco, Call Make best
possible arrangements for fumigating mails
proper allowance can be made. If work is per
formed by persons outside of service admins
ter oath in each case. Report fully.
First Assistant Postmaster-General
The presence of cholera in the Orient and
at the Sandwich Islands has induced the
police authorities to exercise great care, SO
far as possible, in preventing the disease
from getting a hold in this City. Chief
Crowley yesterday issued the following
order to several of the captains of police:
The Chief of Police directs the officers of you,
respective districts to make house o-house
inspection, and report all nulsances existing
and coming under their observance, on
blanks which will be furnished by this office
Also to enforce section of Order 1887, rela-
tive to the use of night carts or uncovered
swillcerts, etc. Also sections 8 and 4 of Order
1890, requiring separate receptacles to be kept