The San Francisco call., 1897-02-19
The Bark c. D. Bryant Caught Aot by the Gale That Blew
Yesterday and Trpped Below by the Strong Flood T5e
Heeed Over Dangerously. 1t Looked for Awhile If She
Would Capsize, bot She Finally Righted Safely

until she anchored off the Barge Office at
$3.50 that it became known that the dread
disease had broken out among the pas
sengers.
The sea was running as it seldom does
in the bay, but The little revenue cutter
Hartley ran out with detail of Custom
house inspectors on board and ranged
alongside.
The water was so rough that it would
have been impossible to have got man
over the side, but even more deterring in
its effect was tile hail that came from
PurSer Brick wedel as be leaned over the
rail and roared "sheer off" The rest of
his speech was lost in the howling gale
and Boarding Officer Davis, mlsunder-
standing the reason of his hail roared
back Custom house boat; we want to put
inspectors aboard"
Look out. Sickness aboard, case of
varioloid," came the answer, more dis
tinct than true.
A hurried consultation was held on the
Hartley and it was decided that in view of
the danger OF trying to put men on board
and The uncertainty as to the quarantine
reg eulations il would be better to wait for
instructions from the Deputy Surveyor OF
the Port. The Hartley accordingly made
back for the wharf, Lieutenant Butts
clever handling saving her from being
caught across the liners bows in the
heavy ebb tide that was running. The
wind and sea increased after the cutter
was again tied up at Meiggs wharf and il
was not until 10 o'clock that the turning
of the tide Gained the sea down so that
tt little vessel could safely ven ture along
side the steamer. By that time Deputy
Surveyor Ruddell had been reached
by telephone and had given orders to put
inspectors on board.
The Hartley again went out to the
China, and from the purser it was learned
that she brought 100 passengers 80 being
cabin and the rest steerage 40 being
Chinese and 10 japanese. Two days out
OF Yokohama Chinese woman, who had
taken passage at Yokohama, was stricken
with smallpox, and was at once put in
quaran tine. all precautions bsing taken to
prevent the spread of the disease.
No other cases developed, and the rest
of the passengers were in good health.
DR.. Rosenau OF the United States Quar-
antine Office, who went out on the Hart
lev, gave orders to inspectors OConnor
and Bagley who were placed on board
that no person or article of any descrip-
ton, except the relief for the customs in
spectors, was to leave or enter the ship
until an examination can be made this
morning. Three inspectors went on board
at midnight and three more will follow
to-day, making elght Custom-house men
in all who will stand the quarantine with
the passengers. ships crew and the pilot,
who is also to be kept on board until the
allotted time is over.
AS the case developed ten days ago and
was at once isolated the passengers will
only be compelled to remain on board
about five days, unles in the meantime
other cases develop. The ship will be
taken to Angel Island and disinfected.
the mails being landed a. soon as they
have been fumigated. Among the cabin
passengers is Colonel NJ. r. Jeffers, an en-
pineer who has been building railroads in
China and who is here to buy materials
for his roads.
The China made the trip from Hong
kong In % days. and was II days Is hours
and 5S minutes from Yokohama.