The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
THE BUBOIIC
PLAGUE Was
ON BOARD
India's Dread Curse Broke
Out on the Ship Annie
Maud.
one DIED FROM THE DISEASE.
He Was Buried at Sea While a
Terrific Hurricane Was
Raging.
THE OTHER two SAILORS RECOVERED
The Annie Maud Is Now in Quaran-
tine and Will Be Thoroughly
Fumigated.
THE OTHER TWO SAILORS RECOVERED

Three cases of bubonic plague broke out
on the British shipAnnie Maud during her
voyage from Calcutta to this port. One OF
the men died and the others are now in
quarantine aboard the vessel at Angel
Island. The dead man suffered horribly
before his release came, and the survivors
will bear the scars made by the ravages of
| the disease as long as they live.
Soon after the Annie Maud left Calcutta,
Richard Andree was taken down with the
disease. 1t attacked him in various paris
of his body, but most virulently under the
arms. In fact so rapid were its ravages,
that the right arm was almost ready to
drop off before death came to his release.
He passed away while the ship was in the
midst OF hurricane. and all hands were
at the pumps trying to keep her clear of
| water. Owing to danger from infection,
in spite of the danger in which the ship
was the body was sewed up in canvas
and consigned to the angry deep.
| A few days later f. Gomez and H. Silva
were attacked. The symptoms were the
| same as IN the case OF Andree. but Captain
Locke never for an instant suspected that
he had the plague aboard. The men had
sweilings on nearly all the glands. They
we're isolated, and gradually recovered.
Every place where there was a swelling
now carries a large white scar.
When United States Qua rantine Officer
Blue boarded the ship Captain Locke
gave as the cause of Andree's death mat
ural causes" As the plague is epidemic
| in Calcutta, this did not satisfy the doc
tor, and he made the captain give him
minute description OF the symptoms in the
| case. When informed that there had
been two other cases on board he sent for
! the men and examined them thoroughly.
| Questioning the captain further ne learned
that the men in question had freely mixed
wi h the natives, and then the quarantine
officer decided that all three men had had
| the plague in their systems when the ship
| left Calcutta. A tug was then summoned
and the ship towed into quarantine.
| Il am satisfied that Andree died from
the plague" said DR.. Blue yesterday,
''and from an examination of Gomez and
| Silva | am certain that they suffered from
the disease during the voyage of the ves-
| sci to San Francisco. The Annie Maud is
loaded with iute and gunny sacks, and
when l left Angel Island she was being
pumped full of sulphur fumes. The cargo
will not be injured in the slightest. The
en- ire crew will be fumigated and then
the vessel will be released. This is the
first time that bubonlc plague mas ever
come so close to San Francisco"
| The Annie Maud made long voyage
of LA days from Calcutta. Nay was her
unlucky month, as it was during that
period that the plague broke out and the
hurricanes ragged. On May in latitude
| 81 81 south, longitude 25 west, the fore,
upper and lower topsail yards were carried
| away and considerable damage was done
| to the upper works.
| On MAY 10 terrific northwester blew.
The ship was thrown on her beam ends
! and remained with her lee rail under
water for ninete hours. The gale then
moderated little, but on May II it blew
again with hurricane force from the
southwest. Double lashings were placed
| on everything movable, but nothing
| could withstand the waves, and nearly
everything but the deckhouses was car
| ried away. The starboard lieboat was
stove and the ship was again thrown on
| her beam ends. 1t was while the storm
was at its height that Richard AEdree
! lied, and while the deck was be ing swept
| by seas and sails blown from the bolt
| ropes he was consigned to the deep.
! On May 13 it was discovered that The
ship was leaking. The pumps were
manned, and the men took turn about at
working them. They were kept at them
| constantly for several weeks, but toward
| the latter part of the voyage the leak was
| under control, and tn e men secured
much-needed rest. When released from
quarantine the Annie Maud will dock at
| once, as her cargo is in demanu.
S. Wall, the third mate OF the ship, has
quite a reputation in England as an ath-
leie. He fights at 189 pounds, and has
beaten some of the best men in the old
| country. While the vessel is in port be
wouldn't mind ESQ his friends say) put
ting on the gloves with Sailor Sharkey.