The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
The Board of Health Will Have
Captain Finch and Pilot
Jordan Arrested.
1 DIRECT ISSUE IN All OLD FIGHT.
DR., Chalmers Was Oheerfully Defed
and the Wrathy Officer Gave
Orders in Vain.

The conflict between the Federal anC
the State quarantine authorities came TO
sharp and sudden issue with the arrival O.
the Occidental and Oriental steamer
Gaelic from Hongkong and Yokohama
early yesterday morning.
Captain Finch of the Gaelic, backed By
DR.. Rosneau, the Federal quarantine
officer. utterly ignored DR.. Chalmers, The
State Quarantine Officar, and fatty re-
fused to recognize his authority in any
way, steaming ahead TO the dock in dis
regard of his orders, and giving him NJ
chance to make an inspection.
AS a result Dr.. Chalmers wrath is big
and strong, the Board of Health proposes
to see about it and make a prompt an1
valiant fight, and tomorrow Captain
Finch and Pilot Jordan are to be arrested
for violating the State quarantine laws.
This Will test the matter 10 a finish.
The Gaelic dropped anchor off Meiggs
wharf at about A. NJ, and it was not long
before the Marine Hospital Service
steamer George NJ. Sternberg brought DR..
Rosneau alongside.
D.. Roseneau passed the steamer after
inspection, and The Gaelic prepared to
proceed to the Pacific Mail dock to land
her cabin passengers and cargo and 10
transfer her 800 Chinese steerage pas
sengers 10 the quarantine grounds at
Angel Island for the usual fumigation.
The anchor was up, the sun was Just pee D.
ing over the Berkeley hills and Inc vessel
was just beginning 10 move forward when
L Governor Perkins came along side and
DR.. Chalmers g't aboard.
Going to the bridge he ordered Captain
Finch 10 stop for Inspection and the cap
tain intlmaled that he was going auead.
DR.. Chalmers determInedly ordered the
captain not to cross the quarantine line,
and the captain, with the ship sill mov-
ing, sent for DR.. Ro3neau, who was be-
low.
you are insrected and passed; go on
TO your dock, said DT. Rosreau with a
wave OF his hand, and Captain Finch
made some remarks, the net effect of
which were / at Chalmers could go 10
some warmer cline.
DR.. Chalmers has had hard time with
his State authority ever since the Federal
service was announced to be in full charge
of quarantine matters, but this was the
first time that he had been wholly defied
and ignored, and with hot and dignified
energy he proceeded to protest and ord er
in vain. He ordered Pilot Jordan, who
was in charge of the snip, to stop the yes
sci, and the pilot appealed to the captain,
who ordered him to go right ahead, as the
ship had free pratique.
Finally, with the vessel slowly moyin q
on to her dock, Dr. Chalmers went below
and wrote out the following formal order,
addressed TO Captain Finch:
You are hereby ordered not to land any pas.
sengers, permit any passengers TO go ashore,
and not to discharge any cargo at the port oi
San Francisco until you have submitted your
vessel 10 the Quarantine Officer of the port OF
Sa n francisco and the State of Caliior MIA for
inspection and received a permit from him 10
land passengers or cargo. al in compliance
with the provisions OF the Political Z ODE OF
the State of California, as represented in sec.
tlons 5000 to 1920, inclusive. Further, to
bring your vessel to the quarantine grounds,
as provided by laws of the Stale OF California
for inspection.
A similar order was given to the pilot
and both were ignored cheerfully, though
DR.. Chalmers was allowed to remain on
deck "a passenger. According 10 DR..
Chalmers notes stevedores jumped
aboard at the dock at 7:4S A. NJ. and Ca bin
passengers were gladly rushing ashore al
7:50 O'Clock.
DR.. Chalmers could worry along with
no duplicate bill of health, as he has
had 10 do frequently since DR.. Rosenau
has demanded all the copies N aue ready
on shipboard when port is entered, bu-
here was a complete turning down and
there was nothing for DR.. Chalmers to dc
bat to fight it out or quit.
de spent most OF the afternoon and
evening consulting mbers OF the Board
of Health and lawyers and last evening
he and Dr.. Williamson had consultation
with the District Attorney. The l0ca
Board of Health proposes to back DR.
Chalmers to the end and to establish then
oT1fh fhnr ffy nd hn of lou 1,NI
dent OF the Federal quarantine.
Dr.. Chalmers was hot after warrant
for Captain Fipch's arrest yesterday, buI
1t was decided to proceed with care
Last evening DR.. Chalmers and Dr. VIII
Hanson, who Is chairman OF the qJarau.
tine committee of the Board of Health
said that warrants for The arrest of the
pilot and the aptain would be secured or
Monday on charges of violating the QUAR-
aniine laws of the State.
The decision OF the Federal authorities
TO take complete charge o! quarantine
matters was made some time ago. and
there has been constant friction since be.
tween Dr.. Chalmers and Drs. Rosenar
and Blue of the Government service, who
have officially ignored the duplicate In
spection which Dr.. Chalmers has carried
on. With some little difiulties the latter
has pursued the usual old routine, how.
ever, boarding all vessels and inspectinc
and passing them. About six weeks age
DR.. Rosenau played little trump by re-
Gu ring the filing with him, sealed, of the
hree copies OF the bills of health re.
quired from the port cleared from.
This lett DR.. Chalmers with none unless
he boarded first. but he managed to cet
along. On the last arrival OF the Coptit
The captain broke the sealed package ano
showed DR.. Chalmers his DILL of health.
Yesterdays incident was The first fla
dispute OF DIR. Chalmers authority, and
the action of the captain is reported to bt
due to the EXPRESSED wish of the company
officials to recognize the Federal auth or
ity as supreme. DR.. Chalmers has III,
preservation of good job to fight for
irrespective of the other merits of III,
muddIe.