New-York tribune., 1897-06-22
YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD.
THREE DEATHS ON THE FINANCE-HER
PASSENGERS DETAINED.

yeIIoU fever had marked for It's own the pas
sengers OF the Columbian Line steamship fHance'
which arrived here from Colon yesterday anu !"
tho vessels seven days voyage six passengers were
stricken with the disease and three deG' ihIS 10
tho third time that the Finance has come here
from Colon with yellow fever on poard' anu III
the last two months. or since the fever season III
Central American ports set in, there have peeh
ten other cases of yellow fever brought mere oS
steamers from there. Two out OF the ten pat'i'S
have died. Dr. Doty. the Health Ofhcer Oh 'ie
port said yesterday, however, that there was ho'
the slightest danger Of contaSion from the u'Se'.1
here as al passengers who had been exposed 10
II on board ship would be detained for obserVa-
tion during the ncubatve period OF five days
The Finance sailed from Colon on June Ii with
twenty-five first and twenty-six second capin pas
sengers and a Of sixty. The first passenger
TO be taken sick Charles Hitchcock ased
sixty years in the second cabin. That was on
the second day OF the voyage. In four DAYS ne
was dead and his body buried at sea. The
dav after Hitchcock was stricken. Harry Bowen
twenty-six years cd, circus performer VINO was
in the second cabin. was taken sick lie died III
two days and was also buried at sea. on the
same day that Bowen became sick f. j. Prev, a
frst-cabin passenger twenty-sX years old. and a
SON -in-law of the acting American Minister at
Lima. manifested yellow fever symptoms and died
at about the time the Finance entered the harbor
and two children at Lima. His body was trans.
ferred TO Swinburne Island. where 1t will be held
to await orders from his family at Lima. TO whom
a cable has been sent informing them OF MS death
The three other passengers all in the second cabin
who taken sick with the disease were David
Costello forty years old John Hargon. twenty
four years Old and William Aragall. thirty-three
years cd These were yesterday removed to SWIM
Durne Island. Their condition is considered serious.
When Dr. Doty learned that all the sufferers
from yellow fever were taken sick within three
days after the Finance left Colon: he decided TO
remove all the passengers In the first as well as
the second cabin to Hoffman Island for five days
detention The ships also taken there
for disinfection and the steamer thorough
ly cleansed and fumgated The twelve officers.
with enough men to work the Finance. were al
lowed to remain on board TO take her TO her pier
at West Twenty -seventh-st., after she had been
disinfected. but they will be kept under close OBJ
servation for FIVE days BY one of DR.. Dotys as
sstants
The list of frst-cabin passengers includes Mrs.
Platt child and companion; l.. w. Freeman, Mrs.
Purrer and child. y. Balm. CAPTAIN W, Il. Led ;
and Mrs. f. R. Woarkes and F Phelen, of Pan:
anna; r. G. Prev, of Lima: F. ESchlossng and
Paul Smith. of Amapala: H. Y. Nandusen, wife
and child. of Corinto: c. Ehlers of San Jose; Mrs.
]. NJ. Duke and maid, of Acajulta Mr.. and Mrs:
B. F. True. Miss NJ Devlin and S. II. Davis. of
San Francisco. and Count A. Balen d'Abate, who
is on trip around the world.